The concept of a frame within a frame comes when you use some element within your image to frame your main subject.

1-P_19_0096Walt's Party You can use a picture frame like the one above that Ed carried to this event, but this is not really practical for most photography.

2-T_06_0178Fringe Festival performers This might be one exception, where these performers at a Fringe Festival in Edinburgh provided their own frame.

There are numerous elements that you can incorporate into your photos to frame your primary subject, including windows...

3-T_15_0065 4-P_10_0045 ... or doorways.

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Framing forces the viewer to concentrate on the area of the photo where you want his eyes to go.

6-P_10_0201Jack Korpela

7-C_18_0291Rapids on Harris Creek, near Iron Bridge, Ontario, Canada

Tree branches and foliage which are part of your chosen scene can be used as ready-made framing devices, as in this photo of Harris Creek near Iron Bridge...

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...or in this image of a narrow country lane near Long Lake.

9-E-30415th century moated home Dark areas like these trees in shadow not only concentrate your attention onto Little Moreton Abbey in England but also add depth to the scene. But trees don't have to be on all sides of the image.

10-S_21_0108 Here the tree on the left side only still acts as a frame. The shadow at the bottom also contributes.

A partial frame is just as effective.

11-C_08_1004-3 Here depth is created by framing the red barn with the snow-covered trees. Whereas red would usually come to the fore, the trees become the foreground element and a frame.

12-C_11_0069 Sometimes nature provides you with a unique perspective, as at Silver Star Mountain, BC.

13-01000264Bobcat (Felis rufus) Yellow flowers were used effectively to frame this Bobcat kitten.

14-01000178Fox cubs at den The frame need not always have esthetic value since it can illustrate animal behaviour, as in a fox's choice for it's den site.

Frames don't always have to be physical. Shadows are used to frame these mountains in the Himalayas in India.

15-K-715 15.5-C_18_0239 A similar V-shape of rushing waters at the bottom of this photo frames the centre of a torrent at Kakabeka Falls.

Structures on two sides of a photo frame the main subjects in these two photos, first in Havana, Cuba, and following in Kashmir, India.

16-T_15_0102 17-K-687Market stall In this last photo, the gate and fence act as a frame, drawing your eye to this small Icelandic church.

18-T_09_0517Vidimyri As you are out photographing, practice looking for frames.

These can help you create more pleasing images.