Composition: How to Make High Impact Images

Join me for a two-hour online session on composition, and how to make high impact images. I'll go through the choices that go into a strong landscape photograph, so you can use them in your own work.

I'll start with the composition guides most photographers know, like the rule of thirds and the vanishing point, as a starting point for more complex image making. Then I'll cover lines, depth and space, separating your subject so there's a clear focal point, and balance across the frame.

We'll also look at whether an image is made for impact or for storytelling, and how that shapes the composition. There's also a section on light and colour: working warm to cool, using contrast as depth, and colour complements.

I'll mark up award-winning images live on screen and talk through the decisions behind them, along with case studies and common mistakes. We'll finish with a Q&A, so bring your questions along.

It's an updated presentation, and it runs for two hours with a 10 minute break at the halfway mark. You'll get a recording afterwards.

Session Details

• Topic: Composition: How to Make High Impact Images
• Date: Wednesday, 21st October
• Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM AEDT
• Platform: Zoom (registration required via provided link)
• Cost: A$35 per person
• Spots available: 50
• Suitable for: All levels.
• Recording: A recording of the session will be provided to all participants after the event.

Important: Zoom registration is required to attend this session. After booking through Sony Scene, you'll receive a separate email with the Zoom registration link. Please complete this registration to secure your spot.

If you'd like help with your own images, my one-on-one mentoring sessions are on my Sony Scene profile.

• Topics covered in this session:

  • Composition guides, from the rule of thirds and the vanishing point to lines, depth and space, as starting points for more complex image making
  • Separating your subject for a clear focal point
  • Balance across the frame
  • Making images for impact or for storytelling, and how that shapes the composition
  • Light and colour as composition: warm to cool, using contrast as depth, and colour complements
  • Live mark-up of award-winning photographs, plus case studies and common mistakes

• A reliable internet connection
• Zoom software installed on your device
• Notebook and pen
• Any questions you have about composing your own images, for the Q&A
• Optional: a few of your own photographs to try the ideas on