One of the interesting studies about composition is vanishing points. You can use them in your photographs to lead the viewer’s eyes to your main subject. I took this photo at the Art Museum yesterday because it screamed of vanishing points and perspective. By using both here you get a sense of being drawn deep into this photograph. No matter where you initially look in this composition your eyes are drawn through the picture to the door at the end of the hallway. I love this kind of stuff. Now imagine you’re on a trail in the woods lined with a canopy of trees. Would this technique in composition work well in that application? You bet!
Hmmm..I didn’t know this lesson but I do this all the time, just look at my header photo. Recently I posted snaps on my personal facebook page. One of them was of a hallway. my cation was “I don’t know why I photograph hallways, I just do”
Compositionally a vanishing point should be offset from the center of the frame. Otherwise you almost go cross-eyed coming at it from the outside edges inward. The same principle applies to horizon sunset photos, offset the sun.
Okay, so my dead ahead down the corridor shots don’t qualify. Well good. it gives me a new angle to try, learn, maybe even master. Thanks Bob!