Engaging foregrounds The physical depth we experience in real life can easily be lost in our photography. We can create the illusion of depth with a strong and engaging foreground.
foreground subjects are generally used to convey depth. A subject in our foreground can make our 2 dimensional photo appear 3 dimensional. When working with landscapes, Our natural urge when shooting divide the photo into 3 sections. photos tend to be getting a clear A foreground, a middle ground shot of the main subject without and a background. The example anything getting between it and below with the drift wood has the our lens, a beautiful sunset and driftwood as a foreground, the sky for example. It’s exactly that surf and little island to the right which make foreground elements of the frame as middle ground, so powerful and engaging though. and the horizon and skyline as They’re unexpected and if used background. correctly they make for huge Thinking of splitting the scene up visual impact. Depending on the this way will allow you to assess foreground subject, they can be whether your photo is lacking an used to lead the viewers eye into element or not. Not all scenes can a photo, give context or as an be split this way though. Some anchor point for the viewer to scenes will literally be foreground keep coming back to. and background. In landscape photography
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