Rule of thirds
This picture demonstrates the rule of thirds technique. I
intentionally positioned my sister, the “subject/model”, to the far left of the
frame, bringing the viewer’s eyes toward her face. By positioning her and
blurring out the background, the point of interest is her face, specifically
her eye. This is a strong example of rule of thirds because the subject is the
only thing in focus and is deliberately situated to the left side of the frame,
instead of the middle. After closely examining this specific picture, I can’t
find anything to improve on.
The picture above also demonstrates rule of thirds. The
subject and point of interest in this picture is the pinecone, which I stuck in
a side walk crack and positioned to the right of the frame. Like the first picture,
this is a strong example of the rule of thirds technique because everything but
the pinecone is blurred out. Also, the viewer can easily tell that the pinecone
is the main subject in the picture, even though it’s not in the middle of the
frame. I believe that I can improve on the colors of my photos. When looked at
together, the first and the second pictures have similar colors. Next time when
I am out taking pictures, I will keep in mind this fact and try to incorporate new colors into them.
Fill the frame
The photo above shows the filling the frame technique. The
main focus of the photo is the cat’s face; his nose, mouth, and eyes. Although it’s
difficult to take pictures of a moving subject, especially an animal, I was
able to position his face to be in the center and fill the frame. This is a
strong demonstration of the filling the frame technique because to viewer’s
eyes go straight to the face of the cat. Also, the cat’s eyes seem to stare
right into the viewer’s eyes, catching his/her attention. One thing that could
have been better with this picture is the shadows. Before I Photoshopped this
picture, the shadows of the curtains casted a dark shadow on his face. Luckily,
I was able to lighten the photo, ending up with the product above.
In this photo, the subject fills the entire frame. Because
she is the only thing in the picture, she is the point of interest. I
intentionally placed her in the middle of the picture and zoomed in to make
sure she was the center of attention. This is why the photo above is a strong
example of filling the frame. The subject is the only thing in the picture, so
all attention goes to her. One thing I can improve on in this is putting the subject
in better, or more direct lighting.
Using lines effectively
In this picture, I used the line of the sidewalk to lead to
the person’s feet. Although the lines lead to the feet, the point of interest
is the sidewalk crack. This is because I focused the camera on a certain point
in the sidewalk. This is a strong example of how to use lines effectively
because there is a clear and obvious line in the center of the frame, leading
right to the subject’s feet. One thing that I could have done better was move
the subject closer to the camera, so she is more in focus.
The picture above shows how the lines of the fence lead to the subject. Although the lines lead to the girl looking off into the distance, the point of interest is the fence. I intentionally placed the main subject at the end of the fence, backed away, focused, and snapped this picture. This is a strong example of using lines effectively because there is a clear line leading straight to the one and only subject. One thing that could be improved on this picture is if I cut out the sides of the frame, so it doesn't distract from the points of interest.
