After second workshop with Michael Seewald, I returned home with a refresher on the fundamentals of composition. I would describe Michael’s composition as restful flow. His images encourage the viewer’s eye to look around the image over and over again with places to rest that avoids visual confusion.

Photoshop Tip: To visualize the rule of thirds in Photoshop, use the Edit | Preferences | Guides, Grids & Slices command. Select gridline every 33.33% with 1 subdivision. Show the grids using the View | Show | Grid command. Now, your image (no matter how cropped) has a grid showing the rule of thirds.

Here is another detail. My hope is that your eye moves around the frame with many textures to enjoy. Another tip from Michael Seewald is to make my shadows richer. This adds to the depth.