Growth
Photograph foreground, subject and background
Whena scene has depth worth showing
Choose a scene with something near you, a main subject and a farther setting. Shift position until all three contribute without hiding the subject. Take a photograph and check their overlaps.
- Make it easier
- Use a doorway, a room object and the far wall.
- Make it harder
- Make two layers interact through a repeated shape.
Start tiny
Frame one foreground edge around the subject.
SafetyStay on safe permitted ground; stop moving before you frame.
Evidence grade CPractitioner method or editorial idea
Cynthia Way / International Center of Photography, Focus on Photography (2006), Part I, The Language of Photography. Read the source ↗ Practice, cue and time are editorial adaptations of documented methods.
Growth: Practices that need preparation, a recurring slot or a useful tool.
