This PowerPoint is loaded with explanations and tons of examples to help students understand the Rules of Composition for Photography. I believe in showing students as many examples as possible to help them better understand what they are expected to recreate in their own photos.

1. Compositional Tools How to put together amazing photos

2. What are Compositional Tools? Rules or ideas you use to assemble your photographs This does not mean they are posed by you, the photographer Instead you must learn to see these elements/tools through your lens and use them to our advantage!

3. Rule of Thirds Think of putting a tic-tac-toe board on your photos Place your subject on intersection points Visually interesting when subject isn’t centered

6. Leading Lines Using natural lines to draw viewers eye to subject The lines should lead viewer right to the subject or main object in your photo

9. Dominant ForegroundContributing Background Main subject is in the Foreground and that is where the viewers eye goes first Secondary subject/content in the background contributes to the meaning or understanding of the photo

12. Pattern & Repetition Look for repeating patterns and use them to your advantage Filling the frame with repeating objects can be visually interesting

15. Breaking Pattern Also look for places where your subject breaks up the pattern Viewers eye will automatically go to the subject because it is different from the pattern

18. Selective Focus Make your subject in focus, and the background blurry This will draw the readers attention to your subject first

21. Balance Not Symmetry, images don’t have to be exactly the same on both sides Have secondary subject to balance out main subject Not just subject on one side and empty space on the other

23. Framing Using other elements in the photo to frame your subject naturally This will help draw the viewers eye to your subject

26. Blur Blur is a good way of showing action or motion Subject is blurry Everything else is in focus

29. Panning Another good way to show action Focus on and follow your subject as they move you must be moving or following them with your lens Subject will be in focus Everything else will be blurry