Photo Composition Gallery

Natural/Enviromental Lighting 

This photo was taken by Cory Richards. This photo illustrates environmental lighting primarily, but also more than that. The natural lighting is amazing and really makes simplicity seem so important. This photo was taken at sunrise and produced an amazing silhouette and didn't need anything special done to it. 

Rule of thirds 

This photo was taken on the "end of the world swing". It not only represents rule of thirds, but also cropping. The picture was taken to look like the man was swinging into a big explosion. Everything about this photo captures your eye, the color, swing, and of course explosion. It was taken in Ecuador by Sean Hacker.

Repetition 

This photo was taken in Myanmar by Marcelo Castro. This photo is a great representative of parallelism and repetition. The lighting captures only the young monks face, and everything in the photo is leading to that spot. 

Framing 

This is another photo taken by Marcelo Castro. The framing in this picture really caught my eye. The melting glacier is hollowed out and created the perfect peep-hole to see this local guide. I love the blue tones and simplicity of the 

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Symmetrical Balance

This photo represents a symmetrical idea. Their had been a big storm in The Wave (a sand formation) which created a cool pond that reflected the rock and hiker pictured perfectly. The hiker looks so minuscule and small compared to the monstrous rocks, which is cool to be able to compare them against eachother.  Photo taken by Nicholas Roemmelt. 

Bug's eye View 

This photo represents a bug's eye angle. This photo is interesting because an owl isn't something amazing, but taken from this angle the eyes really pop and you get to see the features of the ears and face more up close. This photo was taken by Graham McGeorge. 

Simplicity

This picture is very simple, and has a plain background. I liked it because although its background is simple. The ice sculpture on shore really pops out and looks like it is glowing because of how dark the sand is, which adds a new element to the picture. The sun also seems to be lighting up the ice sculpture, and the photographer perfectly framed the ice. Photo by Sam Morris. 

Fill the Frame 

This photo fills the frame. Their is not really any background, but what there is is out of focus and the main focus is this young girls face. This photo shows a shallow depth of field. The hands painting her are really interesting because they look experience, and this photo just shows so much detail. The photo was taken by Mahesh Balasubramanian.

Golden Hour 

This photo shows golden hour. It illustrates golden hour so well because it brings out the fog and highlights it perfectly. This photo caught my eyes because of how perfect this landscape looks, and how clear the fog is. Also the point of view brings out more of the landscape, and adds new dimension to the photo. Photo by Ivan Castro.

Clear focal point 

This photo illustrates a clear focal point. The main focus is obviously, the walrus, but the fact that the tusks are the main focus makes the photo more interesting. This photo was taken in Greenland, amd you get a cold feeling just looking at it by the cool tones incorporated. Photo by Sergey Gorshkov.