"This image was taken in my living room after my daughter discovered the prism I had hanging in my window was shining the most beautiful rainbow on our floor," writes Your Shot photographer Dana Korba. "She quickly laid down and tried to get it on her tongue and then her face. The prettiest was when it landed on her beautiful green eye."
"This image was taken in my living room after my daughter discovered the prism I had hanging in my window was shining the most beautiful rainbow on our floor," writes Your Shot photographer Dana Korba. "She quickly laid down and tried to get it on her tongue and then her face. The prettiest was when it landed on her beautiful green eye."
Photograph by Dana Korba, National Geographic Your Shot

Your best photos of the week, February 22, 2019

Each week, our editors choose stunning photos submitted by members of Your Shot, National Geographic's photo community.

While editing Your Shot photos this week, I started wondering what makes a photograph stick with you long after you stop looking at it. My immediate instinct was to look to the composition. Technically, composition is the first thing you “see” when looking at a photograph because it’s essentially the photo in its entirety. Your first reaction to a picture is likely due to the way it’s composed.

Composition isn’t just the end result, though—it’s a key thought process in every step of making photographs. A thoughtful composition can create a visual symphony that quickly communicates the story, while also enhancing the visual aesthetics in the photograph.

Take, as an example, Terra Fondriest’s photograph of a dog

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