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Photography Composition: The Definitive Guide

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    Staross
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    tl;dr: https://antongorlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/simplified-composition-making.png
    1. Art-in-MT
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      One of the advantages of using a DSLR (over a phone) is the ability to "shoot raw", "shoot wide", and "crop like crazy" in LightRoom. For me, post-shot cropping is a big part of composition. With...

      One of the advantages of using a DSLR (over a phone) is the ability to "shoot raw", "shoot wide", and "crop like crazy" in LightRoom. For me, post-shot cropping is a big part of composition. With 25-50MP to play with, you can lose 50-75% of the image and still have a good, useful image.

      I find this critical when shooting macros of insects and flowers. Everything is centered when shot so the live AF works. Then I crop to taste.

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    2. duckoverflow
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      As a self-taught hobby photographer this is pretty much what I do. It works fine most of the time but this guide was very helpful in making me understand what actually works and what does not and why.

      As a self-taught hobby photographer this is pretty much what I do. It works fine most of the time but this guide was very helpful in making me understand what actually works and what does not and why.

  2. Catt
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    Breaking art down to a science (ish), definitely the sort of thing for me! I really enjoyed this. It does rehash a lot of camera tricks I've been informally taught or picked up.

    Breaking art down to a science (ish), definitely the sort of thing for me!

    I really enjoyed this. It does rehash a lot of camera tricks I've been informally taught or picked up.