I want to make it perfectly clear that rule of thirds has nothing to do with how many times you go back in line for food. There. Now that is out of the way and we can move forward.
Rule of Thirds is a principle of photography that involves the use of a grid with intersecting lines.
Rule of Thirds is a principle of photography that involves the use of a grid with intersecting lines.
The grid helps a photographer to organize a photo and make it more interesting. Typically, placing the subject along the left or right vertical thirds and/or the top and bottom horizontal thirds, is said to make a composition more pleasing. Should you use rule of thirds every single time you compose a photo? No. But it does help to weed out what should and shouldn't be left in the image.
Let me use the examples of Fable, who visited me in the studio, to illustrate.
Let me use the examples of Fable, who visited me in the studio, to illustrate.
In the photo above, Fable is placed along the left vertical third of the image. I believe this made the photo a bit more interesting and edgy, rather than just having Fable in the middle of the settee. Fable actually picked that spot, which made it even better, but the photograph was originally much wider and larger and I cropped it down so that Fable would land on the left vertical lines.
Now check out the photo below.
Now check out the photo below.
In this photo I would get extra points for having Fable's left eye fall directly on the quadrant left line. I would not get extra points for cutting off his paws. The back line of the settee seat actually falls along the horizontal grid line.
If you are someone who needs symmetry, you will not like this photo, because you will want the other arm of the settee to appear in it. In the case of this photo, I did not crop it down.
Sometimes when you have a new, nervous or fast-moving dog in a studio environment, you are not always guaranteed you will get every body part. I am always focused in on the eyes, the area between the eyes and the bridge of the nose.
In any case, Fable is a beautiful boy. Gotta love those expressive ears!
I am sure you will see many more examples in today's circle. There are again quite a number of participants. Sit back, relax and enjoy all the photos! Start here with Elayne Massaini, pet photographer in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Have a great weekend. I am guessing I would love to have Elayne's weather right about now.
If you are someone who needs symmetry, you will not like this photo, because you will want the other arm of the settee to appear in it. In the case of this photo, I did not crop it down.
Sometimes when you have a new, nervous or fast-moving dog in a studio environment, you are not always guaranteed you will get every body part. I am always focused in on the eyes, the area between the eyes and the bridge of the nose.
In any case, Fable is a beautiful boy. Gotta love those expressive ears!
I am sure you will see many more examples in today's circle. There are again quite a number of participants. Sit back, relax and enjoy all the photos! Start here with Elayne Massaini, pet photographer in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Have a great weekend. I am guessing I would love to have Elayne's weather right about now.
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