Why Myplayaphotographer is the best choice when looking for a photography service in the Riviera Maya.

If you're planning a trip to Playa del Carmen, Tulum or Cancun, and you're in need of photography services, Myplayaphotographer is the best choice for you. Here are just a few reasons why.

First and foremost, Myplayaphotographer is led by the professional photographer Daniel, who has been capturing stunning images of the Riviera Maya for almost a decade now. He has a deep understanding of the unique lighting, landscapes, and culture of the area, which allows him to create truly breathtaking photographs.

Having started with photography in the analog area, Daniel has collected a profound knowledge of the medium. His education in visual arts paired with his technical knowledge about cameras, films and sensors contributes to a unique photography style that is unmatched in the Riviera Maya.

Not only is Daniel a skilled photographer, but he is also an excellent communicator, good alike with kids and adults, approachable and easy going. He speaks both English and Spanish fluently, so you won't have to worry about any language barriers getting in the way of your shoot.

As an established company of the Riviera Maya Myplayaphotographer offers a wide range of photography services to meet your needs, from engagement and wedding photography to family and individual portraits.

In addition to their top-notch photography services, Myplayaphotographer is known for their exceptional customer service. They will go above and beyond to make sure that you are satisfied with your experience, from the initial consultation to the final delivery of your photos.

Finally, Myplayaphotographer is dedicated to sustainability and minimizing their impact on the environment. They use eco-friendly practices in their business, such as digital delivery of photos to reduce paper waste and energy-efficient lighting equipment.

If you want stunning, high-quality photographs of your trip to Playa del Carmen, Myplayaphotographer is the best choice. With their skilled and experienced team, wide range of photography services, exceptional customer service, and commitment to sustainability, you can't go wrong.

Posing in photography - Some tips for photographers and “models”

Photography is a beautiful art that captures moments and memories that last a lifetime. Having done family and couple sessions in the Riviera Maya for the most part I am mostly aiming to get natural and candid shots but also some arranged poses can be a crucial element to photography. Posing is the art of placing the subject in the best possible position to create a beautiful and engaging image. It is a skill that requires practice and experience. In this blog post, I will discuss the importance of posing in photography and provide some tips to help you improve your posing skills. I am writing “model” in parentheses as usually most of my clients are not professional models.

Importance of Posing in Photography

Posing is essential in photography for several reasons. Firstly, it can help to create a connection between the subject and the viewer. A well-posed photograph can evoke emotions and tell a story. Secondly, posing can highlight the subject's best features and downplay any flaws. It can make the subject feel confident and comfortable in front of the camera. Lastly, posing can help to create a cohesive look and feel to a series of photographs. It can tie everything together and create a beautiful visual story.

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Tips for Posing in Photography:

Start with a Plan (Tip for the “model”):

Before the photoshoot, plan the poses you want to achieve. This will help you to stay organized and focused during the shoot. You can create a mood board or a list of poses that you want to try (and send them to the photographer). This will save time and make the photoshoot more efficient. As silly as it sounds, but you can practice at home in front of a mirror and see if your ideas are easy for you to achieve.

Communicate with the Subject (Tip for photographers and models):

Communication is key when it comes to photo sessions. It takes some effort to communicate verbally the idea of a picture but every good photographer has to make the effort. It can take some back and forth but that’s all right. Talk to your subject (or photographer) and explain the poses you want to achieve. You can demonstrate the pose or show them a reference image. Encourage your subject/photographer to give feedback and make suggestions. This will create a collaborative and relaxed atmosphere during the shoot. It is important to state the photography session are an interactive process. Don’t leave all to the photographer, be engaging, don’t be afraid to try out things, don’t be afraid to fail.

Consider the Body Language (Tip for photographers):

Body language is an important aspect of posing. It can communicate emotions and create a connection with the viewer. Pay attention to the subject's posture, facial expression, and hand positioning. A slight change in these elements can make a significant difference in the overall feel of the photograph.

Create Movement:

Adding movement to the photograph can create a dynamic and engaging image. You can ask your subject to walk, run, or twirl. Movement can create a sense of energy and excitement in the photograph.

