Digital Photography Basics Compose and Expose.

ｷCompose: This is the creative or artistic bit where you arrange all of the elements of your picture within the frame or viewfinder to produce what should hopefully be a pleasing composition. ｷExpose: This is the scientific and mechanical bit where you expose your film to light through the lens of your camera.

Basics of Composition Simplicity Look for ways to give the center of interest in your pictures the most visual attention

Rule of Thirds You can use the rule of thirds as a guide in the off-center placement of your subjects.

Lines

Balance

Framing

Viewpoint