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Rule of Thirds |
| Published: July 17, 2007, 2:53 am |
| Tags: kids, art, photography, layout, inspiration, family, digital photography |
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I recently taught a series of classes about digital photography for the women in my church. One of the ideas that I shared with them is about using the Rule of Thirds in your photography. The easiest way to explain it is to picture your photograph (or potential photograph) with a tic-tac-toe grid on it, separating the photograph into three rows and also three columns. The most effective spots for your photograph's point of interest will almost always be on one of the four crosspoints of this grid.In the example below, the focus is my son's face. The first picture is okay. It shows him right in the center, but it doesn't feel very complete.The second picture has the main focus of my son's face in the top-right crosspoint, and thusbecomes a much more dynamic photograph.Some digital cameras actually come with a grid that you can display on your LCD screen, so that you can see where your crosspoints are. If your camera doesn't have this feature, you just need to practice being able to [ Full article ] |
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