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Using Curved Lines in Photography Composition

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Using Curved Lines in Photography Composition

Using curved lines in your compositions can add a sense of grace and softness to your photographs. Straight lines tend to be more rigid and hard, curved lines produce a very different feeling. They can also be used to draw a viewer’s eye through your compositions and lead them to your main subject or off into the distance.

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Nature is full of curved lines. Look around you and you’ll find them in landscapes and seascapes, trees, flowers, and even in the sky. Man-made structures often incorporate curved lines. Roads, bridges, and close-ups of vehicles often have a lot of curved lines.