Rule of Thirds Assignment 3

Some of you might notice that your camera has a grid or the ability to superimpose a grid to your viewfinder.  The reason it's there is so you can follow the "Rule of Thirds."  Most people use a camera viewfinder like a scope of a gun, with the crosshairs in the center, so every person, every horizon, every tree, etc. is smack dab in the middle, but in actuality there are four sweet spots in every image.  If you have an image with a horizon in it, don't place it in the middle.  Instead split the horizon in thirds with the sky being 2/3rds or the land being 2/3, whichever is more interesting.  If you have a person in the photo, place them at one of the third spots and favor left or right whichever has the most interesting background.  There is a science behind the "Rule of Thirds", and that is the human brain tends to seek out these four spots in any picture, so placing your subject in one of these four corners makes the photo seem more balanced.  This is not to say that every photo has to follow this rule, but it will usually enhance your photos if you follow it.  Your Assignment is photograph persons, places, or things using the

Rule of Thirds

"Rule of Thirds" in your photographs, and as always, post your photos to Facebook at "Beginning Digital Photography"