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Rules of third:

Before you snap the picture, imagine your picture area divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically. The intersections of these imaginary lines suggest four options for placing the center of interest for good composition. The option you select depends upon the subject and how you would like that subject to be presented.

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 - Before we snapped the picture, we imagined to divide the picture area into thirds both horizontally and vertically. Then we took a picture placing one of the intersections of these imaginary lines suggested. This toy is located in left top, and it exactly placing the center of one of intersection of these imaginary lines. 

 Lines:

Lines also play an important role composition. This sculpture has some beautiful lines, but they’re obscured by the busy background. This is what we simplify this picture by moving our camera view point in close to the base of the sculpture.

Now we can look up and see the lines against a clear blue sky. The picture on the right is much more dynamic because of the strong diagonal lines.

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- As the picture above, we took a picture of a chair with lines and me. You can see the lines against a wall. The lines of the chair are equal and strong diagonal lines.

These pictures show one of the most common and graceful lines used in composition are called the S curve.

Guidelines for better photographic composition: avoiding mergers

 The merger of this tree with Dave’s head is so obvious; you probably think no one could avoid seeing it before snapping the shutter. Remember: we see things in three dimensions, so it’s easier than you might guess to focus our eyes in the principal subject only and not see that background at all. Avoiding mergers is our sixth guideline for better composition.

 This is a fun picture, but when we cut people in half or trim their heads or feet, we’ve committed a border merger. To avoid border mergers, line your eye up squarely behind the viewfinder and adjust the picture format to leave a little space around everyone.

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- For this picture, we are not sure about what we are trying to take. Tree? Me? 

- This picture shows what we are trying to take, we are trying to take a picture of that person who is ready for the shot.

Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition: Balance:

Achieving good balance is another one of our guidelines for better picture composition. Notice how the leaves, the window, and the couple all seem to be in the right place. The camera viewpoint and subject placement were all carefully selected to create this well-balanced photograph.

 + The flamingo has relaxed, and his neck now forms a pleasing S curve against a better background. So, the S curve is an attractive shape to look for when you compose a photograph.

You can use other simple geometric shapes to help your picture composition. The triangle you get by connecting imaginary lines between the three nuns.   

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- This picture is what we took for balance. We can see triangle by connecting imaginary lines between the two people in the picture. The camera ciewpoint and subject placement were all carefully selected and well balanced.

Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition: Framing

What we mean is to frame the center of interest with objects in the foreground. This can give a picture the feeling of depth it needs to make it more than just another snapshot.

 The Washington Monument on the left is composed in the center without a frame. The picture on the right has a stronger feeling of depth and tells a more complete story because the photographer chose an appropriate foreground to complement the Washington Monument. 

 You use people for scale and foreground; make sure they look into the picture area. No matter what subjects you choose to photograph, you should avoid mergers.

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  - In this picture, there are two people are in the center of interest. This can give a picture the feeling of depth it needs to make it more than just another snapshot. This picture tells the viewers we have to give attention to the two people. We avoided mergers and the white wall makes viewers to give attention to the two people in the center. 

Simplicity:

Before you take pictures, you have to look for ways to give the center of interest in your picture or a point of your picture to be having most casual attention. Sometimes viewers get confused by the just background to find a point of your picture.

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- For this picture, we are not sure about what we are looking for, person?or tree? a swing with kids?We are confusing by the background of the picuture. The person is not in the center of this picture and there are other objects that attracts our views. We are hard to find which is a point of this picture. To make this picture better, we have to make a point of the picture in the center and make it remarkable.

- This picture shows clearly what is the center and important in this picture. Attention of the grass is not as strong as the person in the picture. Also two people in the picture are looking at the camera to show that they are the center and we have to give them an attention. The background of this picture is a white wall, nothing else. So, we don’t have to get confused by the background.