Photography+Rule+of+Thirds

= **Photography - Rule of Thirds** =

One of the most important components in photography is composition. Composition is a key part of creating an amazing photo. The standard compositional rule is - the rule of thirds; a grid of lines which divides the image into thirds. The trick is to position the main subject of your photo on one of these lines or an intersecting point of the lines.

Composition - The pleasing selection and arrangement of subjects within the picture area. It is essentially the organization of space, the way you... compose the photo.


 * Components of the Rule of Thirds**
 * 9 Equal Boxes
 * 4 Intersecting Points
 * 2 Horizontal Lines
 * 2 Vertical Lines

The subject (Bird) is placed along one of the vertical lines helping balance the photo.
 * Example 1**

The focus of the image (Tree) is placed on the bottom right intersecting point. This makes the photo much more interesting to look at as opposed to placing the tree right in the centre of the photo.
 * Example 2**


 * Example 3**

Here the bird is aligned on the left vertical line with its head right on the intersecting point. By placing the bird on this point it helps balance the photo and helps people to naturally move through the image.


 * Example 4 - Before and After**

As you can clearly see aligning the focus of an image along one of the lines or at an intersecting point creates an added interest. It seems to create added tension and energy than simply placing the subject in dead centre. It is also important to pay attention to the horizon line when using the rule of thirds. It creates a more full image when the horizon line is placed on one of the horizontal lines rather than cutting the image in half and placing it right at the centre.



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Birds eye view - Camera up above High Angle shot - Makes things looks smaller Low Angle shot - anywhere below the eye level looking up (Makes people look like giants!) Eye level shot - Point of view - Seeing world from my point of view Neutral shot - Slanted shot - Makes things look more active/fun Extremely wide shot - Outdoor setting looking at environment wide shot - Great for showing entire cities, buildings, environment medium shot - half the body in the shot medium close up - long shot - full body long wide shot - whole body and width close up - Extreme close up - Shows you detail (Macro photography cut in - cut away -anything bout the subject two shot - wide shot 2 people over the shoulder shot - seen in films point of view shot - weather shot - Ambient Lighting - Artificial Lighting Task Lighting - Accent Lighting -
 * Camera Angles**
 * Shot Lengths** **(Close up, wide shot, long shot)**
 * Types of Lighting (Back lighting, natural sunlight, artificial, make list of all)**