I struggle hard with framing and can’t seem to piece it out in a snap. Whenever I’m with my girlfriend, I always take bad pictures of her (compared to when she’s taking mine). It pains me to see this since her outfit might go to waste without a great picture of her for the day. How do I become better at finding angles and composition when using my phone to take pictures?
Always frame for less, and then crop even more to make it work, anyway. I’ve learned that there’s an art of exclusion in photography.
Let me tell you a story:
Many years ago, when I first started, I made the stupid decision of buying a 50mm for an aps c camera without realizing 50mm on an aps c is not truly ‘50mm’ people talk up. I couldn’t afford any other lens for a good while, so I stuck with it anyway.
A year later, I got a 35, and 23 few more years either way. And I can tell you, it always gets harder as you go wider.
So going back to the thesis, I suggest framing for less and cropping even tighter to get rid of things that you don’t want, then start taking a few steps back (or use wider focal length.)