NEW Basic Assignment #1: Rule of Thirds and Golden Mean

Okay, this seems like fun. Time to start my dyxum photography course. Thank you for doing this.

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Edited by unkabin - 11 January 2010 at 18:21

@goldsmid: like the second one also, lamp might be placed slightly better for ROT, but the other lamp behind is definitely a larger distraction (and needs to be cloned out) and somehow I like the cut off smokebox shutters less than in version 1. However both are a clear pass for me.

@alphatini: the lady on the left is clearly ROT, but I constantly get drawn to the rightmost person (because that's the lightest area of the frame) and since he's placed way outside ROT your main subject doesnt hold the interest so pls. try again. Btw, I like yor conversion and the candid soft atmosphere.

@maewpa: paul, you make very nice photographs but neither are clear ROT in my mind. In the tower the line is indeed 1/3 from the side but top nor bottom ends on a ROT point, and actually no one subject is placed near one of the 4 points. Also in the second there are two birds, but together quite centrally placed, especially in the vertical (most strong) direction of your frame. So currently neither are passes, even though as pictures I like both quite well.

@Odysseas: normally we ask you to post max 2 pictures, but your third will get you your pass so I will forgive you this time. I think the first is too central in the horizontal direction (kind of like maewpa's shot in the vertical direction). The second has some vague ROT lines, but nothing happening near the ROT points, but the third is nice and the ROT placement immediately draws you to the beak and eye of the bird and keeps the attention there. The branch on the lower third line delivers good support for this.

@unkabin: the watch and spectacle glass are ROT, however neither hold attention due to the light coming off the waterglass light spot in the middle, as my eye gets drawn to the brightest spot. So for you also a request to try again.

Hope this is clear and helpful for everybody, if not let me know and we can for sure discuss further.

I tried various versions with this one. I like this one best, with the trees not sitting on the right line
of ROT but fillling out the space made up by the ROT lines.

#2.2
Almost the same

@ alphatini

Unfortunately both shots are so lacking in features that the ROT is not rendered clearly enough. You may have to find an indoors subject if thats what the weather is like where you live!

You should move the second one into the High Key assignment and not tell pegelli. Just kidding.

Edited by brettania - 17 January 2010 at 12:00

Ok attempt #2 after i re-read the rule of thirds, i was totally off on my first attempt, thank you for the comments pegelli.

Okay, take two. Thanks for the C&C on my wristwatch shot. I agree, the highlight is distracting. Here are two more attempts, shot today, both with 7D and 50mm 1.7 lens, shot at 1.7 and 2.0, respectively.