A photograph is essentially made up of three layers which you can use to build a composition. You could use any number of these three layers, and in any combination.
The first layer is in 'theatre' terms 'the set'. It is the area within which everything happens. It is immovable. Whatever space you walk into, it is there. It can be a vast landscape of mountains and hills, the rocks of a cliff face breaking into the sea, or a 3x3m empty room. But if you sit in one place it won't change in physical way. it will always form the frame within which the other 2 layers that can be used will interact. It is the best layer to play with because no matter how many shots you take it does not change so one can work whatever angles one likes without a worry of things moving around.
Solid, stable, dependable.
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