If you look closely, the typical snapshot lacks a foreground. It is amazing, how long it took me to get over that mode of shooting. (Any time there was a foreground, it was more accident than intention) Yet it makes such a difference. Besides the S-Curve, you can lead the eye through the image using the concept of foreground, middle ground and background. Simple things like a brush, flowers, rocks / a boulder can provide that foreground. It allows the viewer to step into the image. From there, one moves to the middle and then to the background. It creates the feeling of depth, of 3 dimensions.
One of my early mistakes: there was nothing that anchored the image in the front. Then, 2 other images that show some froeground.
How much of a foreground you choose depends to some degree on the lens you are using. With a wide angle lens you can get up close to an object and still have a nice middle- and background. How you position yourself relative to the scene (high or low for instance) will determine how much of a middle ground you’ll have. Play with it and have fun.
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