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Good books to learn photographic composition from?
Can anyone suggest books/resources on the artistic side of photography?

http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory/discuss/72157628295763237/

This is my solution to a 'tell a story in 5 frames' assignment I got. I was really struggeling with the composition, feeling that there are some hidden, mystic rules I don't understand. I'd be happy for your advice about -

  1. Improvments for this specific work
  2. A few tips or general guidelines for composition?
  3. Directions for where and how to learn composition?
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    [tag:composition-basics] – mattdm Dec 06 '11 at 00:43
  • I think this is too broad. See the FAQ — Your questions should be reasonably scoped. If you can imagine an entire book that answers your question, you’re asking too much. – mattdm Dec 06 '11 at 02:22
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    That said, Michael Freeman's blog has a lot of great stuff on composition for storytelling. http://www.michaelfreemanphotography.com/blog/ – mattdm Dec 06 '11 at 02:44
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    Even though the question is rather broad I don't think he deserved a downvote. Someone is a bit too keen on downvoting around here. –  Dec 06 '11 at 08:47
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    @Roy. It would probably be better if your rephrased your question to ask specific points about each of your images in the series. –  Dec 06 '11 at 08:51
  • @Imre: ...which is also a duplicate! :D – Count Zero Dec 06 '11 at 15:06
  • This question seems to be less about composition of individual shots so much as a need to understand how to create a narrative using still images. Maybe re-phrase your question if that's what your aiming for. Apart from the last shot the 'composition' doesn't seem too bad. – Paul Round Dec 06 '11 at 17:05
  • Seems like my understanding of this site is similar to my understanding of composition. But I'm learning :). So is it ok for users to post their work and ask for improvment suggestions? – Roy Dec 07 '11 at 09:09
  • There's a specifci 'no photo critiques' rule in the FAQ so posting your photo and asking for general advice is a no-no. However posting a photo and asking how to improve a specific technical aspect should be okay. –  Dec 07 '11 at 11:26

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Some advice I used to improve my eye for composition:

  • Forget all rules, learn to be creative (as Ansel Adams once said: There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. on wiki quote)
  • Read different kind of photography books.
  • Look at a lot of images

Ansel Adams' quote inspired me the most. At first, I was relying too much on rules or guide lines and got constrained by them.

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