The Wide Web Of A Tiny World
October 30, 2007
I was so engrossed in the process of shooting this spider web that I totally forgotten about the Rule of Thirds.
Wikipedia says: “The rule of thirds is a compositional rule of thumb in photography and other visual arts such as painting. 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 formed by the intersections of these lines can be used to align features in the photograph.
Proponents of this technique claim that aligning a photograph with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the photo than simply centering the feature would”.
Perhaps that’s what I did when took this picture — I simply centered the center of the subject. Here’s another view about the Rule of Thirds: you must first know the rules before you can effectively break them.
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October 31st, 2007 at 3:21 pm
hi! i found your blog thru search engine… i love macro photography. i’ve heard about the rule of thirds but i really don’t know how and why I should use it in taking photographs. care to help? By the way, I’m using a point and shoot camera too.
P.S. I love all your photos.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Hi Ettey, rule of thirds is basically about the way we compose our pictures, how the subjects should appear in the frame, to make them look pleasant to the eyes. Will blog about this later …
Glad that you like my photos. I like your photos too.