My ideals of composition in street photography:
How to make more ambitious images which are more elegant, stronger, yet simpler?
1. Leading lines, subject in top left corner
Shot with RICOH GR III with 21mm.
Subject in top-left corner at the intersection of leading lines.
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2. Strong monochrome
![Los Angeles, 2019 #ricohgriii](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/eric-kim-photography-la-los-angeles-2019-ricoh-gr-iii-21mm-29-2000x1333.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Gaussian blur test:
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Animated GIF (made on iPad and PROCREATE app):
![Gif composition](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1B4E9695-B288-40EA-8B1B-1B55DE31B7F6.gif?resize=1200%2C808&ssl=1)
3. Subject exiting the frame
Tension between top left corner, and subject in bottom-right corner editing the bottom-right corner:
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