Foreground ??

Lamora · Mar 20, 2015

Hi, I am in Farm Country, very pretty mountains all around, some rivers and lakes. But mostly Farm Land. My question is, when taking a picture of the mountains, or any landscape, what is considered "foreground"? All I see is old fence posts, weeds and such. I know I can use them, but to me, it seems to take away from the picture I wanted. I would like to know if a field would be considered a foreground? Or should it have something else there? I have seen photos of just fields, with the mountains behind it. Would the field be the foreground?

Thanks in advance for any advice/comments you may have. I was just wondering is all..

tirediron · Mar 20, 2015

In general, the foreground is the area in front of the subject; if your subject is a mountain range then yes the field in front would be the foreground. It's important to consider both foreground and background as well as the subject in your composition. Many a great image has been let down because the photographer didn't consider the garbage can in front of the subject, or the tree "growing" out of her head behind...

Lamora · Mar 20, 2015

Thanks so much! So if I can get a good field, then they should be ok. And yes, I have been guilt of the "stuff" in the picture. Sometimes the garbage around the roads and what not is a real headache for a good photo. But I am becoming more aware of it..