Simplicity of Line; Combining Design Elements in Landscape Photography

Foggy Morning, Lake Lowell

Combining the concept of simplicity and the design element of line in landscape photography is sometimes difficult for new photographers to grasp hold of. Often, I find students using line in predominantly “busy” images, which is just the opposite of simple. I love combining these two because when done successfully you end up with a very calm, peaceful image that has good flow or creates good eye movement throughout the photograph, as with the image above.