Frame & Composition: Activity 1

Activity 1

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Look through assorted photographic websites and observe how many photographers have moved in very close to their subjects. By employing this technique the photographer is said to ‘fill the frame’ and make their photographs more dramatic. Find two examples of how photographers seek simple backgrounds to remove unwanted detail and to help keep the emphasis or ‘focal point’ on the subject. Attach two images you find to your reply to this discussion. 

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In this picture, the surroundings are blurred so that the focal point is the eye. The bright sun colors create a happy mood while the bright blue eye creates a calming effect. The photographer zoomed extremly close to show all the details of the eye. 

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For this picture, the mountains and grass in the background are blurred out while the ball and the grass closest to the camera is in focus. The photoagrapher put the ball and the grass as the main focal point.