framing the image
Summary of basic design techniques
~ Simplify content.
~ Vary the use of horizontal and vertical formats.
~ Limit static compositions by placing the main subject off centre.
~ Create balance or tension by arrangement of tone within the frame.
~ Explore alternative vantage points from which to view the subject.
~ Arrange lines within the frame to reinforce or express feeling and to
guide the viewer through the image.
Mark Galer