EDFAT

ENTIRE

■ From a distance, focus on the entire scene. You
are looking to capture the environment, the
context of the subject.
■ Shoot one or two horizontal shots.
■ Turn the camera to a vertical position and shoot
two more.
DETAILS

■ From a few feet away, search for
details of the subject.
■ Shoot two horizontal frames and
then two vertical frames.
■ Use feet, books, boots, a hat, hair,
eyes and even the background
elements to compose a variety of
photographs; no two shots should
be the same.
■ If you’re shooting a person, talk
to him or her as you shoot. Get
to know the person’s background
and personality. Soon they won’t
be a subject anymore but an
interesting individual.
FRAMES

■ Move around the scene and
compose each shot differently.
■ Remember to apply the standard
rules of composition; don’t just
place the subject in the center of
the frame.
■ While shooting, explore the
subject through your lens.
■ Move in to about 10 feet away and
repeat the procedure.
■ Then move in to about seven feet
and repeat the process again.
ANGLES


■ What would this subject
look like from a different
angle?
■ If all your shots so far are
from eye level and straight
ahead, now take shots
from left and right, and
from high and low angles.
■ Look for something to
stand on, or even sit down
on the ground to get an
especially low angle.
Angles, Part 2
■ Next, move in really
close to the shortest
distance your lens will
focus.
■ Study the details on
the subject’s face.
■ Concentrate on
photographing a shot
with just the eyes,
nose, lips and hair and
features of the face.
They are material for
a close-up.
■ Remember to shoot
horizontal and
vertical shots.
TIME

During this shooting
exercise, you should
have been using the
fifth element of EDFAT
— time — in two ways:
■ As a series of shutter
speeds to capture the
action.
■ As a span of time that
allows you to explore
in full details many
visual possibilities of a
single subject.