The Photography Studio

Rule of Thirds

January 7, 2012January 7, 2012kanniduba5 Comments

So, Scott gave us a new Challenge. Run on over there to check out the details! Since he gave us a lot of leeway and didn’t require new photos, I figure I have no excuse for not participating. I will work on getting some new photos, but for now I decided to go back through my photo stream to pick some ready made examples of the Rule of Thirds.
When I first became tuned in to this rule for photographers, I began noticing its use everywhere…every cinematically brilliant piece I saw, I got distracted noticing the rule put to use on the big screen…for example, this:

Or this:

Or even this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwmYs-lQeD4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

All of them beautiful, and I’m sure that attention to this rule at the right moments helps make them so.

I can’t say that I attend to this rule thoughtfully, but I do think I tend to apply it naturally. I don’t use the grid lines….in fact, I don’t even know how to turn them on (she says somewhat shamefully) but I suppose I must “see” them in my mind’s eye as I shoot…maybe??? Or maybe not? In truth, I don’t consider rules with my head when I shoot…I just shoot. Sometimes that’s good, sometimes it’s not, but I think we can over think these things sometimes.

But let’s have a look, shall we?
First, an older favorite taken in Saratoga Springs, NY. Although the subject is centered, the horizontal planes follow “the rule” so I think it works as an example, don’t you?

An early morning sunrise in Ocean City, NJ:

A shot from the Adirondack Balloon Festival, taken two years ago:

This is Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine in Orlando, Florida. This one is debatable I think. Some would say no, it doesn’t work as an example because the focus is up the center aisle, but I still see thirds, again working horizontally. What do all you experts out there say about this one?

And two favorites from Ocean City, NJ taken this past summer.

None of these shots were cropped, so I will go and do that next. Maybe I’ll pull a Karma and offer up more than one challenge post! 😉 In any case, you have plenty of time to jump in and participate! Stay tuned for my official entry.

Precious Moments

January 2, 2012January 2, 2012kanniduba9 Comments

I used to hate having my picture taken. I find that is the case with most people who love photography…they are much more comfortable behind the camera than they are in front of it. But time goes so fast…these precious moments pass quickly. We should allow them to be captured so they can be savored in memory again and again. A challenge to all you photographers that read over here…in the New Year, give up control of that camera a little more often, and allow YOUR precious moments to be captured.

Wrapping Party

December 1, 2011December 1, 2011kanniduba5 Comments

This case of wrapping paper that came home with me today just begged to be photographed. 🙂 It will be put to good use wrapping gifts at this year’s wrapping party for The Frank Iovieno Caring for Children Foundation. Click the link on the right for more information if you’re interested.

The Man in the Moon

November 9, 2011kanniduba3 Comments

I never could see “The Man” everyone was talking about until this goof of a photo. Neat!

It’s very pretty tonight, and the geese are taking advantage of the warm night for travel. I hear them squawking over and over.

The Best Camera is the One You Have with You

October 24, 2011October 24, 2011kanniduba9 Comments

I love my iPhone.

There are many reasons, but the main reason is because it is allowing me to have a decent camera with me at all times. Below are moments I would not have captured, had it not been for my iPhone.

Snapshots of Fall…my Mom and my Sister walking ahead of me on our Annual Showcase of Homes tour.

My Boy walking home from the school bus:

Yesterday’s pumpkin picking run:

This balloon that was up on my way to bring Mister to school one morning:

This tree at Mister’s bus stop:

And the same tree a few days later…

This very neat cloud formation was visible on my way home from the chiropractor’s one morning…

And lastly, while visiting with our neighbors’, Mister’s face was irresistable.

My iPhone certainly will not replace my D90, but it has helped me to see photo opportunities in the small moments, which really are the big moments after all.