5A.Reimagining Visual Framing

（Reframing Version）

(Original Version)

      In this assignment I choose a photo from Salvador Dali and reframe it in Photoshop. I cut half of the photo because I want to zoom in to the horse and emphasis more on it. The elements that I want to discuss in the original one and my reframing one is the direction of line, the way that people perceive the lines, visual movement and intensity.

      The line direction in my reframing picture is horizontal. It cased on the horse’s head movement. It is jumping up and moving its head to left. Through the horse’s sight line we can receive the line direction. The visual movement is simple in my reframing one because it focuses on the horse mostly. The horse is the biggest object and it is on the most front of the picture. Based on that, when we see this picture we realize horse firstly and watch through its sight line to the elephants and girl behind it. I think my reframing picture seems free because the horse’s jumping pose. It has no much intensity.

The line direction in the original picture is diagonal. It starts from the man who is kneeling down, raising his arm and holding the cross to the horse. This line is moving towards to the horse’s head. It is moving its head to the left so it seems like it is getting hurt and trying to avoid the man’s stack. Also, the color of the man, ground, and the cloud are dark. The animals’ legs also show me the line direction. In addition, the dark color in diagonal position also creates line direction. Based on the line direction, people will follow the man’s pose and look from him to the horse; from ground to sky. This is one way that people receive the line. Moreover, the color different between the border of the frame, such as dark cloud and dark ground, and the center of the picture provides other way to people to realize the line. Based on the lines arrangement, the visual movement of this picture is complex. The man’s pose, the horse’s head’s movement, the horses and elephants’ legs are all showing us visual movement. I take woman who is standing on the elephant behind the horse as an example. Her is standing bias to her left side on the back. Her moving direction is same as the horse’s head. Even her hair is blown to left. These details create the horizontal visual direction to this original picture.

      Over all, Salvador Dali’s picture has more intensity because the interaction between all characters in the picture. It also provides viewers more information about the story behind the picture.