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Conclusion

In conclusion, posing is an essential aspect of photography. It can create a connection between the subject and the viewer, highlight the subject's best features, and create a cohesive look and feel to a series of photographs. With practice and experience, you can improve your posing skills and create beautiful and engaging photographs. Remember to plan ahead, communicate with your subject (or photographer), pay attention to body language, create movement and most importantly do it with joy and attitude.

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Outfit ideas for family and group photos on the beach

We are a photography service working on the beaches of Playa del Carmen, Cancun and Tulum for more than 7 years now and would like to share with you some of our ideas considering your styling.

Create an awareness of where you are.

As a principle guideline we recommend you to think about where you will be for the occasion. Make yourself aware of where we are. Try to think of the colors and scenes you encounter during the session and dress up accordingly.

Here in the Riviera Maya we usually have three possible scenarios: The photo session can be on beach, in the jungle (Cenotes) or urban (at your airbnb in Tulum).

Colors that dominate on the beach are White (Clouds), Blue (Sea) and Sand (Beach). During sunset and sunrise times those colors shift towards pastel tones deriving from red and blue.

Beachy, sandy, casual but kinda elegant.

Personally we prefer seeing brighter and lighter tones in your outfits. Heavier tones like black or poppy colors might fit better in an urban or jungly context. While on the beach we think that reduced pastel colors on the brighter spectrum are a better fit to match the color palettes during our breathtaking sunrises and sunsets. On the other hand attention attracting yellows and flashy reds can work good with the greenery of the jungle.

Patterns like plaids, stripes, and florals are welcomed. You can even mix-and-match them, and don't be afraid to layer them with solid colours and denims.

Don’t forget that we are in a sunny and hot area almost throughout the year so the lighter the fabric the better.

We are all different.

As families or groups your don’t need to match up exactly. Usually it is better to look individually for colors and patterns that match each character. The clothes you’re wearing shouldn’t make you feel uncomfortable or too dressed up. Make sure you wear the clothes. Don’t let the clothes wear you!

There is no need really to invest your money in shoes. As the photo session takes place on a sandy beach the most common is to be barefoot. If you prefer having something on your feet, some light and stylish sandals might do the job.

If you have a hard time deciding bring more outfits to the session. We don’t have a problem with that as long as time is respected.

If you have different ideas and want to break with the suggested rules we highly appreciate you too. A photo session is always an opportunity to express yourself!

We think this bachelor(ette) group of poeple did a wonderful job. Beachy, casual but elegant still, with some accentuated color.

Say yes, say no! Things to consider when hiring a Wedding photographer in the Riviera Maya Mexico.

If you are planning to get married in a resort in Cancun, Playa del Carmen or Tulum and you want to book a wedding photographer there is some things good know upfront. In the following short blog post we use our experience as a local photography service to give you some insides.

What can you expect from us?

On your wedding day I will be capturing each and every special moment you share with your quests and with each other as a bride and groom. All important moments will be captured from preparations to the big 'I do' and anything that happens until the party is over. During the preparation of your big day I will be always making time to discuss details. If there is a dinner rehearsal the day before we are happily coming over to go through the major events with you, so that things go smoothly on the wedding day.

Picture what you want.

It is always helpful for any photography service to know more detailed what the client wants. On the other hand we can help you with time management and give you precise information how much time each part of the event will consume. Simple family pictures sound like an easy thing to do, but they require efficient organisation and usually eat up a lot of time.

Also take into account that the resorts and hotels of the Riviera Maya are enormous areas and getting from the beach ceremony to the dinner reception or even from the grooms to the brides getting ready residence might take valuable time off the clock. We can also include a second shooter for an extra fee - and we highly recommend doing that - to make sure every angle and moment is covered.

Mexico is hot!

When planning your wedding day don’t forget that we are in the carribbean and temperatures can be hotter than you are used to, especially when dressed in wedding attire. When your ceremony is taking place on the beach get it scheduled for the late evening. Anything between 5:00 and 6:00pm is a good time to start. Also you can be sure to have best light conditions for this important part of the day and your guests will be coming more relaxed to the dinner reception.

Bring your own wedding photographer, BYOWPH(?!)

If good wedding photos are important to you than you want to make sure that you will be able to bring a wedding photographer who’s style suits yours. BEFORE booking your venues location make sure you can bring your own photographer. As you will be spending your money there anyways you should be able to negotiate terms in advance. You are allowed to say no when not agreeing to what is offered to you, but say yes when the big moment comes!

