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
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 doesnt 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
good explanation, and visual aid. Thank you for your time and input
thedigger
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.
rpavich wrote:
quote=kridlon I an new to the siter and think its... (
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hey what ever happened to that golden mean thing everyone was so hot over just a few weeks back?
Bobber wrote:
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.
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good key words to hold on to: patience, time, effort, and devotion
docrob wrote:
hey what ever happened to that golden mean thing everyone was so hot over just a few weeks back?
Hey...that's old news....that was WEEKS ago!! :)
rpavich wrote:
docrob wrote:
hey what ever happened to that golden mean thing everyone was so hot over just a few weeks back?
Hey...that's old news....that was WEEKS ago!! :)
yeah i kinda figured ... well back to the tried and
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
Some great answers in there I think this one got covered.
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:? 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.
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