Selecting a Successful

Composition
• Selecting a vertical (portrait) or horizontal
(landscape) format
• Reduce your negative space & balance values!
Cropping for a stronger composition
 One still life,
many different viewpoints
Avoid ‘Centralitis’
Avoid cropping only one object or side
 Crop at least two
objects/sides…

…or none
at all
Select the strongest LIGHTING
Avoid viewpoints with too much LIGHT
(the light is directly behind you)
…or too much SHADOW
(the light is directly in front of you)
Find a good balance of light and shadow.
Are the following compositions
successful?
Your checklist:
Orientation (portrait or landscape)
•
Cropping
•
Lighting
•
Avoid ‘Centralitis’
•
Overall Balance
•
Incorporate Diagonals and Triangles
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