Photography "Rules" demonstrated visually. We only partially covered this in class Tuesday Night.

1. Skills to turn good pictures into Great Photos!

3. COMPOSITION TECHNIQUES
• Rules of Thirds
• Quadrants, Focus, Horizon
• Direction
• Proximity
• Color
• Knowing when to Break the Rules

4. 1. Divide the image
into horizontal
“thirds” and
vertical “thirds”
2. Place focal point of
image on one of the
4 intersects
3. Use other
intersects, and the
horizontal/vertical
plane if possible
3 Steps

5. 1) “Quadrant” Rule ofThirds

6. 1) “Quadrant” Rule ofThirds

7. 1. Focal area of
image takes
up 1/3 total
space.
2. Closest 1/3 of
the image is in
focus
2 Focal rules

8. 2) “Focal” Rule ofThirds

9. 1. Split
zones
into
thirds.
2. 2/3 land
+ 1/3 sky,
or visa
versa.
2 applications

10. 3) “Landscape” Rule ofThirds

11. 1. Don’t center
the image.
2. Leave open
space in the
direction the
subject is
moving or
looking
Proximity

12. 4) Direction Rules

13. 1. Be close to
your subject.
2. Place
Distance
between your
subject, & the
background
Proximity

14. 4) Proximity Rules