Myths about the rule of 3rds
Mar 30, 2018 13:24:43 #
found this interesting... thought I would share
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/
Mar 30, 2018 13:34:55 #
Mar 30, 2018 13:35:14 #
It's definitely interesting, but for every one of his examples that show it wasn't applied, a lot of examples showing where it does apply can be found. Additionally, and probably cynically, I find that writers have to write to make money.
Of course, there is no rule of thirds. I look at it as an advisory. However, it works rather well. There are many other forms of composition that do equally well, under the appropriate conditions.
--Bob
Of course, there is no rule of thirds. I look at it as an advisory. However, it works rather well. There are many other forms of composition that do equally well, under the appropriate conditions.
--Bob
danersmiff wrote:
found this interesting... thought I would share
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/
Mar 30, 2018 13:42:19 #
One man's opinion, and that's all.
Come back when you have read and understand all of these google search sites on "rule of thirds in art history". It's not just for photography, you know.
An art history professor once in charge of colorado Art History dept, and an accomplished large format photographer once told me, "The best way to improve your photography is to seriously study Art History".
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+rule+of+thirds+in+art+history&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
Come back when you have read and understand all of these google search sites on "rule of thirds in art history". It's not just for photography, you know.
An art history professor once in charge of colorado Art History dept, and an accomplished large format photographer once told me, "The best way to improve your photography is to seriously study Art History".
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+rule+of+thirds+in+art+history&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
Mar 30, 2018 13:45:45 #
For personal reasons, I've sat in on a number of Art History classes. I loved them and learned a lot from them. I'd say it's well worth the time spent.
--Bob
--Bob
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Mar 30, 2018 14:01:05 #
danersmiff wrote:
found this interesting... thought I would share
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/
The thing about rules is, there are no rules; only guidelines. Stressing the Rule of Thirds in the beginning gets new Photographers out of the everything in the center picture. Once you find your voice in photography you can move beyond the basics. As a landscape photographer, one of the hardest things for me to learn was not having the horizon bisect the center of every image.
Mar 30, 2018 14:04:48 #
rmalarz wrote:
For personal reasons, I've sat in on a number of Art History classes. I loved them and learned a lot from them. I'd say it's well worth the time spent.
--Bob
--Bob
The most interesting class I took as a mature student returning to photography was a Saturday class at DeAnza Community College in Cupertino, CA. It was co-taught by a Photography Professor and an Art History professor. It was intended to illustrate how the composition, lighting and color usage of the painting masters translated into the top fine art photographers of the day.
Finally!!! It was Art for Photographers. I'd love to take another class like it. The best lesson I learned was the compositional element of "area of greatest contrast" and the power of RED!
I read this article a while ago and found it fascinating. I think I'll print it and take it to my local library where I can use Art books to actually see the works.
Thanks, OP, for posting.
Mar 30, 2018 14:12:45 #
danersmiff wrote:
found this interesting... thought I would share
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/
Mmmhh, I was saw the title and thought Chris T was back posting...........
Mar 30, 2018 14:19:36 #
danersmiff wrote:
found this interesting... thought I would share
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/
Rule of thirds in my mind is a suggestion. It is not a hard and fast rule.
Mar 30, 2018 15:01:22 #
As several others have pointed out, the "Rule" of Thirds is really one technique, not a hard-and-fast, mandatory rule. I think this article is worth reading for ts discussion of other techniques to use along with or instead of the Rule of Thirds, such as curves drawing the eye around the composition (which the author calls the "Law of Continuity, using an "arabesque"), areas of contrast, symmetrical counterparts, and effective use of "negative space." Most of the other techniques he shows based on lines are too complex to use except for a very carefully (and lengthily) composed shot. Also note that many of the examples in this article could be analyzed using other approaches, as the author does with the painting by Bourguereau under "Myth 7"--just goes to show that anything can work if the result is what you intended!
Mar 30, 2018 15:02:18 #
jonjacobik
Loc: Quincy, MA
I shoot the picture, get the best exposure, positioning, light. I don't think about any rules while I'm shooting. Once I'm at my desk and looking to complete the photo, I think about the rule of thirds when I go to crop the scene, and I consider it in choosing the best way to crop a photo. It's a suggestion and it works frequently, but not always.
Mar 30, 2018 15:27:11 #
Ron Dial
Loc: Cuenca, Ecuador
A professor told me that you are going to break a RULE, really break it. Don't just sort of break it and make the viewer think you are just incompetent.
Mar 30, 2018 16:48:35 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Rule of thirds in my mind is a suggestion. It is not a hard and fast rule.
Its the best known because its the easiest to vizualize and is rarely 'wrong'.
Good article though.
Mar 30, 2018 17:03:44 #
Ron Dial
Loc: Cuenca, Ecuador
If you are interested in art for photographers, go look at the Academy of Art University in SF. You can take any class you want for "personal enrichment". A lot of great stuff.
Mar 30, 2018 17:46:04 #
Do they have a football scholarship?
--Bob
--Bob
Ron Dial wrote:
If you are interested in art for photographers, go look at the Academy of Art University in SF. You can take any class you want for "personal enrichment". A lot of great stuff.
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