PART 2

PLACING

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Yes, there is a difference between placing things and framing them, even though they are inseparably linked. Placement assumes two things, both quite common. One is that there is a subject that is concrete—a single, identifiable unit, rather than a concept, pattern, or some overall generality. A person, perhaps a structure, or a tight group of things. The second is that this subject is small enough in the frame that you do actually have a choice of where to put it. Given these two conditions, which are quite easily met, the decisions are generally to do with where in the rectangular frame, and how close to other things. It’s no ...

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