Lines in Composition

1. https://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-use-lines-in-photography-compositions/ by Ron Bigelow. He describes that moods implied by different lines such a horizontal line shows timelessness and a state of lack of change. He call this Homestasis. Vertical lines show calmness and stability.
He has a good web site too http://www.ronbigelow.com/index-2.htm

2. An American video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGWYHimA8gQ explains very well the use of lines on picture making.

3. DPS has a useful site too https://digital-photography-school.com/advanced-composition-using-georgraphy/

4. Types of Line
	a. Direct
	use a feature such as a fence, a wall, a straight road, or a lineof poles. Works well with a wide angle lens.

	b. Curving
	Maybe the most appealing method. Try to make your image so that the curving line starts from a corner.

	c. Wandering
	This can make a composition that leads you gently to the main focal point with interesting items en route.
	An example could be a line of flowers leading in to the main area. A stream or an old fence does the same.

	d. Implied
	This is where there is a line that vanishes asking you to imagine the rest. The eye is good at doing this.

	e. Disappearing
	Sometimes a line will go out of the frame but still acts to guide the eye to the area of interest.
	What remains of the line must positively direct the eye or distraction results.

	f. Horizontal
	Should be used when a photographer wants to impart a sentiment of timelessness or lack of change to an 		image. Can serve to provide a contrast with more dynamic parts of an image. found in buildings, horizons, and 		fallen objects (e.g. trees).

	g. Vertical
	Can project either a mood of stability or peace. Examples can be found in rock formations, power line poles, 		and vertical lines of buildings.

	h. Diagonal
	Can convey a sense of action. Viewer’s eyes tend to travel back and forth along diagonals. Diagonal lines can be 		formed, not only of objects such as streets or pavements, but also of colour.