A Simple Composition Challenge

Composition is one aspect of photography that I believe can be learned fairly easily. To get things going, here’s a challenge for you.

This is an exercise in composition. Take a photo of a subject or scene. Once you get what you want, crop your image into two different compositions that work within the larger image.

This can also be a lesson in eliminating excess or parts of a scene that may not have been necessary in the first place.

Be deliberate in your new compositions. Even go as far as to make notes. Why did you crop the way you did? What pulled your eye to the new compositions? What were you hoping to include in the full composition first?

Remember, these are also exercises, so it’s ok to not have images that you’d add to your ‘best of’ images or a portfolio. Think of them as rough drafts, sketches, practicing and learning versions. So, no pressure to create masterpieces with these challenges and lessons.