Today we're going to look at composition.
Before I start, a disclaimer. There are no hard and fast rules of composition. There are a lot of things we call 'rules' that aren't really 'rules'. They really are more suggestions. That said, understanding various composition techniques can help you take better pictures.
The first technique we're going to look at is framing. In this case it doesn't mean the framing of the image as a whole. Instead we compose the image so that some object in the image frames another subject in the picture. Let's look at an example:
In this first image I used the bridge to frame the buildings in the background. Not only does this introduce some visual interest, but it helps lead the eye through image. By leading the eye, we can help our viewer see what we want them to see.
Here's another example:
In this image we're using the trees to frame the view of the river. It naturally highlights the "interesting" part of the picture.
Framing can be used in other ways, but for the sake of keeping these posts short, I'll save it for another time.
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