For this project we had to take photos that followed the Rule of Thirds. The Rule of Thirds is where there are 2 lines going across the screen vertically and horizontally, creating 9 boxes. For the camera we turned on the Rule of Thirds mode to help us take the pictures more easily. To follow the Rule of Thirds we centered the object along one of the lines so all our photos (if not most) follow the Rule of Thirds. In the beginning I always thought that you had to place the object in the center of the picture but now I know that that’s wrong. The Rule of Thirds creates a very focused and more developed picture rather than placing the object in the dead center. For this project we were not able to place one of the Rule of Thirds line on a thin object. We tried to place one of the lines on a goal post but it didn’t work very well because it was too small. What worked for this project was lining the Rule of Thirds lines along the edges of the object if it was too big for the screen. As showed below, I took a picture of the school building and lined the edges of the building on the Rule of Thirds lines. My favorite image with a person and without a person is shown below. The rest can be found here.
