Rule of thirds positioning the most important elements in your scenes along the lines or the intersection points.

Balancing elements balance the “weight” of your subject by including another object of lesser importance to fill the empty space.

Leading Lines Use different types of lines (straight, diagonal, zigzag, etc.) to enhance the photo’s composition.

Symmetry and Patterns Makes an eye catching composition. Breaking the pattern or symmetry creates tension and adds a focal point to the scene.

Viewpoint Impacts photo’s composition. Try to shoot from high above, down, from the side, etc.

Background choose a plain background so it would not distract or take away from the subject.

Depth Create depth by including objects in the foreground, middle ground, and background.

Framing Isolate the the main subject from the outside world by framing the scene.

Cropping eliminate background noise so the subject is the focal point.

Experimentation  Don’t worry about film processing costs or running out of shots, experiment with the composition.