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30 Photography Composition Tips in 30 Minutes



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One of the most important skills a photographer can have is knowledge of composition. This means knowing how to place elements in a photo to create the desired effect.

There are many different photography composition techniques and rules you can use, and in this video, I’m going to share with you 30 of them.

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Chapters:
0:00 – 1:23 – Intro
1:24 – 2:51 – Rule of Thirds
2:52 – 4:00 – Frame Within a Frame
4:01 – 4:58 – Centering and Symmetry
4:59 – 6:05 – Leading Lines
6:06 – 6:50 – Foreground Depth and Interest
6:51 – 8:22 – Triangles and Diagonal Lines
8:23 – 9:51 – Creating Patterns
9:52 – 11:38 – Pattern Breaking
11:39 – 12:40 – Texture
12:41 -13:40 – Rule of Odds
13:41 – 16:16 – Simplicity
16:17 – 17:17 – Filling the Frame
17:18 – 18:20 – Using Black and White
18:21 – 19:38 – Negative Space
19:39 – 20:46 – Photographing From Below
20:47 – 21:58 – Photographing From Above
21:59 – 22:55 – Analogous Colors
22:56 – 23:50 – Complementary Colors
23:51 – 24:39 – Monochromatic Colors
24:40 – 25:57 – Balance in a Scene
25:58 – 26:55 – Contrast
26:56 – 28:02 – Rule of Space
28:03 – 29:07 – Juxtaposition
29:08 – 30:41 – Golden Ratio
30:42 – 32:15 – Golden Triangles
32:16 – 33:18 – Layers
33:19 – 34:50 – “Decisive Moment”
34:51 – 35:55 – Human Interest
35:56 – 36:54 – Curved Lines
36:55 – 37:42 – Parallel Lines
37:43 – 38:12 – Conclusion

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