When I’m composing photos, I’m always searching for natural frames – elements in the scene that act as a border around the photo’s edges. Natural frames can provide structure to a photo’s composition and, critically, make it feel more deliberate. Today, I’ll explain what natural frames are and how to find suitable natural frames for your photos.
Photography Life
Modern digital cameras come packed with countless advanced features. Yet, despite all this progress, the most fundamental camera settings have remained unchanged since the dawn of photography. Of course, I’m talking about your exposure settings: aperture, ISO (or film sensitivity), and shutter speed.
Photography Life
As a nature and wildlife photographer, much of my work revolves around patiently waiting. I often wake up very early and might spend whole days concealed in a hide, ride for miles on a jeep, or trek to an ideal location—all in hopes of capturing a singular, dramatic moment. Perhaps it is a leopard mid-leap, lions courting, an ibex poised on a foggy ridge, or a giant polar bear eating. Or just a moment of color and light on the landscape.
Photography Life
I hope you’re all having a relaxing holiday season. This week didn’t bring much news in the photography world, so let’s take some time instead to look back on 2025 for some inspiration as we journey into 2026.
Photography Life
One of our favorite and longest running traditions in Click Community is our forum photo contest, offering you a glimpse into the extraordinary talent and creativity of Click Community members.
The theme of our September/October contest was “Rule of Thirds” and members were encouraged to enter their favorite photo representing this theme.
Congratulations to Tracey Richvalsky for her winning image (above)! Tracey won a self paced course of her choice from Click Photo School.
You can win, too! Enter our current forum photo contest by December 31st, 2025 with your favorite image representing the theme “BOKEH” for a chance to be featured here on the Click Community Blog, published in an upcoming issue of Click magazine, and win a self paced course of your choice! Not a member? Join at theclickcommunity.com!
But first, please enjoy this collection of some of our favorite and inspiring images from this contest:
Would you like to see your work featured on the Click Community blog, published in Click magazine, and even have a chance to win a self guided course (of your choice!) at Click Photo School?
If you’re not yet a member of Click Community, we’d LOVE to have you come join us! As a member, you get access to photography tutorials, video demos, Q&A threads, image critiques, photo challenges and contests like this one, and so much more! Become a member today!
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