Photography Tip
My family got together at my sister's house for Father's Day yesterday. Of course everyone pulled out their digital cameras to capture the moment.
I am not sure how many photos we took over the weekend, but it was a bunch! Certainly more than in the days of film.
Watching everyone take photos reminded me of one of the best photography tips I ever received. While employed as a "Party Pic" photographer back in my college days at the University of Texas I was taught to "fill the frame".
This is a simple tip that most people don't recognize as important until it is pointed out to them. When taking a photo, fill the frame with your subject, not the background. For example, if your child is playing in the pool, have them come close to the edge--and take a more closely cropped photo--you can still tell they are in the pool, and you will get what is important to you in the photo--your child.
Many times I will see people step back and try and get the entire pool in the photo--in this case their child can be just a spec. Have them come closer--you can still tell they are in the pool having fun.
Follow this same principal if you are trying to get a photo of several people in a group shot. For example, if there are three people in the pool, have them all three come close together at the edge. Fill the frame with those important to you--you will later appreciate the photo of those three personalities (as opposed to a photo of three specs in a pool!).
Have a photography question? Feel free to ask. Just hit the comment button below.
Have a great day!
Labels: Photography Tip: fill the frame
posted by S121 Blog at
10:57 AM
4 Comments:
Why should I choose your studio over one of the other mall studios?
Good question Jennifer.
I have been in the photography business for almost 30 years--since my first year of college. I took "Party Pics" at the University of Texas. After graduating with a business degree, I worked for a short time as an accountant, then joined forces with my college employer to become the first Glamour Shots licensee in the country. That was a fun business in the early 90s!
I left that business because I wanted to start a company that catered to families and children. In 1995 we started Studio One to One.
We pride ourselves in making available a "private portrait experience" at a reasonable price. We have become that "private studio in the mall".
One of our largest market segments is "maternity portraiture". It is a privilege to be involved in taking what is in essence that first "baby photo".
We have many clients that we photographed their engagment photos, maternity photos, baby photos, and family photos.
There isn't any other business I can think of in which the product means so much to the client--and has even more value in ten years then it does today!
I believe our passion for photography as an art form shows in our work. We try and hire people with that same passion for photography.
We provide a unique portrait experience and unique products. We are so confident that you will LOVE our work that EVERY print you purchase from our studio is backed with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If after picking up your portraits you are unhappy, we will either make it right, or purchase them back from you!
In short, why should you choose us? Because to us photography is more than a business--it is an art form. We capture memories that will stay in your family for generations. We don't take that responsiblity lightly!
Thanks for the question,
Bob
I have to say I don't feel this is a very good tip at all, if you fill the frame on every single shot would mean little to no context in the photos. They make make since to you as you were there but if you are showing them off to friends and family all they may see is a wet little boy instead of a little boy enjoying a pool. While I agree that it's not always necessary to get everything in the picture, getting something there can relates what is going on to the viewer is extremely important.
Thanks for your comment Josh. I may have not done a good job of explaining "filling the frame" I am going to add a photo to this entry so you can see what I am talking about. The first photo was taken a little further away--the second photo was taken closer--you can still see he is in the pool, but you can also see a little more of his personality.
I hope that explains this tip a little better.
Thanks,
Bob
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