Filling the Frame
(Cutting out the Clutter)
There’s a saying in photography
“If you want to improve your photographs 100%,
move closer!”
As soon as you think you’re close enough to your subject, take a few steps forward.
Filling the Frame Cuts out the Clutter
Less is More
Ask yourself:
How does the background add to or take away from the story that you are trying to tell?
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Photo 1: Gives context to where the person was
Photo 2: Brings us closer to her but there is still to much background distraction
Photo 3: The frame is filled. The photo is about her. There is a greater connection to the image.
Photo 1 Photo 2
Photo 3
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Photo 1: Gives context us context of where this family is. There is a lot going on.
Photo 2 and 3: The frame is filled and we are welcomed into the private world of this family.
Photo 1 Photo 2
Photo 3
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Photo 1: Tells us that there is a mother and baby in a nursery, but we have no connection. There is a lot of clutter.
Photo 2: The frame is filled and we become acquainted with who is little baby is.
Photo 1
Photo 2
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Photo 1: We know we are looking at a nursery but there is a lot of clutter happening
Photo 2: The frame is filled and we become acquainted with the details for this room.
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Photo 1: We are looking at a beach filled with shells. There is a lot of clutter in the background. It just shows that the person was a beach
Photo 2: The frame is filled with a single shell and we can take in the details. The photo takes on new meaning.
