Balance in photography is observed when an image has subject areas that look balanced throughout the composition. It is achieved by shifting the frame and juxtaposing subjects within it so objects, tones, and colors are of equal visual weight. An image is balanced when subject areas command a viewer’s attention equally.
Many different elements can be involved with incorporating balance into image composition: Color Light versus shadow Texture Visual weight Subject placement Relation of elements to each other Symmetry Depth of field Negative space