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Photography tips: can someone explain this to me? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rule_of_thi... Rule of thirds is one of the first things to learn about composition. Its not an absolute rule but its a general tool for composing shots. when making landscape images usually** if the horizon runs across the center of the image (sky half the picture, land the other half) they look not as good as if the land is say the bottom 2/3's and the sky the top 1/3. if the sky is a great colour or more of the highlight of the image then the photographer may make the image with the sky the top 2/3's and the land the bottom 1/3. think of it this way, look at amateur images they are usually "centered", pros avoid this usually** as its poor composition, portraits/people snaps - ameteurs** center the face, so theres space above the head. a pro will have the face in the top third with little or no headroom above the head in the shot. **its a good method for composing shots so that they arent centered like most shots are (most means all images, alot more shot by non pros) hope that helps some. a Source(s): 1st year photography school Baically what it states is that the object that you are trying to capture should be in the middle of your photo..Vertically and horizontally to be estetically capturing and pleasing. We are drawn to symetry more so than asymetry.. When you take a photo, imagine that it is broken up into 9 boxes or frames. If you take a picture of the beach, looking out to sea, the 1 st third would be the sand, 2nd third the water and the 3rd third the sky. It is a framing rule for photography that gives you the most pleasing results, generally. If you are just taking shots of friends and families, don't worry about it. I do some news photography but seldom use the rule. For art shots, contest entries, yes. But for everyday shooting, I don't worry about it. I'm an Air Force Reserve photojournalist I was going to answer but I really have no clue. Thought I did... It is all about proportion. I do know thought that some old 120 cameras like the MamiyaC330 had this type of rule put on the viewing groundglass, which helps me out to balance the image. |
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