Are you talking about 3d or photography?
I 3d i usually know roughly how to place the camera, everything else is just playing around and tweking the camera

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thx.... I prefer both.. I think I can apply photography basics in 3d...

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hi jov...im not that good in 3d...on camera i usually set my camera at 45 degrees angle...and sometimes...take a look in some amgazine ,,like magazine bout interior or exterior house..or at any magazine...you can get idea there..study how they take picures the right anlgle of the camera..and how they play the scene and the position of the cam....

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i wish i can do that too......
i need more practice....

thx... kabayan... I'll do more testing I'll apply some of your suggestions...

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Maybe do some reading on composition. there are loads of rules and tips that you learn in fine arts or graphic design classes that you end up
applying sub consciously. I'll attach one of the hand out pdfs I made about composition for the Mad course.

A few things that come to mind are.

1. The rule of thirds or golden mean. divide your picture into thirds horizontally and vertically and place your focal point where the lines intersect.

2. avoid passive compositions make the viewer do a bit of work to make the experience more interesting. there is an example in the .pdf

3. Include a foreground, middle ground and background to add depth and interest.

4. Use the composition to draw th viewers eye into the composition. eg. faces usually look into the frame not out. try to lead the eye around the image and back into it again.

5. for exteriors think about the horizon. low horizon gives a feeling of space, high horizon brings you back to earth. avoid making the horizon central and passive.

6. This goes with the first point (the rule of thirds) have a strong centre of interest and try to lead the eye through the picture and back to it.

And heres a link to the composition handout .pdf

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thx,, tyson... that's greatly appreciated .. I researched this more..

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