photography unit 4 framing and composition

LO2 - Framing & Composition

Adam Green

1) Framing

Filling the Frame

Filling the Frame

Filling the Frame

Filling the Frame

• In order to avoid having over cluttered and busy background for my images, I took some photos where the subject filled the frame entirely.

• The previous three examples show this, as there is very little in terms of negative background space. Moving in close gets rid of distractions and sort of forces the viewer to concentrate on the focus of the photograph

Landscape/Portrait

Landscape/Portrait

Landscape/Portrait

Landscape/Portrait

• When taking a photograph, I have a choice whether I want to cover more of the subject horizontally or vertically, by simply rotating the camera in my hands. This allows a different perspective to be captured.

• We can see more vertically when a photo is captured portrait, and we can see more horizontally when it is in landscape.

Frame within a Frame

Frame within a Frame

• This is the frame within a frame effect. I used a pair of ordinary glasses and placed a pen behind them. I used the glasses frame as a “frame” to contain the pen.

2) Composition

Depth

• Here I have taken two photographs of the same subject, using two different aperture settings in order to capture two different sets of depth perception for the viewer. The vivid background gives the viewer an accurate sense of depth, whereas the blurry image makes it more mysterious.

Leading Lines

Leading Lines

Leading Lines

• Use of leading lines in photography is a powerful method of drawing the viewer across a path or edited-in line. Either way, they draw away the focus from negative space to what the photographer wants. Directional lines have different meaning. Horizontal lines are calming, and represent stability and weight, whereas vertical lines indicate power and strength.

3) Subject Placement

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

• Deciding where to place the subject of your photo in the frame is very crucial, and can make or break your photo’s key meaning and success. Rule of thirds states that the subject can be in the left third or the right third, or in any “hotspots”, where the third’s lines overlap with each other.

Vantage Point

Vantage Point

• Vantage point can affect the way we perceive the height of something, and can affect the way we think about a person.

• For example, the car on the previous page was captured at a high and low angle, at the high angle the car looked small and unimportant. Whereas at a down angle it looks larger and potentially more menacing.