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10 Mistakes When Creating a Composition

10 Mistakes When Creating a Composition

| Nando Harmsen | 1,782 views | 1 comment

A good composition is and remains difficult. There are plenty of tips and pieces of advice. Despite that, things can still go wrong. The ten mistakes in this article make you aware of the pitfalls, so you can avoid them.

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Make More Than Just a Photo

Make More Than Just a Photo

| Nando Harmsen | 1,447 views | 1 comment

Taking a photo is not difficult. Pressing the button is enough. Showing your subject well in the frame is a bigger challenge. Make more than just a photo by thinking about how you photograph your subject.

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Forget composition rules. Trust your feelings more.

Forget composition rules. Trust your feelings more.

| Nando Harmsen | 2,054 views | 22 comments

There are many composition rules. They are meant to make composing an attractive photo easier. Often, the opposite happens. They actually make it much more difficult. Trust your feelings more, that often works better.

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Composition tip: Get closer to your subject

Composition tip: Get closer to your subject

| Elja Trum | 2,047 views | 3 comments

What is the subject of the photo you are taking? It seems like a simple question, but it is worth asking yourself before you press the shutter. In a portrait photo, for example, it is often a person, but in landscape photography it might be a tree or a stream.

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Composition tip: Choose the right focal length

Composition tip: Choose the right focal length

| Elja Trum | 2,080 views | 0 comments

Focal length plays an important role in your composition. In several ways. A wide-angle lens gives a very different image from a telephoto lens. The longer the focal length, the closer your subject appears. But the flatter the image becomes.

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Composition tip: Use horizontal lines

Composition tip: Use horizontal lines

| Elja Trum | 2,491 views | 0 comments

Horizontal lines play an important role in creating stability and calm in a photo. They often have a calming effect and create a sense of balance and harmony in the composition.

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Composition tip: Choose your depth of field deliberately

Composition tip: Choose your depth of field deliberately

| Elja Trum | 2,618 views | 0 comments

The amount of depth of field you use is also part of your composition. Your depth of field determines what is and is not in focus in the frame.

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Optimise the Distribution of Space

Optimise the Distribution of Space

| Nando Harmsen | 4,658 views | 3 comments

The distribution of space is extremely important for a composition. In my opinion, far too little attention is paid to it. Where do you place the elements in relation to one another? Always think carefully about this.

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