Asian Photography - December 2015

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ABHISHEK DESAI

give it depth. It adds a layer to the
photograph, thus adding an element
for the viewer’s eye. It will invite the
viewer into the image. It’s easy with the
new phone camera apps to focus on
foreground. In-built mobile camera apps
allow you to tap on wherever you need
the focus to be, and you can then frame
your image accordingly.

Leading Lines
This is another element of
composition. Leading lines are basically
visual elements in the image that guide
the viewer’s eye to the focal point.
Leading lines can be anything from a
pathway, a river, a line of trees, a moving
object, or a simple log. The objective of
the leading lines would be to draw your
audience in.

Horizon
Last but not the least, the horizon is
very crucial when shooting landscapes.
Aesthetically, if the sky is going to be
your primary feature in the image, then
the horizon should be lower in your
image. Whereas if the sky is not such
an important aspect, keep the horizon
above the center of the image. It is

important to ensure that your horizon is

straight. A crooked horizon in most cases

will ruin your image. Switch on your grid

feature in the camera app to check the

horizon straightness, as well as to set it

above or below the central grid. Using

mobile editing apps you can correct a badly

composed horizon, but you can end up

losing part of your image in the cropping

and/or rotating.