Look through the Foreground

Shooting through something was probably one of the greatest things I was ever told. When composing a photograph, we are looking for a subject. We want our subject to be sharp and in focus. We may use the rule of thirds to place the subject. But, we still might not have that thing that gives our photo interest.

I have found that shooting through the fore ground really gives a lot of interest to a lot of photos. Weather it’s shooting through the leaves of a tree. Or, shooting out a doorway into a street. It gives the viewer a reference point. It gives me a feeling of being there. The photo of the tractor and bailer is taken looking through a fence. The post in the upper right corner is not large enough to distract or take away from the tractor. And the out of focus barbed wire gives me a sense of standing at the edge of the field. It gives a feeling that the farmer might be just out of view and walking over to say hello.