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DAY 231 | PHOTOGRAPHY 101 |
Framing Your Subject Matter
MAKING YOUR SUBJECTS THE (ALMOST) CENTER OF ATTENTION
The main compositional concept of placing your subject within the frame is called the “rule of thirds.”
Your subject does not have to be smack-dab in the middle of the photograph. Mentally divide what you see through the viewfinder into three rows across and three columns down, then compose your photograph so that the subject falls along one of the dividing lines.
In the first photograph, the seagull on the piling is centered within the frame. The red lines indicate where the rule of thirds lines are. This is a very acceptable photograph ...
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