A brief illustration of five photographic composition techniques: the rule of thirds, framing, fill the frame, lines and forced perspective.

1. Don’t
just shoot
Darren Kuropatwa
cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by Martin Gommel:
http://flickr.com/photos/kwerfeldein/2104791931/
about.me/dkuropatwa

3. rule of thirds

16. fill
the frame

20. i n g
am
f r

24. lines

28. forced
p e r s p e c t i v e

29. cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by rianpie:
http://flickr.com/photos/rianpie/4385969411/

30. cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by Phil Dragash:
http://flickr.com/photos/philman/3947185102/

31. cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by Devin Moore Photography:
http://flickr.com/photos/devinmoar_/5788062798/

32. test
yourself

35. cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo by benjaminasmith:
http://flickr.com/photos/dotbenjamin/2887513136/

37. cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by andrewyang:
http://flickr.com/photos/andrewyang/181350752/

41. cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by lighthack:
http://flickr.com/photos/lighthack/4423938259/

44. Don’t Just Shoot Credits
DSP 55: Mech Eye 2007-07-11 by flickr user vernhart Light Lines by flickr user BottleLeaf
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vernhart/784617854/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bottleleaf/2684002442/
Goldener Bilderrahmen - gold picture frame by flickr user eriwst Rocks lead the eye by flickr user digitalsadhu
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eriwst/2303608353/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalsadhu/2408491675/
P365 Day 184 - Converging Lines by flickr user Paolo G I’m waiting for my man by flickr user onkel_wart
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolo_g2005/3685662178/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/onkel_wart/2038421770/
Sail Boat by flickr user MarkKelley Framed! by flickr user freebird4
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markkelley/157662318/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/freebird4/143459063/
Rule of Thirds? By flickr user G a r r y you’ve been framed by flickr user Yersinia
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garry61/3697553554/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/yersinia/2439823650/
Rule of thirds by flickr user fd Framed golden tiger by flickr user Tambako the Jaguar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/john/144190539/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/2528329481/
Wheat View by flickr user herrolm perspective by flickr user littlenelly
http://www.flickr.com/photos/herrolm/3628078741/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlenelly/1428439851/
stone pier rule of thirds by flickr user petervanallen Buffy Baird by flickr user mikebaird
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petervanallen/3220860090/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/1388416458/
Jake by flickr user Shea 10photo05 by flickr user PhotopediaPhotos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9457586@N06/1035068624/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/12150723@N06/1607914728/
Lines by flickr user Martin Deutsch at the end of the day by flickr user g.originals
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teflon/133554502/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/g_originals/421093184/
Off Line by flickr user h.koppdelaney frame filling leaf by flickr user Leo Reynolds
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/2559449536/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/55258454/
The curve in the middle … by flickr user 1Happysnapper fill the frame by flickr user l e a h | r a c h e l l e
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/3547128317/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/leahrachelle/1469949925/