Composition Examples

The image above tells us a story. All elements photographed are important. Notice how, the ball that is about to go into the basket, and the two girls are on the Rule of Thirds.

The image above is sharp and follows the Rule of Thirds. However, we could get rid of some black area that has no details in it. This is what we will get:

Or, since it is a symmetrical image, we can simply put it in the center (exception to the Rule of Thirds). See below:

In the image above we can zoom in and remove areas that have no details and get this image:

We can take out areas without details in this image too and get this image:

All objects in the image above are important and they fill the frame. Dog seems to be the main subject. In this case we place the head of the dog on the Rule of Thirds.

Here too, we can get rid of the areas that are not important by zooming in.

In the image above, the dog fills the entire frame. We therefore place the head of the dog on the Rule of Thirds.

The image above tells us a story. Therefore, we must keep important objects in. e.g., person, food-tray, kitchen table are all important parts of this image. However, we can zoom in and take the other parts out. This is what we get: (Notice in the image below how the head of the beautiful lady and the tray are both on the Rule of Thirds)

The image above too has some areas that tell us nothing. So, we can zoom in and get this: (The entire subject fills the frame so we placed head on the Rule of Thirds)

The image above has two people in it. Both heads are on the Rule of Thirds.

In the above photograph the photographer wanted to show not only the deer but also the scenery behind the deer. So he placed his main subject (deer) on the Rule of Thirds.

Here too, the photographer decided not to zoom in and just show the tree. The whole scene together looks beautiful. However, he did place his main subject - the tree on the Rule of Thirds.

In the image above, there are a number of itmes in the background that are distracting. By zooming in you could get rid of most of those distracting objects. . See image below: (The head of the subject falls on one the lines of the Rule of Thirds)

Again, the image above could be made better by zooming in. See image below: (The head of the subject falls on one the lines of the Rule of Thirds)