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Enhance your family & couple session with a clear idea.

Following article will introduce a few tips how to make your photo sessions magical by creating the momentum through good guidance. There is two goals that you should achieve in your session. First you should make your clients relax and feel comfortable in your presence. On the other hand you should try to push your clients out of their comfort zones. Here is how to get there.

Start your photo session slow

Every photo session needs some warm up time so don´t jump right into the actions shots. Connect with the client first, introduce yourself and ask about them or there prior experiences with photography. You will find out fast how comfortable they will feel in front of a camera. If they are new to the field try to relax with them . Don´t leave all to your client, direct them into the intimate moment that will make a good photograph. Ask them to turn the head slightly or move a leg forward slowly. The right choice of words is important to help convey the delicacy you need to take a good picture.

Introduce movement and keep moving yourself

Movement is crucial to get motion and emotion into photography. Make your clients have a walk along the beach and join them. Don´t let the subject just pass your camera. You can´t have a stationary attitude towards something that is moving. Walk around your clients and stay agile. If you usually like to shoot in situations where your subjects are illuminated by direct light from the front try to take their pictures also while backlit. Counter lightening usually more dramatic and sometimes gives you surreal results.

You can even go further and make your clients run. It helps to release emotions and totally forget the camera. In case your clients are ready to get sporty try to motivate them like a fitness coach. Make the pull each other while running. If they are lacking in dynamics don´t hesitate to grab a clients hand to demonstrate. Just be careful not to push something the clients doesn’t really want to do as you never know the reason why a specific pose makes the client feel uncomfortable.

You can dance!

In photography everyone is a good dancer. Make the client twirl and stretch arms and maybe you can even play a song through your phone. Tell them to bring tension to every part of their body and motivate your client to give it all. Don´t be afraid to suggest dancing poses even if you think you´re not good at it. Seeing that you are not taking yourself too seriously will help the client to open up himself. Also shouting commands like “more power” or “more drama” will help to get the energy you´re looking for. Remember that the more energy you bring into a shoot the more you will affect the outcome.

Everyone is special

Make your client see their beauty. Don´t be afraid to tell them what you like about their appearance. Compliments don´t only help to get good photographs you will also lighten up the clients day.

Take a step back

Take a step back and invite your clients to do the same. Finish the session by giving the client their own space. Operate from distance and snoop around working silently. Like this you will get good shots of trusted intimacy.

Predicting weather in the Riviera Maya.

Some clients ask me for if it might rain on the day of their photo shoot. Of course there is always a chance it might, but here some reasons why you shouldn’t worry at all.

Predicting weather is almost impossible so don’t bother and leave weather apps aside. The good news is that the Mexican Riviera Maya is blessed with 70% sunshine per year. Chances that it doesn’t rain on the day of your shoot are 2 out of 3; those are good odds.

Really don’t bother to check your app. Living in Playa del Carmen for 10 years we know very well that weather predictions fail regularly. The caribbean weather is changing fast, there is no mountains in Quintana Roo that might stop clouds and you couldn’t tell by looking at the morning sky what the weather will be like 2 or 3 hours later. Even in “rainy season” it tends to rain heavily for a couple of minutes and right after the sun will come out and shine bright again. Or it might rain in Playa del Carmen half a day but 50km away in Cancun or Tulum the sun is shining. Local precision considering weather forecast simply doesn’t exist in this area.

Rainy day, nice image nevertheless. Look at the skin tones, everyone looks great!

The most important is to not let rain bother you at all. We photographers love it actually. It makes the greens in the jungle just pop! You get nice reflections on the streets and as light gets defused by clouds skin tones come out really soft and you will appear younger! For a photo session in the Riviera Maya there is no bad weather.

Imagine those nice a crafty greens as your image backdrop. In case of hard rain they will serve you as natural shelter :)

The correct exposure.

Making correct exposures is key to successful photography. Getting a well exposed image means that the correct amount of light is reaching the sensor. You might ask: what is the correct amount of light? When do I know my exposure was correct? 

Ansel Adams, an old master of landscape photography, wrote many pages about the correct exposure. He was the first human being figuring out how to capture the rising moon and a village at the same time, without the moon being over- or the village being underexposed.

Ansel Adams: Moonrise Hernandez, New Mexico.

