http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7452229 en Tue, 21 May 2013 11:18:55 EDT Tue, 21 May 2013 11:18:55 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7548813 The site was developed to show the history of Abate of Illinois thru pictures.
The only text on the sub-web site is an About page which just happens to be the photographer and the gentleman in the middle….

Thanks again and I look forward to monitoring this forum for ideas and methods that will help me in creating better pictures.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7548813 Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:32:05 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7505406 Breese, I like the collage that you did on your picture, and I think the way you lined everything up looks great. Even the one guy that you immediately focus on when you first look at the picture is a little off center, which makes this that much more of an interesting picture. Honestly, I wouldn't change a thing. Great job!


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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7505406 Sat, 26 Jul 2003 11:19:53 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7505390 Hi, David. Here's my shot at cropping it, but it really doesn't make any difference from your original shot. I think that you've got 2 points of focal interest. The first is the pine cone & right behind that is the huge green tree on the right. I like your shot just the way it is. I think it's interesting. Nice job! :)

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Is there something I could have done to make it better?
I am always looking for ideas and ways to improve.

Thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7504516 Sat, 26 Jul 2003 07:46:58 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7502700
i don't think mind worked that well with the box thingy rule....

don't know how to put the box in...

and i didn't really put the pine cone in the middle of the page....

how well does it look now?

and what can i do to make it better?

technique and cropping-wise?

David.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7502700 Fri, 25 Jul 2003 23:10:52 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7500017 said by Fritty:

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Kim, this is perfect

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Thanks Kim :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7500017 Fri, 25 Jul 2003 17:05:28 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7499010 here. Anyone have other examples where the thirds rule wouldn't have really worked?
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I don't know how to put the lines in but here goes...

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Kim, this is perfect! I'm glad you posted. BTW, "Kim" is a GREAT name.... it happens to be my name, too!

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I created this one as the home page for a motorcycle web site.

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Very cool! I love it!!
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"Are you seeing planes? Is your name Tattoo? Because I swear to God, you're living on Fantasy Island."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7489087 Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:32:12 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7489060 ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7489060 Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:30:19 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7488567 ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7488567 Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:42:26 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7485935 It's still not too late to take a new picture. :) What about trying to crop an old picture you have to apply the rules. That might be fun to try.

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78% of all statistics are wrong....and....All generalizations are false. Hullodare]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7477307 Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:19:24 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7476002 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7476002 Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:47:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7470868
You know that is a great shot, But I think you should have your camera checked. It giving you a window effect. LOL.

bluwing
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Occasionally I suffer Blond moments.....

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»Re: A question of cropping...

Not too long ago. I had a few good pictures (the I found on Google Images) demonstrating the rule, plus some explanations.

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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7453624 Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:36:27 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7453229 said by mikeky:

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I tried to apply this rule, assuming the head was the most interesting part. Don't know how well it suceeded. (Sorry for another turtle photo.)

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It looks great to me! (And I love the turtle pics!) :)
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Fritty, it looks like your photo worked well using the horizon at about two-thirds.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7452973 Sun, 20 Jul 2003 21:20:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7452258 ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7452258 Sun, 20 Jul 2003 19:39:21 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7452247 Here's image-1 in a .jpeg format -- sorry for the error above!

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Technique-Week-1-7452247 Sun, 20 Jul 2003 19:37:48 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Technique-Week-1-7452229 Welcome to our first technique thread. The goal of this thread is for one of the members of the forum to share a photographic technique with the rest of the forum. Then we can all practice this technique & upload our results. The technique doesn't have to be limited to digital editing. It can be related to other things as well, like exposure, depth-of-field, etc. A good example of a technique thread can be found here:

'»Nice Photoshop effect.



Since this is the first week, I'll kick this off. I thought it might be fun to talk about the Rule of Thirds.

The "rule of thirds" is a guideline to good photographic composition. It dictates that you divide your camera's viewfinder into nine sections using imaginary horizontal and vertical lines. (See image-1). The goal is to place the subject of your pictures on one of the four points of intersection on the grid. This creates a more pleasing and interesting composition.

I'm including some examples that I found on the web that show you how to line up your pictures along this grid. (See images 2-4).

Here is a link that has a lot more detail on how to do this:

Rule of Thirds

If you're taking a picture of a landscape or something with a defined horizon, you can still apply this rule. Place your horizon along the top-third or bottom-third of the grid as opposed to dividing the picture in half by placing it in the center of the frame. The last two pictures illustrate this point. One shows the horizon in the center of the picture, and the other is placed according to the rule of thirds. You decide which one is more interesting. (See images 5-6).

Remember, this is a guideline, not a hard and fast rule. Sometimes it makes sense to put a subject in the center or slightly off center of the picture. Use your judgement accordingly.

For this week, let's all upload pics that apply this rule & see what we can do. :)

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