Leading line is one of the visual patterns in photography that helps you to create better images by using elements in an image to direct the viewers eye in a certain direction, usually towards the subject or other elements in the image that are not high in a visual hierarchy, but are not the main subject.
What can be used for leading lines
Leading lines can be created by various elements in the image. It usually will be a river, a road or shadows
Other use cases for leading lines
Subject encapsulations
Leading line does not always have to lead the viewers eye towards the subject, but it can encapsulate the subject.
Subjects direction
You can also use leading lines for showing the direction in which the subject is moving.
