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Becoming a great photographer can take years and year of practice, and many more “throw away” photos than good ones. However, there are a few composition tips and tricks that will help you to turn mediocre photos into something really special and even frame-worthy.
Many of the tricks can be used when looking through the viewfinder of your camera, while others can also be utilized in post-process, with a powerful tool such as Adobe Photoshop Elements 13.
Rule of Thirds
One of the most well-known composition tricks involves dividing the photo frame into thirds, both vertically and horizontally. Our eyes are naturally drawn to the right, left top and bottom thirds of photos, so it makes sense to place the focal point of…
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