Here is a photo by Ruth Bernard. The Rule of Thirds applies here. The trees are at the upper left intersection if you were to divide the picture into thirds.For assignment #1 I decided to research composition. I found a website called photographytips.com that had a great statement...“FOLLOW THE RULES UNTIL YOU KNOW WHEN TO BREAK THEM.” This quote made a lot of sense to me. The website goes on to explain that sticking to the rules of composition they will become a permanent part of your brain when taking pictures. It will become a part of who you are. The website states once you’ve ingrained the rules of composition into your brain feel free to break a few rules when you feel the picture would benefit from it. At this point you may even start to develop your own style and create some really creative and wonderful photos. To sum it up you need to know the rules in order to know how to break them. http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/6
Ruth Bernard
I really liked these quotes by famous photographer Ruth Bernard. The first quote grabbed my attention right away. It reminded me that being patient may yield me the best photos. And it also made me feel okay that I take 100 pictures just to get one good shot when I could have stopped at 20 to get just a mediocre shot. These quotes were taken from this website:http://www.photoquotes.com/ShowQuotes.aspx?id=159&name=Bernhard,Ruth
I really liked these quotes by famous photographer Ruth Bernard. The first quote grabbed my attention right away. It reminded me that being patient may yield me the best photos. And it also made me feel okay that I take 100 pictures just to get one good shot when I could have stopped at 20 to get just a mediocre shot. These quotes were taken from this website:http://www.photoquotes.com/ShowQuotes.aspx?id=159&name=Bernhard,Ruth
There is no such thing as taking too much time, because your soul is in that picture. - Ruth Bernhard
I liked the quote below as well. It makes me realize that the best way to get a great photo is to really observe how I am taking the picture (technique), what I’m taking the picture of (composition), and the lighting of that picture. My goal is to learn technique, composition, and lighting so that I can take some truly breathtaking photos.
My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity. To indicate the ideal proportion, to reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal. - Ruth Bernhard
...“FOLLOW THE RULES UNTIL YOU KNOW WHEN TO BREAK THEM.” - and all in caps! Certainly good for me. That's one of the most difficult things for me to do- to keep my mind still enough to learn the rules. I can often see so many different ways to do a thing that it can be hard to follow the rules. This is especially true when it comes to judgment calls... when if I look at something just a little differently, I think it follows the rules, but others might not be able to see it- sometimes I have explainations alongside my more doubtful rule-following photos. That is certainly a good quote to keep in mind!
ReplyDeleteI really like the photo that you choose to import into your blog... It does represent the rule of thirds very well...
ReplyDeleteHave you considered studying Ruth Bernhard for the research paper assignment??
Her work is beautiful!