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Assignment 17 - The rule of thirds, and how to break it...
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09-07-2009 11:12pm#1The Theme is 'Knowing the rule of thrids, and how to break it' - strictly no software wizardry allowed! You can do whatever you like to produce your image, but once you take the shot, only basic adjustments allowed, curves, crop etc.
The Rules.
*Photos must be in by 2 weeks of given task - closing date 24th July, 9pm.
*No old photos. Only photos taken with this task in mind qualify - sorry. Therefore, dated 10th July onwards.
*Photos must be on the given task.
*ONE photo per post. Post as many as you like.
*C&C to be encouraged - but be nice about it.
*Stretch yourself - no limitation to what you can do to produce the image.
*Next task/subject to be chosen by person who has the most thanks after their post (must include a picture in the post ).
Example:
Some links for reference:
http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds
http://digital-photography-school.com/break-the-rule-of-thirds1
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I guess this breaks the rule if I understand it correctly. The horizon is in the middle, the intersection points are more or less clear.....Id imagine in general landscapes are less inclined to lend themselves to the rule unless there is a single subject matter within the scape?
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homer_simpson wrote: »Ive just spent ages looking up this rule of third thing, cos i'm in no way a pro photographer, never even done a course, couldn't figure it then bing, now to find something to enter the assignment with........hhhhuuuuummmmmm.....
Could you explain how to break it to me?
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I am assuming it is a uncomposed pic?
Point and shoot so to speak??
I think any picture will do, so long as the main aspects of the picture aren't where the three "thirds" lines cross?
ie; the object(s) in the picture are centered, at either side of the picture, scattered about randomly or take up the whole image? I'm not fully sure. I'm not the most knowledgeable when it comes to this kind of thing, but i'll throw up an uninformed, not-very-well-thought-out attempt. No harm in trying
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Well, I'm back from my little break and see that this has sparked some conversation, and confusion too!
To clarify what the rule of thirds is, and then how to break it (keep in mind, I'm new to this too) it kinda goes like this.
Rule of thirds, use lines to divide your photo on the "thirds" as such:
When taking a photo you usually align the "focal point" of your photo to 1 of the green dots (or more than 1 dot for multiple focal points). If it's a horizon, or verical "line" you can align it to 1 full line on the diagram.
An example of adhereing to the rule of thirds from my own album:
The light on the lamp post roughly hits the top left green dot if you overlaid the grid. Also, a second use of the rule, the horizon lies pretty much across the full of bottom line.
The example in my posted pick:
In this picture I've tried to break it by drawing the focus right into the middle of the photograph. Even though the 2 front trees look like they pass the rules, they in fact sit both left and right of the vertical lines.
Obviously it doesn't have to be completely central to break the rules. I'm not going to go into other peoples pictures, but a few people have quite cleverly show how to break it. While some have, unintentionally, abided by the rule in their picture.
Hopefully the above makes it clearer. And as AnCatDubh said, it's actually much harder to find a picture to break the rule with than I had originally anticipated. I'm struggling with my own assignment myself!!0 -
Think I'm getting the hang of this now......emphasis on "think"![URL="http://pix.ie/pullandbang/1096932]"]
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Deleted User wrote: »Thought I'd give this another shot. I'm useless at photography and all related things, but I like these photo challenges
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So, another;
I love the lens flare, the bokeh, the bit which I managed to get into focus, the over exposure, the shooting into the sun, the lack of compliance with the rule of thirds - eek, I probably broke about 10 rules never mind that of thirds
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Rite folks heres my entry, if only i had a better camera, well i was working so thats explainable , i know the quality is terrible but seen this and immediatly thought of the assignment, so i grabbed myphone from my pocket before he got to the top, its of my brother going up a ladder about 35feet up the top of a gable wall of a house, its mad looking, well i think so, ha ha.
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armedboarder wrote: »Grrrrr
But that's a good thing
The whole point of the assignment is "breaking the rule of thirds". Although, I the reason I chose it was to force people to understand it too.0 -
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Hello,
My first post here after lurking around for ages looking at all the great photos. Let me know if ive posted this wrong.
Thought id have a go at capturing the light and shadows passing through the flat one evening. Not 100% sure its breaks the thirds rule though.
Cheers!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timmytee/3730157100/0 -
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May as well stick this one up too. Another shot taken whilst grovelling on the floor!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timmytee/3729464001/0 -
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KarmaGarda wrote: »Well, I'm back from my little break and see that this has sparked some conversation, and confusion too!
To clarify what the rule of thirds is, and then how to break it (keep in mind, I'm new to this too) it kinda goes like this.
Rule of thirds, use lines to divide your photo on the "thirds" as such:
When taking a photo you usually align the "focal point" of your photo to 1 of the green dots (or more than 1 dot for multiple focal points). If it's a horizon, or verical "line" you can align it to 1 full line on the diagram.
An example of adhereing to the rule of thirds from my own album:
The light on the lamp post roughly hits the top left green dot if you overlaid the grid. Also, a second use of the rule, the horizon lies pretty much across the full of bottom line.
The example in my posted pick:
In this picture I've tried to break it by drawing the focus right into the middle of the photograph. Even though the 2 front trees look like they pass the rules, they in fact sit both left and right of the vertical lines.
Obviously it doesn't have to be completely central to break the rules. I'm not going to go into other peoples pictures, but a few people have quite cleverly show how to break it. While some have, unintentionally, abided by the rule in their picture.
Hopefully the above makes it clearer. And as AnCatDubh said, it's actually much harder to find a picture to break the rule with than I had originally anticipated. I'm struggling with my own assignment myself!!
So does that mean any other focal point besides the dots?
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