{"id":39707,"date":"2020-02-02T23:23:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T23:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=39707"},"modified":"2023-07-02T20:07:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T01:07:24","slug":"creative-composition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/39707\/creative-composition\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Composition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/ebooks\/6-classic-compositions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43050 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6ClassicCompositionseBook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6ClassicCompositionseBook.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6ClassicCompositionseBook-425x317.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6ClassicCompositionseBook-700x523.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/ebooks\/6-classic-compositions\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Download your free Preview now!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Use these compositional strategies to strengthen your unique style.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Tools Not Rules <\/strong>| Coming<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>How To Uncover The Soul Of Personal Composition <\/strong>| Coming<\/p>\n<p><strong>Repertoire<\/strong> |\u00a0Coming<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/42354\/use-a-little-ges\u2026sitions-stronger\/\"><strong>Use Gestalt Psychology To Make Stronger Compositions<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/42302\/4-reasons-to-use\u2026periments-to-try\/\"><strong>Abstraction<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/42372\/3-great-books-on-composition\/\"><strong>3 Great Books On Abstraction<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/40684\/why-defocussing-your-images-will-help-you-see-them-better\/\"><strong>Why Defocussing Your Images Will Help You See Them Better<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/42252\/how-to-use-an-im\u2026ely-expressively\/\"><strong>How To Use An Image&#8217;s Frame Effectively &amp; 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