Composition, lenses and photography terms

1. Rule of thirds- To position the most important elements in your scene along these lines, or at the points where they intersect.

2. Balancing Elements- Placing your main subject off-centre, as with the rule of thirds, And to balance the "weight" of your subject by including another object of lesser importance to fill the space. 

3. Leading Lines- There are many different types of line - straight, diagonal, curvy, zigzag, radial etc - and each can be used to enhance our photo's composition.

4. Symmetry and Patterns- To break the symmetry or pattern in some way, introducing tension and a focal point to the scene.

5. Viewpoint- Rather than just shooting from eye level, consider photographing from high above, down at ground level, from the side, from the back, from a long way away, from very close up. 

6. Background- A plain and unobtrusive background and compose your shot so that it doesn't distract or detract from the subject.

7. Create depth- To create depth in a photo by including objects in the foreground, middle ground and background, overlapping where you deliberately partially obscure one object with another.

8. Framing- You surround objects around your main subject, more focused image which draws your eye naturally to the main point of interest.

9. Cropping- By cropping tight around the subject you eliminate the background "noise", ensuring the subject gets the viewer's undivided attention.

10. Mergers and avoiding them- To try to avoid the objects surrounding that you rather don't need. 


7. Create depth
8. Framing
9. Cropping
10. Mergers and avoiding them of thirds
2. Balancing Elements
3. Leading Lines
4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)
5. Viewpoint
6. Background
7. Create depth
8. Framing
9. Cropping
10. Mergers and avoiding them