The technique of blocking some parts of a photograph to emphasize (or draw attention to) another part of the same photograph is called..? I think its Framing.

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e.mccormick · Answer

Hmmm... http://digital-photography-school.com/framing-your-shots-photography-composition-technique/

anonymous · Answer

well, what are the choses.

e.mccormick · Answer

Kam, look at the link and what they think...

anonymous · Answer

This is called cropping.

e.mccormick · Answer

Cropping is after the fact.

anonymous · Answer

Cropping is part of the editing stage, used to place emphasis where it is needed, or to improve the composition.

e.mccormick · Answer

Exactly.  This question is about when the picture is taken.  It is not about editing.  The reference to blocking, rather than cutting away, exposes this fact.  When you block, you intentionally put things into the foreground of the frame that cover anything from parts of the subject to other dead spaces that are unwanted.  That is why cropping is the wrong answer.

anonymous · Answer

Ok Thanks for clarifying this.