All areas of visual art share the task of combining individual components of motifs into a convincing whole. Photography, in particular, is well-suited to showcase the diverse possibilities of compositional design. Additionally, the display of a digital camera serves excellently as a working tool, as the organization of image elements within a motif can be immediately read from it.

Albrecht Rissler views applied image design as a tool as essential as a keen eye or knowledge of the technical aspects of artistic work. In "Composition," he presents the most important design rules and demonstrates their application using 250 photographs as examples.

Topics covered include:

• The impact of image formats
• Perspectives and image guidance
• Gridding, fanning out of image elements
• Cropping and framing
• Form and area contrasts
• Proportions and harmony
• Symmetry and asymmetry
• Light-dark effects, light spaces
• Structures and textures
• The right moment

The book is aimed at anyone who wants to create engaging images while also using the camera as a kind of visual training tool.