How to Stack the Rules of Composition in your photos
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- The most important part of taking awesome landscape photos is finding the best possible composition. If you don't get the composition right in-camera then your photo will never be a winner. If you can combine the rules of composition into one photo then you will have the best possible composition. I call this composition rule stacking. Have you tried this?
Remember to use:
Leading lines
Rule of thirds
Reflections
Balance and symmetry
Foregrounds
Framing (I didn't mention this in the video, but it is a BIG one).
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One important rule of composition I didn't mention in the video is framing. This one is huge and I look for it whenever I am taking photos. And here is a question for you.... which rule of composition do you look for the most?
I haven't thought of them as rules when I take photos, but they are there when I decide on a composition. Reflections, rule of thirds, balance, and foreground are the ones I gravitate to the most. When i can find it, I do like to use framing. Leading lines happens in my photos more by accident then intention.
My style is to be imaginative: I try to frame the photo like it's my first time seeing a mountain or lake, I ask myself what would a newly cured blind person be drawn to?
Look for patterns and leading lines: Do the rocks or sand dunes seem to be growing out of each other or clustered in a graduated stack, is there a repeated frame of bent trees that tunnel into the forest, is there an S curve, a spiral, or golden ratio that I could take advantage of?
Get an angle that's NOT eye level: Can I get low, extend high, get in the water or climb atop of that boulder?
Look for contrasts and gradients: Are there colors that could be exploited into more vibrant tones or split tones?
Do I want my background reflected against the lake surface or do I need my CPL to draw the eyes beneath the surface?
Do a little gardening: Could my image use some visual weight like adding a log in the corner of a lake, organizing a flower branch to more directly face my camera angle, or grabbing a bunch of autumn leaves from one area and sprinkling them within the composition?
Get the voyeur shot: Play peekaboo through branches of cherry blossoms or between the slit of a waterfall.
And a few other rules, but yeah pretty much just get out of your head and play with your environment, whilst also not being afraid to break any and all rules.
For me, it's leading lines. I've always found this aspect of composition to be so important because it draws the viewer of the image to exactly what I want them to focus on, which is the main subject. Whatever the subject matter may be, I feel leading lines makes it all the more captivating in the end. This picture is a perfect example of how it makes the foreground so inviting to visit in person. Superb shot indeed Tim. Thanks for sharing!
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The one with the tree branch reaching out to the water is my favorite photo of yours I believe that is just absolutely gorgeous
Your tips and instructions are incredibly helpful
Good set of rules, easy to capture and put into practice
very systematic approach and simple but creative approach.thanks a lot.waiting for next video.
Loved it! Thanks for the tip and as always, for the easy understanding explanation Tim.
Great short tutorial. Thank you.
Thanks again very informative video. I love all the 4 composition, depending where i am taking the picture.
Excellent lesson thank you
So helpful, thank you
Another great tutorial!!! Thanks a lot for taking your time and sharing of your knowledge so we can all improve our skills!
Tusen takk Åse!
Thank you, you are great teacher!
Hi Tim. I love that photo. I was planning a trip to the Canadian Rockies but given the current situation I have cancel it. What I really like is that you were able to take a photo on a cloudy day and make it look amazing. Love your photos. Keep up the good work. Nyall
Awesome video, Tim! 👍👍 I constantly need a reminder of these rules. I think I use balance and symmetry the most. But I definitely need to practice them all more!! Thank you
Fantastic photo. Thanks for the lessons on rule stacking and cropping. It really makes this photo pop.
Magnifique, Merci Tim.
Thank you Mike! Much appreciated!
wao its such amezing photo.
Thanks, Tim, just got your presets today hence just subscribing to your youtube channel~ Shout outs from London~
Thank you to share your experience.
So nice of you
I am just getting started with photography and your videos have been the best in explaining how to improve my skills. Can’t wait to put these tips to use. Thanks.
A very good and short tutorial! Congrats and thank you! Moraine lake's so beautiful 😃
Thank you!
This is an awesome video, learned a lot in just a few minutes. I like your style of teaching better than others it just works for me. Thanks
Thank you so much. Great teacher!
Thanks for this. Subscribed!
I found this video really useful Tim, easy to following and great explanation
Great Teacher, thank you.
Thanks so much Peter!
Look for not busy and non-textured foreground....thanks great tip...
You bet!
I learn so much by watching you edit. As always I enjoy your videos.
Thank you so much Tami. Much appreciated.
You're now my fav photographer. Thankyou very much! ♥️♥️♥️
Wow, thank you!
This reminds me of a shoot our Photography Club did at Emerald Lake. Similar mountain scene.
I guess Ill go back and look at them again.
i like the way you formed the info good luck :)
great video thanks for sharing it
Thank you so much Brendan.
Thanks
Thank you - I really learned something new from this vid.
Thanks, this is a very helpful video. Most of the photographers i come across don't like to share info on anything.
I use the crop overlay all the time in LR, love that tool! Great video on composition!
Thanks Liesl. Much appreciated! And thank you for your great advice about Fine Art America.
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Great video, thank you for sharing :)
Thanks so much Nixel. Much appreciated!
Short sweet to the point,
Wow! Why did I not discover your tutorials earlier?Thank you for this!
Glad you like them! Thank you!
Thank you for the great tutorial. My question is: Where do you focus?
So so simple yet missed by most of us!
Thanks Tim. I actually thought the tree roots would have looked good in picture. Does it sometimes come down to what each individual thinks looks good after all the rules are followed?
I use Lightroom 6, well I shouldn't say I use it, I have it...as I've never truly learned how to use Lightroom. I prefer the Skylum products, but appreciate your wizardry Tim, thus help on getting the composition right!
Thank you, excellent teaching. Can you please tell me where this lake is?
This is in the area of Banff, in Alberta Carla. I've been to it before, albeit back in the days of my 'point & shoot' days, so I look forward to more future trips there myself! Actually, the whole of the region, for a hundred miles or more in all directions here is postcard pretty!
I wish you would mention what type of lense you use for photos and at what mm.
hello tim shields sir u didnot say where u focus,plz plz point out the focus point where u focus and the setting.i m trying to learn from u thanks
Still new to photography and Photoshop. What version of Ps are you using? Mine looks nothing like that
What about framing the subject, is that not used sometimes for your landscape shot?
Tim, can a Nikon D7200 pull off these kind of pictures?
Hi Eddie, yes, for sure. It really isn't the camera, but it is all about the composition.
I heard you mention you have the Nikon D850, I’m guessing you have multiple cameras or maybe one camera, and if that Nikon D850 is your camera of choice I would like to know if you don’t mind.
Hi Dave, yes, my Nikon D850 is my main camera. In my view, it is the best out there right now. Some other camera have a few features that beat it, but overall, the D850 is the best for me.
Hi Tim I don’t stack very often at all I just find with the modern camera and using hyper focal method you can get really sharp images anyway. I think there is a place for stacking when you’re shooting macro and flowers and things like that but I just don’t really see the point in stacking in landscape photography but I know you’ll disagree and that’s okay I’ve just found that it’s not really required
This video is about stacking the rules of composition, not focus stacking.
@@TimShieldsPhotography might be an idea to change change the name of the title
As cool as this picture looks, the reflection of the clouds/sky is brighter than the clouds look directly. That seems to throw it off, as it is an impossibility. Otherwise, I like it.
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