Understanding the Square Frame - Ep 309 | Photography Podcast

To access ALL the Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres podcasts, click here for the complete playlist:    • Full Podcast Episodes - Understanding Phot...   If you would like to be kept up to date of recent podcasts and the ones that are coming up, along with any workshops or interesting projects, then sign up to my FREE SUBSTACK NEWSLETTER at: https://kimayresphotography.substack.com Square frame? Subject in the centre? Is it a recipe for disaster? Most photography is in landscape or portrait format - even Instagram has abandoned the square. In this Episode we explore what there ways of making this format interesting, and the pitfalls to watch out for. 0:00 - Countdown, introduction, what's coming up. 1:54 - Live Community Chat & Greetings 6:37 - What do we mean by a square frame or ratio? 7:30 - Album & CD covers 8:53 - Adding in a centre-aligned stipulation 10:17 - Symmetry becomes dominant which risks it becoming forgettable 15:38 - The need to add in something asymmetrical 16:53 - Product photography 21:18 - Fill the frame 30:25 - Why the brain is hardwired to notice difference 33:44 - Do sheep count as wildlife? 35:32 - Portraits 40:28 - Why to follow me on Substack - Rant against Facebook & Meta 44:41 - Smug points leader-board update 45:54 - Linear convergence - leading lines 51:55 - Playing with other geometric forms 54:52 - Architecture 58:02 - Creating the square 1:00:51 - Minimalism and negative space 1:09:13 - Finding the square inside an existing photo 1:17:36 - Summing up all the ideas 1:20:36 - In 3 weeks' time - Square Frame, Centre Aligned Photo Challenge! 1:21:21 - Next week - Feedback/Critique - submit your images 1:24:09 - End --- If you would like to show your appreciation for these podcasts, buymeacoffee is the easiest place to do it! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kimayres You can also Like, Share, Comment and Subscribe, as well as invite your friends to join us at 3pm UK time every Sunday :) --- We have a Facebook group and a Flickr group set up for you to submit your images, or to ask photography related questions, and chat to like minded photographers who are looking to grow their skills and understanding. Find us here:   / upwka   https://www.flickr.com/groups/upwka/ Do come and join us!