## 📸 Photography for Beginners — Lesson 2: Composition


Now that you understand the basics of the camera and exposure triangle, the next lesson is **composition**—how you arrange elements inside your photograph.


### 1. Rule of Thirds


Imagine your image divided into **9 equal sections**:


```text
┌───────┬───────┬───────┐
│ │ │ │
├───────┼───────┼───────┤
│ │ 👤 │ │
├───────┼───────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │
└───────┴───────┴───────┘
```


Instead of always placing your subject in the center, try placing it along one of the lines or at an intersection.


### 2. Leading Lines


Use lines to guide the viewer's eyes toward your subject.


Examples:


* Roads
* Bridges
* Buildings
* Fences
* Staircases
* Rivers


### 3. Framing


Put something around your subject to create a natural frame.


For example, photograph a person through:


* A doorway
* A window
* Tree branches
* An arch


### 4. Negative Space


Negative space is the empty area around your subject.


For example, if you're photographing someone looking toward the right, leave more empty space **in front of their face**.


This gives the photograph room to breathe.


### 5. Fill the Frame


Sometimes you should do the opposite—get close and remove distractions.


For portraits, try photographing:


* Face only
* Face and shoulders
* Upper body
* Full body


### 6. Change Your Perspective


Don't always photograph from eye level.


Try:


* **Low angle** → makes the subject feel powerful
* **High angle** → can make the subject feel smaller
* **Eye level** → natural and intimate
* **Side angle** → adds depth
* **Behind the subject** → creates storytelling


## 📸 Your First Assignment


For **AskJBoss Visuals**, take **10 photographs of one person**:


1. Center composition
2. Rule of thirds
3. Close-up
4. Full body
5. Low angle
6. High angle
7. Using leading lines
8. Using natural framing
9. With lots of negative space
10. Creative angle


Then choose your **best 3**.


For each one, ask yourself:


**“Where does my eye go first, and why?”**


### Next Lesson


**Lesson 3: Understanding Light — Natural Light, Golden Hour, Shadows & Portrait Lighting.**