Practicing Half-Frame Photography Compositions

Here's a fresh challenge for you: try using a half-frame camera! See, with half-frame cameras, your usual 35 mm film frames get sized down by a half to create default portrait images with the size of 24x18mm. This means that for every roll of 24 exposures, you'll get 48 half-frames, and with 36 you'll get 72 half-frames.

Don't have a half-frame camera? We've got you covered with our half-frame options. Here are some fun ideas for your next half-frame photography project.

Polar Opposites

Day and night, light and darkness — with the half-frame format, projecting contradictions and differences become more emphasized. Use color gels to make different auras of each half-frame or find opposite themes.

The Big Picture

Create a two-photo collage with half-frames. This is a pretty tricky type of photograph to make, but it's a great way to test your geometry and symmetry skills.

Mirror, Mirror

Create a reflection of your primary subject by shooting it once more—only this time, you'll want to switch the orientation of your camera to the other side.

Double Portraits

Here's an easy but classic composition! Remember those photobooth portraits Andy Warhol made? You can make your miniature version with a half-frame camera.

Before and After

This is how you can tell a simple yet clever story through photography: document what happens then and now. Compose a before-and-after shot that will make a sequence of events.

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2018-05-04 #tutorials #half-frame-photography #half-frame-ccamera