kridlon Loc: massachusetts

I an new to the siter and think its absolutely great. I have seen the reference to the rule of thirds before, but the definiton slips my mind at the moment. Could some one pls provide a quick simple definition of the concept?

Thanks

thedigger5

Coker Loc: Havana, IL

The “Rule of Thirds” one of the first things that budding digital photographers learn about in classes on photography and rightly so as it is the basis for well balanced and interesting shots.

I will say right up front however that rules are meant to be broken and ignoring this one doesn’t mean your images are necessarily unbalanced or uninteresting. However a wise person once told me that if you intend to break a rule you should always learn it first to make sure your breaking of it is all the more effective!

Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds#ixzz21f5D9Olc

kridlon Loc: massachusetts

good explanation, and visual aid. Thank you for your time and input

thedigger

cesarakg Loc: Candelaria - Brazil

I'm new to the photography, and learned this recently: most of the times, if you center your subject, the picture became boring. To improve it, you can try putting your subject off the center. At 1/3 of the width or height of the picture you can trace a line, the line of thirds, and put your subject there. There are 4 lines of thirds in a picture.

Not only that, but the cross of the lines of the thirds is important too: some say that our attention is naturally atracted to these points. So you try to put the eye of the subject (in a portrait) in one of these hot spots to give it some emphasis.

Most of the digital cameras today come with a grid you can turn on or off that shows the lines of the thirds.

There's a lot of information about it on the internet:
Digital Photography School - Rule of Thirds (with samples)
http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

Digital Photography School - Breaking the rule of thirds (and surviving with a good picture, I must say)
http://digital-photography-school.com/break-the-rule-of-thirds

Photo Composition Rules (not only rule of thirds)
http://www.colorpilot.com/comp_rules.html

Rule of thirds with samples.
http://www.photoble.com/photography-tips-tricks/composition-101-rule-of-thirds-in-photography-with-examples

cesarakg Loc: Candelaria - Brazil

:)

Rule of thirds grid


"Hot spots"


Rule of thirds sample

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

take a look at these:

https://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1600&bih=785&q=rule+of+3rds&oq=rule+of+3rds&gs_l=img.3..0l2j0i24l3.1654.4234.0.4386.12.8.0.4.4.0.82.596.8.8.0...0.0...1ac.1sBKcqmsyCM


The simple definition is that to our eyes; IN GENERAL...not all the time, our eyes LIKE things being on the 3rd lines and intersections...

Bobber Loc: Fredericksburg, Texas

The rule of thirds is about how a picture is composed in the viewfinder or in cropping it afterwards. In using the rule, the point is to make the picture more interesting to the viewer. Perfectly balanced placement (rule of halves{I just made it.}) where picture elements make divisions of the view into halves look static, whereas unbalanced divisions, as in thirds, is dynamic to the viewing eye. Dynamic views create a sense of movement in the picture in the viewer. The feeling induced is that something is going on. Where otherwise the feeling is a boring fixedness.

Actually making this fact of visual psychology a rule as with many other made rules can be straight jacket inhibiting an occasional creative opportunity. The fact should be rather regarded as guide that applies in many compositions, but volition of which is not necessarily bad in appropriate situations.

What is an appropriate situation? The ability to identify that is the difference between a picture taker and a photographer, and one of the reasons to hang around this site trying to hone the visual sense to recognize them. Otherwise, the rule of thirds is helpful more often than not.

Don't go taking a scale of measure to your photography. Develop your eye's sense of proportion. In your efforts to make better pictures through examples, go beyond simplistic viewing. It is not enough think, "gorgeous, pretty, beautiful, great, tremendous", and all those other expressions of admiration. Pick out what it is in the example honing awareness of visual details. Get analytical. Getting there is a process requiring time, effort, patience, and devotion to the objective.

Coker Loc: Havana, IL

Good job!!

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

hey what ever happened to that golden mean thing everyone was so hot over just a few weeks back?

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

good key words to hold on to: patience, time, effort, and devotion

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Hey...that's old news....that was WEEKS ago!! :)

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

yeah i kinda figured ... well back to the tried and

OnDSnap Loc: NE New Jersey

If you were to a search here & on the Internet for "Fabonacci Numbers , Golden Rule, Golded Ratio, Eye of God" you will be over loaded with information. We had a very lengthy discussion about a month or 2 ago...very informative links were included. Following is a good start...

http://www.world-mysteries.com/sci_17.htm

mafadecay Loc: Wales UK

Some great answers in there I think this one got covered.

photocat Loc: Atlanta, Ga

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hey what ever happened to that golden mean thing everyone was so hot over just a few weeks back?[/quote]

:? there is more than one guide line for better compostion , on the other hand this guide is based on the golden ratio but tweaked for the ratio of 35mm film.