BACK TO BASICS CHALLENGE - 4 - RULE OF ODDS
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:03 pmBack to Basics Informal Meet-up
Repeat after me: “I will not be a lazy photographer.”
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“The RULE OF ODDS suggests that an odd number of subjects in an image is more interesting than an even number. If you have more than one subject in your picture, the suggestion is to choose an arrangement with at least three subjects.
By framing the subject of interest with an even number of surrounding objects, it becomes an odd number of subjects and that is more comforting to the eye. No… it won’t work for a wedding shoot.
But when possible, when you are composing a still life, shooting flowers or street photography, remember the rule of odds.”
Studies have shown that people are actually more at ease and comfort when viewing imagery with an odd number of subjects. Let’s see if that is true.
HERE IS AN INTERESTING PODCAST ABOUT THE RULE OF ODDS AND SHOWING EXAMPLES - http://theartofphotography.tv/episodes/ ... e-of-odds/
iF YOU DON'T CARE TO LEARN THE HISTORY, YOU CAN JUMP TO THE PHOTOS BY GOING HERE - http://www.pinterest.com/tedforbes/comp ... e-of-odds/
Your Assignment ~
Take One or Two photos using the RULE OF ODDS.
If you would like to discuss your experience, please do. We can learn from it.
Since this week’s challenge is composition oriented, it is okay to use a treatment or process your photos. But remember, our goal is to get our best shot through the camera and not the computer
Commenting - lets try to give support to one another and point out what we like about the resulting photo(s).
If you have criticism, keep it constructive and hide the comment.
Deadline to post for this assignment is Saturday, July 26th.
Repeat after me: “I will not be a lazy photographer.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“The RULE OF ODDS suggests that an odd number of subjects in an image is more interesting than an even number. If you have more than one subject in your picture, the suggestion is to choose an arrangement with at least three subjects.
By framing the subject of interest with an even number of surrounding objects, it becomes an odd number of subjects and that is more comforting to the eye. No… it won’t work for a wedding shoot.
But when possible, when you are composing a still life, shooting flowers or street photography, remember the rule of odds.” Studies have shown that people are actually more at ease and comfort when viewing imagery with an odd number of subjects. Let’s see if that is true.
HERE IS AN INTERESTING PODCAST ABOUT THE RULE OF ODDS AND SHOWING EXAMPLES - http://theartofphotography.tv/episodes/ ... e-of-odds/
iF YOU DON'T CARE TO LEARN THE HISTORY, YOU CAN JUMP TO THE PHOTOS BY GOING HERE - http://www.pinterest.com/tedforbes/comp ... e-of-odds/
Your Assignment ~
Take One or Two photos using the RULE OF ODDS.
If you would like to discuss your experience, please do. We can learn from it.
Since this week’s challenge is composition oriented, it is okay to use a treatment or process your photos. But remember, our goal is to get our best shot through the camera and not the computer
Commenting - lets try to give support to one another and point out what we like about the resulting photo(s).
If you have criticism, keep it constructive and hide the comment.
Deadline to post for this assignment is Saturday, July 26th.
