Rule of Thirds – Crop your photo so that the subject is around one of the interaction points rather than the center

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Diagonal Rule – One side of the picture is divided into two and then each half is divided into three parts.  Place important elements on these lines.

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Leading Lines – The eye is naturally drawn along lines.  There are many different types of lines – straight, diagonal, curvy, zigzag, and radical.

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Frame Within a Frame – Creating a frame within the picture using objects.

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