Exercise 5 P.31: Carried out 2/11/11
In this exercise I was asked to find an object that was set within a large even background. The aim is to take several photos with the object in different positions within the frame and decide which fits best.
After much deliberation I had to chosen to photograph a lonely tree in the field opposite my house. Just as I was ready to go out with my camera bag on my back the sky’s went dark, a hail storm came down and basically put a stop to my antics.
So, instead I’m photographing a heart made from jelly beans on a white background. The first photo is the original image and centres the main subject in the frame.
I tried various ways to frame the subject and the following sequence of photos numbers my choices in order of preference:
1. Portrait and centre top alignment:
2. Portrait. Bottom centre:
3. Landscape. top left alignment:
4. landscape. Off centre left alignment:
I think the subject and background chosen makes me think of what the image could be used for and therefore my preferences are based on that. Photo 1 and 2 are better aligned for use in greeting cards while photos 3 and 4 are better aligned for cards for flowers. My favorite frame (photo 1) has space below where the heart is pointing down and opens up the entire space. The relationship between the subject and background marry together well in this alignment within the frame. Had a different subject been used the overall look and feel would be different and therefore the way it’s best framed would be different too.