Category Archives: composition

Filling the frame

Sometimes it pays to move in close   For portraits, conventional composition has you surrounding your main subject with a “border” – space around the face For a more intimate look at your subject, throw away the rulebook! In this … Continue reading

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The Low Down on picturetaking

Staying close to mother earth   One thing that I’ve tried to do to increase the intimacy of my photos is to GET LOW – stay close to the path leading from the camera lens to the subject. By path, … Continue reading

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Flipbac Angle Viewfinder

You’ve probably come across a situation where you find a great photo opportunity but you cannot frame the photo properly because something is blocking your view in the viewfinder. There might, for example, be a crowd of people, a fence, … Continue reading

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