Reading Response: CH 01

An older man looks through the books at a coffee and book store in Saugerties, New York. The bookstore is a popular spot for people to read and relax, especially for the group on spring break who were visiting Saugerties for the day. Credit: Zoey Roman

The chapter talked about different frames and how to work with horizontal and vertical frames and figures within the frames. The photo above is horizontal, which the eye recognizes as more natural. In the photo, there is also a man standing vertically, but the figure is off to the side. As the chapter said, having the vertical figure off to the side causes the viewer’s eyes to travel across the photo until it ends up on the figure.