Friday, September 20, 2019

Rule of Thirds Composition Project

Hello Students,
After reviewing the use of the Rule of Thirds in composition team up and tackle these subjects and use the Grid System to align your subjects. Shoot many images and choose your best to display.

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Rule Of Thirds Project:
Create 10 Photographs using the rule of thirds. You must properly compose, expose and capture pictures of the following subjects, then choose 5 subjects/images of your choice (free choice):

Subject Specifications:
  1. A portrait/person facing the camera, closeup on head
  2. A person facing the camera, closeup on face, 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, one in the foreground, one in the background out of focus (depth of field)
  5. An object or objects
Assignment Specifications:
  • Shoot at least 10 images of each subject to obtain the best composition, exposure and quality
  • You must shoot with manual focus in manual mode
  • Using Photoshop, crop your photos appropriately if you need to
  • Post a contact sheet of all your images (look up online, there are many easy ways to create one)
  • Choose 3 of your best images and overlay a rule of thirds grid on top. Use the line tool or pencil tool to draw the simple grid
Quick visual preview of what you are expected to turn in for this assignment...

To See A Rule Of Thirds Grid in Photoshop:
  1. View > Show > Grid
  2. Go to Photoshop > Preferences > Guides, Grids and Slices
  3. Set: Gridline to 33.3333 Percent
  4. Set: Subdivisions to 1
Grading Rubric:
2 Points: Images properly exposed and in focus
2 Points: Images show proper mode and focus use (manual
2 Points: Contact sheet is included to show multiple shots for each subject
2 Points: Images utilize rule of thirds and capture each subject properly
2 Points: 3 Best images shown with and without Grid Overlay lines

Student Work Examples:













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