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Snapping Good Pictures: Use Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds guides you toward capturing the best photo
It’s not my rule, but I’ve heard it a hundred times since I first picked up a camera. If you haven’t heard about using this rule to capture the “true essence” of the photo, you can find out more from digital photography pro, Darren Rowse. I was looking through his blog, Digital Photography School, and ran across this post which I’d like to share with you. Just might help you snap better pictures!
Perhaps the most well know principle of photographic composition is the ‘Rule of Thirds‘.
The “Rule of Thirds” one of the first things that budding digital photographers learn about in classes on photography and rightly so as it is the basis for well balanced and interesting shots.
I will say right up front however that rules are meant to be broken and ignoring this one doesn’t mean your images are necessarily unbalanced or uninteresting. However a wise person once told me that if you intend to break a rule you should always learn it first to make sure your breaking of it is all the more effective!
What is the Rule of Thirds?
The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts. As follows.
Print and Share Holiday Digital Photos Online
Don’t put it off another week — get those holiday photos off your digital camera and into the hands of family and friends!
Lifephoto makes it incredibly easy and ecoomical for you to do that.
Make 2010 an Eco Friendly Photo Year
Lifephoto offers you an eco friendly photo print process that uses recycled paper and provides recyclable prints. 4″x6″ prints are just 10 cents each — and a full half of that (5 cents) is donated to the Feed the Children organization. Using eco friendly prints means you are helping save the planet while you help feed starving children around the world. How cool is that for the New Year!
Lifephoto also offers traditional photo prints and metallic paper prints. A wide range of print sizes is also available.
Don’t wait another minute. Upload your photos, print and share them!
Make Your Garden Photogenic
Yes, it’s winter — and maybe you have snow and temps far too cold to think about gardening.
But this is the time to plan what to put in your garden to make it a good photo spot and attractive to insects and wildlife that would make great photo subjects.
Here’s a post from Digital-Photography-School.com that offers some tips on mastering simple backyard photography. Put these ideas into action and you can develop a terrific array of garden settings for snapping those digital pictures.










Perhaps the most well know principle of photographic composition is the ‘Rule of Thirds‘.

