Fifteen Remarks on Composition

Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Albert Einstein
Dusk, Mono Lake, California
Introduction
Having a solid knowledge of composition is one of the most important aspects of creating strong photographs.  In the context of my series of essays on personal vision and style, composition is one of the most important ways of developing both your personal vision and your personal style.
In landscape photography composition takes place in the field.  It is the first step we take towards the creation of the image, and comes before exposure and of course before processing and optimization.
Composition consists of making the decisions that will lead to how the elements in the image are organized. In a way composition is unforgiving because once the photograph is taken the composition cannot be changed.
The goal of this essay is to acknowledge the importance of composition by presenting fifteen remarks that cover what I consider to be...