Digital Photography Final

Rule of Thirds - Revisit

Rule of Thirds - Original 

Final Essay

       The Rule of Thirds assignment was given to us earlier this year, on October 2nd.  The assignment was to take three pictures demonstrating the use of the Rule of Thirds.  Each of the photos needed to be of a different subject matter such as landscape, portrait, and still life.  We were to demonstrate the Rule of Thirds in a creative way.  The photos needed to be focused and jitter slash blur free.  The photos also were to be taken using proper exposure techniques.
       When I revisited the Rule of Thirds assignment I executed it differently.  The second time I gave more attention to lighting and using proper exposure techniques.  The first time I did the assignment the photos didn't have vivid color and the second time I tried to take the pictures in better light so that the photos would have a brighter and more vivid color.  I also took more time, and put more effort into taking creative photos.  In all three photos I blurred the back ground and focused on the main object, which was within the Rule of Thirds.  I think over all I executed the assignment much better the second time.
       From this assignment I learn about my own style of photography.  On my own time I take a lot of photos using the Rule of Thirds.  By doing this assignment I learned about what the Rule of Thirds was.  By doing it again I saw how much I have learned this year about photography.  The second time I spent more time on the proper exposure and I think the new photos reflect a better photographer.  I have learned how to take a photo which is pleasing to the eye, which is what the Rule of Thirds does, makes a photo more pleasing to look at.
       I really enjoy taking photos using the Rule of Thirds.  When I am taking pictures for fun most of the time I find that I end up taking photos that demonstrate the Rule of Thirds.  I also enjoyed the freedom this assignment allowed.  We were told to take three photos demonstrating the rule of thirds, and we could pretty much go any where from there.  I enjoyed that if caused us to use our creative abilities and take what to us a pleasing photo.  This assignment was almost a "anything goes" as long as the rule was demonstrated, the subject matter was different in each, and it was school appropriate.
       The challenging part of this assignment was looking back over this years work and choosing one assignment that I wanted to do again and make better.  Choosing which technique I wanted to re-study, and learn a little bit more about.  It was also challenging to think of new and creative subject matter that I didn't use the first time.  Getting the right lighting and exposure was difficult for some of the photos and I had to shoot the image a few times before I got the photo I wanted.