Before we start:
Please Add these two terms into your journal, today:
#1 Subject Matter:
The main focus of your image / what the image is about. Usually an object, person, mood, or concept.
#2 Frame
Everything in the photograph, from top to bottom; left to right.
A frame has two styles of Orientation:
Portrait Way: faces (1 person), long and lean structures, close ups of 1 thing.
Landscape Way: Landscape, nature, group shots, many objects
You can use your camera either way! Experiment and play around with how you want your picture to look.
Take a picture of…. Subject matter 2
Today I am going to ask you to take 10 photographs of the same object.
You may use any object you like – something you own or something you find in this classroom.
Rules:
- One location. No changing backgrounds!
- Place your subject somewhere and don’t move it. You are the one who moves!
- Get creative. Get close to your subject. Be careful of what is included in the frame.
Photos:
- Head On – So the subject fits the frame, nicely.
- Bird’s Eye (From Above)
- Worm’s Eye (very low looking up)
- Angled / Diagonal
- Close up to part of the image
- Long Shot (from a far distance)
- Subject fills 2/3 of the frame
- Subject fills 1/3 of the frame
- Subject fills entire frame
- Your Choice!
The Photo Class Place 