Framing

F R A M I N G . . .

Photographers Should Use Framing B/C . . .

How To Use Framing . . .

Framing in photography is a skill used to create a more appealing photo. To create a frame around a subject you need to cover at least three out four sides with something like branches, a window, etc.

Photographers should use framing to create a more eye opening picture for the photographer. When framing a photo the frame creates an outline that pulls the viewer in and also adds a sense of depth as well.

The best way to use framing is by first finding an object and then looking around to see if there is anything that could outline your lens to create a frame in the picture. You could also find a natural frame and then place a subject through that.

This photo does not particularly follow the rule of thirds. Why? Because following the rule of thirds to its best is by placing the objects on an intersection and in this case the object is not on an intersection and is actually in probably one of the worst places, the center.

This photo has some of the rule of thirds in mind. Examples include the road is on the lower horizontal line and there are also two trees, and pine tree and oak. that are partially on the two vertical lines.

This image does not follow the rule of thirds as best as the last photo. However the circular frame/rim does have an outline that lies close to both the horizontal lines and vertical lines. Yet the main object, the basketball, is not in the greatest place with being in the center of the whole frame.

This photo also partially follows the rule of thirds. It does this by the main object, the pumpkin, being centered in the frame a specific way that if you draw the grid you will see that the middle of the pumpkin is exactly on the lower horizontal line. Another relation to the rule of thirds is that the two vertical edges of the frame in the picture are aligned with the two vertical lines on the rule of thirds grid.