Make a dynamic photo composition — lots of angles, triangles, low perspective, hands and head in different directions.
The goal is to make a composition as interesting and dynamic/full of force as possible.
1. Body composition
![Cindy dynamic composition gif](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/C7A50B4D-7949-4DB2-B4F7-BB75FBC32D80.gif?resize=1333%2C2000&ssl=1)
Shoot with wide angle lens, low angles, and get your subject to look in different directions and positions.
As tiled gallery:
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2. Curve
Create a curve in the frame.
Tiled gallery showing the gist of the photo:
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3. Off center composition, polygon funnel shape
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Note Cindy far left, and the leading line in the background which tapers into a funnel.
Also fits the golden rectangle and golden triangle composition:
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All images:
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Conclusion
The goal: make dynamic photos, infused with power, life, vigor, and energy!
![Tokyo abstract](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FBC546B6-B84D-4AD0-BEA2-4D26AFB53ECD-1.jpeg?ssl=1)
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![Bowing man Tokyo](https://i2.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/665BE443-1C1D-4C48-A534-2AB4376CCBAE.jpeg?ssl=1)
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Composition 101
![ERIC KIM X ANNETTE KIM X BAUHAUS REMIX](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/opacity2-800x533.jpg?resize=800%2C533)
Master composition for yourself:
Photography Composition Concepts
![](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/all-hanoi-edge-detection-1000x375.png?resize=1000%2C375)
- 10 Tips How to Work Your Compositions in Photography
- Composition for the Sake of Composition
- The Gaussian Blur Test
- How to Teach Yourself Photography Composition
- Composition vs Aesthetics in Photography
- 10 Simple Composition Tips to Make Better Photos
- How to Compose a Photograph
- Edge Detection Photography Composition
- Vector (Arrow) Photography Composition
- Clear and Obscure (Chiaroscuro) Photography Composition
Street Photography Composition Tips
![Tokyo, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/tokyo-flip-phone-street-photography-1-1000x662.jpg?resize=1000%2C662)
- The Superman Low Angle Perspective Photography Composition Effect
- High Angle Perspective Street Photography Composition Technique
- How to Shoot Low Angle Perspective Street Photography Composition Technique
Photography Composition Tips
![](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/AADD2359-1A7C-440A-8BE9-B447E34365D0-1000x667.jpeg?resize=1000%2C667)
- 5 Photography Composition Ideas
- How to Photograph Motion
- Photography Composition: Which Direction is Your Subject Looking?
- Blocking Technique in Photography
- How to Shoot a Triangle Photography Composition
- How to shoot a golden triangle composition in street photography
- 8 Simple Curve Composition Tips
- 5 Simple Henri Cartier-Bresson Composition Tips
- Foot Zoom
- Photography Composition: Light and Dark
- Street Photography Composition Lesson #16: Scale
- Shape, Arrangement, Position (S.A.P.) and Contour, Inter-Contact, Position (C.I.A.) in Photography
- 10 Tips How to Fill the Frame in Photography
- Look Up! 16 Photography Composition Perspective Tips
- 5 Simple Street Photography Composition Tips
- Depth Perception
- Golden Angle Composition in Street Photography
- Photographer as an “Arranging Artist”
- Dynamic Off-Center Street Photography Compositions
- 5 Essential Composition Tips in Photography
Color Theory
![Color wheel theory: Dynamic tension between opposing colors.](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-08-at-11.06.08-PM.png?resize=438%2C479)
- Red and Green Composition Color Theory For Photographers
- The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Color Photography
- Opponent Process Color Theory For Photographers
- Color Theory For Photographers
- Color Manual
- How to Shoot Color Street Photography
Learn From the Masters of Composition
![Sergio Larrain Compositions](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/AE39D47C-EFC8-44A2-BFE3-D02EE26C1097.jpeg?resize=431%2C704)
