Symmetry In Compositions

What is a symmetry. In easy terms symmetry is when an object, image or scene can be divided into two parts (from the center vertically or horizontally) and each part of the image would look like a mirror reflection of the other. Symmetry can also be defined as perfect halves of any object or image.

- Mrinmoy Choudhury

To get into symmetrical compositions you will have to understand that only certain situations can turn out to be symmetrical. For example a human being can be symmetrical when viewed vertically but not when you divide horizontally meaning the line is cutting the human at the torso. Symmetrical compositions make strong visuals and often leave a sense of vastness in the scene or the image. Symmetrical editing can be done on photo editing software, but we shall focus more on shooting the images in a symmetrical way. However do not get stuck with the idea of finding everything as perfectly symmetrical. In the real world is is not always true and so the images are as close as to being perfectly symmetrical forms.

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