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Rule of Thirds
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:20 am
by Royal
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
Re: Rule of Thirds
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:32 am
by Pigeon
Got it. I remember that as it applies to photos.
Re: Rule of Thirds
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:10 pm
by Pana
We learned that in art class.
Re: Rule of Thirds
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:12 pm
by Pana
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.
Re: Rule of Thirds
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:13 pm
by Pigeon
That is an interesting point. Random appearance is probably also pleasing in certain ways.
Re: Rule of Thirds
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:15 pm
by Pigeon
Call your landscaping company something like 'Odd Jobs'.
Re: Rule of Thirds
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:24 pm
by Pana
"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.
Re: Rule of Thirds
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:01 am
by Pigeon
And nature gives us Mandelbrot
Re: Rule of Thirds
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:30 am
by Pana
...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.
Re: Rule of Thirds
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:16 am
by Royal
Pana wrote:Also, as an aside:
If you're planting flowers or shrubs, odd numbers are more visually pleasing than even numbers.
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...