Wednesday, August 11, 2010


Well, it's a break from the usual urban grunge, isn't it?

And, being the pedantic sort, I'm wondering if we need a clear distinction between the terms "framing" and "cropping". To me, the former is what you do when you're composing the original photograph, while the latter is something you do to fix the mistake you made with your original framing. I have the feeling, though, that people are using them interchangeably. At the risk of being repetitive (I've asked this question before), is it just me? Is there a distinction that's slowly being eroded, or was there never any distinction in the first place?

Ah, the profound questions provoked by art.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Tyler said...

Try this:
"Framing" is putting the wood/metal/glass structure around a work of art, usually two-dimensional.

"Composing" is arranging the elements in the process of creating a work of art. In photography, this would include moving the camera position, etc. to influence the resulting image.

"Cropping" is cutting off portions of the composition at a later date, to change or improve the picture.

"Discarding/deleting" is something you should do frequently, after you have framed, composed, and cropped.

So sez do Profligatographer.

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