Photography composition is the Art of telling a Story within a Frame.

The Frame and the placement of the subject is the key feature, which gives birth to the different types of Composition.

Few of the composition types as Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines and Negative space, are the most common which most of the Photographers follow. One such important composition is the Fibonacci Spiral. Most of the photographers, though click their photos with this Fibonacci Spiral, but it is unknown to them. They just click few of the photos unknowingly, which follows this spiral.

Fibonacci Spiral

Before going to the Fibonacci Spiral of Photography Composition, we must know what is Fibonacci Sequence.

Fibonacci Sequence

Fibonacci sequence is a mathematical sequence of numbers, where the present number in the series is the sum of the previous two numbers.

Example : 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, . . . .

So, we can place consecutive squares of definite length where each attached squares is the Fibonacci series of the length of the previous square.

Fibonacci Square

Fibonacci Squares Tiling

 

Fibonacci Spiral

When Circular arcs are drawn by joining the corners of each square, it forms the Fibonacci Spiral.

Fibonacci Spiral

 

These spirals can be found in many things of nature as Conch shell, etc.

Fibonacci Spiral in Photography

It is utmost important to visualize the imaginary Fibonacci Spiral in the Frame.

Blank Frame

 

Fibonacci Spiral within the Frame

 

The Fibonacci Spiral can be in any form or placement, as Left-wise or Right-wise, Upwards or Downwards, Inclined, Flip-Rotated, and so on.

 

So mainly in a Photo it looks like

Fibonacci Spiral within the Subject of the Photo ©sattamphotography.com

 

Fibonacci Spiral within the Subject of the Photo. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Fibonacci Spiral within the Subject of the Photo. ©sattamphotography.com

 

How to follow Fibonacci Spiral in Photography Composition

  1. First look for the subject, surroundings and think of a story.
  2. Like the Rule of the Thirds, try to place your subject within the center of the Spiral smallest square.
  3. Try to place rest of the surroundings on the periphery of the spiral.
  4. Leave a corner almost blank (background) as negative space.
  5. Your Photo will look like a Fibonacci Spiral.
  6. The most important thing is that, the Photo should look beautiful rather then all of the technicalities.

 

Few of my clicks which follow the Fibonacci Spiral Photography Composition. You just need to imagine the spiral.

 

Home Pigeon following the Fibonacci Spiral Photography Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Cat following the Fibonacci Spiral Photography Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Friends enjoying at India Gate photo following the Fibonacci Spiral Photography Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Lodhi Garden Tomb following the Fibonacci Spiral Photography Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Rock Caves of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, image following the Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

White Tiger leaning against a tree photo following the Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Agrasen ki Baoli in New Delhi, Photo with Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, Photo with Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Painted Stork Birds, Photo with Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Nehru Place Electronic Market in New Delhi, Photo with Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Sambhar Deer, Photo with Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Silhouette of Trees in Sunset, Photo with Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Safdarjung Tomb, Photo with Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Sambhar Deer Photo following Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

Leopard resting on ground, Photo with Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

White Tiger roaring, Photo with Fibonacci Spiral Composition. ©sattamphotography.com

 

So, I hope you have found this Fibonacci Spiral Photography interesting.

 

You can also find the practical demonstration and explanation of this, in my Youtube Channel: Click Ngiser Sattam.

 

Please do comment and feel free to ask questions.

Thanks.