This is one of easiest In Frames I’ve ever selected. This image by Brooke Linkow is really beautiful–the mustard coat is such a striking color. The way the woman holds her black gloves with her index finger extended keeps my eyes fixated in the yellow coat.
In Frame: August 13, 2015
I love this photo by Instagram user @graeme.sta.graeme. The sun is rising as I write today’s In Frame and the yellow-orange glow that hits my walls is the same color as this scene. The picture may be a little “off kilter” but its warmth and symmetry feel just right.
In Frame: April 20, 2015

I love how editorial this photograph is. I am usually most attracted to images that use color and geometry to illustrate a subject. I was unfamiliar with the game Go, depicted here in Victoria Pickering’s image. I discovered that the American Go Association’s explanation of the game flawlessly portrays the essence of Pickering’s photo:
“Go is . . . ancient board game which takes simple elements: line and circle, black and white, stone and wood, combines them with simple rules and generates subtleties which have enthralled players for millennia. Go’s appeal does not rest solely on its Asian, metaphysical elegance, but on practical and stimulating features in the design of the game.”
Pickering uses fundamental components of design—simple lines, rudimentary shapes, and primary colors—to accentuate the various elements of her photograph. Working together, the mustard-yellow board and contrasting black lines emphasize the black and white game pieces. Simultaneously the lines separate the hand from the yellow board, allowing it to pop from the background. The player’s hand is elegantly posed and framed perfectly so that the viewer’s eye is directed towards the middle of the photo.