Tip 1 - Studying the old masters will always improve your photography.

Some might think, what’s so special about this photo? He can easily have photoshopped it. Well, it was taken in 1941, 50 years before the rise of the internet and digital methods. Quite an astonishing discovery by Adams considering that, by the time he did that shot, photography already existed a 100 years! 

So what is the correct amount of light? Finding the correct exposure means finding the right balance between the very dark and the very bright parts of an image. What you always should try to achieve is having an image were the dark parts (called the shadows) and the very bright parts (the highlights) both still show details.

Tip 2 - Analyze your images under the aspect of brightness!

Over- and underexposed pictures.

Let me exemplify further. The following three images show a man I photographed in Cuba. 

The left image would be what is called „underexposed“ in terms of photography. The all in all impression is too dark, you hardly can recognise the man’s eyes, the details in the shadows are lost. 

The image in the center is correctly exposed. The overall impression is balanced. We are able to see all the details of the face. The blurred background of the building behind the man already starts to disintegrate into the white, but I don’t give it too much importance. When shooting a portrait, all you should care about is the face

Tip 3: Slightly overexpose the face, even if you loose details in the highlights of the background. 

The image on the right is obviously overexposed. Look closely at the mans forehead and the nose. Parts of it are completely white, there is no information at all. The structure of the skin disappeared and the color of the skin is gone. 

How does exposure works technically?

Imagine your photo sensor as millions of little buckets (instead of pixels) arranged in a rectangle. When no light hits the buckets they stay empty meaning they stay black (= no information). When you shoot your camera and light hits the buckets they are getting filled with information. If a bucket gets completely full it will be completely white (no information again). There is even the effect of overspilling; meaning the filled bucket will overspill and spill over on neighbour buckets turning them into white pixels. Your image will be partly „damaged“ or „burnt“ - what you loose is information and large parts of the image will stay white. You really want to avoid that, but you can’t avoid it always. We are just photographers, not magicians! 

How to influence exposure? The exposure triangle. 

There is three key settings of a camera called the exposure triangle.

ISO

APERTURE

SHUTTERSPEED

If you think about starting to be a serious photographer, you need to learn how to control these three settings first. How to expose an image correctly depends very much on how you handle the exposure triangle. 

The ISO signifies a specified value of your cameras sensor. The sensor is the rectangle surface inside your camera „recording“ the image. In digital photography you can make your sensor more or less sensitive towards light, just by turning a wheel. Small ISO-numbers like ISO 100, ISO 200 indicate that your sensor is not very sensitive towards light. The higher you push your ISO-values (ISO 1600, ISO 3200) the more sensitive the sensor will get towards light. Normally you apply lower numbers in bright sunlight and higher numbers in twilight or inside areas. Side effect: Higher ISO-numbers produce visual noise! 

ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO 6400 

NOTE: If you double the ISO value, you sensor reacts with light twice as fast! 

APERTURE. Every lens has aperture blades, which can hinder light passing through once they are closed. You can close them step by step, or open them again, if you want more light to hit your sensor. The steps are given in „f-numbers“. Keep in mind that smaller f-numbers (like f2) mean that the lens is wide open and therefore a lot of light can pass and hit the sensor. Bigger f-numbers (like f22) mean the opposite: the aperture blades are closed, less light will pass the lens! The creative side effect of opening or closing the aperture is what is called depth-of-field. Small f-numbers will have the effect, that only the object in focus is sharp and the background blurs (bookeh). With larger f-numbers you will have over all sharp images. Here the f-numbers in full stops: 

f1.4 f2 f2.8 f4 f5.6 f8 f11 f16 f22 

NOTE: If you stop down for a full stop (for example f2 > f1.4) double the light will pass through your lens. 

Tip 4: Learn these (full) f-stops by hard as they are irregular! There ist f-values in between but only memorise the classic f-stops listed above.

SHUTTER SPEED is the amount of time you let your sensor being exposed. Time is controlled by the shutter curtain, a cloth inside the body of your camera ready to open and close again. You push the shutter release, the sensor gets exposed, the shutter closes again, the picture is taken. In most modern cameras you have exposure times (=shutter speeds) ranging from 1/8000 up to 30“ seconds. Short exposure times allow you to freeze moments. Long exposure times give you the creative opportunity of motion blur. On the other hand long exposure times bring along the unwanted shake blur, in case you shoot handheld in lowlight conditions. The critical area for handheld shots starts with 1/60 or longer, depending on what camera and lens you use. Here typical times from short to long. 

