24. USE LEADING LINES
IF YOU WANT to strongly direct the viewer’s eye in your frame, leading lines are your best compositional friends. Whether you start with your subject as a foreground anchor for a set of leading lines that stretch across the frame, or you place your portrait subject farther down, leading lines are attractive elements in any frame.
When it comes down to it, there are two types of lines: real and implied. Photographers work with both, and each has its benefits. Real lines are, well, real. They are comprised of actual structure in your image that appears to have linear qualities, whether they are straight or curved. For example, ...
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