Different Kinds of Frames

Framing is the act of making a natural border on a photograph using trees or other objects. Doing this attracts the viewer's eye to a certain section of the photograph, therefore making the photo seem more effective. In the above examples, the first photo illustrates this point to a perfect tee. The photographer used trees and bushes as a natural frame, leaving only a small part of a distant mountain showing. The second photograph depicts a different kind of frame, one where it uses legs as a frame instead of trees. Also, in the tree photo, you are looking across a valley; in the leg photo, you are looking up from under the legs. The perspective and framing distinguish the two.