Activity 1

Activity 1

Look through assorted photographic websites and observe how many photographers have moved in very close to their subjects. By employing this technique the photographer is said to ‘fill the frame’ and make their photographs more dramatic. Find two examples of how photographers seek simple backgrounds to remove unwanted detail and to help keep the emphasis or ‘focal point’ on the subject. Attach two images you find to your reply to this discussion.

Photo by: Michael Jenkins

I chose this picture as a "fill the frame picture" because i feel this picture perfectly accentuates this quality, and much like the assignments in photo class, this photo focuses directly on the subject in a close up technique perfected with a macro lens (proved in photographer's notes). I also Loved this photo in its complex simplicity. The close up technique forces the background to be blurred and not as demanding to the eye. While the macro lens makes the detail of the dandelion more attention grabbing and appealing to the eye. 

Photo by: Tinto Alencherry

I chose this picture because of its surrealism, it almost doesn't look like a photograph, but a pastel work of art. Many people would not know why this picture is so obscure and the ink that it is a photoshopped picture, but to give some background, this is a close up photograph of a person participating in the Holi Festival where they throw colored dust and have their entire person turned into a rainbow. I love the beauty of the colors and the close up detail of the eye lashes and crinkles. And the Closeup effect makes you think what the subject actually is.  But by absolute favorite part is how the colors fill up every last inch of the picture without making it seem to cluttered,this is a perfect representation of "filling the frame". This is simple beauty and I love it.