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25 Images Using Framing in Composition – Weekly Inspiration

30 Nov

 

By lagusa

Framing in composition

This week I want to showcase some images that use framing in composition to create a successful image. It is one of the most difficult elements to master, but one of the most important in terms of create depth in your images. In a nutshell this is what frame is all about:

  • adding a foreground object into your scene that frames, or helps highlight your subject
  • sometimes involve stepping back from your original composition and looking for elements to use as a frame
  • usually using a shallow depth of field to put the foreground, framing element out of focus
  • the frame is there to set the scene, and draw the viewer into the image

Enjoy!

By Eva Ekeblad

By Mayr

By B Gilmour

By Paul

By Brian Smithson

By Judy van der Velden

By Les Bessant

By myheimu

By Katerina Zaitsava

By Moreno Berti

By gwynydd michael

By Danushka Senadheera

By Tarik Browne

By Sid Das

By Sue Hasker

By Freaktography Urban Exploration and Photography

By Edward Simpson

By Chris Beckett

By Hersson Piratoba

By Tom Parnell

By Roberto Saltori

By Kevin Labianco

 

By Jan Maklak

By Nina Matthews

 

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Using Framing in Composition – Weekly Photography Challenge

30 Nov

Framing is exactly as it implies:  seeing your image through something that frames it such as:  a doorway, a window, through leaves of a tree, etc.

Shot at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. To me the people in the foreground help tell the story.

Shot at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. To me the people in the foreground help tell the story.

Framing your subject within a another is a strong, graphical composition. It adds a three dimensional quality to your images, and creates depth. Using framing adds a foreground element that can help set the scene, tell the story, and lead the viewer’s eye into the image.

Start looking for ways to shoot through natural frames to highlight your subject.

HINT: back up and look through the doorway behind you.  Show the viewer exactly where to look.

To frame this Japanese temple in Hawaii I walked away from it until I had this overhanging tree to frame the image. It adds depth and dimension to your images when you use this technique.

To frame this Japanese temple in Hawaii I walked away from it until I had this overhanging tree to frame the image. It adds depth and dimension to your images when you use this technique.

For some inspiration check out 25 Images using Framing in Composition posted earlier today.

Further reading on the topic of composition:

  • Composition: Frame within a Frame
  • Composition and Negative Space
  • Composition and the Power of Line
  • 3 Ways to Improve your Images with Composition

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #DPSFRAMING to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Also – don’t forget to check out some of the great shots posted in last weeks Weather challenge – there were some fantastic shots submitted.

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Weather – Weekly Photography Challenge

24 Nov

This week your photography challenge is to capture the weather, good or bad!  Too many photographers pack up their gear when the weather turn inclement but some of the most spectacular images can be had in less than ideal conditions.

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I noticed this big thundercloud rolling over the prairies from a shopping mall parking lot. I used the sign in the shot and capture the streaming rays of the last of the sun.

Keep in mind weather is ALL kinds of conditions including a lovely sunny day, or a bitter cold winter frost. So wherever you live in the world you do have some kind of weather. Give yourself a challenge to show it and use it to your best advantage and share your images.

Don’t be afraid to get out and get dirty, just make sure your gear stays dry!

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This is a closer version of the same storm, minutes later. The sun just hitting the horizon made for dramatic lighting. The lighting that happened 10 minutes later was also pretty dramatic! People were shooting this with their ipads in the parking lot out their car windows.

Related articles that might help you get idea

  • How to photography dramatic clouds at sunset
  • The Yukon’s Northern Lights – behind the scenes
  • Include Clouds in your Landscape

The thing with storms and crazy weather is you have to be ready. I had  my camera and tripod in the car with me so was able to capture these images. “They” say (they say a lot don’t they?) that the best camera is the one you have with you. So even if it’s your Smart phone, grab some shots. Better yet carry your camera with you, always, and be ready.

Once you’ve taken your ‘weather’ shots we’d love to see them in comments below. Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them.

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #DPSWEATHER to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Also – don’t forget to check out some of the great shots posted in last week’s  Show us your Gear challenge – there were some fantastic shots, many self portraits, submitted.

Happy shooting and have a great weekend!

Cheers,

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Show Us Your Gear: Weekly Photography Challenge

16 Nov

By Marina del Castell

Show us your Gear!

This week we launched our brand new eBook – Photo Nuts and Gear – an eBook to help you choose the best camera and gear for your needs.

While we’re talking gear we thought it might be fun to have a photo challenge this week that got you to photograph your favourite piece of photography gear.

