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enframing

enframing

8.1
Choosing what appears in a photo or camera shot to focus attention
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈfreɪmɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : encuadre
  • Good enframing can turn an ordinary scene into a powerful visual statement.

Examples

  • The enframing of the subject in the photograph draws attention to her expression.

  • The director discussed the importance of enframing in creating the film's unique atmosphere.

  • The enframing of the scene was done expertly.

  • Her enframing techniques have improved significantly.

  • The enframing of the subject in the photograph draws attention to her expression.

  • Good enframing can turn an ordinary scene into a powerful visual statement.

  • The director discussed the importance of enframing in creating the film's unique atmosphere.

Synonyms

enframement
vsenframing
  • Specialized
9.9

Arranging a scene so it looks good in a photo or painting

focuses on composing images or camera shots used in photography and film

How Close

closeup
  • Specialized
10 3.9
enframing
  • Specialized
8.1
longshot
  • Specialized
3 7.0

Surface Forms

enframing singular
enframings plural

Morphology

enframing = framing (transparent) = en + frame + ing

The sense is a direct result of adding the productive prefix 'en-' to 'framing'; learners who know 'frame/framing' can infer this meaning.

Etymology

Enframing comes from the prefix en- meaning 'put into' and the simple word frame, which means 'border' or 'structure' around a picture. So in photography, enframing is literally 'putting a subject into a frame' — setting the picture's borders to focus the viewer.