Artsy Fartsy Time

[cc]

Yup! 3rds is essential for landscapes of all types, and often good for other types of shots that one has to think a bit about how to 3rd them

[Anonymous]

Here is another tip...... Get a real camera, keep your fucking phone in your pocket and at public venues and events, learn some manners and photographic etiquette.

I agree Renee.

[the shark hunter]

Yup! 3rds is essential for landscapes of all types, and often good for other types of shots that one has to think a bit about how to 3rd them

... could you post an example of this please?

[Bricktop]

Any piece of art will give you the notion. Even the Mona Lisa.



Artists have always used The Rule Of Thirds. My digital SLR even has a "Thirds" grid that it superimposes on the viewfinder so you can line up the subject on a third.



Centering the subject is not always best. Putting it on a third rather than "half" (centre) makes for a more interesting image with greater depth.



But, in the case of portraits, the subject is often centred, but the EYES are on the third.



Examine the Mona Lisa...



http://www.paulgallery.sk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Mona-Lisa.jpg">



You will see that Da Vinci has placed the mountain and sky delineation about one third of the way down from the top of the picture, the same level as that famous smile. Her dress is on the bottom third with the lower reach of the river. Look at what he places a third of the way from the top and two thirds from the top. It is classic composition. Great pieces of art and photography use the rule of thirds to enhance their composition and make the image more interesting. Whilst it is not always easy to place a feature in a third (action, sports, wildlife) the photographer often crops the image to put a feature on a third.



This should help.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds">//https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

[Renee]

IMHO, the best thing any shutterbug can do for themselves is pick up a copy of Eastman Kodak's "The Joy of Photography" or "The New Joy of Digital Photography" and read it cover to cover.

[Bricktop]

FUCK!!!



Renee said something constructive for a change...and CORRECT!!!



"The Joy Of Photography" is all you need.



Mmmm...maybe she DOES have a brain... ac_umm

[Renee]

FUCK!!!



Renee said something constructive for a change...and CORRECT!!!



"The Joy Of Photography" is all you need.



Mmmm...maybe she DOES have a brain... ac_umm

Don't push it just because I had a moment of lucidity.  

[the shark hunter]

Any piece of art will give you the notion. Even the Mona Lisa.



Artists have always used The Rule Of Thirds. My digital SLR even has a "Thirds" grid that it superimposes on the viewfinder so you can line up the subject on a third.



Centering the subject is not always best. Putting it on a third rather than "half" (centre) makes for a more interesting image with greater depth.



But, in the case of portraits, the subject is often centred, but the EYES are on the third.



Examine the Mona Lisa...



http://www.paulgallery.sk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Mona-Lisa.jpg">



You will see that Da Vinci has placed the mountain and sky delineation about one third of the way down from the top of the picture, the same level as that famous smile. Her dress is on the bottom third with the lower reach of the river. Look at what he places a third of the way from the top and two thirds from the top. It is classic composition. Great pieces of art and photography use the rule of thirds to enhance their composition and make the image more interesting. Whilst it is not always easy to place a feature in a third (action, sports, wildlife) the photographer often crops the image to put a feature on a third.



This should help.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds">//https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

... thanks for your reply, SPECTRE!  



... but i take your mona lisa picture as an example of what i said in my list as point number 2 about framing your subject in the middle of the screen and making it as large as you can ...

[cc]

IMHO, the best thing any shutterbug can do for themselves is pick up a copy of Eastman Kodak's "The Joy of Photography" or "The New Joy of Digital Photography" and read it cover to cover.

Damn. Now that you mention it I remember reading / studying that one as an early teen

[Bricktop]

... thanks for your reply, SPECTRE!  



... but i take your mona lisa picture as an example of what i said in my list as point number 2 about framing your subject in the middle of the screen and making it as large as you can ...

No, no0...you miss the point...



It is not the filling of the frame that is important...it is putting features and highlights on a third that makes the image more appealing to the eye...



This is the original picture I took





https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ">https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ">https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ



This is edited to put the bird on a third...



https://flic.kr/p/zQcQJK">https://flic.kr/p/zQcQJK">Bird



Which do you think holds more interest to the eye??

[Anonymous]

... thanks for your reply, SPECTRE!  



... but i take your mona lisa picture as an example of what i said in my list as point number 2 about framing your subject in the middle of the screen and making it as large as you can ...

No, no0...you miss the point...



It is not the filling of the frame that is important...it is putting features and highlights on a third that makes the image more appealing to the eye...



This is the original picture I took





https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ">https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ">https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ



This is edited to put the bird on a third...



https://flic.kr/p/zQcQJK">https://flic.kr/p/zQcQJK">Bird



Which do you think holds more interest to the eye??

It just looks like you zoomed in on the second picture.

[Bricktop]

No, its the same image, but cropped and adjusted to bring out the colour.

[priscilla1961]

... thanks for your reply, SPECTRE!  



... but i take your mona lisa picture as an example of what i said in my list as point number 2 about framing your subject in the middle of the screen and making it as large as you can ...

No, no0...you miss the point...



It is not the filling of the frame that is important...it is putting features and highlights on a third that makes the image more appealing to the eye...



This is the original picture I took





https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ">https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ">https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ



This is edited to put the bird on a third...



https://flic.kr/p/zQcQJK">https://flic.kr/p/zQcQJK">Bird



Which do you think holds more interest to the eye??

Good photograph SPECTRE ac_wub

[RW]

... thanks for your reply, SPECTRE!  



... but i take your mona lisa picture as an example of what i said in my list as point number 2 about framing your subject in the middle of the screen and making it as large as you can ...

No, no0...you miss the point...



It is not the filling of the frame that is important...it is putting features and highlights on a third that makes the image more appealing to the eye...



This is the original picture I took





https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ">https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ">https://flic.kr/p/zvKHRQ



This is edited to put the bird on a third...



https://flic.kr/p/zQcQJK">https://flic.kr/p/zQcQJK">Bird



Which do you think holds more interest to the eye??

I like enhancements and edits that don't look unnatural like a purple sky. I think edits should look like they weren't touched by a human hand after the fact.

[Anonymous]

http://i60.tinypic.com/2cp43tt.jpg"> you wouldnt think this was SOC...but it is. I shot this with my camera. I just couldn't touch it. Okay okay I touched it a tiny bit. Lol