Just a quick note this time. I spoke before a little bit about using the longest lengths of your frame to contain your picture. This is an example of composing your shot to use that long diagonal length. Some people turn their camera diagonally to introduce diagonal lines for more drama. While that is true and works (i.e. a man standing straight will look more dramatic, and exciting if you turn the camera slightly to make him diagonal), it isn't something that should be done a lot in the same photo sequence. You end up making the viewer dizzy as they constantly have to turn their head to comprehend the picture.In this photo, the body of the dancer is just slightly off the vertical. It still looks normal and adds a bit of stability to the picture. That's good cause everything else is slanted. Thankfully, the ribbons that she is twirling are large, bright, colorful, and takes your eyes away from the rest. I could have zoomed out and used the horizontal orientation of the frame to contain the entire photo, but that would have introduced lots of negative space. You wouldn't be able to see the detail in the dancer's costume. And much of the real estate would have been wasted space. Turning the frame diagonal let me really zoom in there and still be able to get the entirety of the ribbon.
Keep your photos clean and tight, that's my motto.
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