Compose Your Frame

The LDS visitors center in St. George, UT.

I picked this location for my photo shoot because the Temple grounds always have beautiful flowers and landscaping, plus the very white buildings add a nice contrast.

In my effort to set up this shot, I used the rule of thirds by placing the rose in lower left intersection of the rule of thirds grid and the visitors center in the upper right intersection of the rule of thirds grid. This shows off the building and the beautiful flowers in the area.

I photographed the walkway on a diagonal to use the diagonal rule. It added interest and movement to the frame. Much better than shooting straight down the walkway, vertically or horizontally. In this frame the walkway appears to continue on to the left.

The graphic vector in this photo is the short white wall which provides a strong contrast from the green grass and moves the eye through to the right of the frame.