TIMBERWOLF PHOTOGRAPHY: 23 October 2016

27 October 2016

PROJ #8: RULE of THIRDS FRIEND (FILM)

DIRECTIONS: Load a roll of film into your camera. Photograph a best friend or two over the 24 exposures. Compose each picture with the rule of thirds. Close-ups, farther away, and middle distance shots are all acceptable.

BE MINDFUL OF:
1. Make sure your ISO/ASA is set to 400.
2. If you have a shutter speed setting, set it for 1/60 or faster so you don't get camera shake in the images.
3. Auto function is fine for now if that's your option.

COMPOSITION, PART 2: RULE OF THIRDS

FIRST...THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE & THE GOLDEN MEAN
In visual art, Fibonacci numbers are sometimes used to determine the length or size of content or formal elements.

An animation of the Fibonacci sequence HERE.

NATURE BY NUMBERS from Cristóbal Vila on Vimeo.

NOW, RULE OF THIRDS.
The RULE OF THIRDS is a compositional rule for two-dimensional image making. An image is divided equally by two vertical and two horizontal lines. In general, the four intersections of these lines will be the most interesting places for the main subject(s).

It increases harmonious relationship between all planes of subject matter (foreground, middle ground, background). It is used by photographers, painters, film makers, television shows, etc. As one looks through the viewfinder, compositional lines are drawn (mentally) across the picture frame to divide the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. The photographer places important elements of the composition where these lines intersect.

By placing your subject in one of the intersections, you creates a dynamic composition that allows the viewers eye to be drawn to different parts of the composition in an ordered manner. The viewer is allowed to determine the relationship between 'close-up' subject matter and its relationship to the middle distance and background subject matters.

Most people will put the seagull right in the middle which is the “dead center”.

The artist places important elements of the composition where these lines intersect. By placing the subject in one of the intersections, one creates a dynamic composition that allows the viewers eye to be drawn to different parts of the compostion in an ordered manner. The viewer is allowed to determine the relationship between 'close-up' subject matter and its relationship to the middle distance and background subject matter.