FRAMING If you have understood the concept and meanings of the three essential questions, it is time to learn what framing is all about in the world of photography. While composition is actually about composing the subject and surrounding elements within that 24x36mm frame of your EOS cameras, framing in photography refers to using supporting elements to further complement your main subject. The supporting elements must, however, not be used to the point of diverting attention away from the main subject. If this is the case, then your framing techniques have been incorrectly applied. Examples of correctly using supporting elements to frame your main subject can be seen in these three photos of a Buddhist temple in Kelantan, Malaysia. What I have done here was to use the sculpture of the dragonís body to provide the framing for the temple. The first photo (left), the use of the dragon's body was not correctly applied here. First, it has blocked out most of the temple and the dragon's body has almost become the main subject. The second photo (middle), by using a low camera angle, the dragon's body has provided the right type of framing but the lower portion of the boat (which is the compound area of the temple) has blocked out most part of the temple instead. On the third photo (right), moving back and shooting from a slightly different angle from the other two, the temple can now be seen more clearly. The dragon's body, too, has provided the right framing support to the temple now. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 .