Photography composition rules

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Rushdi ShamsPortfolio

www.flickr.com/photos/rushdishams

Who am I? An amateur photographer (serious, I guess) Prone to abstract and philosophical photography Moderator of Bangladeshi Photographers Moderator (Ex ?) of KUET PS

What is in my bag? Sony World Club Photography Championship (20th) 3 exhibitions Winner of many Photo of the Day Competitions A wonderful wife who is also an amateur photographer (not serious, I

know)

Basics

Leave the unwanted

Focus on your subject (1/3)

Focus on your subject (2/3)

Focus on your subject (3/3)

Focus on your background

Rules

Always center?

Center is good

But you can make better

Rule of third

Rule of third (1/2)

Rule of third (2/2)

Ordinary horizon

Horizon with rule of third (1/2)

Horizon with rule of third (2/2)

Vertical with rule of third

Space before moving object (1/2)

Space before moving object (2/2)

Diagonal is beautiful

Diagonal takes you to the subject (1/4)

Diagonal takes you to the subject (2/4)

Diagonal takes you to the subject (3/4)

Diagonal takes you to the subject (4/4)

S-curve is better (1/4)

S-curve is better (2/4)

S-curve is better (3/4)

S-curve is better (4/4)

Balance

Balance with geometry (1/3)

Balance with geometry (2/3)

Balance with geometry (3/3)

Balance with placement (1/4)

Balance with placement (2/4)

Balance with placement (3/4)

Balance with placement (4/4)

Balance with positive and negative space

Making it looking good

Viewpoint

Pattern (1/2)

Pattern (2/2)

Pattern, Diagonal and Viewpoint

Headroom

Walking room

Horizontal or vertical?

Framing

Framing (1/5)

Framing (2/5)

Framing (3/5)

Framing (4/5)

Framing (5/5)

My question- your answer

“What is in it?”

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First Light 2009

Demise of a Damsel 2008

The Departed 2007

Route 505 2007