[darkpuppet]

2001 ZTS,Aug 3 2005, 08:07 PM Wrote:REALLY good stuff!

For the rest of you, improving your picture taking it not as hard as you think, is free and works with any camera and camera user.

Once my brother got me hooked on the rule of thirds" mine have been much better.

I think SVT Davan should give us a lesson on it? It's hard for me to explain but makes a huge difference.
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the rule of thirds basically helps eliminate the most basic mistake of people not looking at the whole frame, but just the subject (or Tiny Subject™ syndrome).

Quote:Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect
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As well as using the intersections you can arrange areas into bands occupying a third or place things along the imaginary lines. 

ie.
Good places to put things; third of the way up, third of the way in from the left , you get the idea. Bad places to put things include right in the middle, right at the top, right at the bottom, away in the corner.