1/1000 1/500 1/250 1/125 1/60 1/30 1/15 1/8 1/4 1/2 1“ 2“ ... 30“ 

NOTE: Half the time means half the light will reach the sensor. 

One Exposure, three ways! 

Every digital camera is equipped with a light meter that is instructing you how to set up your camera. Let’s make an example. Look at this street scene I shot in Havana. 

I‘ve chosen a sensor sensitivity of ISO 400. My light meter proposed me to set my camera on a shutter speed of 1/250 and an aperture of f8. I am accepting these proposals as a time of 1/250 is short enough to shoot handheld and enough depth-of-field (=overall sharpness) for a street scene like this. Now have a look at this table I created. 

Depending on what you, the photographer, want to show us, you will choose different settings. In the photo- graph shown above I made a choice, which I thought was appropriate for this scene. If I would have chosen the last of the three options shown in the table, the blue car coming into the frame on the right would shown much more motion blur. Exposure settings always depend on your priorities. If your priority is to freeze action, then you need to set your camera on times of 1/250 and shorter. On the opposite: if you want to indicate motion, then chose longer exposure times. Same with aperture: If you want to isolate your object from your background open the aperture (f1.4, f2, f2.8), if you want high depth-of-field chose higher f-numbers (f8 and beyond). Usually you want to keep ISO-numbers low, as you want to avoid visual noise. With most cameras all values under ISO800 create acceptable noise. 

Tip5: Set your ISO first depending on the light, then adjust time and aperture! 

Sometimes you will be limited by the light available and reality will force you to opt for a specific setting, sometimes you will have more freedom in making a creative choice. In any case, photography keeps you occupied. 

Tip 6: Always know what your intentions are when taking a picture. 

Understanding the trinity of ISO, APERTURE and SHUTTER SPEED is the Pater Noster of photography. Once you internalised the exposure triangle you will be able to understand what your camera can do and even more important what it can’t do. 

I know, getting into photography can be overwhelming at the beginning, but hey, no-one said it’s gonna be easy. Please trust me when I say, it is totally worth the effort and time. You will understand that owning an expensive camera doesn’t make great pictures in itself. You will know why Ansel Adams was one of the most sophisticated photographers of its time and still outreaches most of todays landscape photographers. 

Keep in mind: once you inhaled und understood those rules, you can play with them. But first it is important to understand what your machine is doing once you push gently the shutter. Click! 

Do`s and Don'ts in a family or couple photo shoot?

Well there is practically none, really. Photography sessions are so fast and fluid that it is very hard to force a good photo and most of the time you and even the photographer don’t know at what time beauty unfolds in front of the camera. The job of a good photographer is to stay attentive, know where to stand and to be ready when “THE moment” comes up. Of course you can manipulate and control shootings by implementing poses but most of the times you get the best shots out of unexpected situations. When people ask me how to pose or what to do with their faces I always get a bit intimidated. My answer is always short and I am sort of saying: “Try to stay you” or “make minimalistic changes”. We are photographers, we think in technical terms, exposure, rules of composition and light. If you feel like modelling, thats good, but we are not the ones to teach you that. Don’t try to be someone you are not. It is one thing to be a trained model and another to be an authentic person. Your family and friends at home will appreciate and connect emotionally much more with the candid shots than the posed ones. They want to recognise you, they want to see who you really are and not what you’d like to be. Doing photo sessions in the Mexican Riviera Maya is a blessed situation for any photographer. People that come to Tulum, Playa del Carmen or Cancun come mostly for vacationing and have an excellent mood and normally they bring their good vibes to the shoot. And thats what our photo sessions should be about. Connect and have a good time together.

Photography Composition: How to Make Compelling Photos

What Is Photography Composition?

Photography Composition is a term for the formal structure of works of art. The term composition refers to the relationships between the elements of a photograph. These include:

• The arrangement of figures or objects and their geometric relationships

• Perspective and lines (real as well as imagined)

• Principles of organization such as symmetry, grouping, structure, grid, and contrast

• light and color

In this article, we’re going to explore a few examples where we can see different rules of composition coming to fruition. That way you can apply them to your own photography and start taking more compelling photos.

