Task 2 (9/09/13) Rule Of Thirds

Task 2 involved learning and understanding the Rule Of thirds. Rule of thirds is a concept of video and film production in which the frame is divided into nine imagery sections. It acts as guidelines for framing the imagery. It creates more tension and interest.  For example if there was a family portrait you would use the grid to align the eye line and body, this is very common. 

As you can see from the pictures above I took my original photo opened it in Photoshop and used the rulers to make my grid.

Window – rulers – preferences – units and rulers and choose percentage under units doing this allows you to pull down guidelines to 33.3% and 66.6%. Once I had made my grid I lined my picture up so the flame was my point of interest.

Here i used the grid to align the bottom of the leaf and the edge of it, before i had used this technique i found there was too much background. Now I've used the rule of thirds the point of interest is more visible.

As you can see here the two chains are the points of interest of the photo although the chain in the background is out of focus its still important to the photo and the way people perceive it.

Here i aligned the seagulls body and wings, it makes the photo level and balanced. Although this photo has plenty of background i feel it helps make the photo more effective and suggest freedom.