- Definition
Framing" refers to what the camera shows within the edges of the screen, like choosing what to include or exclude from a picture.
A photographer might frame a shot to show only a person's face, cutting out the distracting crowd around them.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Framing is like using your hands to make a little rectangle, deciding what to keep in the picture and what to cut out.
Ask your child: If you were taking this picture, what would you choose to leave out?
Common mix-up: Some may think framing is only about the decorative border around a picture. It's actually the artist's choice of what to show within the edges of the image to tell a story.
Examples
- A close-up shot of a flower that frames out the rest of the garden.
- An artist drawing a character looking through a window, using the window itself as a frame within the picture.
framing is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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