Cindy gif curve composition

How to Simplify Your Photography Compositions

To improve your photography compositions, SIMPLIFY them!

1. Duo-tone

Two colors — just black and red:

2. Single subject, direct eye contact

Something I learned from Steve McCurry:

When photographing a single person, try to get their eye directly in the center of the frame.

Center eye

This is the “center eye” composition.

3. Get insanely close

When shooting street photography with a wide angle lens (24mm, 28mm), get insanely close to your subject.

4. Find a clean background, crouch, and wait for a single subject to enter the frame

5. Natural light, +2 overexpose (high key)

6. Just photograph hands

7. Hand gesture, curve, arabesque

Photograph of Cindy under a bright light, shot on RICOH GR II at -1 exposure compensation.