Monday, October 9, 2017

Framing a Good Shot

What is headroom? What is look room? What lead room? Why are each of these important for your composition?

Headroom is the space above a subject's head. An improper amount of headroom leaves a subject either sinking into the bottom or bumping into the upper side of the frame. When considering headroom, one must make sure the head is not popping up by itself, but has enough room for shoulders in order to avoid a "severed head on a platter" look.
Look room is the area between the direction the subject is looking and the side of the frame. Without a proper amount of look room, the subject can look suffocated into a small room. Look room provides a space that suggests a conversation between subjects.
Lead room is similar to look room, but it defines the space between the direction of a moving subject. This lead room implies that the subject has a destination. Without proper lead room, the subject can appear to be impeded.

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