Understanding the background and observing the background along with the texture ensures that the framing and composition are apt for the photograph. Pay attention to detail not only on the subject but also to the four corners of the background as well as colors that don’t fit with the rest of the image, bright patches that might distract the eye, lines that clash, people that don’t belong etc.
Be sure to move the subject to the right spot until the composition of the image is perfect. By this any distraction can be removed and framing can be perfected. One other option is to change the angle of the frame. This might mean rotating around your subject but could also include getting down low to make the sky the background or even getting up high and shooting down onto your subject to make the background the ground.
Aperture can be used to blur backgrounds. At wider apertures the subject will be given prominence blurring out the background, giving prominence to the subject. One of the most useful things to learn as a way to combat distractions in backgrounds (and foregrounds) is to use the power of your lens to throw the background out of focus using depth of field. The easiest way to do this is to use a wide aperture (the smaller the number the wider the aperture). The wider your aperture the more blurry your background should become. Longer tele-photo do help a little to get narrower depth of field. In actual fact the impact is smaller than it seems and the main reason for the change is that with a longer focal length the subject actually takes up more space in the frame.
One of the most effective ways of removing distractions from backgrounds is to remove the background altogether by totally filling the frame with your subject. Get up close and/or use your zoom lens to tightly frame the shot and you’ll not only remove distractions but could end up with a high impact shot as well.
~ Hari Bhagirath Photography
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