This work of art, titled VIP, is by Ben Goossens. I have re-framed the image in a way that changes the visual structure of it quite a bit. The re-frame is more objective, because it is simply a hat. The original was subjective, featuring what appears to be emotive or contemplative characters.
One visual component which I have altered is the shot type. In Goossens' original,the picture is an over the shoulder wide shot. The over the shoulder shot with the car facing forward creates a sort of tension between the two figures. In the re-framing, the picture is a close up on just the bowler hat, no emotion, no tension. The objectivity of the bowler hat creates release when placed next to the emotion of the car.
The images feature different visual rhythm. The original work has several parallel horizontal lines, the light plane, the dark woods, the light sky, the dark sky. The visual rhythm of the reframe is much more simple, a horizontal line of light sky layered with dark sky on top. The dark light layering of the original rhythm makes the scene more expressive and dark, in comparison the simple skyline gradient of the re-frame seems upbeat or hopeful.
The depth of the image has also changed. In the original, the smaller figure to the left contrasts the size of the larger and creates depth between them so a large plane is perceived. The two figures also have some affinity because they both are vertically standing up and have similar hats. In the new image lacks depth, it is a flat image of a hat against the sky, with no background figure to compare it to, the image no longer has depth.
Although it is just a simple re-frame, the result is an entirely new image with a very different message.