Frames Within Frames

To help draw the viewer’s eye further into an image, you can use a frame within a frame. The idea is to compose your shot so that elements of the scene act as an internal frame within the edges of your image (Figure 8.20). You can also use natural frames, such as doors or windows (Figure 8.21), to isolate your subject.

Figure 8.20. The pillars act as repeating frame edges, allowing the viewer to go further into the image.

Figure 8.21. By using the window of an abandoned farm as an internal frame, I was able to highlight the Grand Teton mountain range in a unique way.