Remember the Monochrome post from a few weeks ago? Well, I had so much fun with my friends on our last blog carousel challenge that I thought I’d try again on this month’s theme: FRAMED.
You know, if you look up the word ‘framed’ has quite the menagerie of meanings. What is the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word? A picture frame? Construction? (i.e., the framing of a building) A scene from Law & Order? (like, ‘It wasn’t me…I was framed!’) To me, I think of it as composition. Wherever I go, even if my camera is not in my hands, I’m framing what I see. (Does it follow the rule of thirds, is it balanced, is there dynamic movement across the scene….) I may or may not have even gone so far as to position the video monitor in such a way that it would display the most pleasing image of my sleeping baby. Yes, I’m like that. 🙂
So, when I see children picking up a camera and composing with a camera I get all warm and fuzzy inside! It’s amazing to watch as they frame their first image…and experience the thrill of capturing a scene. This little angel was the perfect model for demonstrating just that. The funny thing is…I was the one who was framed! (thankfully there was no film in the camera….)
As I mentioned, there are sooo many different takes on the theme…click on over to New Jersey and New York City Baby, Child and Family Photographer Tara McGlinchey’s site for more framed fun!
