Photography Composition

Leading Line

 

Leading line is when there are lines in a photo that lead to something.

This picture was taken at the Perth Amboy Waterfront. The railings on the dock are perfect for a leading line photograph. The lines lead right into the middle of the picture.

Framing

Framing a photo means to take a picture with an image inside a border.

This is a picture of my back door. I would consider this a framing photo because it has the border around the images behind it.

Horizontal

Horizontal pictures have a bigger width than length.

This picture was taken in Bayville while I was on a dock. This image is perfect because even in the picture everything is going into a horizontal motion.

Vertical

Vertical pictures have a bigger length than width.
This picture was taken in Times Square. In this picture everything is in a vertical motion, just like in the horizontal picture.

Informal Balance

This type of picture is asymmetrical and the objects don’t tend to be the same size. 
I think this is a perfect example of informal balance. It’s a picture of my dog and my stuff animal dog sitting next to each other. They are both dogs but are completely different sizes.