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Using
FOREGROUND to Make Your Photographs Look 3-Dimensional
You can pick
the subject, but your photographs must have two things:
1.
You need to
keep a center of interest
2.
You must shoot
something in the foreground to frame the picture
Our vision vs. the
camera: We see stereoscopically and can move around our subject,
which gives us visual cues about depth and space. The camera
records a frozen moment in time on a 2-Dimensional surface.
Here are some tips and
suggestions to help make your photographs look 3-Dimensional:
- Use size cues to help
indicate depth and scale (Ex. If you include trees in your
photograph that are both near and far, the trees that are closer
will be much larger and more detailed than those that are farther
away.)
- Using a wide-angle
lens (short focal length—below 50mm) will increase the perceived
distance and create a feeling of deep space.
- Use the smallest
aperture size possible without allowing your shutter speed to go
slower than 60 (1/60th of a second.) A small aperture
of f16, for example will give you a very large depth of field
making a majority of the scene sharply focused.
- Use overlapping
objects in your photograph to indicate that some objects are
closer while others are farther away. (Ex. One building in front
of another.)
- Use side lighting to
create volume—shadows and highlights.
- Include 5-6 planes in
your photographs:
- foreground – shows
an interesting detail and establishes scale
- mid-plane –
contains size cues that lead the eye
- feature plane –
depicts the center of interest
- horizon plane –
where the sky and ground meet
- cloud plane
- sky plane
- Foreground shouldn’t
be any closer than 6-10ft.
- Shoot it outdoors;
stay away from flash
- Put people in
photographs of landscapes/historical places
- Remember to use the
rule of thirds for placement of the horizon line and center of
interest
Assignment given: Please refer to
Film due: Blackboard for
Contact prints due: all due dates
5 Prints due:
Additional resources:
After viewing the images of
any of the
photographers above, choose one photo and describe:
- What is the subject? What is the
framing device?
- How did they control their camera
and/or composition to add depth?
- how they composed the picture
(through point of view, framing, space, light and focus)
- their choice of subject matter
- and how that contributes to what the
picture expresses.
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