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usonian

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Wed Dec 17, 2025, 01:31 PM Wednesday

Just found this: Photography Composition: The Definitive Guide [View all]

Posted in 2018. It's a one web page "book" for short-attention span photographers.

I previously had bought a book on composition in art.
Depends on whether your photography is art or kitsch.
📷 Strive to create art with your camera! 📷

https://antongorlin.com/blog/photography-composition-definitive-guide/

And family photos count!

My Dad had a Brownie Reflex camera for our family photos.
I've been trying to make them look realistic for years.

But the composition was pretty good.
He was an artist.

Enjoy, Learn.

and just parenthetically, I "had to" remove a TV antenna from a really nice sunset I took, and the heal tool in GIMP wasn't going to do it, so I used the airbrush tool, and a tiny bit of art talent (which is all I have) really helps. It's like painting! But I didn't have to clean the brushes afterwards.

Happy Photographing!

If I find a quick guide to portrait photography, I'll post the link.

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