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Today we talked about a new topic. We're starting Photoshop Elements and we need to know several of the rules for photo composition. We're beginning to learn about graphics because my teacher said it comes in handy when we're doing advertising especially in business.

Well, there are a couple of rules I want to mention.

One of the most important one is the 'Rule of Thirds'. This rule is essentially about not making the focus of your pictures directly at the middle. It's much more interesting to look at rather than just staring at the center of the page. The horizon line can be two thirds on the bottom or the top of the page.

Another rule that you can follow is contrast. Placing the object of interest in a background that contrasts its colour so that it is brought out more. One other rule that brings out the point of interest is blurring the background. This would make the audience's focus on what you want them to.

For horizon lines that are perfectly straight, you might want to take them at an angle, most likely diagonally on the page. This just makes your picture a bit more appealing because it poses something that would usually look straight horizontal or vertical in a different view.

To know more, you can go to this site:

http://www.azuswebworks.com/photography/ph_comp.html

This is also where I got my information from.