Compose Your Frame (Visceral Response)

This is a picture that my sister-in-law took of my niece Hannah. This picture is not only adorable thanks to the cute subject, but it follows the rules we talked about when it comes to still composition.

Obviously the focus of the picture is one Hannah, who is not in the center of the picture. It is appealing to our eyes because she is right on the point of the bottom square of the tic-tac-toe board. The movement of her eyes(the index vector), and her laughter then take your eyes up towards Santa Clause. He is barely in the frame, but the law of closure let's us feel that it is a human and that he indeed has a head. Lastly, the diagonal rule is utilize by the ground. It's not as dynamic as horizontally placed lines, but it does fulfill the linear element of the picture.

There is a whole lot else going on in this picture with the tree, lights, presents, and decorations but our focus is where it needs to be and on the most important objects/people in the picture.