Rule of Thirds
Jul 11, 2018 13:10:10 #
Look at this article at https://fstoppers.com/education/rule-thirds-needs-die-slow-and-painful-death-266684 on how blindly locking into this can really hurt your photos.
Jul 11, 2018 13:15:22 #
Another rule is that writers have to write to make a living. Write something controversial and get it published to get paid. There is nothing wrong with the "rule" of thirds. It's been used for centuries my masters whose reputation will probably outlive the author of this article. The only good this article will do is get people thinking other than this "rule", hopefully.
--Bob
--Bob
2mdman wrote:
Look at this article at https://fstoppers.com/education/rule-thirds-needs-die-slow-and-painful-death-266684 on how blindly locking into this can really hurt your photos.
Jul 11, 2018 13:27:56 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
2mdman wrote:
Look at this article at https://fstoppers.com/education/rule-thirds-needs-die-slow-and-painful-death-266684 on how blindly locking into this can really hurt your photos.
Not sure if your comment about "blindly locking into this" is referring to the rule of thirds, or is critical of the link's premise that the rule of thirds is bad. Did you have the opportunity to read everyone's comments on this article and video at the end of the link? I use the rule of thirds only when my compositions seem to benefit from it. Probably half of the time they don't.
Jul 11, 2018 13:32:05 #
Jul 11, 2018 14:02:45 #
Is this an excuse / justification for using only the center focus point?
Jul 11, 2018 14:09:21 #
rmalarz wrote:
Another rule is that writers have to write to make a living. Write something controversial and get it published to get paid. There is nothing wrong with the "rule" of thirds. It's been used for centuries my masters whose reputation will probably outlive the author of this article. The only good this article will do is get people thinking other than this "rule", hopefully.
--Bob
--Bob
Exactly. It entirely depends on the subject matter. Describing it as "evil" is just needless melodramatic click bait.
Besides, why would I take advice from a filmmaker who can't successfully pluralize the word "Myth"?
Andy
Jul 11, 2018 14:10:55 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Is this an excuse / justification for using only the center focus point?
Jul 11, 2018 14:11:39 #
What I got was that there were other ways to frame photos other than just Rule of Thirds and when applied wrongly, it creates a less desirable photo.
Jul 11, 2018 14:25:04 #
2mdman wrote:
It won't be applied wrongly when people take the time to learn the reasons behind it. Well written articles on its use will discuss the why and when.What I got was that there were other ways to frame photos other than just Rule of Thirds and when applied wrongly, it creates a less desirable photo.
Jul 11, 2018 14:27:39 #
Do we think in 600-years into the future, we'll know the name of the video's author or still remember the name of Fibonacci?
Jul 11, 2018 14:29:32 #
In general it's been my experience that photographers would benefit from learning the principles of effective art design....3rd's being just one.
Adam Marelli is a great teacher...this is really worth a watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwk3YFknyNA&frags=pl%2Cwn
Adam Marelli is a great teacher...this is really worth a watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwk3YFknyNA&frags=pl%2Cwn
Jul 11, 2018 14:34:32 #
Got it! Makes sense and the tips he presented were all informative. I thought the lead in of banging the rule of thirds was unnecessary but then it did get my attention (Isn't drawing attention what we all try to do as photographers?).
2mdman wrote:
Look at this article at https://fstoppers.com/education/rule-thirds-needs-die-slow-and-painful-death-266684 on how blindly locking into this can really hurt your photos.
Jul 11, 2018 14:35:43 #
Geez Louise, BLINDLY locking on to ANYTHING is a recipe for disaster; It is just another tool to use in your composition... The Golden Rectangle has been used as a model for pleasing proportions for ages but it is not a Cardinal rule. If used correctly the rule of thirds can be used to place objects in the power points of the overall image and lead the " eye flow " through the image... Use these tools appropriately, photography is NOT mechanical drawing....
Jul 11, 2018 14:57:45 #
MrBob wrote:
I like that! Nor is it "sharp at 100%" but I may be straying off topic ... photography is NOT mechanical drawing....
Jul 11, 2018 16:48:44 #
2mdman wrote:
Look at this article at https://fstoppers.com/education/rule-thirds-needs-die-slow-and-painful-death-266684 on how blindly locking into this can really hurt your photos.
"Actually they're more like guidelines" (the Pirates code, the "rules" of composition).
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