By Arkansas Outdoors Online Contributing Writer: Todd Whetstine of
Wild Woods PhotographyOpening week is almost gone. Hope everyone filled a tag or two. I also hope you took some good photos to be able to relive your moment in time for years to come.
Last week I wrote about ISO, aperture and shutter speed. That's a lot to take in for one lesson. This week we'll be going over the rule of thirds.
Most cameras today have a grid setting that puts two vertical and two horizontal lines in your view finder. This splits your view finder into equal thirds with a grid like a tic tac toe game. Ideally these intersecting lines are where you want the main features of your subject, eyes, head etc.
My photo shows my son looking to the right, so I placed him 1/3rd of the way from the left edge to have him looking to the wide side of the picture. Many people would've shot with the bulls eye syndrome and placed him in the center. This would've been an unbalanced photo and not look good. If he was looking down to the right I would've placed his head a little higher in the photo to have him looking more into the picture. This is a very simple tip that will spice up your photos dramatically.
There are a lot of simple little tips like that I will be covering in the weeks to come. Remember these are just tips. Very few rules of photography are set in stone. With practice you will learn what looks right and what doesn't. Never be afraid to go against the rules.
If you have any question or comments, or would like to send a photo to me to critique contact me at
http://www.wildwoodsphotography.com.
