Original Image from Goossens:
My 'Reframed' Version:
I choose this image from Goossens for a few reasons but one of the main reasons was it just popped out to me as I was looking through the pictures. In this image, Goossens uses a variety of techniques that we have discussed in class. The first of these is the
Rule of Thirds. Goossens seems to place some of the more pronounced parts of the picture such as the lamp or the “danger” sign right on the intersections of the thirds. This draws your eye towards these features and makes them a focal point in the picture. The second technique Goossens uses is the
shot type or framing of the image. By using a framing that is close enough to see the detail of the door and the lamp but still isn’t zoomed in all the way (like in my reframed image) you get a feeling of being there in close to it but not right next to the tree. This framing
contrasts with mine because mine creates a little more
tension being closer and just being able to see the danger sign where as in the original, you see the door in context and there is a little bit of
release of the tension. However, the pictures do still share a dark, dangerous feeling which creates some
affinity between them as well. The last technique that Goossens uses is
depth cues. This is achieved by the tree in the foreground sticking out enough from the grey bland clouds in the background that causes the viewer to think the background is very far off and that the tree is the only thing that is in the area.
In my reframed image I focus completely on the door as the image is cropped down to just that. My picture offers more ambiguity as to what is going on because there is no context surrounding the door and the rest of the image outside the door is left up to the viewers imagination as they try to figure out what is surrounding the door right outside the frame of the picture.
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