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Create Captivating Compositions

Discover how to build stronger compositions that guide the eye, tell a story and create emotional impact.

2 HOURS of video tuition

Self-paced learning

Lifetime access

NZD $49 ($99)

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Is this course for you?

This course is designed for photographers who understand the basics of photography but want to develop their creative eye, make more deliberate decisions about what belongs within the frame, and create stronger images that guide the viewer and capture the feeling of a scene.

YOU WANT TO ‘SEE’ THE SCENE BETTER

You know how to use your camera, but sometimes struggle to turn the scene in front of you into a strong, engaging photograph.

YOU WANT TO TRAIN YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC EYE

You want to get better at recognising subjects, viewpoints, lines, layers and other elements that can create stronger images.

YOU WANT TO CREATE IMAGES WITH IMPACT

You are ready to move beyond just recording a beautiful scene to create photos with greater depth, balance, visual flow and emotional impact.

What you'll learn

A practical approach to help you see scenes differently and create stronger, more impactful images.

SEE

Train your photographic eye and learn to recognise the potential within a scene.

VISUALISE

Slow down, explore your surroundings and decide what you want your photograph to say before you press the shutter.

COMPOSE

Learn proven composition techniques and understand when and why to use them.

SIMPLIFY

Identify distractions and make deliberate decisions about what to include - and what to leave out.

GUIDE

Use focal points, lines, layers, perspective and other techniques to guide the viewer through your image.

IMPACT

Bring composition, light, motion and colour together to create photographs with greater mood and emotional impact.

Learn from an experienced photographer & educator

I'm Meghan Maloney, an award-winning New Zealand landscape photographer, Sony Digital Imaging Ambassador and photography educator. I've spent years photographing landscapes across New Zealand and around the world, and I bring that real-world experience into every lesson I teach.

My courses focus on practical techniques you can actually use in the field and at home - helping you understand not just what to do, but why you're doing it.

AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER

SONY DIGITAL IMAGING AMBASSADOR

EXPERIENCED PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATOR

Course Curriculum

    • The goal of great composition

    • Creating images that make viewers feel

    • The five elements of great landscape photos

    • Landscape photography as decision-making

    • Inclusion, exclusion & visual storytelling

    • Developing your photographic eye

    • Pre-visualising your image

    • Researching & pre-planning

    • Exploring before setting up

    • Using your phone to frame a shot

    • Choosing a strong focal point

    • Deciding what belongs in the frame

    • Mindful execution

    • Eliminating distractions

    • Why the viewfinder is king

    • Cropping for maximum impact

    • Rule of Thirds & Odds

    • Leading Lines & Vanishing Points

    • Diagonals & Curves

    • Layers for Depth

    • Foreground Interest

    • Negative Space & Simplicity

    • Framing

    • Symmetry & Reflections

    • Patterns & Textures

    • Perspective & Point of View

    • Foreground, midground & background

    • Creating separation between layers

    • Scale & perspective

    • Choosing meaningful foreground interest

    • Common foreground mistakes

    • Creating breathing space

    • Combining composition techniques

    • Refining your composition in-camera

    • Using light & angles

    • Creating energy or stillness with motion

    • Using colour intentionally

    • Creating mood & atmosphere

    • Combining techniques for stronger images

    • Making creative choices

    • Developing your own approach

“Meghan is a marvellous presenter/teacher. She explains things in a logical way that everyone can understand.”


Dianne Stitt, Create Captivating Compositions

Course FAQs

  • After purchasing, you'll receive an email from me with everything you need to access your course online. You can then log in and work through the lessons whenever it suits you.

  • You’ll have lifetime access to the course, so there’s no deadline to complete it. You can work through the lessons at your own pace and return to them whenever you’d like a refresher.

  • This course is suitable for photographers who understand the basics of using their camera and want to improve the creative side of their photography. Whether you're still developing your eye or already have plenty of experience, the course will help you make more deliberate composition choices and create stronger images.

  • The course is taught primarily through landscape photography and examples from my own work, but the composition principles and techniques can be applied to many other genres of photography.

  • You don't need any specialist equipment. You'll get the most from the course with a camera that allows you to control your settings and focal length, but the focus is on how you see and compose an image rather than the equipment you own.

  • No. You'll learn a wide range of composition techniques, but the course goes much further than simply following rules. You'll learn how to evaluate a scene, choose a focal point, pre-visualise your image, simplify the frame and use composition alongside light, motion and colour to create stronger photographs.

Ready to create stronger compositions?

Develop your photographic eye, make more deliberate choices and learn how to create images with greater depth, balance and visual impact.

NZD $49 ($99)

BUY THE COURSE →

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