5th- 3 for your amusement - leader lines: Exploring the rules of photography...

Lightspeed Loc: Michigan

Exploring the rules of photography

Leader lines and rule of thirds

One in every crowd

Leader lines and then some

h2 Loc: Glasgow, Scotland.

Well you certainly got lines Lightspeed.
Last works best for me - colour, lines and shapes √√√
2nd is interesting, however the lines aren't working for me. If they'd all be cycling on the lines = yes.
The first is great for bin lovers - I'm not one.
may have been better to have the lines diagonally on the shot ( turning the camera for the shot).

GWR100 Loc: England

1 & 2 for me, Love shadows, Greta set.

h2 wrote:

Well you certainly got lines Lightspeed.
Last works best for me - colour, lines and shapes √√√
2nd is interesting, however the lines aren't working for me. If they'd all be cycling on the lines = yes.
The first is great for bin lovers - I'm not one.
may have been better to have the lines diagonally on the shot ( turning the camera for the shot).

Lightspeed Loc: Michigan

Thanks H2. The boy had to be different, and ride on the cement and not on the bricks like the rest of the family, so tried to highlight him.

Lightspeed Loc: Michigan

Thanks GWR100, I think maybe you like B/W also? I'm posting these pics with the idea of showing how to apply the so called rules of photography. Later on how to break them.

h2 Loc: Glasgow, Scotland.

Lightspeed wrote:

Thanks GWR100, I think maybe you like B/W also? I'm posting these pics with the idea of showing how to apply the so called rules of photography. Later on how to break them.

What's the next rule ?

Lightspeed Loc: Michigan

h2, please be patient, this 80 year old mind doesn't work so fast anymore. With each rule I will try and show with as many examples that I can come up with, for the edification at the newbe level of photography. For you with more know-how, just enjoy the examples, if you will please. This is my way of passing on 40 + years of experience.

h2 Loc: Glasgow, Scotland.

Just panting with my tongue dripping saliva, waiting for the next bone, Lightspeed.

No, really was just wondering.
Very good of you to take on the project and get everyone on the right lines (...oops sorry).
If you're short of examples to illustrate your next rule / rules, I'm quite happy to offer any shotsI have that help.
Just email me and let me know, or you may have all the material you need.
Anyway, good luck in class and you won't have to keep me behind after lessons again.

Cheers

Lightspeed Loc: Michigan

h2 wrote:

Just panting with my tongue dripping saliva, waiti... (show quote)

LOL Yes, h2, I will take you up on the offer. We have both new and experienced people in this group and maybe we can pass on thoughts that will help explain the sometimes confusing items. Others are welcome to join in also. An informal, relaxed talk, with examples, to help us all.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Lightspeed wrote:

Exploring the rules of photography

Nicely done. The second one is a classic.
--Bob

Lightspeed Loc: Michigan

Lightspeed wrote:

LOL Yes, h2, I will take you up on the offer. We have both new and experienced people in this group and maybe we can pass on thoughts that will help explain the sometimes confusing items. Others are welcome to join in also. An informal, relaxed talk, with examples, to help us all.

Hi Bob, Thank you, pleased that you found it interesting.

This idea of showing how some "rules" are applied has me thinking that I'm maybe doing it like, the cart before the horse, type of thing. For the newcomer maybe I should diagram the rule on top of a photo and then let others input there images to reinforce the rule. Also to use a new thread name to make it faster to search for a particular rule.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Lightspeed wrote:

Hi Bob, Thank you, pleased that you found it interesting.

This idea of showing how some "rules" are applied has me thinking that I'm maybe doing it like, the cart before the horse, type of thing. For the newcomer maybe I should diagram the rule on top of a photo and then let others input there images to reinforce the rule. Also to use a new thread name to make it faster to search for a particular rule.

I think you're on to something. Even though there is a lot of videos covering the basic composition, I never hurts to show more examples. Especially, in a forum where we can discuss them with civility.
-Bob

Lightspeed Loc: Michigan

rmalarz wrote:

I think you're on to something. Even though there is a lot of videos covering the basic composition, I never hurts to show more examples. Especially, in a forum where we can discuss them with civility.
-Bob

Hi Bob, I tried a new thread "New to Photography" with the same image with an overlay for the third of rules points. Well so much for civility, maybe he was trying to be funny, I don't know.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Lightspeed wrote:

Hi Bob, I tried a new thread "New to Photography" with the same image with an overlay for the third of rules points. Well so much for civility, maybe he was trying to be funny, I don't know.

That should be easy to find. I watched a show on photo composition some time ago. They were discussing some photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson. One of the repeated comments was his use of 3. In a number of his photos, the subjects were grouped in three or threes. The reason for my "classic" comment was based on that three concept. The group of three in the front and then the decomposed group of three in the left side of the photo. Though they are not together, they can still be seen as a group of three connected by a sweeping line drawn through each of the people.
--Bob

Lightspeed Loc: Michigan

Hi Bob, Well I guess I'm just fat,dumb and happy, This is a new one for me, I have never heard of this one before. Sounds very interesting. Did you look at the "new to photography" subject in the main section?