Rule of Third

When using the Rule of Third, you have to position the photograph to match a line of the thirds. We were set a task to take photographs and edit them to fit these thirds. On the edited photographs I have made the third lines visible so you can understand.

This is a photograph of my cat, Izzy. To edit this photo, I rotated and scaled it up slightly to have it fit the thirds grid. I then made sure that the centre of my cats face is in line with the line of third on the left.

For the picture of a motor-scooter, I didn't have to scale or rotate it. However, I did have to move it down slightly to have the speedometer, fuel gauge, and indicators were in line with the bottom line of third.

This is a photograph of my oldest cat, Tiger. For Tiger I had to move him slightly to have his eye in line with the meeting point of the top line of third and the line of third on the left.

This is a photograph of my youngest cat, Willow. I first used Colour Balance to take out most of the yellow. Then I scaled up the photograph and lined it up so that the eye is in line with the line of third on the left and the nose is in line with the bottom third.

For my woodpecker, I first brought up the vibrance to make the red stand out more against the dark hollowed part of the woodpecker. Then I scaled it up and moved the woodpecker more into the corner so that the eye is in line with the connecting point of the top line and the left line of the rule of third.

For my flower I first darkened the background by lowering both the vibrance and the brightness. Then I scaled and moved my flower so the stigma is in line with the connecting point of the top line of third and the right line of third.

For my row of bushes, I brought up the saturation first. After that I slightly rotated the photograph so that the bushes are in a straighter line. Then I scaled it so that the bottom line of third runs through the centre of my bushes.

Lines

Lines in photography are used to draw your attention to certain points in the photograph. We were set an activity to experiment with taking photographs of lines.

I found this podium on the Gazebo in Hyde park. I took the photograph with the camera tilted on an angle, This made the photograph more interesting than just straight up and took up more of the frame.

This is part of the brick path outside my college. With it taken on an angle, it looks like it is drawing our eyes toward the direction that it leads to college.

This zebra crossing looks really good on an diagonal angle, it draws our eyes from the beginning toward the back of the photograph.

This is basically a photograph of three poles heading up. I thought the image of three different objects reaching up was interesting so i took the picture. However, that is only my opinion.

For this photograph, i thought it was good because it has the little lines reaching up but also The thicker planks of wood reaching up.

This photograph was of a tree branching off in many different directions but all reaching upwards, never downwards.

The lines of the gazebo roof all going in different directions draws the viewers eye to follow around in their direction.

The trunk of this tree is made up of three separate trunks all reaching upward but wrapping around each other.

The direction of the trees heading up causes the viewers eyes to follow up the tree toward the top of the photograph.

With the steps heading toward the back of the photograph, it causes the viewer to follow to the back corner of the photograph with the steps.

History of Photography

 This is my prezi on the History of Photography.

Range Of Shots

 This is a 'Wide Shot' of Jamie Appleyard. Jamie takes up most of the frame a possible with enough space above and below the him.

This is a 'Medium Close Up' of Alex Robinson. A medium close up is a shot half way between a Mid Shot and a Close Up.

 This is a 'Medium Close Up' of Claire Noble. The difference between this one and the other one is, on this one I had used a flash. The flash had produced a better, clearer picture.

This is an 'Extreme Close Up' of Jamie Appleyard. The Extreme Close Up is used to show extreme detail of the person's face.












This is a 'Mid Shot' of Alex Robinson. The Mid Shot shows the person from head to navel, whilst still allowing you to get an impression of the surrounding.

 

This is a 'Two Shot' of Claire Noble and Alex Robinson. The Two shot is simply a shot of two people, usually framed similar to a Mid Shot.

 This is an 'Over-The-Shoulder Shot' of Claire Noble and Lydia Drew. The Over-The-Shoulder shot is a shot when you are looking at something or someone from over someones shoulder. I had fortunately managed to get a double 'Over-The-Shoulder' Shot.









This is a 'Close Up Shot' of Alex Robinson. This is when a certain feature or part of someone takes up the whole frame.