Learn how to incorporate fences into your landscape and cityscape photographs.
Fence at Sunset
© Kerry Drager
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All Styles of Wooden Fences Provide a Surprising Array of Visual Possibilities.
Black and white or in full color, a fence can serve as a photo's star attraction - or it can make an important member of a picture's supporting "cast" of elements.Besides a variety of compositional and lighting options, fences also make great year-round subjects. Look for them to enhance snow landscapes, spring/summer garden scenes, and fall foliage shots. Photography Tips and Techniques - Fill the foreground with your subject (as in Fence at Sunset), or use the rails to frame a distance scene (i.e., Country Church). The key: Zoom in, or move in, really tight on your subject. - Use a distant fence to add background interest to a grand landscape.
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- Focus on an intimate detail - for example, the texture of peeling paint or the colorful moss on a weathered fence post.- All styles of wooden fences can serve as striking graphic designs - say, lines, repetitions, patterns, or curves. In the low-angled sunlight of early or late day, the wood often glows in warm light. At the same time, be on the lookout for long and strong shadows, too. For ideas and inspiration, stop by BetterPhoto's All Styles of Wood Fences Pictures, Brick Wall Pictures, Gates gallery.
About Author / Instructor / Photographer, Kerry Drager
The content manager and an instructor for BetterPhoto.com, Kerry Drager is also the author of Scenic Photography 101. In addition, he teaches two online photography courses at BetterPhoto: Creative Light & Composition and Creative Close-ups. Kerry's Pro BetterPholio Web site offers an assortment of galleries and illustrated how-to articles on photography. In addition, kerrydrager.com was featured in Shutterbug magazine. His work has appeared in Outdoor Photographer and other major magazines; Hallmark cards and Sierra Club Calendars; and in advertising campaigns for American Express and Sinar Bron Imaging. He is also the photographer of the photo-essay books The Golden Dream: California from Gold Rush to Statehood and California Desert, and is a contributing photographer for the books Daybreak 2000 and Portrait of California. He lives with his wife, Mary, in the country near Sacramento, California, with their six Newfoundland dogs, six cats, two horses, and a mixed terrier.
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