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Composition Technique - Framing

Samantha Peel

How should you use framing in your photography?

Take a read of my blog, as I have explained the meaning of framing, given you visuals to link to this composition and ideas when using this composition at home.

I believe that to understand any type of composition technique you need to try it and experiment.

FRAMING DESCRIPTION

Framing refers to using elements of a scene to create a frame within your frame. For example, you might shoot through a doorway, pull back curtains, branches, fences, tunnels, or arches to highlight your subject focus. With this composition, you can create depth in a photo and makes it more interesting.

Here are some useful tips to consider when using framing:

  1. Look for ways to shoot through natural frames to highlight your subject.

  2. If you find an interesting subject, photograph it as you normally would first & then try shooting it through a frame structure.

  3. Focus on the subject, NOT the foreground element.

  4. Make sure the frame section of your photograph is not overly bright.

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Yasuhiro Ishimoto - Katsura Villa Portfolio

Take a look at some of these wonderful examples of framing - https://www.widewalls.ch/framing-in-photography/ansel-adams-wawona-tunnel-view/

This article shows you some black & white photographs taken by some famous or known photographers.

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Framing at home

Read more on this from this article - https://clickitupanotch.com/photography-composition-framing/

As we are at home for the next few weeks, why not attempt this composition technique within your home environment. 

Here are some key areas to consider when thinking of ideas on what to shoot at home.

  1. Framing using light/shadow

  2. Shapes or other Elements that Enclose the Subject

  3. Environmental Elements as the Frame

  4. Architectural Framing structures

Here are my photography examples that link to the four areas mentioned in the article.

Framing using light/shadow

For this shot, I have used the light to frame the plums

Shapes or other Elements that Enclose the Subject

This photograph shows how shapes can frame the bottom part of a picture.

Environmental Elements as the Frame

This example is of the reflection of the tree branch in a puddle and the framing is the unfocused area of the puddle.

Architectural Framing structures

This image shows framing with the trees on each side of the path and the buildings along the street.

As an extra, you could play with taking photographs with a centre object or person. This process is called a frame, within a frame composition, take a look at these examples and the ‘YouTube’ video.

Quick tip - The camera creates its own frame, which is the first frame part of the frame within a frame process.

Summary

By reading my blog you will start to understand what framing refers to when shoot framed composed images. I have explained the description of this composition, along with some historical visual examples. I do think that this composition technique will be easy to experiment with while at home and you could work on your creative skills, by using light and shadows to form the frame. The main area to remember about this composition is the rule of framing in photography tells us that we can draw the viewer’s eye to our subject, by creating a frame around the outside edge of the image. This frame can be anything but is most often in the foreground between the camera and the subject.

Here are some further tips to help develop your framing technique:

  • Look to shoot through objects that you find.

  • Try to use the contrast of dark and light between the frame and subject.  By using contrast, the eye is drawing even more to the subject of the image.

  • Get close to the foreground to create framing in photography.  Sometimes a frame can be created simply by getting close to the foreground.  These images below are perfect examples of getting close to the foreground to create a frame.

Website to read for further ideas:

  1. https://expertphotography.com/framing-photography/

  2. https://iphonephotographyschool.com/framing-composition/

  3. https://skylum.com/blog/using-framing-in-photography

  4. https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/create-strong-photographic-composition-using-framing/

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So far I have written a blog on Viewpoint and now Framing. I plan on continuing to write blogs on how to use your time effectively while at home.

In the month of April, this is my list so far on Blog topics

  • Colour in Photography

  • Rule of thirds composition

  • Balance & Symmetry in photography

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