Landscape photography tip: use natural frames

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An expansive landscape can be beautiful. But discovering that landscape may be even more beautiful. Imagine the moment it unfolds before your eyes, a discovery that gives you that first wow moment. Use natural frames to capture that feeling in your photo.

It is just like a story unfolding. You walk along a path and turn a corner. Just before you have made it around the corner, you get a first glimpse of a beautiful, expansive landscape, which reveals more of itself with every step.

It is the tension, the excitement, just before that moment when you can enjoy the full view. Wouldn't it be great if you could capture that feeling in a photo too? You can do this by using a natural frame.

It is not as simple as it may seem. The idea is to create a beautiful frame, not have a few branches hanging into your image.

The elements that make up your frame must not get in the way or obstruct the view through it. They must add real value.

A natural frame is also very suitable for playing with a shallow depth of field. By keeping the foreground out of focus, without losing its recognisability, you create a strong sense of depth.

You can also choose to keep the foreground sharp, but make sure there is a clear separation between the foreground and background. You can achieve this very well by keeping the frame of your natural opening darker.

By using a natural frame well, you can give the photo a story, and capture a little of the feeling you had when the landscape unfolded before your eyes around that corner.

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