The document discusses several composition rules for arranging elements in an image, including: 1) Having a focal point that stands out in size, color, lines, or placement. 2) Using the rule of thirds to divide the image into thirds and placing the focal point along one of the lines. 3) Drawing the eye diagonally from one corner to the opposite using diagonal lines or placement of elements.

1. Composition Rules

2. Focal Point
 Your composition must have something in
it that stands out from the rest of the
background. It can be
 Size

Color
 Converging lines
 Placement on the page

3. Lines to create focal point

4. Rule of Thirds
 Divide your composition into 3 equal parts,
either vertically

5. Rule of Thirds
 …or horizontally

6. Rule of Thirds
 Your focalpoint is located ON one
of the thirds’ lines

7. Rule of Thirds
 Or……..

8. Rule of Thirds

9. Rule of Thirds

10. Rule of Thirds

11. Rule of Thirds

12. Rule of Thirds

13. Rule of Thirds

14. To Review Rule of Thirds
 Divide the picture either vertically or
horizontally into 3 equal parts
 The focal point will rest on one of the
dividers
 THIS COMPOSITION DOES NOT MEAN
3 OBJECTS IN 1 PICTURE

15. Diagonal Composition
 Your eye should be drawn from one
corner to the opposite corner

16. Diagonal

17. Diagonal

18. Diagonal

19. Diagonal

20. Diagonal

21. Formal Balance
 Equal weight of objects
 Or
 A Mirror image

22. Formal Balance

23. Formal Balance
 A mirror image

24. Formal Balance

25. Formal Balance

26. Formal Balance

27. Formal Balance

28. Formal Balance

29. Formal Balance

30. Informal Balance
 Large and small focal point that is in some
way joined

31. Informal Balance

32. Informal Balance

33. Informal Balance

34. Informal Balance

35. Golden Triangle
 Draw an imaginary diagonal

36. Golden Triangle
 From the opposite corner, drop a line that
will give you a 90 degree angle

37. Golden Triangle
 Your focal point will be small and at the
intersection of the 2 lines

38. Golden Triangle

39. Golden Triangle
 A simpler way to understand this is to
draw both a vertical and horizontal rule of
thirds…….

40. Golden Triangle
 Your focal point is going to be located on 1
but only 1 of the intersections

41. Or………..

42. Or…….

43. Or………

44. Golden Triangle

45. Golden Triangle

46. High Key
 The focal point and the background are
both light or white

47. High Key

48. High Key

49. High Key

50. High Key

51. Low Key
 Dark subject with a dark background

52. Low Key

53. Low Key