Re: [digital-photography] breaking the 3rds rule

Why should photography have ''rules''? I mean to me personally, it's a form of art, and your art, your rules..... I can understand using it as a useful tool if your doing weddings and such, I just dont see much need for rules for general photography work --- KRIS KAKITA <twokphoto2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > some rules are menat to be broken...it all depends > on the photographers eye. how well does it work > with the picture. > > can you break rules, absolutely, whenever > possible, but with descretion. > > of course there will always be 'rules', in > general, they work, BUT sometimes you have to > venture outside the 'box' to be creative. to > compliment the rule of thirds is balance and > contrast. a lot of variable in combination goes > into creating an image. > > clearly, dave's images was a creation, rather than > just taking a picture and that's the difference, > seeing the image as you compose it before you push > the shutter button. > > the rule of thirds is not just two dimensional, > but three, the foreground, the subject and the > background. it's all in prespective to where the > photographer wants to bring the viewer to their > subject, this is where balance and contrast enhances > the subject. > > good luck > > two k > > > Don Cone <vdcone@mac.com> wrote: > Good job Dave. The "Thirds Rule" is one > that need breaking more often! > > Don > > On Sep 23, 2007, at 9:15 AM, Dave wrote: > > > Hi everyone > > > > Just uploaded, to my website, a picture of > Cleavedon pier (Somerset > > Uk) that breaks all the 3rd's rule (please see > http://djmp.co.uk/slr > > %201/thirds.htm ) > > Comments, good or bad, very welcome. > > > > DAVE > > Bristol UK > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and > hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________________ Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658 __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (0) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Calendar ------- Digital Photography Discussions ------------ List address: digital-photography@yahoogroups.com Moderator: digital-photography-owner@yahoogroups.com Modify or cancel any of your group subscriptions at: http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity  49 New Members  4 New Links  1 New Files Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS Digital photography Digital photography course Digital photography equipment Digital photography print Digital wedding photography Endurance Zone on Yahoo! Groups Communities about higher endurance. Yahoo! Groups Real Food Group Share recipes and favorite meals. HDTV Support The official Samsung Y! Group for HDTVs and devices. . __,_._,___