July 2013
Beginner
296 pages
8h 54m
English
| Composition Tricks |
Hiding Undesirable Backgrounds

In documentary, you will often have to make do with the settings you have to work with. However, there are a few tricks you can use to make those settings work better for you. Distracting or undesirable objects such as the boathouse (circled) can be “flagged” out using a foreground object such as a leaf or sign. This also has the added benefit of creating a more interesting composition. If you need to block out a crowd of people, an ugly setting, or other large area, you can always raise ...
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