Selecting a Successful

Composition

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• Selecting a vertical (portrait) or horizontal

(landscape) format
• Reduce your negative space & balance values!
Cropping for a stronger composition

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 One still life,
many different viewpoints
Avoid ‘Centralitis’

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Avoid cropping only one object or side

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 Crop at least two
objects/sides…
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…or none
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Select the strongest LIGHTING

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Avoid viewpoints with too much LIGHT
(the light is directly behind you)

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…or too much SHADOW

(the light is directly in front of you)
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Find a good balance of light and shadow.

Are the following compositions
successful?
Your checklist:
Orientation (portrait or landscape)
•
Cropping
•
Lighting
•
Avoid ‘Centralitis’
•
Overall Balance
•
Incorporate Diagonals and Triangles
•
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