A simple photography composition tip: tilt your camera (Dutch angle)!

Why tilt?

By tilting your camera, you make your compositions more dynamic. For example, see this picture of a boy I photographed inside a restaurant. I shot it with a 24mm lens, and I tilted the camera to the left. The photo feels off-balanced, like he will fall off and slide off to the left.

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Better with wide angle

Practice the Dutch angle composition (tilting your camera) with a wide angle lens, like a 24mm or 28mm lens.

Have fun with it! Don’t take it too seriously. Experiment with your composition like a child, with a spirit of play!

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A simple way is to just experiment with trees or architecture.

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You can also look for lines, and make it tilted. For example this street photo of this woman in Japan through a dotted pattern. Note the line on the bottom is tilted.

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Garry Winogrand and tilt

Some good examples from Garry Winogrand: