
Week 3
COMPOSITION
THE FRAME AND THE LENS
βThe pleasing arrangement of visual elements within the frame.β
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!
LENSES
LENS - Long lenses
Compress space. Specific focus. Observational
LENS - Wide angle
expand space. exagerate perspective. deep focus. distortion
Depth within the frame - shooting through foreground.
Choose the lens that carries the feeling and emotion you want the audience to experience.