Camera Techniques

Rule of Thirds: The rule of thirds is a principle of composition used for centuries by artists and photographers. Using the rule of thirds places the main subject off center and away from the center of the frame. The rule envisions two horizontal and two vertical lines trisecting an image with four intersecting points.



Frame within a Frame: a special frame sometimes acts as the subject itself.



Leading Lines: lines that lead into the picture not out of and lead the eye towards the subject.



Close up: where the subject is very close to the camera, sometimes having a blurry background.



Simplicity: the technique of simplicity is used to achieve the effect of singling out an item or items from their surrounding.



Mergers: they help stumble the viewer's eye when looking at your photo. They are bad.