field notes
Building Blocks
The Three Stages of Composition: A Stack, Not a Checklist
Leading lines, symmetry, the rule of thirds — you know the list. So why do the photos still fall flat? Because composition isn't a checklist. It's three stages, and they only work bottom-up.
Negative Space: The Half of the Photo You Don't Point At
The most famous shadow in street photography was added in the darkroom. Here's what that teaches us about empty space — and how to use it to make cleaner, calmer photographs.