Correct composition is without doubt one of the most important factors when seeking to take that perfect photograph, composition being most critical when taking landscapes.But what is “composition” and why is it so important?In essence, composition is all about putting together objects in your viewfinder in such a way as to emphasise the bits you want to, making them stand out in just the right way. These objects include anything in the foreground, the background, those that “frame” the picture, and most importantly light. I’m sure you’ve seen many landscape photographs with so many objects in them that you’ve honestly had no idea what the subject actually was? Was it the mountain? Well, it could have been, but it’s sort of obscured by that tree. No, how about the waterfall, but that’s not very centred, and anyway I’ve never seen a sky that colour before.The truth of the matter is that most successful photographic compositions are in fact quite simple, there may be numerous objects but there is never any doubt as to what the subject actually is.Another great truth is that no matter how expensive your camera equipment is, that without a knowledge of composition, you’ll never be able […]

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