Composition is the term used to describe the way in which a photographer divides and organizes the separate elements of a subject into a image. Well composed images encourage the viewer to spend more time looking into and around the photograph, rather than moving on. Just like the best paintings, photographs that are carefully composed and organized show off the subject better-and really show off a photographer’s design skills. All photographic assignments involve a challenge, be it a technical one or a creative judgment, but the photographer who is armed with solutions can turn the most mundane scenes into stunning images.

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Horizons can be kept perfectly plum because the human eye can readily pick up even minute slant and usually pursues it is a  flaw. Most of the time you will want to follow this rule, particularly when shooting landscapes, but it’s also well worth  breaking it and experimenting with shooting at an oblique angle. As well as being a fresh way to show familiar subject, a quirky angle can add energy and excitement, heighten psychological  tension or even give scenes of voyeuristic or threatening feel.

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