Assign 1-Explore

Photgrapher's proximity to subject:

My proximity to the lighthouse was an important aspect to how I wanted to capture the shot. I wanted as much as the lighthouse as possible. I was trying to go a little lower but kids kept jumping in the way so this is as much as I could get.

Background Elements:

The background was also something I was thinking a lot about. I wanted the sky to be the background, but I also wanted something else to balance it out a little. The trees on the bottom I think are the perfect accent to the lighthouse.

Framing:

The subject in this frame was off-centered a little bit to give the tall affect a more bold look. If the lighthouse was centered it would look like it was growing right on top of me. The off- centered subject and the way the light hits it is eye-catching.

Amount of subject to show in frame:

I chose to have the entire clock in the frame to show all of time. If I cut part of it out, time would be missing and the image would be interpreted differently.

Background Elements:

I wanted the background to be plain and simple to the emphasis of the picture was on the clock. The clock and the wall are in the same family of color, but having the outline in black on the white background gets to the feel that I liked.

Placement of subject in frame:

The placement is off-centered to draw the viewer across the page. If it were directly in the middle the picture would be boring and wouldn't have edge.

Framing:

In the frame I included just the feet the subject the image wasn't explainable to the eye. When someone looks at this, they have to think about what these feet could be part of, or what the rest of the subject looks like.

Background Elements:

The background that I chose was on purpose. In the larger picture there's a tree to add something in the background instead of it just being plane. I set the subject on a darker table to have the actual subject kind of glow in the frame.

Sharpness and blur:

The sharpness of the figure with the blurred background is also a way to make the subject emphasized compared to the not so busy background.