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Tag Archives: rule of thirds
Assignment 17 Recap
I really enjoyed seeing everyone’s creative juices flowing as they looked at either past photos or created new ones for this assignment. The Rule of Thirds is a good thing to learn and keep in mind as you are looking … Continue reading
Wood Duck Advice
The wood duck was telling me to use the Rule of Thirds when I was photographing him at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo last weekend. I did my best but there were other ducks to either side of him. Like in … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged 80-400mm, aix sponsa, bird, ice, new york, nikon D700, rule of thirds, syracuse, waterfowl, winter, wood duck
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Copy Space Room
As a stock photographer I have no idea how my photos may be used. There is one thing I do you might not, which is, to leave room for copy space. Copy space is a relatively uncluttered area of a … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Sports
Tagged blur, boats, composition, copy, fast, geneva, hydrobowl, hydroplane, inboard, motion, motorsports, new york, panning, racing, rule of thirds, seneca lake, space, speed, stock, water
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Assignment 17: Rule of Thirds
I know what your thinking. Why is Scott starting up the assignment the first week in January? It will become clear in just a little bit. When I first started studying composition, the Rule of Thirds was one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged eclass, free, ithaca, kent weakley, prize, rule of thirds, taughannock falls, water, waterfall
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Power of Three
The Rule of Thirds is a compositional rule in photography and other visual arts. The rule states that an image can be divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. The four points … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged "washington, bath, beaver lake nature center, dc", england, lighthouse, lincoln memorial, moon, new york, off kilter, palladian bridge, rule of thirds, sunset, walt disney world
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