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Bad Composition vs Good Composition

This is an example of a bad composition.

The vision is blurry because the image of the outdoors is overlapped with the reflection of the person taking the picture from behind the window. The viewer is not able to clearly make out the layout of the buildings. Also, the picture needs to crop out the unnecessary shots of the traffic lights.

This is also an example of a bad composition. The dominant element in this photo seems to be the big wall of Chinatown. However, it is unproportional in the picture and also chopped off. The shots of the passersby in the forefront also takes up so much space that the focus is diverted away from the wall.

This is an example of good composition. There is a unity among elements (architecture), however, there is also a variety of the buildings that adds to the aesthetic pleasure of the photo. There is an asymmetrical balance of the height of the buildings so the photo looks a bit tilted, but it still looks good.

This is an example of good composition. The photo plays with the perspective of the viewer by following the length of the pathway. The viewer's eyes would move straight along the path all the way into the rear end of the picture in a linear movement.