Rule-Of-Thirds

A very basic and well-known rule of composition is the rule-of-thirds. If you want to apply this rule simply divide the composition into thirds both vertically and horizontally, then arrange your subjects so they align with the intersections.

Let me give you an example with the following photo. See how the two protagonists are positioned exactly where the lines intersect? Applying this rule, you always place the most important subjects on top of the lines or where the lines intersect. Doing so will add balance to your photo. Some cameras even offer an option to overlay a rule-of-thirds grid over the LCD screen or viewfinder. Enabling this grid view in your LCD is a great way to rain your eye to compose better.

Rule of thirds method is about placing important objects or lines along or intersections of the rule of thirds grid.

In addition to the composition, I like the content of this photo as it refers to our blind spots. Only I am aware of the smiling girl behind the corner while taking the picture. The second photographer depicted in this image is, on the other hand, aware of something I am not aware of. Look at his gaze drawn to something outside the frame and look at his open mouth. It looks like he spotted something!

Golden Triangle

A little more dynamic than the rule-of-thirds is the rule of the golden triangle. The concept derives from the “golden section,” in which mathematicians, architects, and artists have discovered the ideal ratio for design is 1:1.618. They have found this ratio throughout nature, man-made objects, buildings, and other forms of classical art.

So, how do you construct it and apply it to your photography? First, you draw a diagonal line from the bottom-left of the frame to the top-right. Then draw another diagonal line that intersects the first line at a 90-degree angle. It’s called the perpendicular line. Note that you can also do this the other way round! Again, put the objects deserving attention in the intersection points or let their outlines follow the imaginary lines we just drew.

Here is a rather mean example. It shows a market situation where two people seem to negotiate over a girl. The facilitating truth is, (of course!), that the seller just offers a mirror so the young girl can see herself, but the way of the composition offers the first mentioned interpretation. Observe how the important details are aligned along the crossing diagonal! The seller and his stretched arm, the small girl in the mirror and the money counting hands of the buyer. With composition, you can influence the way you want your image to be understood!

An image composed using the Golden Triangle.

Leading Lines

Another way to compose your photos is through leading lines. See in the following photo how all the important lines lead to the centered protagonist on the bike. Leading lines have the purpose of creating perspective by leading the eye into the image. Further, you can use them to point something or someone out.

A photograph of a cyclist in the middle of the screen with many leading lines pointing towards him.

Another example of using leading lines in your composition.

As our eyes are trained to read from left to right, try to compose pictures with lines hindering your eye from jumping out of the frame too fast. For example, it’s better to compose a mountain range entering in the bottom left and ascending to the top right rather than the other way round. Of course, you can have lines running from the top left to the bottom right, just make sure you have elements that stop the eye before it leaves the frame.

Your eyes are trained to look from left to right.

Composing with Color

If you shoot mainly in color, consider there are certain colors which work better together. According to color theory, introduced by the German writer and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1810, there are colors which are complementary, with the effect of boosting each other’s intensity when displayed next to each other.

Goethe’s Color Wheel

Thus, the colors shown in the circle above create the strongest contrast with the color on the opposite side of the color wheel. Red goes best with green, orange pops out the blue, and purple is the complementary color of yellow. If you want to draw attention to your images, search for those color contrasts!

Conclusion

Of course, there are many more ways to compose than just those mentioned. You can play with bright/dark contrasts or you can implement letters and incorporate words and road signs to make your image more interesting.

The composition can underline your “message” so it’s smart to be aware of it. But, in my reality as a street photographer, I don’t think too much about the rules once I’m out there. Life happens too fast and good photographers will apply them intuitively without thinking. In fact, I am sure that in almost all the examples shown above I didn’t even think for a fraction of a second on composition rules. It’s good to know the basics, but there’s also a lot to be said for shooting with your heart and following your intuition.

Let me finish with what Edward Weston, photographer, and co-founder of the famous f/64 Group, said:

“Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk.”

Composition makes the photography stunning work of art. It's a learning exercise for beginners to understand the rules of composition. Here's another useful resource to read for tips and techniques on photography composition.

For additional information, take a look at the article on “Using Golden Ratio in photography” from the Pixpa blog. It offers some good information for photographers looking to improve their photography composition.