Sep
07
2008
The rule of thirds for Photography PDF Print E-mail
HariesDesign.com Imagine the frame of the photograph split up into equally sized segments by two vertical lines and two horizontal lines.
  • -Try framing the scene both vertically and horizontally to see what you prefer.

  • -Try different perspectives other than eye level (i.e. ground level, kneeling, etc…)

  • -Avoid including too much blank featureless area in the photograph.

  • -Try using fill-flash to highlight your foreground subject or to bring out details in dark or shadowed areas.

  • -Eliminate unrelated or extraneous objects from within the frame - more is not always better. Simple compositions seem to have more visual impact than busy or cluttered ones. 

  • -Try including the Moon in the photograph

  • -Get in close for an interesting perspective of plants, flowers, and insects.

  • -Try placing the horizon on one of the two imaginary horizontal lines to emphasize either the landscape or the sky. A common tendency is to place the horizon dead center, giving both the sky and landscape equal emphasis, which can confuse the viewer trying to recognize the main subject.  

  • -Try placing the main subject at one of the intersections of the vertical and horizontal lines to create more drama; rather than placing it dead center in the middle of the frame.

  • -Use the lines in the landscape to lead the viewer’s eye through the photograph to the main subject.  Diagonal, converging, and “S” shaped lines have strong graphic qualities.
 
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