Project 6: fitting the frame to the subject

Take 4 different photographs:

1. the entire subject without taking much time to consider the composition

2. the subject filling up the frame

3. a part of the subject

4. the subject being only a small part of the frame

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The London Eye and a boat on the river. The image of the London Eye occupies about 4/9 (=2/3 * 2/3) of the entire frame area. (Shutter speed: 1/400 sec, Aperture: f/14, Focal length: 55mm, ISO 200)

The shot of the London Eye filling the frame. (Shutter speed: 1/400 sec, Aperture: f/14, Focal length: 90mm, ISO 200)

A close up image of one of the capsules of the London Eye. (Shutter speed: 1/200 sec, Aperture: f/13, Focal length: 120mm, ISO 200)

A landscape image surrounding the London Eye. The image of the London Eye occupies only a small part of the frame. (Shutter speed: 1/200 sec, Aperture: f/13, Focal length: 28mm, ISO 200)

The big "4" logo outside of Channel Four television building. Ordinary shot. (Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec, Aperture: f/9, Focal length: 66mm, ISO 800)

The logo filling up the frame from slightly different angle of view. (Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec, Aperture: f/8, Focal length: 42mm, ISO 800)

Close up view of the logo revealing that the logo consists of many umbrellas. (Shutter speed: 1/800 sec, Aperture: f/14, Focal length: 78mm, ISO 800)

A shot from a distance, which places the subject (the logo) into a context. (Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec, Aperture: f/9, Focal length: 24mm, ISO 800)

I find this exercise very useful. It makes me think more about composition but also I think it is a practical approach for taking photographs especially for editorial purposes. Taking 4 (or more) different types of the same subject, such as an entire image, a close up image, an image in a context, etc., would give editors more options and hence potentially make the photographs more saleable. This would be something to keep in mind when taking editorial pictures.