New Assignment: Rule of Thirds Field Mission

Hello Students,

Your new assignment is a field mission utilizing the rule of thirds. Details are below. This assignment is due at end of class friday.

Rule Of Thirds Field Mission:
Using the rule of thirds, properly compose pictures of the following:

1. A person facing the camera, closeup on head
2. A person facing the camera, closeup on head, looking to the upper right or upper left
3. A person facing the camera, closeup on head but turned 45 degrees from camera and not looking at camera
4. Two people facing the camera, closeup on heads looking into camera
5. Two people facing the camera, closeup on heads but subjects are looking to the upper right or left
6. Two people, one in the foreground, one in the background out of focus (depth of field)
7. Two people, one in the foreground out of focus, one in the background in focus (depth of field)
8. An object or objects
9. A landscape view
10. A tree

Using Photoshop, crop your photos appropriately if you need to. Create a version with a grid that demonstrates the rule of thirds.

Grading Rubric:
2 Points: Images properly exposed
2 Points: Images show proper depth of field
2 Points: Images are in focus
2 Points: Images utilize rule of thirds
2 Points: Each subject represented with version that shows grid overlay (10 images, with overlay version for each)

To See A Rule Of Thirds Grid in Photoshop:
View > Show > Grid
Go to Photoshop > Preferences > Guides, Grids and Slices
Set: Gridline to 33.3333 Percent
Set: Subdivisions to 1

 Mr. W