third rule?
Jul 31, 2013 07:39:24 #
Johnny boy wrote:
Can someone tell me about the third rule please?
Hi Johnny Boy, you got slammed pretty good on that post. As has been said, there is a lot of good information on "The Rule of Thirds", unless you were talking about a third rule I am not familiar with.
In simplification of the Rule of Thirds, many cameras are set up so you can display the grid lines sectioned into thirds on the display to assist you compose your subject to use the 3rds of the vertical and horizontal sectors of the picture rather than placing the subject in the middle of the picture.
I think I may have turned on the grid lines on my camera once or twice just to see it. As I compose my shot I may use the rule of thirds, totally depending on what I am shooting.
Jul 31, 2013 08:19:22 #
Johnny boy wrote:
Can someone tell me about the third rule please?
Johnny boy,
You might find the video presentation below on our website informative and insightful. It's about 2 hours long but judging by the comments, most have found it to be interesting and inspiring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtcD84l9eUw
All the best to you and yours.
Hershel K. Waldner
B&H Photo, Video, Pro Audio
Jul 31, 2013 08:19:29 #
Jul 31, 2013 08:25:11 #
dpullum wrote:
The human face is divided into 3rds...
Sounds like a line from the Richard Dahmer Cookbook.
Jul 31, 2013 08:51:38 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Sounds like a line from the Richard Dahmer Cookbook.
Good one :thumbup:
Jul 31, 2013 08:55:48 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Sounds like a line from the Richard Dahmer Cookbook.
I like your sense of Humor...
Jul 31, 2013 10:12:41 #
mfeveland wrote:
I like your sense of Humor...
That's what keeps me going.
Jul 31, 2013 10:17:21 #
Johnny boy wrote:
Can someone tell me about the third rule please?
There are really only two rules:
1. "Don't sweat the small stuff."
2. "Everything is small stuff."
Believe it!!
Jul 31, 2013 10:22:58 #
RetiredPhotog wrote:
... many cameras are set up so you can display the grid lines sectioned into thirds on the display to assist you compose your subject to use the 3rds of the vertical and horizontal sectors of the picture rather than placing the subject in the middle of the picture.
Rule of fourths. My Nikon shows grid lines dividing the live view into quarters, vertical and horizontal, not thirds. Big dummies.
Jul 31, 2013 10:28:41 #
The rule of thirds, which replaced the alcoholic rule of fifths, was enacted by Parliament way back when photographers were shooting with paint brushes. It's an inane law much lke the depth of field law wich tells the farmers how deep to set their plows. If you research more modern day artists/photogs you'll find that even Ansel Adams didn't totally abide by the Thirds Rule. In many of his shots the subject was centered.But then again the poor guy didn't even have a DSLR. Write to your congressman and ask them to repeal it.... they're not doing much these days anyhow.,
Jul 31, 2013 10:48:15 #
Rule of fifths clarified. If you can identify your subject after a fifth, you're close enough to being in focus. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jul 31, 2013 10:51:33 #
Jul 31, 2013 11:19:39 #
Johnny boy wrote:
First thank you for the infor and the url I think you might call it.
I'm sorry for being obnoxious I did not do that on pupose, sorry for that .
John
I'm sorry for being obnoxious I did not do that on pupose, sorry for that .
John
John,
I think what you are looking for is a means of capturing images with a more pleasing and artistic appeal. This is accomplished by using the "Rule of Thirds" while composing the subject in your camera viewfinder, or LCD screen.
Once you have studied the links provided, have a decent understanding on what is being presented, and taken some notations on the graphic presentation on the rule; take a trip to a good museum of art and compare what you have studied and what the artists have presented.
Finally, practice what you have learned when you compose a subject in the viewfinder. One important thing to remember; the Rule of Thirds is only a guide, it can be broken under the right circumstances.
Michael G
Jul 31, 2013 11:57:24 #
Your best bet is to stop worrying about it. Compose your shots to look the way you like them. You will find that the rule of thirds will not always be followed. Too often, people get caught up in all kinds of theories about what is or is not right. Follow your gut and your eyes and go with what pleases you.
cockney greg wrote:
It states that sods law is wildly optimistic.
Jul 31, 2013 12:45:10 #
saichiez
Loc: Beautiful Central Oregon
jerryc41 wrote:
I don't even know the first and second rules. :D
Rule Number One.... Your wife (or any woman for that matter) is always right, without fail!
Rule Number Two.... If it seems that your wife, or any other woman, may be wrong, see Rule number one.
These are sacrosanct and supercede Murphy's Laws and any of the Murphy's Laws Corollaries.
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