This may involve you having to get a little creative and shoot a self portrait in a mirror but you’re a creative bunch and we think you’re probably up for the creative challenge!

Once you’ve taken your ‘GEAR’ shot we’d love to see them in comments below. Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them.

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #DPSGEAR to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Also – don’t forget to check out some of the great shots posted in last weeks Beauty in the Everyday challenge – there were some fantastic shots submitted.

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Bugs Eye View: Weekly Photography Challenge

02 Nov

This week your photographic challenge is to take and share a photo (or photos) with the theme of ‘bugs eye view’.

Hit The Deck

We’re looking to see lots of shots shared taken from a low down perspective (i.e. where a bug lives).

So get down low and go go go!

sometimes the road gets rugged and it's hard to travel on...

Further Reading on the Topic

  • 7 Tips for Great Low Angle Shots
  • Get Down Low for a Unique Perspective
  • 20 Examples of Low Angle Photography

Once you’ve taken your ‘Bugs Eye View’ shots we’d love to see them in comments below. Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them.

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #DPSBUGSVIEW to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Also – don’t forget to check out some of the great shots posted in last weeks Pets challenge – there were some fantastic shots submitted.

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Pets: Weekly Photography Challenge

26 Oct

NewImageThis week we launched the brand new Pet Photography eBook (at the special price of just $ 7) at our sister site SnapnGuides so we thought we’d do a weekly challenge on the theme of pets!

While I know not all of our readers have a pet to photograph – feel free to get a little creative and interpret the theme in a more abstract way… maybe you have something else in your life that you treat like a special pet perhaps?

So grab your camera… convince your pet to pose (or capture him or her in action) and get practicing your pet photography!

Once you’ve taken your ‘Pets’ shots we’d love to see them in comments below. Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them.

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #DPSPETS to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Also – don’t forget to check out some of the great shots posted in last weeks Shadows challenge – there were some great shots submitted.

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Shadows: Weekly Photography Challenge

19 Oct

Earlier today we published our post – 25 Images with Shadows – which we hope gave you a little inspiration.

Shadow images
Now it is your turn.

We’d love you to to grab your camera and over the next week look for some shadow images because that’s the theme for this weeks challenge. Take a shadow photo and then share it with us as outlined below.

Once you’ve taken your ‘Shadow’ shots we’d love to see them in comments below. Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them.

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #DPSPINK to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Also – don’t forget to check out some of the great shots posted in last weeks Pink challenge – there were some great shots submitted.

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Pink: Weekly Photography Challenge

12 Oct

This week your photographic challenge is to take and share a photo that fits into the theme of ‘Pink’.

Pink

It has been a while since we’ve done a colour theme so we thought this week we’d get you to keep your eye open for pink objects and settings – it might sound a slightly obscure colour choice but when you start looking for shots I’m sure you’ll find them!

Once you’ve taken your ‘Pink’ shots we’d love to see them in comments below. Simply upload your shot into the comments (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them.

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #DPSPINK to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Also – don’t forget to check out some of the great shots posted in last weeks Kids challenge – there were some great shots submitted.

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KIDS: Weekly Photography Challenge

05 Oct

dps_rd_post_image4b.jpgOver the last couple of weeks we’ve published a few posts that touch on the topic of photographing kids – so we thought that this week it might be fun to focus our weekly challenge upon the topic of photographing children.

Feel free to photograph kids in any setting. To help you – check out these recent posts.

  • How to Go Beyond the Regular Composition Advice for Getting the Best Shots of Your Kids
  • 7 Tips for Photographing Kids

Also check out our Kids Photography eBook for a comprehensive guide to the topic.

Once you’ve taken your ‘Kids’ shots, upload your best ones to your favourite photo sharing site either share a link to them even better – embed them in the comments below (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below).

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If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #DPSKIDS to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Also – don’t forget to check out some of the great shots posted in last weeks Backlight challenge – there were some great shots submitted.

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Backlight: Weekly Photography Challenge

28 Sep

The Stories

This week we explored the technique of back lighting subjects in a blog post so thought it might make a good challenge topic.

Paris Saint Germain

Backlighting is something that can add impact to many types of photography – portraits, landscapes, wildlife etc and it can be done with both natural and artificial light – so you should have lots of scope to take some great shots this week.

There's a light that never goes out

Once you’ve taken your ‘Back Lighting’ shots, upload your best ones to your favourite photo sharing site either share a link to them even better – embed them in the comments using the our comments tool to do so.

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If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #DPSBACKLIGHT to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Also – don’t forget to check out some of the great shots posted in last weeks In Motion challenge – there were some great shots submitted.

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