Use The Rule Of The Third Correctly

The Rule of the Third (also called the Golden Section) might seem a little complicated: But actually it is not as complicated as you probably think. If you are able to divide a square in nine equally sized parts, you will be able to use the Rule of the Third.

Try to turn on your TV. Look for the newsreader at one of the news channels. Is he sitting in the middle of the picture? No, he is placed according to the Rule of the Third in either the left or the right third.

Long before the photography painters found out, that if the main subject was placed either one third or two third from the top and/or from the left, the painting would look more balanced.

Actually one third is not the absolutely correct place to place the main subject. There is a very complex mathematically rule that describes the Golden Section. But as long as you are not showing your pictures to mathematicians, it is just fine to use one third as a rule.

So when you are photographing, try to place your subjects in the third parts of the picture; if possible both vertically and horizontal.

This is especially important when you are photographing subject that includes the horizon. A typical mistake is to place it in the middle of the picture, but the only thing that does, is to divide the photo in two; and that is not normally what you want.

So take a look at the subject and decide which part is the most interesting. Is it the sky or the ground? Are there beautiful clouds or are the subjects on the ground more interesting? Place two third of the photography with the most interesting part of the subject.

Some cameras cannot figure out the make the subject sharp, if it is not in the middle. If that is the case, you should just place the subject in the middle of the frame, only press down the release half and the turn the camera subsequently. This way the camera knows that your subject is.

Like all other photographic rules it is okay to break the Rule of the Thirds; as long as you do it on purpose and knows what you are doing.

Morten Elm is the editor of Foto Fan. Here you can read about digital foto. You can also find information about subjects like digital spejlreflekskamera.

5 Reasons Why You Should Throw Away Your Film Camera

For those few people who are still using film photography, here are some good reasons why you should opt for digital photography:

1. Using a digital camera is much more convenient than a film camera. It is very user friendly and can be brought everywhere. You can always place it safely in your pocket no matter where you go.

2. A digital camera will save you both effort and time. When you have taken a photo you will get immediately feedback, and you have the possibility to review them all. Then you can select the best ones and delete the rest. In short, you can keep taking photos until you get the perfect one.

3. The next good thing about digital photography is its capacity to have your photos printed immediately. Actually, you can it is much easier if you have a digital printer. You can just simply connect your digital camera to the printer and press the button to print. On the contrary, film cameras takes time before you get your photos developed. You also have to go back to the photo shop to get your pictures.

4. Another great thing you can get from digital photography is the capacity to modify or edit your photos anytime. Since the images are in digital files, it is much easier now to edit them. You can simply open the images in any photo editing software supported by the file. With the photo editing software, you can alter or adjust the color of your photos. You can also crop the photo and design your own photo. All of these in one photo editing package. It's more than what you can get from film cameras.

5. Lastly, digital photography has the ability to share the photos you have to your love ones and relatives. You can simply give a copy of the precious moments to someone everywhere. Just attach the softcopy of the photo to your email and send; that easy. But with film camera, you will spend money just on scanning the photos, to be able to send them online.

The digital camera has really paved way for an easier and more convenient way of taking high quality photos. So there is no better time to change to digital photography than now.

Martin Elmer is the editor of Foto Fan. Here you can read about fotografering. You can also find information about subjects like kameraer.

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