When looking through the frame, the first thing I realized was that with the human eye, I could not focus on everything through the frame at once, especially with objects both close and far. I noticed that people do not see in an instant like a photograph, but instead need a small amount of time to focus on different areas within the frame.
The lighting would vary as I would change angles. An example is when I’d want to capture the image of the trees and the sunlight behind it. If I’d change angle, the rays of sunlight wouldn’t be that apparent. If I’d switch the frame to a vertical position, there would be too much space and it would be too long. I did experience some silly difficulties while measuring the cardboard sides since I had initially started with centimeters instead of inches. Also, with our two eyes, or “lenses”, seeing exactly what was within the frame at the edge of my vision was unclear. However, after closing one eye, the boundary of the frame became more clear.
I also realized that the beauty of working with this frame was that there was no zoom. The zoom of the camera drives us to become lazy at times, while this frame pushed us to move our bodies and arms more than usual so we can get the angle we like best. With my eyes, seeing exactly what was within the frame was unclear. After closing one eye, the boundary of the frame became clearer.