Academic Shoot

Framing:

This photo follows the composition rule of framing. The subject is a student framed between the sink in a biology classroom.  When people look at this photo, it is clear that the student is the subject.
Balance:

This photo follows the composition rule of balance. The subjects are the two students. When people look at this photo, it is clear that the boys are the subject.
Simplicity:

This photo follows the composition rule of simplicity. The subject is the student standing by the door. It is clear that she is the subject because a viewer's eye is drawn to her when they look at the photo.
Rule of Thirds:

This photo follows the composition rule of rule of thirds. The subject is the student laughing by the sink while she observes a part of her experiment. A viewer's eye is drawn to her while looking at the photo, therefore she is clearly the subject.
Lines:

These photos follow the lines composition rule. The subject of the first photo is the male student working in the sink and the subject of the second photo is the female student studying the fluid in her beaker. These are clearly the subjects of the photos because an eye is drawn to them immediately while looking at the photo and the picture is focused around them.
Merges:

This photo is a bad photo that is an example of merges. The subject was supposed to be the students working at the sink, however the image is too chaotic to easily determine a subject. In order to avoid merges like this in the future, the camera should be more tightly framing a specific subject to decrease the amount of distractions in the photo.