3 Composition

After you’ve made your first foray into the world of underwater photography and you’ve figured out how to successfully expose your pictures, it’s time to take the next step: create attractive compositions for your images. A truly successful picture requires much more than a proper exposure. Photos that have been skillfully composed will wake the emotions of viewers and convey a certain tone. What’s the best way to compose pictures? It depends on the viewer—beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. Even jurists who pick winners in photography competitions disagree about which entrant should win. There will always be different opinions about the best way to compose images, but there are fundamental principles that most people agree ...

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