How to incorporate a vanishing point into your compositions - 5 beautiful examples

How to incorporate a vanishing point into your compositions - 5 beautiful examples

The descent to St Abb's Head Lighthouse at sunset. Photo by Matt Dale

Be inspired by these five beautiful and creative examples of vanishing points in photography composition

A vanishing point in photography composition is where two converging leading lines come together, and they can be a beautiful element of photography composition.

There are a few reasons for this, but namely because a vanishing point leads the viewer's eye through the frame, and a carefully placed vanishing point can also create a sense of distance and scale in your composition.

And once you start looking, you'll find opportunity for vanishing points everywhere. Set yourself a challenge one day when you're out with your camera to capture them in as many ways as possible; it'll help you improve your composition skills and you'll get some great shots out of it too. And here are a few beautiful examples for inspiration:

Modern tunnel at night. Photo by Tom Eversley - f/5.6 | 1/50s | ISO 1600
Untitled view of a street in the morning in my hometown Florence.. Photo by Ale Di Gangi - f/2.2 | 1/750s | ISO 25
Remote rural railway tracks lit by a golden sunset above a hill. Photo by Tom Yeoman
An old and abandoned section of Highway 34 in Southeast Iowa with a lone traveler. Photo by Lucas D. Paul -f/6.4 | 1/2000s | ISP 3200
Paris, aerial view at sunset. Paris, France. Photo by Marcello Landolfi
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