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An image becomes a masterpiece through skillful framing, not expensive gear or camera knowledge.
The edge one has with expensive gadgets and camera equipment is secondary in photography. It is quite easy to capture what is in front of us, but conveying a message to the viewer is what truly counts.
Let’s explore framing techniques to improve our composition and observation skills in photography.
Let’s see how we can click a better picture using the following framing techniques.
01. FRAME inside frame
If we observe around us we can see a lot of frames around us. Maybe a door, window arch, etc. Keeping the subject inside this frame and taking a picture will help highlight the subject more than a normal picture. Also, make sure the frame is complete without cropping, Else the picture looks incomplete.
Please find the example below.
02. Rule of Third
The rule of thirds are guideline in photography, It helps avoid confusion like where to keep the subject in the frame. In the rule of third equally spaced 2 vertical lines and 2 horizontal lines divides the frame. Keeping the subject in any of the lines or the points the lines intersect keeps the subject more focused.
The theory behind these points of intersections is our eyes tend to capture the image in any of these points quicker than the rest of the areas.
The rule of thirds mostly comes in the picture when we take portraits or landscapes like sunset, sunrise, and horizon.
In the example below when we kept the sunrise on one of the horizontal lines the picture looks more beautiful and meaningful.
03. Symmetry
In symmetry, the pictures are taken in a way we keep the subject usually in the center of the frame going against the rule of thirds. But just keeping the subject in the center makes the picture boring, So we have to find subjects that can be symmetrical when we draw a line straight through the center vertically or horizontally as shown below.
04. Leading lines
Leading lines are the lines or borders of the elements in our frame that lead to our subject. Images like a man walking on a pathway… The pathway can lead us to the subject or else picture an escalator where the borders of the escalator lead to the subject.
These leading lines give more importance to our subject as shown below.
05. References others.
References are always important in photography. Referring to famous photographers’ vlogs, pictures, and profiles gives a good idea of composing the picture and how they identify the frames on travel.
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06. Negative Space
The subject in our frame is the positive space and the space around the subject is called the negative space. Usually, when we take a picture we keep the positive space more and reduce the negative space.
Keeping the positive space less and making the negative space more is a new way of taking nice pictures.
07. Fill the frame
Fill the frame technique is the right opposite to the negative space, This technique is used in situations where it’s so crowded and not able to take the entire subject, focusing on one particular part of the subject and filling it with the frame.
08. Add Depth to the picture.
Adding elements in front or behind rather than taking just the subject focus will give a different perspective to the pictures Like below.
So when everyone takes the pictures normally doing it in this way gives your picture a standout.
09. Break the rules
All the above rules are just guidelines. Breaking this rule and exploring the different possibilities gives you confidence. Try to experiment more with the subject, Invest more time in one picture, and try to get a different perspective of it.
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