26July2009
The Diagonal Method Of Composition…
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: articles; news.
Ken, over on the Inverted Image Flickr group, has found a really interesting site on the use of the “Diagonal Method” of composition in paintings and photographs.
In the article the author discusses how the “Rule of Thirds” when used with equally sized boxes, doesn’t really work – not like the “Golden Mean” where the centre box is considerably smaller.
He goes on to suggest that the “Points of Interest” in great paintings and photo’s are often found along certain diagonals that can be created when you divide your scene into two equally sized overlapping boxes, and draw diagonals from each corner, thus:
The idea is that perhaps the eyes of your subect, or what’s most important in your photograph, are placed along one of these diagonals, and not simply on the “Rule of Thirds” intersections.
Check out the full article here.
It’s a fascinating study, and another string to our compositional bow – but as ever, remember that there are no rules, only guide-lines.
Cheers, Rob.
6January2009
Simplifying Composition By Learning The Rules
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: technique; the course; tutorials.
I’ve had some interesting emails from Nugroho discussing composition. Nugroho (also known as Shade) is an event photographer where he works, but was having trouble coming up with other types of photographs.
Rather than simply run through and talk about the usual Rule of Thirds / Leading Lines type stuff, I thought I’d illustrate my ideas with some really simple diagrams.
Remember, I’m no expert, but if you’re having a little trouble nailing down your compositions, take a look and it may help.
21May2008
Introduction To Using The Rule Of Thirds In Photography
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: tutorials.
The “Rule of Thirds” is a classic tool we can use to make our photographic compositions better, dividing the image we see in our view-finder with two vertical and two horizontal lines, then lining up or horizon with one of the horizontal lines, and putting our main subject at the intersection of two of the lines.
In this short video I try to illustrate how the Rule Of Thirds can be applied, looking at Landscape Paintings first, then showing you have I applied this rule when composing some of my own images.
