Exercise 1.4 Frame

PROJECT 2: VISUAL SKILLS

Frame 1.4

In this exercise I have explored the use of the frame, composing one element of the divided frame and later relating the whole frame to that one compost element.

The brief for the exercise was a little confusing at the end of the explanation with regards to selection of the images and presentation. I found that I was wondering wether to analysis the images individually, or amalgamate the images into one holistic picture and give an overall estimation,  which I think was presented as an option. I did the former not the later on this occasion.

1.4. These images were all taken using a 50mm fixed focal length with camera in P mode.

The order of the presentation of the images in the sheets is more or less the order in which they were taken.

 

Images used for analysis in exercise

Analysis of the above images:

1. Plant – ISO: 100, 50mm f/4.5  1/40. Centre slightly to the right of the frame. One visual vertical line, from the plant. Relation to the frame is not strongly emphasised and does not stand out. I would say this is a neutral position for the this particular images.
2. White brickwork – ISO:100 50mm f/8.0 1/320. Strong light falling on the white brickwork. Composed to the bottom right square of the frame. The lines are clearly leaving the frame, vertically and horizontally. The more vertical line is a leading line into the picture towards the background of the other white pillars. Later, the square shadow that falls of the road replicates the square of the base of the brickwork. The white line in the road replicates the angle of the base of the brickwork thus emphasising this line in the image.
3. Tap behind fence – ISO:100, 50mm, f/5.6 1/200. In the bottom right square of the frame. As the tap is on the periphery of the frame it does give a light pull of attention towards dynamism instead of totally static. The horizontal lines of the fence contrast the tap brining an ordered feel to it.
4. Wooden circle – ISO:100 50mm, f/6.3  1/250. Here there is an interaction with shapes. A circle with a square background, albeit small. The wood circle in the centre of the frame is the central focal point. The picture has a more or less symmetrical feel to it because of this composition.
5. Cactus garden to stairs – ISO:100, f/7.1 1/250. The stairs are the         main composition (see photo enlarged below and with increased exposure). The upper right corner of the frame composed of a brick staircase. The plants provide an eye line to the stairs and then the eye moves up the stairs.
6. Fallen flowers – ISO: 100, 50mm, f/6.3 1/250. composing for the right upper part of the frame. In a way this is more of a shape than a point or line. The lines of the tiles on the floor leave the frame vertically and horizontally (see image enlarged below).

The three elements in the frame: flowers, tiles and foot offer different aspects to the frame.

 

The flowers, messy and un-arranged, the tiles, arranged and the foot, presence of person.

7. Road signs – ISO:100, 50mm, f/9.0, 1/500. Composed for the road      signs in the upper left of the frame. Second point of focus is the line    following round to the car.

8. Flowers on stairs – ISO: 100, 50mm, f/7.1 1/250. The focal point initially are the flowers and the hole in the wall. The image has a static feel to it and a contrast of textures with hard and soft. The lines from the stairs going to the wall cause the image to stop as there is no where for the eye to go. The object of the wall is not visually interesting in itself.

Extra set taken but not analyised.

The comments will be found in the log section for this exercise.