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How to Take Good Photos: Composition

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Use of lines

Man on horseback, photo by Tom Ang
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  1. You can create a sense of direction using naturally occurring lines.
  2. Direction and orientation of lines can imply certain feelings.
  3. Slanting or 'oblique' lines imply movement, action and change.
  4. Curved lines or S-shaped lines imply quiet, calm and sensual feelings.
  5. Lines that converge imply depth, scale and distance, for example, the outer edges of a road converge as it disappears into the distance, giving a two-dimensional image three-dimensional depth.
  6. Repetitive elements create a sense of rhythm, which is often more interesting if the rhythm is broken by a missed element.
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