The Rule of Thirds

[nanotek2711]

silent hill :-O

[henrychouk]

@nanotek2711 wich soundtrack it is ?? PLEASE ,??

[nanotek2711]

@henrychouk idk it's in the first silent hill on playstation 1.

[YouAreQuiteRight]

I tried your grid system on my Ikebana arrangement; the results were appaling, it didn't work.

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Cheers.

from,

del-boy.



[starfedrogue]

@YouAreQuiteRight Let's clear one thing up right away; this is not "my system" and I don't claim credit for it; the rule of thirds was first recorded by John Thomas Smith in 1797.

Rather than being a magic bullet for perfect images, ROT is a tool which can add energy and drama to a composition. I would have thought ROT is well suited to Ikebana when used as an aesthetic device, but ROT will give you much less back aesthetically than it will dramatically. Composition is a subtle affair!

[YouAreQuiteRight]

@starfedrogue Dear Rob,

Thanks for your conitinuing guidance.

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And you historical reference.

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Cheers.

from,

del-boy.

[starfedrogue]

@YouAreQuiteRight You're welcome! Your comment and others' comments have convinced me that I should do this video again to clear up some misunderstandings, which is probably a good thing.

[YouAreQuiteRight]

@starfedrogue Dear Rob, Thank you for your message. . The best thing to do, Rob, is to re-title the video. . I can't really think what you, in particular have as a problem according to your in-mail. But, reviewing the video DATA (ignoring the discourse), entitle the video in keeping with the DATA. . 'photo composition suggestions'; 'traditional ways of seeing'; Pyramidal Representation In The Captured Image'; gender symmetry in the contrived image. . Cheers. from, del-boy.

[olegnabunyi]

Hello fellow chimpancy relatives,.

[dabigjokeoftheday]

........if you want to waste time taking pictures of nothing go for it.....why on earth would you want your main focal point shoved of to one side with nothing in the other 2/3...

[starfedrogue]

@dabigjokeoftheday This is a very basic overview of one principle of composition. Although it is called a "rule" it is not to be applied robotically for no real reason and there will be many situations where it is inappropriate or flat out harms the final image.

If you want to understand more about the fundamentals of photographic composition I would recommend Freeman's "The Photographer's Eye". It's less than $20 from Amazon US.

[YumMellon]

@dabigjokeoftheday you're thick as shit

[toedster]

I've never heard of 'the rule of thirds' but have generally applied it. I think its a matter of what and which part of a scene draws the attention of the viewer, and what you want them to focus on. I suppose if you know what you are drawn to and why, you will be able to do the same in drawing the attention of others as well.

[fayyadh92]

does it has more deep guide? just asking... :) thanks for the guide...i'll try to practice :D

[GuillaumeThekkadath]

you look a lot like Rodney Reynolds, good guide btw

[starfedrogue]

Thanks... I think? ^_^

[Gillyyorkie]

Thanks for posting  Laymans english and a very interesting tutorial

[starfedrogue]

You're welcome! I always try to avoid specialised jargon, and if it's unavoidable... explain it!

[grebrim]

Nice vid - I often choose not to obey, but I do find that rule helpful as a default starting point.

[starfedrogue]

I know what you mean, I find it's easier to break the rule well when you know it's there and how it's affecting your shot.

[KiaOra53]

Very helpful and useful - Thank you

[starfedrogue]

Glad it helped!

[taids]

If you'd proportionally cropped the bottom and right off the horse photo, you could have got the standing guard and the horseman to line up more centrally with the lines. Though you would have perhaps lost some of the spacing around the horseman on the right. Maybe that's for another lesson? :-)

[dualranger]

Very interesting video Rogue

[amitrayit1990]

hahaha fellow chimpanzee relatives....excellent greeting....you should keep it

[DoogieTalons]

This rule is great, if you take pictures with it in mind you can always make improvements with a crop once it's back on your computer.

The High resolution of todays cameras sometimes means that even a dramatic crop can stlll leave a highly printable image resolution-wise.

Great vid one I wish I had seen when I started out. Knowing this rule like anyother can also lead to great ways to break it.

[evilbrainproductions]

very helpful, thanks!

[caveman73]

Knowledge is power. Thanx mate.

[YouAreQuiteRight]

@caveman73 Dear CavemanEric,

I believe in intuition and inspiration. Imagination is more important than knowledge.

For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.

It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research.

(Albert Einstein).

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Cheers.

from,

del-boy.

[caveman73]

@YouAreQuiteRight BACK it up with source.

[YouAreQuiteRight]

@caveman73

Dear Cave.,

Sauce(!?); are you asking for a reference?

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Cheers.

from,

del-boy.

[tsjoencinema]

I learned this as "the golden cut".

[bushputz]

I sometimes go back for seconds, but thirds is a bit gluttonous, don't you think?

[SANTARII]

Thanks this was very interesting, I think I might learn photography...

[comface]

I'd heard of the rule of thirds, but this really cleared it up for me.

[klixxz]

I thought everyone knew of the rule of thirds.

[starfedrogue]

Why would you think that?

[klixxz]

The rule of thirds was the very first thing we were taught in photography in highschool back in the day. It was also the first thing my mother was taught when she started her photography courses in college. It was treated as a compositional standard (though they did teach about compositonal exceptions to it.) It was drilled into all of us to the point of becoming a mantra; I can't look at anything without seeing it to this day. Maybe my teacher merely went to the same university as my mother.

[starfedrogue]

I'm thinking more along the lines of people who own a camera and have not been on any such course. There may be a good few of them about the place.

[klixxz]

Ah. I see then. You have a point.

[masticina]

Nice indeed, our eyes move around to find the interresting part of the picture and lo and behold those power points indeed are one of the first areas we look.