This document discusses several compositional rules for photography including simplicity, the rule of thirds, lines, balance, framing, and avoiding mergers. It provides examples of each rule through images on Flickr with captions related to the rule and citations for each image.

1. Photography Compositional Rules By Michael

2. Simplicity

3. Rule of Thirds

4. Lines

5. Balance

6. Framing

7. Avoiding Mergers

9. katerha. You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. -Mark Twain. N.d. Flickr.com. N.p ., n.d. Web. 7 Nov. 2011.

10. parkeyparker. Converging Wood Lines. N.d. Flickr.com. N.p ., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2011.

11. rosmary. balance. N.d . Flickr.com. N.p ., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2011.

12. Sudhamshu. Framed Sunset. N.d. Flickr.com. N.p ., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2011. Travis Hornung. IMG_4748. N.d . Flickr.com. N.p ., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2011.