MORE RULES FOR GOOD PHOTO COMPOSITION
 

Anyone can take good photographs with any camera. Creating good photographs has less to do with the equipment you have and more with the composition you use--it's not what you see but how you see it. Good photographic composition takes practice, but after using these rules, you, too, can become a good photographer.

1. Have one strong center of interest, and place the subject slightly off center for the most pleasing composition.

2. Place the horizon line high or low in your picture, and check to make sure the horizon is straight before you squeeze the shutter release.

3. Look at your subject from several angles and then select the best one, preferably one that will allow a leading line, such as a road, path, fence, or river, to lead into your picture.

4. Move in close to fill your picture area with the subject.

5. Add a natural frame to your scenics by including a foreground object such as a tree or an overhanging branch, and include people in the scene for a center of interest.

6. Check the background in your picture. Busy backgrounds can steal attention from your subject. A blue sky or foliage makes a good background.

7. Include something in the foreground to add interest and dimension whenever you shoot scenic photos or ones of buildings or monuments. Also include people for a size comparison.

8. And remember, even is boring, odd is interesting, so try to have an odd number of whatever your taking in your composition.