The Photographer's Eye: Graphic Guide

LOOSE

Loose framing doesn’t (or shouldn’t) mean ill-considered and sloppy. It means, in this case, not being obsessed with how things fit into the frame, or how objects intersect with the edges and corners, and not minding when the frame breaks into a person or some other unit. It’s partly an attitude, and suits situations in which the action takes precedence over the finer points of the frame. Here, we’re on a tea plantation in Assam, and it’s harvest time. It’s a wide-angle occasion (24mm throughout) not so much for pulling more of the scene into the picture, but rather for getting in close among the people and the action. The viewer’s attention is going to be centered on the activity and gestures, and unlikely to be much distracted by the ...