How to Create a Powerful Composition in Digital Photography

A good composition in digital photography can only be achieved when all the elements of design are carefully studied, well understood, and made to work out together.
There are just so many elements to consider, that sometimes it becomes too confusing and difficult to determine which ones go well together to fit in one frame.
And while there are so many elements of design to consider, how can one make all these things fit into one frame and still make it look organized and appealing? The real challenge in digital photography do not only depend on how well you know and handle your camera, but also how strong your composition is in bringing about thoughts and feelings to the viewers.
An effective image is the one that utilizes the different element of design all at once or a smart combination of some in one frame but results to an organized shot which draws different responses from different audiences.
Photographers, both amateurs and professionals, look for interesting subjects and make these subjects fit into the frame of their camera's viewfinders or screens.
But it isn't as simple as it looks.
Because the most challenging part in photography is finding an interesting subject and utilizing subordinates to make the composition more effective.
In every composition, it is always more interesting when there is variation.
That means you shouldn't only stick to what you see and to what is natural.
When you vary, you manipulate your subject in such a way that it would result to a more interesting and more powerful composition.
It's always nice when you put a little twist to what could be an ordinary shot and you will see that it could result to something that could be more appealing.
You can apply various techniques to achieve this variation and you can do this by experimenting on the various elements of design.
Unity is also important in photography.
To make your picture more appealing, the elements in your composition should be united so the message it brings about to its audience is also clear and not confusing.
Sometimes, when you use too many elements in one picture, it may look cluttered and it may be too much.
The picture should come out as a whole and it would help if what's gapping on in the picture is not too much all at once.
You can remove the other elements from view by either cropping or using lighting and shadow effects or you can also use other techniques to terminate the less important elements.
You should also always consider putting more emphasis on the main subject so it would dominate the whole composition.
The subordinates should only support the main thing in your picture in a coherent way.
Put more attention on your main subject while the subordinates should only appear as a background.
In order to do this, you should apply color and size techniques so your subject will stand out and get noticed first.
There are no written rules in photography but you should never forget that there are things that you have to work out on and study in order to enhance your skills.
Studying how all the elements of design should be played upon is important in achieving powerful compositions in digital photography.