12.06.09
On Squares
My first rolls through my Rollieflex came back from Blue Moon Camera and Machine the other day, and I have been reflecting on my compositions. So far everything has been pretty predictable. Above are a couple of photographs that didn’t make it in to the current project, but I liked quite a bit.
My inclination when framing within the square seems to be not to use the square at all, but to break up the composition into more comfortable proportions using framing elements resulting in the 2:3 ratio I am used to. The photograph on the left has the branch following the top horizontal line breaking up the composition. The framing of the speckled out of focus leaves on the bottom don’t go above the bottom red line.
The second one breaks the composition in a similar manner, leaving the top 2/3 of the photograph out of focus, and the real focal point residing exactly where the rule of thirds in every shitty photography handbook tells us it should be.
I hope to bring a little more interest into my next series by avoiding the predictable composition breaks. It will be shot on the far less forgiving Provia 100. It’ll be good to see how color factors in as well.
