{"id":305,"date":"2026-04-27T13:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apollosurveys.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/video-tips-composition-dos-and-donts-for-creating-better-images\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:50:22","slug":"video-tips-composition-dos-and-donts-for-creating-better-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.apollosurveys.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/video-tips-composition-dos-and-donts-for-creating-better-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Tips: Composition Dos and Don\u2019ts For Creating Better Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/video-tips-composition-dos-and-donts-for-creating-better-images\/\">Video Tips: Composition Dos and Don&#8217;ts For Creating Better Images<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\">Digital Photography School<\/a>. It was authored by <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/author\/darlene-hildebrandt\/\">Darlene Hildebrandt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How you compose or arrange your frame is one of the keys to creating interesting and compelling images. So learning some composition rules, and when to break them is essential.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three short videos to help you see what to do and what to avoid in your composition.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section id=\"composition-mistakes-to-avoid\">Composition Mistakes to Avoid<\/h2>\n<p>Learn what not to do in this video including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Double subjects<\/li>\n<li>Looking out of the frame<\/li>\n<li>Tangents (lines cutting through the subject)<\/li>\n<li>Lazy composition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSuotHb4IZM?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 data-section id=\"beginners-guide-to-composition\">Beginner&#8217;s guide to composition<\/h2>\n<p>In this second video, Jordan from Sleeklens gives you four tips you can use to help elevate your photography composition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pDr8W3yaPm4?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The four tips covered include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/the-rule-of-thirds-how-it-can-help-or-hinder-your-composition\/\">Rule of thirds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/7-quick-tips-use-visual-balance-make-better-photographs\/\">Balance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/how-to-break-the-rules-with-a-central-composition\/\">Symmetry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/improve-impact-urban-images-using-lines\/\">Leading Lines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 data-section id=\"composition-tips\">9 Composition Tips<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, in this last video from COOPH you will see nine more composition tips based on the images of master photographer, Steve McCurry.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7ZVyNjKSr0M?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Do you have any other composition tips you would like to share? 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