The 8 Rules of Composition

 Rule of thirds - using thirds of the screen to highlight focus points.

Leading Lines - using lines as a main image focus.

Cropping - Cropping an image to show detail, cutting out parts of an image.

Deep Depth of Field - The entire background is visible, there is no field blur in the image.

Horizon Line - Wide shots using a flat surface on the horizon to make and show an impact in the photo.

Point of View - Photos taken from a human point of view or an interesting angled shot to create an interesting view and scale.

Background control (Shallow Depth Of Field) - Controlling the focus of background or foreground to highlight upon an object - 

Framing - using something natural to frame the main focus point of an image -