Exploration 31: All About Frames and Framing

Submissions Date:  October 21st midnight

This Exploration focuses on the dynamic opportunities and critical importance of framing in photography.  There are two important aspects to framing – the image format (vertical, horizontal, square) and the use of framing techniques within the image to create dimension and/or direct the viewer’s attention.

There are four major different types of framing. The first is by using architectural elements such as buildings, building elements such as windows, archways, tunnels, etc. A second is using natural elements such as trees, flowers, canyon walls, stone formations to create a frame within the chosen format. A third is using geometric shapes, such as circles, squares, rectangles, ovals, and spirals etc. which may be natural or man-made. The fourth is by using light and/or shadow to create a frame for a situation or subject.

This an important opportunity to use your visual awareness when you take an image…