Photography Masterclass Magazine

8 COMMON COMPOSITION MISTAKES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM

Without composition our photographs can look unbalanced and unappealing. Modern cameras are clever but, while they can take care of the technical side of things if we choose, they can’t apply the creative touch.

That’s up to us and learning how not to make composition mistakes makes this easier.

In this guide I’ll run through some of the most common composition mistakes and show you how to avoid them. Let’s get started.

1. USING THE WRONG DEPTH OF FIELD

This is probably the most common mistake that people make when starting out in photography. Depth of field determines what’s in focus beyond your focal point and if you don’t tell your camera

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