It seems like everyone has a DSLR these days but relatively few people take great photographs. You don’t need a good camera to take awesome photos. A good photographer can make amazing images with any camera or even just a phone. It’s all about seeing the image and great composition. In this class we are going to learn about many of the tools of composition, what composition actually is, different techniques to create great photos, and how to avoid common aesthetic pitfalls.

What will you learn in this course?

• The rule of thirds
• The golden mean and the Fibonacci spiral
• Leading lines
• Balance
• Symmetry
• Pattern 
• Simplicity
• Force foregrounds
• Framing
• Sightlines and room to move
• Using patterns to improve your composition
• Balance and symmetry
• Understanding sightlines and allowing room to move in your image
• Force foregrounds
• Simplicity
• How to use leading lines
• Using framing elements in images
• You will learn the elements of composition including the rule of thirds

It’s important to know these concepts but, with a lot of practice, you eventually won’t need to think about them. A great composition will just come naturally.