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

Shoot with wide angle lens, low angles, and get your subject to look in different directions and positions.

As tiled gallery:

2. Curve

Create a curve in the frame.

Tiled gallery showing the gist of the photo:

3. Off center composition, polygon funnel shape

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:

All images:

Conclusion

The goal: make dynamic photos, infused with power, life, vigor, and energy!

Composition 101

Master composition for yourself:

Photography Composition Concepts

• 10 Tips How to Work Your Compositions in Photography
  • Download ZIP of composition files >
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Johannes Vermeer
• Raphael

Dynamic Photography Composition Tips

• 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

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

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Street Photography Composition 101

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

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

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Compositional lessons from the masters of art

• Composition Lessons Raphael Can Teach You About Photography
• In-Progress: Leonardo da Vinci

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Composition lectures

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Composition pictures/grids

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Golden Diagonal Composition