November 13, 2010 by Craig

Natural Framing

Tweet Natural framing in photography is a common compositional technique whereby the photographer seeks out natural elements in the environment to serve as frames for the photograph. Mention the word natural and the mental image that results involves using trees or plants as the frame, but natural in this case doesn’t necessarily mean natural in [...]

August 31, 2010 by Craig

Negative Space

Tweet A photograph has three essential components, those being the frame, the positive space and the negative space. The frame is easy enough to understand – it’s what the image is bounded by. The positive space is the subject of the image itself and the negative space is most simply described as the empty space [...]

March 11, 2010 by Craig

Triangles

Tweet Easy to find, simple to imply, using triangles is a common and useful compositional technique. You can find a triangle anywhere you find three points, and the resulting diagonal lines create a dynamism that attracts the eye. As long as your three chosen points do not form a straight line, you can imply a [...]