Framing In Photography (with Examples and Ideas!)

Wondering what framing in photography is, or simply want some examples for how to use frames in your composition? Then you’re in the perfect place, because that’s what we’re going to cover today!

Framing refers to a compositional technique that helps bring attention directly to your subject, by blocking off part of the image to form a frame around a point of interest. It’s main goal is to draw the viewer’s eye to what’s most important, but it also simply works by making the scene look more interesting too!

Framing will also help bring a sense of depth in your photos, which is a great thing to do in photography, because it will create a more three-dimensional feel.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnAugust 19, 2021COMPOSITION, BEGINNER

5 Photography Composition Tips for More Interesting Photos

Even the most technically perfect image can seem a little "meh" if it doesn't have an interesting composition. Composition is simply how we can arrange the various elements in the scene to make an image more visually appealing, and the good news is, it can be simple to get right - its' just a case of knowing what to do and then remembering to do it!

In this post, I'm going to give you 5 photography composition "rules" that you can use to get more interesting images that will make your photos stand out from the crowd!

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnAugust 21, 2018COMPOSITION, BEGINNER

3 Simple Ways to Add Depth to Your Photos

When we take an image, we flatten our three dimensional world into something two dimensional.

And as a result, our images can look a little...er... flat.

Adding depth is simply a way of bringing back that three dimensional feel - in other words, more closely mimicking how we see in the real world. It helps our viewers feel like they are in the photograph, and adds more complexity to your image, in turn making it more inviting and engaging.

Luckily for you, that complexity only exists in the resulting image, because it can be super easy to do, you just have to remember to do it 😁

So, here are three simply ways that you can start to incorporate depth into your images, that will take you only a few seconds to do.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnMarch 20, 2018TIPS & TRICKS, COMPOSITION

Creativity Exercise: Using Framing as a Composition Tool

Welcome back for another creative challenge! If you are new to the blog, every month for 2017 I will be posting a creative exercise for you to do. So if you like the idea of a monthly flex of your photography muscles, come back at the first Tuesday of every month for your assignment. You can of course do these at ANY time, so at the bottom of this post you will find links to the previous challenges too!

For this month's exercise, we are going to use an often overlooked composition tool - framing.

Framing your subject is ja really powerful way to bring your viewers attention to what’s important in your image, while also bringing an extra element of interest, so it's a great composition tool to be able to pull out of your back pocket.

The good news is it’s not hard to do, it's only a question of being able to see the possibilities around you when shooting - and that's what this creative exercise will help you do!

PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnApril 3, 2017COMPOSITION

25 Ideas for Photographs (for times when you need a creative push)

As a photographer, it’s pretty common (dare I say unavoidable) to go through different peaks and troughs with regard to your creativity. There are times when you feel so incredibly inspired that you can't wait to pick up your camera for another day, and you have so many ideas for images that you can't possibly take them all! However, on the flip side, there are also bound to be days when you don't feel inspired to pick up your camera at all, much less know what to photograph with it, or what to try next.

Or you may be a new photographer, wondering what you on earth you can photograph, and needing a little push to get you going again - and maybe even to learn something new!

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS, PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTSAudrey AnnJune 9, 2016BEGINNER, COMPOSITION, TIPS & TRICKS

How to Use Texture To Create a Sense of Touch in Photography

Capturing texture can add an extra dimension to your image, by conveying not only how something looks, but how it might feel as well, for example being soft, or rough, or wet. It's a pretty dang powerful thing to be add to add a sense of touch to an image! That's what we are going to look at today - how we can use texture in everyday images to create a more powerful photograph.

There are two ways to photograph texture – the first is to make the texture the subject of your photo, and the second is to incorporate it into an image where something else is the main subject, to add extra interest.

Let's get crackin' with two ways you can use texture in your image!

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnMay 27, 2016COMPOSITION, TIPS & TRICKS

5 Rules for Horizontal Lines

It's always a pretty good idea to pay close attention to EVERYTHING you can see in your viewfinder, like the surroundings and backgrounds, and not just your main subject. Just of the (many!) aspects to watch out for when you are framing your photos is the horizon - which can actually mean ANY horizontal lines in your image, so don't think you've got away with it if you don't shoot landscapes :)

Let's get going with the 5 "Rules" for the horizontal lines in your image!

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnMay 10, 2016COMPOSITION, BEGINNER, TIPS & TRICKS

How to Use Contrasting Colors to Add Punch To Your Images

There are loads of different ways to use color in photography, but for this particular post we are going to look and how we can convey contrast using color. This is often called chromatic contrast, but personally I think it’s easier to use the term complementary or contrasting colors - but either is good :)

Here's a useful guide on how we can use this to add interest to our images!

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnApril 25, 2016COMPOSITION, TIPS & TRICKS

Photography Composition Tip - Get Creative With Your Angles!

Are you getting tired of taking the same old photos and fancy mixing it up a bit? One way you can do that is simply be changing the angle you shoot from! Instead of only shooting the front of your subject, why not try shooting from above or below? Or get behind your subject, or get down low and be on the same level? You never know what will look the best until you take the shot, so move around you subject and shoot from as many angles as you can think of. Here's some more information and tips for taking images from all the different angles, and of course some example images to get you going!

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnApril 10, 2016COMPOSITION, TIPS & TRICKS, BEGINNER

Go Beyond the Rule of Thirds with Golden Compositions

Unless you are brand spanking new to photography, you will have heard about using the rule of thirds to compose your images. It's a useful guideline that helps you move away from having your subject slap bang in the middle of frame, by giving you a grid that shows you where to position your subjects. (If you haven't used that yet, I suggest you start by reading all about it here, then come back to this!)

If you are still reading this, then it means you are ready to move on from the rule of thirds! Yay!

The good news is there are more "guides" that we can use to compose our images, and these are called the golden compositions.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnMarch 17, 2016COMPOSITION, TIPS & TRICKS

Composition Tip: Shoot at Eye Level

When we are first starting out, we tend to take images from the same position all the time - from standing. (When shooting children, this means we are generally shooting down on them) Whilst this is fine for some images, most of the time we will want to get down and shoot on the same level as our subject. Doing so allows you to create more of a connection between the viewer and the subject, and can add a bit more impact to an image.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnSeptember 24, 2015COMPOSITION, BEGINNER

How to use Triangles for Photography Composition

One way to make your compositions more interesting is to try to create triangles within your composition - they help divide the frame, guide the eye, and just add visual interest. Although it sounds hard, these are actually very easy to find once you remember to look for them!

Here are some examples:

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPSAudrey AnnJuly 9, 2015COMPOSITION, TIPS & TRICKS

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