· Framing is blocking some elements in the photograph, like creating a frame, to show off the main element in the photograph.

camera framing

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In literature, framing means providing a context or setting for a story or scene.

For wall hangings, framing means attaching a border.

In building, framing means creating a basic structure, often of wood, to which finishing elements can be affixed and added: Drywall, plywood, siding, coving, sills, trim, roofing, etc.

There is only one common framing distance in a framing square. The main framing distance in a framing square is a steel square.