Fram and Composition: Activity 1

Filling the frame 

 The photographer that took both of these pictures found a simple background in order to keep the focus on the subjects; rather than the whole image. 

Yellow Summer Taken by Nadin

In the first image, the photographer used a shallow depth of field in order to focus in on the coupe. She also picked a very simple background (a meadow and a blue sky) in order to not distract her audience by anything that is busy. The subjects stand out more because the background is light while both hair and clothing choice is dark.

Russian Winter_5 Taken by Nadin

For this Russian Winter picture, the photographer again blurs out the background in order to ensure that the focal point is the subject. Instead of taking it from a slight distance, as she did in the above picture, she fills the photograph with the subject's face, making it nearly impossible for something else to be the focal point of the image. The subjects face and clothing is in sharp detail while the things around it are out of focus.

This skill is very useful when you want to make sure that the subject of your photograph is clear, and there is no possibility of it being something else. In my own opinion, it also looks nicer and more appealing to the eye. Not only is the subject taking up a majority of the image, the background is blurred to a point where you can only concentrate on one thing. There is no busy work in the background to distract your eye, and it is simple enough to be nice but complicated enough to be intriguing.