Photography assignment: rule of thirds

[Leanna Lofte]

Hey guys! To coincide with the weekly photography post on the main page, we'll be participating in weekly photography assignments here in the forums.

Today's post was on the rule of thirds:

You?ve got yourself an iPhone equipped with arguably the best camera this side of a high-end point-and-shoot. It?s so good there?s a whole movement that?s sprung up around it called ?iPhoneography?, or photography with the iPhone. It proves the old saying, ?the best camera is the one you have with you?, and in this case, that camera is also pretty darn good. But it takes more than just a great camera or lens to produce great photography. That?s where iMore?s new iPhoneography segment comes in. We?re going to go over all the basics and work together to transform simple snapshots into photographic art.

And if you?re already a seasoned photographer or iPhoneographer, we welcome you to join us. Sit in on the articles and in our new Photography Forum, lend us your eye, and share with us your experiences.

Now on with our first project! One of the most important, yet most difficult, elements in creating beautiful photographs is composition ? where your subject is placed and how it?s related to its surroundings. A great starting point for developing this skill is to understand the rule-of-thirds.

http://www.imore.com/2012/02/10/rule-thirds/

Now that you've read all about the rule of thirds, it's time to put that knowledge into practice! So get shooting! Your challenge this week is to turn on your iPhone camera's grid and use the rule of thirds with every photo you take. Then come back here and share your best shots!

 

[bethbikes]

It bears mentioning that there many camera replacement apps available that also contain optional gridlines, such as ProCamera, Camera+, HDR Fusion, and Magic Hour. They aren't available with every camera replacement app, however.

 

[Rocktapus]

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[ciaodom]

 

[AntmoyMP]

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How did you do that? Im super new to the world of Iphones and would love to do that with photos.

 

[redbeard]

Took this last month

 

[curve1967]

 

[curve1967]

Today's shot

 

[msAdele]

The photos are very wonderful. I would like to know how to come up with such as well.

 

[Leanna Lofte]

Great work everyone! Keep them coming!

 

[Duvi]

Nice photos... I was always taught to center them as much as possible, but I will start the thirds rule and see how much better my pictures come out.

P.S. Leanna... the baby looks beautiful, doesn't matter which third she's in.

 

[Rocktapus]

How did you do that? Im super new to the world of Iphones and would love to do that with photos.

for those wondering how i did the effects on my photo...i ran it through NIR Color to get the coloring...and Twist Cam for the twists. i think i probably ran it through Photo Studio FX too..

 

[Rockdog97]

Here is a nice article about the Rule of Thirds..along with some cool storm photos:

Photography tip: The rule of thirds! - Tornado Titans

 

[Natella Mammadova]

Thank you for the great post, detailed explanation and great advice! I specifically went out today and tried to focus on complying with the rule of thirds. Most of the times it worked, other times it was a bit difficult (for example, if there are many objects, not just one - it's a bit harder to align the objects with one of the axes). And sometimes the object looked better when centered. I will try to take more pictures using this rule. Can you please also look at my pictures and give me some tips/advices?

Thanks!

 

[anrique]

For Every photography, Any kind of photography there is need a Rule. Editing is also play a important Role in this Section.