Lead Room
Leave space in the direction a subject faces or moves, also called look room or nose room.
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Composition
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Rule of Thirds
Create a balanced composition
- 02
Leading Lines
Guide the viewer’s eye
- 03
Framing
Use elements to frame the subject
- 04
Symmetry
Create a sense of balance
- 05
Negative Space
Emphasize the subject
- 06
Depth
Add foreground and background
- 07
Golden Ratio
Phi-based subject placement
- 08
Golden Spiral
Spiral path to a focal point
- 09
Diagonals
Energy from slanted lines
- 10
Triangles
Stable shapes from three points
- 11
Rule of Odds
Groups of three or five
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Centered
Subject placed at the middle
- 13
Balance
Visual weight across the frame
- 14
Fill the Frame
Subject takes up most space
- 15
Lead Room
Space in front of the subject
- 16
Horizon Line
Placing the horizon in frame
