Photo Composition & Framing

 Hello! Here we are again. Now we're on the topic of Photo Composition & Framing! The way a photographer arranges the visual components in their frame is known as photo composition. 

• Framing: Any compositional rule’s purpose is to entice the viewer into a picture. Framing is the process of employing a scene’s components to build a frame inside your frame. 

An example of framing: 

In this photo that I took at a football game, I took a shot through a fence mainly to highlight the grass that is seen in the picture. Basically creating a frame within my frame!

Let's hop into the photo composition, "Rule of Thirds".

According to the Rule of Thirds, you should mentally divide your image into thirds using two horizontal and two vertical lines. Then, you place the crucial components of your scene along those lines or at their intersections. According to the method's proponents, aligning a topic with these points adds more tension, energy, and interest to the composition than just putting it in the middle.

This picture that I took and added the "Rule of Thirds" to, is divided into thirds using two horizontal lines and two vertical lines. The aligned topic and main focus in this picture is the waterfall. The waterfall itself is in the center of the Rule of Thirds, which enhances its focus.

Lastly for this blog, we're going to dive into "Shallow Focus".

A short depth of field that is used in the photography and cinematographic technique is known as shallow focus. One plane of the image is in focus when the remainder of the scene is out of focus. One aspect of the image is frequently emphasized over another using shallow focus. 

Taking a shallow focus picture was actually very easy for me because in other words, shallow focus is basically "Portrait" mode on an iPhone. Portrait mode emphasizes a specific person/aspect of a picture, while it blurs out the background. Therefore, I simply just opened my camera up to portrait mode and snapped a quick picture. Definitely way easier than the rest of the other angles, shots, frames, etc that I've been taking lately!

                           

This picture that I captured is an example of Shallow Focus. One part of the image is in focus while the rest is out of focus. The individuals that are in the picture are in focus, while the nature in the background is out of focus.