There is one simple question where surfers to this photography website of Canon Marketing Malaysia can ask themselves: Have you been able to look at most of the photographs shot by professional photographers, over here or elsewhere, much more differently, after learning how to use the three questions as was described in issue No.1? If yes, consider yourself as having achieved 50% of the composition and framing techniques those professional photographers have. If the answer is No, don't worry about it since the focus in this issue is to help dispel any doubts you may still have about the three essential questions. Here are the three main questions again: 1. What is the theme or message of the photograph? A theme is different from a photograph's title. A theme is the idea or reason why a particular photograph is to be photographed that way. A theme can be on anything like say, "Celebration", and such photographs will most likely be an anniversary, a birthday, a wedding, a group of people offering a toast or winning a game. That is what a theme means. 2. Which is to be the main subject of the picture? The one that attracts attention from anybody who looks at it and instantly knows which one is the main subject without having to ask from the photographer concerned. In other words, the centre of attention and the most powerful element in all photographs. 3. Keep it simple. There is no need to show lots of unwanted details in the photograph, which will distract a viewer's attention from the main subject. Simplify the picture by retaining the necessary elements and keeping out the distractions as much as possible. Some of the surfers may have realised that they have actually read three pages of text and yet, there is still no sign of any accompanying photographs to illustrate the points described in the text. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 .