If you want to practise your composition a good way to do it is to use statues. As models they work cheap, never answer back, can hold a pose forever and are not worrying over hair, make-up and clothing. Actually, the real life models I have worked with have always been extremely professional and apart from already knowing just how to stand and hold themselves, they are also lovely people always prepared to try a new pose.
Anyway, back to statues. Not only will they help you with composition, but they also allow you to work on your exposure control. In fact you can take a variety of shots of a statue playing with your camera's shutter and aperture to learn how they work together to give you the exposure and focus in terms of depth of field you want.
I have always enjoyed statues, impressed with the artistry and skill required to render rough stone into something so beautiful and lifelike. It is the traditional lifelike statues which I prefer, although I do also appreciate some of the aesthetics of form, and the deep meanings sometimes given to more modern works.
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