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What About the Frame?
IF IT SEEMS ODD TO DISCUSS FRAMING so far into a book that is essentially about compositional choices, remember that these ideas are not intended to be taken sequentially. Most of the choices we make in the creation of a photograph happen in a reactionary way, depending on what first draws us to a scene and what other priorities and constraints impose themselves on the process. These decisions are interdependent, but they don’t happen in any particular order. You might need to make ten decisions before you know what you need to do with the frame, or your choice of frame might be the first decision you make, but be open to reconsidering it any time.
When we choose a frame for our photograph, even if that choice is to always ...
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