Patterns and Repetition

To give the impression of size and large numbers, you can fill the frame with a repetitive pattern. This can be achieved by zooming in close enough to the pattern till it fills the whole frame. This move makes the repetition appear as though it’s exploding out, despite it stopping just outside of your framing.

A few examples of this technique include faces in a crowd, bricks on a wall or a line of bicycle wheels placed in the same angle. As a matter of fact, almost any repeated appearances of objects would do the trick. All you really need to do is to keep your eyes wide open.