(Ricoh GXR M-mount with Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.2; PP for accentuated lighting)
Carrying on the discussion of the week, another rarely spoken-of framing technique is what the author termed as illusionary framing. It is a way to compose a shot so that the final image will lead the viewers to a flight of fancy. That usually involves reinvent the orientation of the subject. An example is here.
Sometimes, it is achieved simply by cutting off the irrelevant elements so that the final image is framed to become illusionary. For today's shot, the author cut off the unwanted elements which may prevent the viewers from suspending and believing that he or she is actually invited to sit in the chair in the air. For this to take effect, the viewers have to keep looking at the image for some seconds.
Another, maybe better, example can be viewed here.
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