READ: Framing

Observing a scene

In this photograph Gary is shooting inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The man and boy create a foreground and establish a frame and depth for the rest of the image. Imagine what this photograph would look like without the foreground - or - without the background. Good framing brings depth and structure to an otherwise flat photograph.

When observing a scene with a photographer's eye, look for depth by finding objects you can frame in the foreground or background.