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Sequence viewing > Aesthetics Index - Resource - ©
Lloyd Godman
The
dimensions and ratio of the Camera Frame
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Consider that the
edges of the frame is precisely set at right angles to each
other and act as an unforgiving reference point. For us, the
horizon is a leveling device it is related to balance and gives
us a sense of being even.
In a photograph we
compare any horizon line to the horizontals of the frame. When
it is level it gives feeling of balance, peace and tranquility.
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If the horizon in
the image is slightly off level the eye soon picks it up and
the audience has to decide if the image was taken this way deliberately
or, if the photographer did not pay attention to this detail. |
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However,
if the horizon is much further off level, it becomes obvious
that this is a deliberate visual strategy to give a sense of
movement or instability.
In many
of the images from the Last
Rivers Song series, I selected images which had the
horizon off level to emphasis the momentum of the water.
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In
this series from Summer
Solstice, of images I had set the 6x6cm format on a diagonal.
Because the visual balance was even more critical the horizon had
to be precisely set at 45° |
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To
solve this problem I had to glue a level onto the back of the camera, which allowed me to
align the camera to the subject quickly and effectively. |
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