#rules of third

[wyleong]

This is going to be a long painting. But as people say, good things don't come easy, easy things don't come good.

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Photography works best while traveling. When you travel amazing places and click great landscape photos, you can try rules of third for better photography.

[illustriousphotography]

Photography Tip of The Week

The Rules Of Third:

The center of any photograph is not always a satisfying resting place for the eye. Artists, designers, and photographers have learned to follow the helpful concept known as the “rule of thirds.”

The Rule of Thirds is a common compositional technique that divides your frame into an equal, three-by-three grid with two horizontal lines and two vertical lines that intersect at four points. The Rule of Thirds places your subject on the left-third or right-third of the frame, creating a pleasing composition. Each intersection point is a potential point of interest; align your main subject along with other elements of the frame along these points to create a balanced, or visually interesting, image.

The Rules of Third Technique has the camera’s viewing screen etched with four grid lines (as in the photo below), resembling a tic-tac-toe game. As you look through the viewfinder at a scene, place the subject at one of the imaginary grid intersection points, often called a “sweet spot.” This gives the image an overall dynamic balance. You can also place a center of interest and a counterpoint at opposing intersections. Balance the composition so that both sides are pleasing but not of equal size, shape, or color. A small area of vivid color in one part of the picture will balance a larger area of less intense hue. A small animal will balance a large inanimate object. It will usually be clear which intersection is best, because whatever else is in the frame will either strengthen or detract from the image.

Since no human face is perfectly symmetrical anyway, apply the Rule of Thirds for interesting portraiture:

1. Align your subject’s right or left eye on one of the upper two intersection points.

2. Align your subject’s shoulders along the lower-third grid line, giving the subject a natural and relaxed appearance.

3. Draw your viewer into the portrait by subtly angling your subject toward the other empty quadrants in the grid.

If you’re shooting a horizontal image for print photography, you want to make sure that there’s no critical information in the middle of the image (which is yet another reason to use the Rule of Thirds when composing your photos).

Remember that the rule of thirds—either the point or zone methods—is just one tool photographers use in the greater scheme of composition. Use it and be aware of the position of your subjects in each photograph, but do not be overly concerned about following it exactly. It is merely a guide to help you compose visually pleasing images and not necessarily a hard and fast rule.

-Illustrious

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Lessons for a Beginning Photographer : Rules of Third

When I used "expansive" as a term I try to use words that describe positive and negative space. I guess I see the world as expansive because nature (and the world) in and of itself is infinite. despite the fact we interpret a three-dimensional space onto a two-dimensional plane does not change our perception of it, rather the outcome.  That is why photography falls short on so many levels.  We share our photos with people and then say to them, "i wish you were there because it was amazing and this photo does no justice."  We cannot rationalize this two-dimensional space only save for trickery in photography such as HDR shots, which still look foreign as a terrestrial from the universe of space. There are a lot of theory books out there that try to rationalize the human brain and the process of image, but more relating to the content and the meaning of that content.  A photograph is just that, a photograph.  a snapshot is just that, a snapshot.  But where does the art begin?  When the snapshot no longer communicate the average and begins to tell a story of something other than, beyond the discussion of a two-dimensional outcome.  What we are doing in this class is the nuts and bolts which will carry you to an understanding the technology which is simply a tool to rise above so that you can begin the work of accomplishing an exposure, to begin to tell those stories, and hopefully begin to make some art.  This notion of "rules of third" is making you take a step back so that you can practice what the brain finds interesting, no matter what the content.  Once you master this you can break these rules, but breaking the rules in understanding the dynamic nature of "space within the frame" and how that space can have hardly any content yet still compel the viewer.  that is your ultimate goal.