Composition Guide Camera

Frame every shot like a pro.

slay is a camera that overlays professional composition guides on your viewfinder. Pick a guide, align your subject, press the shutter — and capture a photo you actually want to post.

Available for iPhone · Free on the App Store

Step 01 — Framing

A guide for every kind of shot

Pick from 14 professional compositions — rule of thirds, triangles, vanishing points — and watch them overlay your live view. No more guessing where the subject should sit.

  • 14 hand-drawn composition guides
  • Gold crosshair for the anchor point
  • Guides track every lens, 0.5–3x
slay app showing composition guides over the camera view

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slay is what happens when you compose the photo before you take it.It starts with a guide layered over your live view that shows where the lines should fall. Use it for portraits in golden light. Use it for café corners and quiet travel days. Use it to learn composition one shot at a time.It stays with you from a rooftop at sunset to your very next selfie.

How it works

A coach in your camera.

Three simple steps. No memorising composition rules — the guide is already in your viewfinder, waiting for the shot.

Pick a composition01
Step 01

Pick a composition

Choose from 14 professional composition guides — rule of thirds, triangle, vanishing point — and watch them overlay your live view.

Align your subject02
Step 02

Align your subject

Move the camera until your subject sits on the guide's lines and anchor points. The gold crosshair keeps the frame balanced.

Capture the shot03
Step 03

Capture the shot

Press the shutter. Every photo is framed like a pro — no guesswork, no cropping later.

Composition guides

A guide for every kind of shot.

Fourteen hand-crafted compositions, overlaid live on your camera. Each comes with step-by-step instructions — align, then shoot.

PortraitsTravelStreetFoodEveryday
Portrait 1 instruction guide
Portrait 101
Portrait 2 instruction guide
Portrait 202
Close Up instruction guide
Close Up03
Side Chick instruction guide
Side Chick04
Travel Shot instruction guide
Travel Shot05
One-Third instruction guide
One-Third06
Two-Third instruction guide
Two-Third07
Vanishing Point instruction guide
Vanishing Point08
One-Point Vertex instruction guide
One-Point Vertex09
Two-Point Vertex instruction guide
Two-Point Vertex10
Triangle 1 instruction guide
Triangle 111
Triangle 2 instruction guide
Triangle 212
One-Point Aerial instruction guide
One-Point Aerial13
Aerial Triangle instruction guide
Aerial Triangle14
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“Finally an app that actually helps me take better photos. The guides make such a difference.”
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Why slay

One app for framing, color, and learning.

The stock camera takes the photo. Editing apps fix it after. slay is the only one that teaches you to frame it right in the moment.

Compare with other apps
slayCamera appEditing app
Live composition guides14 guidesNoNo
Subject alignment coachGold crosshairNoNo
LUTs & presets38 built inNoSome
Native 0.5–3x zoomYesYesNo
Learn composition as you shootEvery shotNoNo
Editing requiredNoneOftenAlways
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Pricing

Free to download. Pro when you're ready.

3-day free trial on monthly. Start with the free guides — upgrade when you want the whole camera.

Free

$0

Everything you need to start framing better photos today.

  • 2 composition guides
  • Live guide overlay on the viewfinder
  • Native 0.5–3x zoom
  • All core camera controls
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$2.99

Or $1.99/week · $39.99 lifetime. Every guide, every LUT, every article.

  • All 14 composition guides
  • 38 LUTs & presets
  • Every composition article
  • New guides and LUTs as they drop
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about slay. Ask anything below — the assistant answers from the app's docs.

slay is a composition guide camera. It layers professional composition guides — like rule of thirds, triangles, and vanishing points — directly over your live camera view. You align your subject to the guide and capture a perfectly framed shot.

slay, by the numbers

400K+
photographers shooting with slay
14
composition guides on the viewfinder
38
LUTs & presets for a finished look
0.5–3x
native zoom, guides tracking along
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Free on the App Store · iPhone

Two-point vertex composition guide
One-point aerial composition guide