In a great article by Darren Rowse over at Digital Photography School instead of calling these basic elements of composition rules he likens them to the ingredients of a recipe.
Sometimes the “Rules” are meant to be broken. Here are a few elements Darren looks for when composing an image. By learning to apply some of these to your images, you can ditch the traditional Rule of Thirds and create something completely new and interesting.
Pattern
There are patterns all around us if we only learn to see them. Emphasizing and highlighting these patterns can lead to striking shots – as can high lighting when patterns are broken.
Symmetry
Depending upon the scene – symmetry can be something to go for – or to avoid completely.
A symmetrical shot with strong composition and a good point of interest can lead to a striking image – but without the strong point of interest it can be a little predictable.
Texture
Images a two dimensional thing yet with the clever use of ‘texture’ they can come alive and become almost three dimensional.
Texture particularly comes into play when light hits objects at interesting angles.
Depth of Field
It can isolate a subject from its background and foreground (when using a shallow depth of field) or it can put the same subject in context by revealing it’s surrounds with a larger depth of field.
Read the full article over at Digital Photography School
Source: Digital Photography School
nice ideas
Three dimensional is awesome.