Good composition is what moves the viewers eyes through and image.
In the USA we typically view images from the lower left, moving to the right, up and then back across to the left, completing the circle.
The basic compositional tool to keep in mind is the rule of thirds. Where the image is divided into 3 vertical and 3 horizontal panels. The intersections of those lines create the power points where subject placement is the strongest.
The eye travels through the image in a curve. It is best that we don't put anything in the image to stop the eye until it has moved through the entire image. The examples below show how roadblocks or stoppers (elements that visually stop your eye movement) can effect an image.
Notice below in the final image how we eliminated several of the visual roadblocks to strengthen the image.
There are many other elements to composition, such as c curves, s curves, diagonal leading lines, etc... In our next installment we'll talk about S & C Curves in portraiture and nature.
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