Image Format Thoughts

I have been thinking about how my image format choices may influence the look of the image, this was inspired by work shown in Dr Steph Cosgrove’s ‘Stilled Life 2” Lecture on February 9th 2021, of Rinko Kawauchi’s. The aesthetics are like my own, soft focus, close edits, and cropped subjects, making you focus on what she is interested on within the photograph. Again, like what I am aiming to achieve.

Fig 1: Rinko Kawauchi, 2007, Semear

Fig 2: Rinko Kawauchi, 2005, Cui Cui

This inspired me to try an image using a smaller ratio. Using my phone , I have used 3:4 ratio, which has cropped the screen down to give me a narrower frame. This has made me think carefully a bit more about what I include within my frame. As I am becoming more decisive on what I shoot and what to include, I wanted to explore how the format might change the aesthetic.

Fig 3: Laura Marsh, 2021, Uncropped

Then in the editing process, I cropped the image down further to the square format.

Fig 4: Laura Marsh, 2021, Cropped

I am unsure if this edit works to bring the focus to a more precise point in the image, being on a phone there are some discrepancies as it is not quite as in focus as I would have liked, but I do like the distortion it brings to the edges of the images.

References:

Company, D., 2009. Rinko Kawauchi. [ebook] OjodePez 16. Available at: <http://rinkokawauchi.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/12/2009_OjodePez-16.pdf> [Accessed 18 February 2021].

---. “Rinko Kawauchi.” David Company, 2021, davidcampany.com/rinko-kawauchi/. Accessed 18 Feb. 2021.

Cosgrove, S., 2021. Pop Up Lecture: Stilled Life (part 2), 9th February 2021.

Figures:

Fig 1: Rinko Kawauchi, 2007, Semear

---. “Semear, 2007,” Rinkokawauchi.com, 2021, rinkokawauchi.com/en/works/156/. Accessed 17 Feb. 2021.

Fig 2: Rinko Kawauchi, 2005, Cui Cui

Kawauchi, Rinko. “Cui Cui, 2005,” Rinkokawauchi.com, 2021, rinkokawauchi.com/en/works/213/. Accessed 17 Feb. 2021.

Fig 3: Laura Marsh, 2021, Uncropped

Fig 4: Laura Marsh, 2021, Cropped