Composition

Composition is all about the way the objects you are choosing to photograph are arranged within that photo.  Some arrangements are more visually pleasing than other arrangements.  You can photograph one specific item and change where it lays within the photo to see the different variances. You will notice that some will work better than others.  Centering something is not always the best way to make a good picture.  Sometimes shifting it to one side or the other just slightly will make a huge difference in the way the picture turns out.  Using the rule of thirds or rule of nines can really help you develop a nice composition for the picture(s) you are taking.  Also making sure the photo is as simple as possible will really help, there doesn’t have to be a lot of things in the photo to make it a good picture, sometimes the really good ones are the ones that only have one or two objects in them.  I personally gravitate to pictures like this more than the busier pictures because quite often they have too much going on and it makes it hard to know what to focus on.  Whether you decide to take the photo in a landscape format or a portrait format also makes a big difference.  It can make or break a photo.  Basically finding the correct composition for a photo is a lot of trial and error when you first start off taking photos.  Until you learn all of the ins and outs and what works better with what setting.  

These last few weeks have been insane.  My boyfriend was in a bad car accident and we spent 5 days at Albany Medical Center and his car is totaled so I haven't had any time to take any photos. But this is what I learned about composition.