Timeline for When does "Fill the frame" become "Too tightly framed"?
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| Apr 24, 2015 at 19:15 | comment | added | junkyardsparkle | The fact that the situation on the left side of the picture could be salvaged by additonal cropping was an epiphany for me; this is a good concept to grasp for anybody who likes to take the kind of family photos that don't allow much time for composing. | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 16:43 | comment | added | mattdm | And, venturing into highly opinionated territory, I find your crop to be a more striking portrait, but overall less something I might hang on my wall as a non-family member. | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 16:41 | comment | added | mattdm | That's an interesting example of how a tighter crop adds more apparent headroom. The relative amount to the man's left is larger compared to the rest of the frame, making it feel less constraining. This crop also definitely puts the emphasis right on the child's face, and much less on the geometry I noted in my answer. Interesting! | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 16:24 | history | answered | null | CC BY-SA 3.0 |