Loading...Images from the Id – Watching Television and the Rule of Thirds
All night long, all night long
We’re only standing here ’cause somebody might do somebody wrong
All night long, all night long
And we’ll be sleeping with the television on
– Billy Joel
I have no idea what Billy Joel was talking about and how it pertains to the Rule of Thirds but just maybe…
Commentary – This country has many big problems. One of which is drugs. Hey wait a minute I am not talking about Marijuana but Big Pharma- AKA pharmaceutical companies. What you ask, is our television on? These are the big drug companies whose purpose is to make money NOT make the human race healthier. Proof? Start with the way they overprice drugs which makes it impossible for many individuals to afford them. Why does medication cost less in other countries? Why do most counties ban advertising drugs? Why does Big Pharma control the way drug patents are done? Why does health insurance cost so much? Are we asleep? Is the television on?
The Rule of Thirds is probably the simplest and easiest route on the road to good photographic composition. When I judge club competitions, it is amazing how many images could be improved by simply applying the Rule of Thirds. Are they asleep with the television on? I must say it is not a perfect rule and there are times to break it but for a start, just begin your composition with this rule. It is quite simple, Just divide the image into thirds. This is the Tic-Tack-Toe board. Many cameras can actually over lay this in the viewfinder. Learn to place your “center” of interest on one of the intersections of two of these lines (some people call these “power points”). You will a get great improvement in your images. Try not to actually center subjects. An example that may be quite obvious- don’t put someone’s eyes in the center of the frame put them on one of the the power points. Try it and you’ll like it and you may have learned something in your sleep.
This week’s Photo
“The Web”; f/5.6, 1/350 sec., 400/600 mm.. 0 EV ISO 100. Vera Wetlands FL, The early hour makes this. Final Image adjusted in Lightroom 5.4. Imagine the difference if this were centered.
