Tag Archives: rule of thirds

Assignment 17 Recap

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 →

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Wood Duck Advice

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 →

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Copy Space Room

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 →

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Assignment 17: Rule of Thirds

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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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Power of Three

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 →