The rule of thirds is a method of taking a photo in which objects or people cover a line in a grid of three, hence thirds (because the photo can be divided in splits of three).
These are my attempts at taking photos with rule of thirds.
Here is one of my attempts and the first of three photos I'll be showing for this assignment.
In this photo I took a photo of the ship that was open as a sort of playground. Out of all the photos I took in attempt to follow the rule of thirds, I'd say that this one might just be my favourite. I like the sky and the ship, just how they look together. While it is my favourite, I'm not exactly fond of the building in the background. I'd also like it to be a little bit brighter, but considering that I live no where near the place where I took this photo it's not exactly easy to retake it.
This is the second photo I'll be showing for part one.
This one was taken from the inside of the boat. I tried to go for a framing effect using the windows of the boat. While the painted killer whale is curved, it is, to some extent, on a third. I'm not a huge fan of my job getting the photo framed in that it wasn't exactly even, but I can't exactly move the boat so that the windows will be even and that the killer whale will still be on a third.
Here is my third and final photo I'll be showing for my rule of thirds attempts.
Now this one has a lot I wasn't exactly fond of, but I couldn't exactly alter them. I do wish I took the photo while the sky train (a method of transportation that tends to go above ground, for those unfamiliar) was passing along but I didn't exactly manage to get my timing right. I also wish there weren't people in the corner but I can't exactly tell them to bug off so I can take a photo. Also it's a little dark, and I'm not too fond of that. What I am fond of is that two lines of thirds are being covered, the left and the bottom ones. I also like the clouds.
This was part one of assignment number 7.
I like your photos. Great colours in them. Were you adjusting your white balance, or did you have it on AWB?
ReplyDeleteWhat you do not like in the first photo (the building) I like. It acts as a continuation of the boat! This adds another layer to the composition.
I like your attempt at combining framing with thirds too. And you're right, you can't move the boat. But you can move your feet to adjust your angle of view. By moving slightly to the right and bringing your right shoulder forward, you should be able to adjust enough to get get the whale on the thirds. Can you see the merger that you may want to avoid in this photograph?
Well done Dylan.