Section 3 framing and boundaries Framing your chosen subject within an image can add a great deal of impact. If the subject you are photographing does not provide a natural sense of frame through your viewfinder, but instead has a particularly strong shape, then consider this carefully as you compose your shot and utilise the space around it. `Chrysler Building' © Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Above: The imposing Chrysler Building in New York is clearly framed here by two adjacent buildings; the low-angle vantage point that the photographer has chosen truly conveys the size and scale of the building. Right: Simple but stunning framing has been used in this shot of the Empire State Building in New York, which is seen through an arched window. The silhouette of a man provides us a reference of scale but also lends the whole image a wonderfully graphic feel due to the grid of the window. Look out for bridges and buildings or opportunities presented by the fabric of cities that will work as powerful visual structures for your photographs. 56 The Fundamentals of Photography Composition `Empire State Silhouette' © General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images