Photography Book - 10 Ingredients of Composition Mastery

10 Ingredients of Composition Mastery

By Ignacio Palacios, Master of Photography

Composition is the backbone of photography and is, in my opinion, the most important photographic element in creating compelling images. At its core, composition is about visual strength. It’s the artful mastery of geometry, order and vision. Composition is control. Unfortunately, composition isn’t easy. It can be bloody hard.

So, I’m going to share with you the 10 ingredients of composition mastery. Before I can do that, it’s important I share the foundation of these ingredients because I appreciate you could find thousands of composition cheat-sheets on google right now. Trust me, I’ve checked nearly every google result out there.

The problem is, I found a lot of the advice a bit general, vague and hard to apply. So, I took a different route. I studied the images of the world’s best photographers, I watched local and global photography competitions (hanging on every word the judges said), I sought out mentors, and I spent countless hours practising and refining my composition craftsmanship.