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4 SIMPLICITY 7 LEADING LINES
(OR NEGATIVE SPACE) Natural lines lead the viewer into the photo.

The most classic examples being railroad
Control the background so unnecessary
elements, like trees or people, don’t tracks, traffic lanes or a path. Leading lines
distract from your subject. can be literal, like arms, or implied, like
eye contact.

8 REPETITION OF
FORMS/SHAPES

Look for naturally occurring repeated patterns.
Examples might include uniformed athletes in
Clay Cambell: Bryant High School, AR
a line or a stack of soccer balls as the subject
of the photo.

9 FRAMING
Use natural frames, like doorways, windows,
trees and human arms, to accentuate the
importance of the subject of the photo.

Chiara Rigaud: Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School, FL Nick Corn: Bryant High School, AR

IN THE MIDDLE

5 SELECTIVE FOCUS While it’s certainly possible to teach all of these
Emily Hinkle: Spartanburg High School, SC composition techniques, when training time is
Having a shallow depth of field isolates short, it can be a challenge to teach them all well.
the subject, creating a strong center of
visual interest. Consider picking three techniques to introduce to
your entire staff—for example: bird’s-eye view,
6 WORM’S-EYE VIEW worm’s-eye view, and rule of thirds. That way, any
student sent on location, whether a photographer or
Photos taken using a worm’s-eye view are a designer, will have some tools to work with.
captured from a low to high angle.
Staff photographers can be assigned to learn the
additional techniques using the Digital Classroom,
Jostens Grow Your Know photo curriculum or online
tutorials at their own pace.

Whitney Butler: Bryant High School, AR Andrew Goodman: St. Mark’s School of Texas, TX

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