Rules of Composition

Headroom

Headroom is the distance between the top of a subjects head and the top of the frame.

This picture demonstrates the right amount of capacity needed and displays less of an empty space within the top of the frame.

This picture demonstrates the wrong amount of capacity and displays more of an empty space within the top of the frame.

Looking Room

Looking room is the negative space between the characters directional sight to the edge of the frame. 

This picture above demonstrates the right amount of reach needed and displays extra room between the distance of the direction seen upon to the edges of the frame.


The picture below demonstrates the wrong amount of reach and displays limited room between the distance of the direction seen upon to the edges of the frame.

Rules of thirds

Rules of thirds is a guideline that proposes an image divided into nine equal parts, by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines.

Dept of Field

Depth of field is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects within the frame and therefore appears acceptably sharp dependent on the view.

And so the deepness and the shallowness of the focus depends on the size of the depth of field.


Aperture of camera

Aperture is the opening through which light travels.