The document discusses six rules of photography: balance, avoiding mergers, framing, lines, rule of thirds, and simplicity. It provides an example photo that illustrates each rule and another photo that breaks the rule. The rules promote techniques like balancing elements, avoiding cut-off subjects, using frames, incorporating diagonal lines, off-center placement, and focusing on a single subject.

1. Rules of Photography By Anni-Lynn DeVito

2. Balance The first photograph shows the rule of balance because the trees on each side balance each other out. The second photograph breaks the rule because there’s nothing to balance the light on the left side.

3. Avoiding Mergers The first picture illustrates the avoiding mergers rule because the bottoms of the trees are not cropped off. The second picture breaks the rule because parts of the trash can are cropped out.

4. Framing Framing is demonstrated in the first photo because the fruit roll up wrapper serves as a frame. The second picture lacks framing because there is nothing eye-catching in the foreground or the background.

5. Lines The first photograph shows lines because the chairs create many diagonal lines, making the picture dynamic. There are no lines in the second picture because it’s not at a good angle.

6. Rule of Thirds The rule of thirds is illustrated in the first photo because the construction worker is at the upper left of the picture instead of the center. The second picture breaks the rule of thirds because the flower is in the center.

7. Simplicity Simplicity is demonstrated in the first picture because the flower is the main focus. In the second photo the fence and the light are too distracting and take away from the picture.