Week 3

COMPOSITION

THE FRAME AND THE LENS

“The pleasing arrangement of visual elements within the frame.“

Joseph V. Mascelli.

WEEK 3 PROJECT

Create a black & white image
Use a camera or phone
Choose your lens

Explore depth within the frame

Work with friends or colleagues to construct a visual narrative that links these areas:
foreground, middle ground, background

Place your actors to balance the composition

Consider light and dark areas

Revisit the previous projects
light. dark. pattern. character. context

Reference: Andre Kertesz - Cartier-Bresson - Saul Leiter
David Bailey - Helmut Newton

Thomas Segel:  Thomas Segel - lenses  

THE FRAME

Plenty of formats to choose from!

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LENSES

LENS - Long lenses
Compress space. Specific focus. Observational

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LENS - Wide angle
expand space. exagerate perspective. deep focus. distortion

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Depth within the frame - shooting through foreground.

Choose the lens that carries the feeling and emotion you want the audience to experience.