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DAY 251 | PHOTOGRAPHY 101 |
Using Lines
JUST FOLLOW ALONG
Using lines to draw the viewer’s attention into the photo or across the photo is a technique that is very useful in creative photography. This is referred to as using “leading lines.”
Just as when we read a book, our eyes scan a photograph from left to right. A leading line along the left side of a photograph will capture the viewer’s attention right away and then lead him across the photograph (below).
Another use of leading lines is to arrange your photograph so that the line leads ...
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