Ten rules of composition

1. Impact.  There's something about babies that emotionally impacts everyone. Their cuteness makes people respond lovingly and with care towards the infant. Edited using Camera+.

2. KISS. This is a statue in Mary's Garden where I found a yellow flower placed in the hand of the statue in the dead of winter. I chose to zoom in closer to the outreached hands of the Saint, to make the image as simple as possible. I blurred the background using BigLens and added a black and white filter. 

3. Cropping (before). Edited using Camera +.

3.Cropping (after). In order to focus more closely on the bell, captured in the previous picture, I moved closer to the object and focused directly on it, so that the statue behind it is cropped out. Edited using Camera+.

4. Balance. This statue is a logical and symmetrical center point in front of Union Station. The three flags divide the image into thirds, creating almost perfect balance on each side of the subject. Edited using Camera+.

5. Leading Lines. I like the more implied lines that the light posts and ceiling tiles create. It leads your eyes down the pathway. I added a sepia filter to this photograph.

6. Rule of Thirds. Usually the subject matter occupies 2/3 of the composition. For this image, I inverted this rule and allowed the sky to take up 2/3, and the library only 1/3.

7. Use of internal framing.  Edited using Snapseed.

8. Avoid Mergers (before). Editing Using Camera +.

8. Avoid Mergers (After). In order to crop the  key holder out of this portrait, I simply had the subject step two feet to the right. Being aware of possible mergers helps to create a more interesting picture. 

9. Room for Logical Movement. In this image, the baby has room to crawl into the center of the photograph. By blurring the outside edges of the scene, including some of his toys, I hoped to create a sense of movement. Edited using Camera+, Miniature filter.

10. Biggest Boldest Brightest Most Favorably Placed. This image shows one rose bright and most favorably placed,  with the other two more blurred in the background.  Edited using BigLens.