From the course: The Art of Photo Composition
Join today to access over 26,500 courses taught by industry experts.
Using frames in your frames
From the course: The Art of Photo Composition
Using frames in your frames
- [Narrator] A fun and useful technique to creatively add various elements and principles of art to your pictures is to incorporate frames inside your frame. Using various elements around your subject that can act like frames can naturally bring in elements into your image, like shape, line, curve, and contrast. All of these things can be aesthetically pleasing ways to draw the attention of the viewer straight to your main subject. Here's a dramatic example of how placing your subject in the frame within the frame can bring something totally unique to your photography. As you shoot, look around you for things to incorporate that can act as frames, from architecture to natural elements. The key is to then be mindful of where you place your subject in the frame, that also includes the bits and pieces that can accentuate and showcase them. Centering my daughter in this window frames her perfectly, while also leaving enough…
Practice while you learn with exercise files
Download the files the instructor uses to teach the course. Follow along and learn by watching, listening and practicing.
Download courses and learn on the go
Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Download courses using your iOS or Android LinkedIn Learning app.
