A selection of video tutorials on the basics of composition: a theoretical understanding of composition, its use in painting, photography and art.

Theoretical foundations of composition, rhythm and content in composition

Open and closed compositions, techniques and examples

Composition in works of art

Using plans in photography

Scenery. Composition in a landscape

Andrey Rogozin. Lectures on composition theory

Lecture on composition in reportage photography

Sokolov’s lecture on the basics of composition

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