Beyond the rule of thirds

The rule of thirds is a great start, but if you always use it your photos start to look the same. Here are three tools I use every day.

Leading lines

A pier, a road, a river: they guide the eye into the image.

Natural frames

Doors, windows, branches: they isolate the subject and add depth.

Negative space

Leaving space empty is a choice. A small subject under a big sky tells the scale of a place.