Composition: How Subjects are Arranged

1. Simplicity:

This shows simplicity by the fake plant filling in a lot of the frame with minimal dead space and no distracting elements as it is the only thing in the frame besides the wooden background.

2. Brightness and Sharpness:

This shows Brightness and sharpness by there being good lighting and comparative shadowing on the subject of the fake plant.

3. Rule of Thirds:

This images shows the rule of thirds method by the subject, the small cactus with the small flower, on one of the third lines, specifically the one on the right side.

4. Avoid Bull's Eye:

The picture shown above shows a lack of bull's eye and eye level composition by the angle of the camera being higher than the subject so it shows part of the top of the step ladder.  The step ladder is also not in the center of the picture but rather the middle on the bottom.

5. Emphasize Foreground:

The image above represents emphasized foreground by because the horizon line is in the upper-half of the photograph, specifically about 3/4 of the way up.

6. Emphasize Height and Distance:

This picture shows height and distance doe to the fact that the horizon line is in the lower half of the of the photo.

7. Leading Lines:

This image represents leading lines because when you look at the image your eyes follow the lines from the front of it to the back.

8. Multiple Subjects:

This picture shows multiple subjects because there are multiple subjects, the ornaments, in the image.

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