Hi guys, I was hoping someone can help me, I've heard about the rule of thirds, but I have no idea what it means. It has something to do with composition, right?
Don't give the rule of thirds a second thought, it is a load of hogwash in the first place.
It comes from a group of old greek painters who wanted to set down rules for aesthetics, and they basically said that if you divide the picture into three parts, both horizontally and vertically and you placed your main focal point where the dividing lines intersect, you would have a well composed picture.
Nonsense, I say, if you did that, all your pictures would look the same.
I prefer Ansel Adams' approach. He said consulting the rule of thirds before you take a picture is like consulting the rules of gravity before taking a walk!
Anyway, just do what looks good and the pictute will be fine.
Photography is more about the heart than the head, and there are no "Rules" that make or break a good picture.
I had heard about that rule in the past, I did get a feeling that you can't be too creative if you follow such rule, the friend who told me about it was showing me some of her pictures, and she said, 'I did not have time to plan too much, so I just did the rule and presented the homework'
That statement should tell you a little bit about what kind of photographer you would become if you use those tactics, I can see my self trying to photograph a whale from a boat and yelling to the mammal, 'move a little bit to the third quadrant!!! I can't set you right!!'
I will be looking into this Ansel Adams to see what else he has to say.
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Don't give the rule of thirds a second thought, it is a load of hogwash in the first place.
It comes from a group of old greek painters who wanted to set down rules for aesthetics, and they basically said that if you divide the picture into three parts, both horizontally and vertically and you placed your main focal point where the dividing lines intersect, you would have a well composed picture.
Nonsense, I say, if you did that, all your pictures would look the same.
I prefer Ansel Adams' approach. He said consulting the rule of thirds before you take a picture is like consulting the rules of gravity before taking a walk!
Anyway, just do what looks good and the pictute will be fine.
Photography is more about the heart than the head, and there are no "Rules" that make or break a good picture.
I had heard about that rule in the past, I did get a feeling that you can't be too creative if you follow such rule, the friend who told me about it was showing me some of her pictures, and she said, 'I did not have time to plan too much, so I just did the rule and presented the homework'
That statement should tell you a little bit about what kind of photographer you would become if you use those tactics, I can see my self trying to photograph a whale from a boat and yelling to the mammal, 'move a little bit to the third quadrant!!! I can't set you right!!'
I will be looking into this Ansel Adams to see what else he has to say.