Composition and framing, for most photographers, are matters of individual taste or preference. As described in issue No. 1, press photographers are among those who have no time to worry about the composition of their pictures when documenting rapidly unfolding news events. What is important for them is to get the pictures first and worry about composition later. Any bad composition of their news pictures, the photo editors can crop off the unwanted details in the darkroom or before the images are scanned onto the printing plates. In addition, the world famous National Geographic Society magazine has so far published two photos shot by an intelligent gorilla as cover photos. The photographic angles of the gorilla's pictures may not necessarily be better than those shot by the staff or contract photographers of the magazine. The photo editors of the magazine had professionally cropped the photos for better impact for them to be used for the said covers. This proved the point that composition and framing are not that important but getting the desired image is. In this respect, how many of us can claim to have any of our images being published in this prestigious magazine compared to the gorilla previously? Don't even talk about your picture being used for the cover, having an image published inside the magazine itself is not an easy matter altogether for most aspiring amateurs or even professionals. I have personally seen pictures created by both local and foreign "artistic" photographers where the compositions of their images left a lot to be desired - only they know what type of message their images were trying to project. Still, while I may not agree with whatever it is they are trying to portray with their respective images, the compositions of the pictures are their own individual tastes regardless whether others understand the meanings. Back to the three important questions. As mentioned earlier, these questions form the basis for the universal rulings for composing your pre-visualised images in the world of photography. They are the forces behind the "eye of the photographer". A highly trained photographer looks at things differently from the normal person. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 .