Light on the Landscape

USING THE FRAME

SEE THE PHOTOGRAPH AS A WHOLE

Creating a strong composition with a camera means framing, with the camera’s viewfinder, a section of the environment in which the photographer stands. The possible options for composing any given subject are nearly endless and include choices such as camera position or lens focal length. One error many beginning photographers make is to photograph at the first place they set up. They simply see one composition, click the camera, and move on. This approach is rarely as successful as it could have been.

To fully explore the possibilities of any worthy situation, you should really work the scene and experiment with the many options. This is one of the most exciting parts of photography—the arrangement ...