Use a foreground object to anchor the composition of your photographs.One way to improve photograph composition is to use an anchor in the foreground. This foreground object will give the viewer a place to start looking and then keep their eyes on the photograph. If the sailboat in the above shot was not there, then it would just be a loose photograph of some water and sky with nothing to grab the viewer's eye. Having an anchor adds strength to an image. In composing landscape shots especially, try to include an anchor in the foreground.
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