Jakob's Sicc Blog: Importance Of Framing In Portraits

Find four portraits that demonstrate the different ways a photographer has framed the image to alter the design and content. Discuss the vantage point, depth of field and subject placement in all of the images.

The four photo's below are good examples to follow when you're out and about shooting. In the underwater portrait by Jenna Martin she used the surface to give a distorted reflection look above, along with the blue background to contrast the subject. Moreover, in the two photo's below taken by Steve McCurry were framed to make the subject stand out against the background using shallow depth of field and contrasting colors. Lastly the photo taken by Alberto Monteraz was framed to where the woman is at the center point of the street with leading lines.