- 10 Lessons Matisse Can Teach You About Art and Life
- Henri Cartier-Bresson Composition
- 10 Timeless Lessons Edward Weston Can Teach You About Photography
- 10 Inspirational Sergio Larrain Compositions
- 5 Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography Composition Lessons
Dynamic Photography Composition 101
![Leading lines. ERIC KIM DYNAMIC COMPOSITION](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/5BB65076-6E5D-4B13-A53E-8E7CACE76199.jpeg?resize=1999%2C1333)
- Introduction to Dynamic Photography Composition
- How to Visually Analyze Your Photography Compositions
- Dynamic Tension: Opponent Based Theory For Photography
- Opponent Process Color Theory For Photographers
- Dynamic Photography Composition 101: Figure to Ground
Painting Compositions
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Dynamic Photography Composition Tips
![Chiaroscuro. DYNAMIC LIGHT AND SHADOW. Hanoi, 2016 by ERIC KIM](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1F6DDCBA-F2FF-4148-A87C-69D5CB628213-2000x1324.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1324)
- 7 Simple Photography Composition Tips
- How to Make Aggressive Photography Compositions
- 10 Dynamic Photography Composition Tips
- How to Make More Dynamic Picture Compositions
- Unorthodox Photography Composition Techniques
- Deconstructed: Saigon Eric Kim Photos
Composition Theory
![Dynamic low angle composition. Tokyo, 2011 by ERIC KIM](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/4AA45DE6-490D-42BC-9289-B1A3CCC3CF82-2000x1330.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1330)
Take your composition to the next level:
- Gestalt Theory
- Juxtaposition
- Center Eye
- Low-Angle
- Dutch Angle
- Deep Depth
- Spacing
- Silhouette
- Leading Lines
- Figure to Ground
- Fibonacci Spiral
- Cropping
- Emotion
- Composition by Eric Kim
Street Photography Composition 101
![DYNAMIC REFLECTIONS. Man and three reflections by ERIC KIM](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/D1244C01-F22D-4613-850A-0224FF12F378-2000x1817.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1817)
For distilled lessons on composition, read the free ebook: “The Street Photography Composition Manual.”
Further articles to improve your compositions in photography:
- Composition Lesson #1: Triangles
- Composition Lesson #2: Figure-to-ground
- Composition Lesson #3: Diagonals
- Composition Lesson #4: Leading Lines
- Composition Lesson #5: Depth
- Composition Lesson #6: Framing
- Composition Lesson #7: Perspective
- Composition Lesson #8: Curves
- Composition Lesson #9: Self-Portraits
- Composition Lesson #10: Urban Landscapes
- Composition Lesson #11: “Spot the not”
- Composition Lesson #12: Color Theory
- Composition Lesson #13: Multiple-Subjects
- Composition Lesson #14: Square Format
Composition Theory
![Chiaroscuro. DYNAMIC LIGHT AND SHADOW. Hanoi, 2016 by ERIC KIM](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/24CF061A-6AF9-46FC-BBF6-90792EE927CF-2000x1325.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1325)
Learn compositional theory:
- Why is Composition Important?
- Don’t Think About Composition When You’re Shooting Street Photography
- How to Use Negative Space
- Street Photography Composition 101
- The Theory of Composition in Street Photography: 7 Lessons from Henri Cartier-Bresson
Compositional lessons from the masters of art
Composition lectures
Composition pictures/grids
![](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Arrange-eric-kim-composition-mondrian-umbrella.png?resize=800%2C600)
![Eric Kim photography Bauhaus Piet Mondrian](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/835C34C0-BB15-4C56-AC8B-6CF193FA519B-800x571.jpeg?resize=800%2C571)
Golden Diagonal Composition
![](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/eric-kim-street-photography-lumix-24mm-shooting-head-on-kyoto-station-8720890-1200x802.jpg?resize=1200%2C802)
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![golden diagonal composition](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/eric-kim-street-photography-lumix-24mm-shooting-head-on-kyoto-station-8720900-golden-diagonal-1200x802.jpg?resize=1200%2C802)
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