Three. Composition

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Knowing how to manipulate camera settings and light is important, but equally important are the skills to compose an interesting image. When you look through the viewfinder, are you creating something others will want to see? Composition can dramatically improve your photography, and these tips will help you improve your compositions.

39 Change Your Angle

My first job in the photo world was as a printer in my dad’s photo lab. The darkroom was fun, but a lot of what I did day-to-day was print bazillions of one-hour rolls of film. Over the course of all those rolls, I got pretty good at spotting beginning photographers. One of ...

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