further considerations in regard to the frame

The photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson, used to be very strict about composing within the frame; the image was not to be cropped since it was composed within a particular framework of exact proportions. To ignore this might be to ruin the original conception of the photograph.

There was however, an ulterior motive here. While the frame did constitute a means of ensuring consistency in his working method, it also meant that editors would have to respect his compositions and not make their own interpretations as this might alter the meaning of the photograph from its' original intent.

I do not adhere to the method of "framing" photographs when trying to capture images because often, in wildlife, one is just trying to get an image and may not have the option of framing in regards to the proportions of the image. This is probably going to be something one can do better at a later stage.

vertical or horizontal

When presenting one's work, it is natural to think in terms of the horizontal frame as this is more or less the way we see the world (through two eyes with one eye horizontal to the other); cameras furthermore, are designed to photograph horizontally although one is able to move the camera into the vertical position and make photographs with no technical impediment. The vertical frame is a little more unusual yet since vertical is often the preferred format for media such as magazines and books, vertically designed images are worthwhile making. It is something of a luxury to be able to contribute to a book where images are printed horizontally across the page.

When designing for the vertical or horizontal format, it is worth considering the way the commonly used proportions relate to each other; the diagram below shows different sizes and proportions together ...

In the diagram, blue is A4 while red is 10by8, the traditional portrait size.

The green frames are the 2by3 camera proportions shown in relation to both A4 and 10by8 sizes of paper; they fit quite well but if the page needed to be filled, part of the image would be lost along the top and the bottom.

If printed full frame then there would be some space between the photograph and the edge of the frame, along the sides but unlikely to be enough for a body of text in the vertical format.

on being inventive

Both of the assessment reports for the OCA modules I have done, mention that I lack inventiveness ... was not sure how to understand this remark. Read the following from Osho ...

‎"You will be surprised to know that all that you see has been invented by playful people, not by the serious people. The serious people are too much past-oriented — they go on repeating the past, because they know it works.
They are never inventive." Osho


Does this apply to me?!


Subjects like natural history and the Taj Mahal suggest it does!!