Rule of Thirds

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Rule of Thirds

Post by Royal » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:20 am


The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" or guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as paintings, photographs and designs.[1] The guideline proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.[2] Proponents of the technique claim that aligning a subject with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the composition than simply centering the subject would

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Re: Rule of Thirds

Post by Pigeon » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:32 am

Got it. I remember that as it applies to photos.

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Re: Rule of Thirds

Post by Pana » Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:10 pm

We learned that in art class.
“Integrity has no need of rules.”

-Albert Camus

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Re: Rule of Thirds

Post by Pana » Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:12 pm

Also, as an aside:

If you're planting flowers or shrubs, odd numbers are more visually pleasing than even numbers.

Weird that - the eye/brain wishes not for synchronicity to make things appear interesting. We're drawn to oddness.
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Re: Rule of Thirds

Post by Pigeon » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:13 pm

That is an interesting point. Random appearance is probably also pleasing in certain ways.

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Re: Rule of Thirds

Post by Pigeon » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:15 pm

Call your landscaping company something like 'Odd Jobs'.

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Re: Rule of Thirds

Post by Pana » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:24 pm

"Oddities and Quirkiness"

So we see patterns, but we're drawn to the irregularities.

...and in seeing the irregularities we want to explain it in terms of patterns.
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Re: Rule of Thirds

Post by Pigeon » Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:01 am

And nature gives us Mandelbrot

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Re: Rule of Thirds

Post by Pana » Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:30 am

...you speak the language of math, Pigeon.

In your language, at best, I can only stutter and listen in awe to the beauty I hear, without understanding a single word.
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Re: Rule of Thirds

Post by Royal » Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:16 am

Pana wrote:Also, as an aside:

If you're planting flowers or shrubs, odd numbers are more visually pleasing than even numbers.
:idea: Good Tip!

Weird that - the eye/brain wishes not for synchronicity to make things appear interesting. We're drawn to oddness.
Beauty in the imperfection. This may be why mathematicians were drawn to prime numbers too...

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