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Here’s an indirect landscape shot.

In this example, the photographer has made the tree into the main subject while the mountains are still clearly visible.

To further make the tree more interesting, he moved closer to exaggerate the large tree root. The red mountains are still visible.

The result is often a “microscopic” picture of your subject similar to the snapshot above. The size of the toddler is so small as to make it difficult to pick out her face.

By moving in closer, we’re able to see much more detail of the same toddler. It takes only a few steps to “enlarge” the photo. I call this zooming with my feet.

When taking a picture of a tall object such as this mountain on the left, your first reaction may be to take the photo in a vertical orientation.

By turning the camera horizontally, this photographer was able to include more of the pine tree’s branches. The horizontal photo emphasizes the breath of the mountain base and the trees help to frame the mountain.