Discussion 2: Framing

According to Joel Meyerowitz, “What you put in and what you leave out are what determines the meaning or potential of your photograph”. You want to consider what continues outside the frame because you might want to use that as dramatic though unseen content. The way you choose to frame the photo make that photo pop and stand out more. According to Peter, ” Photos that have good composition are just easier to look at. They’re more balanced. There’s just something about them that when you look at that photo you’re like: Ah! That’s a great photo!”. Which I 100% agree with, you want to make sure your photo doesn’t have too much of a distracting background so it doesn’t take away from the subject your photographing. Unless you want the background to be messy, you want to make sure your photographing the right kind of background and framing it right so it doesn’t look like too much.