19 Strong Examples Of Composing With Leading Lines Using Roads And Paths

Using leading lines is a composition technique that features line shapes in nature or a man-made world to draw the viewer’s eye to the intended subject of the photograph. Leading lines are a powerful tool because our eyes are naturally drawn to the lines within a certain scene. We instinctively follow these lines to see where they go – the lines are leading our gaze towards the subject in the image.

Check out the following great examples of leading lines and in case you want to learn more about this handy composition technique.

man on top brown hill — Photo by Alexander Milo

timelapse photo of highway during golden hour — Photo by Joey Kyber

curved concrete road beside grass — Photo by Alexander Milo

brown concrete pathway in between black metal fence — Photo by Nick Reynolds

subway with lights — Photo by Marc Markstein

concrete rail road — Photo by Luke Stackpoole

lone road going to mountains — Photo by Diego Jimenez

black concrete road surrounded by trees during daytime — Photo by Connor McSheffrey

vehicles parked near building — Photo by Liubov Ilchuk

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