Rule of thirds

One of the best-known compositional ‘rules’, in which an image is divided, horizontally and vertically, into three parts, using two equally spaced lines. Important elements of the picture are then placed on one or more of these lines, which creates a stronger and more visually appealing composition than simply centering the subject.

Rear curtain sync is an ideal setting to use when you want to use flash and a slow shutter speed to capture blur in subjects