• Photography Composition: 12 Composition Rules for Your Photos to Shine

  • By: James Carren
  • Narrated by: John Edmondson
  • Length: 34 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (152 ratings)

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Photography Composition: 12 Composition Rules for Your Photos to Shine

By: James Carren
Narrated by: John Edmondson
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In Photography Composition, you will find all you need to know to learn the basics of composition. It will teach you the proper terms and ways to apply rules that you might already know instinctively yet not quite understand why they work the way they do.

Here's a preview of what you'll learn:

  • Happy accidents: This tip teaches you how to pay attention to the following rules in order to replicate happy accidents and to be able to more purposefully craft your photographs.
  • Rule of thirds: It teaches you where to place points of interest in your photos.
  • Leading lines: This tip shows you how lines can help move a viewer's eye around the composition.
  • Move around: Moving around gives you access to different perspectives, which might actually bring better compositions than what you first assumed.
  • Horizon lines: Different from leading lines, horizon lines break up the frame into two parts.
  • Shape: You will learn how to utilize shape that already exists in the frame and how to create it where you want it using points of interest.
  • Foreground and background: This tip mentions usage of midground and why you should take advantage of the entire depth of your frame, not just the immediate foreground.
  • Weight: You can give weight to your photos by placing a "heavier" subject to one side or the top or bottom of a frame.
  • Juxtaposition: This basically means that you will place two opposite things side by side.
  • Balance: Balance - ironically, you may think - is achieved in odd numbers.
  • Tension: You can create tension by examining the relationships of your subjects and composing them accordingly.
  • Framing: Framing can dramatically alter a viewer's perception of a scene.
  • Color: Color can often be used as a crutch by new photographers.

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Good Reference

It makes for a good short reference to go back back and come up with ideas and put thoughts into actions.

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Good info

This is good for learning the art of photography. Great reference to use for further educating a beginner in photography.

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The 12 Compositions

I really enjoy understanding the compositions. I’ve practiced photography for 8 years and 2 years of collegiate schooling. They didn’t fully grasp the concepts of compositions. It was more of making it a business.

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Clear, Concise Explanation

Enjoyed this book. As I’ve had some photography experience I’m familiar with some of the principles but not all. I did like the way the author lays out each with principle and provides examples for how to visualize them.

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Helpful

Book was helpful in breaking down the composition elements, explaining their definition and how they impact a photo. Will be sure to review when questions pop up in the future.

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Good

Good direction for new photographers and some new information for experienced photographers
Perfect clear presentation

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instructive

I enjoyed it very much, I am going to listen to it again with a pad and pen to take notes.

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Bulb illuminating

Great explanation of composition and how it applies to photography. Will keep this on speed dial for the quick brush up.

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try a different one

Disappointmented.. arrow pointing
to the answer...of a more independent book...
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may be OK for some but I need indepth teaching...

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The essential tools for composition

Concise and straightforward, it's all about the elements of composition. I have listened to this audible a couple times and will continue to repeat listening, strikes home at the basics

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