Composition Rules Guidelines

Rule of Thirds

Adrienne Cleveland

Michael Mihalevich

Leading lines

diagonal

Horizontal (serenity)

Vertical (power)

Tips•Check the background• Sweep the edges• Tell a ‘story’

‘Assignment’

• Explore your camera in Manual Mode• Take at least 25 pictures• Choose a subject and play around with depth

of field by using different combinations• Take a picture of a primary black subject• Take a picture of a primary white subject• Bring them in to share