Photo Challenge: Week One: Rule of Thirds & Framing Devices

Photo by Irene Cecile

An example of two pictures with a white frame around them.

Together for maybe not the very first time, Rule of Thirds & Framing Devices, two pictures, and two concepts, Photoshopped next to each other with a frame (solid color will do) around the whole thing. Make sure the two pictures are somehow related.

The example above is good for related pictures and the two being next to each other with a frame, but maybe not for rule of thirds or framing devices.

This assignments is due next Wednesday, 2/10.

Journal Entry for 1/30

1. What were the five main tips that Chase Jarvis gave in the video interview?

2. What are the advantages of making lots of mistakes as a photographer?

2. How does today’s photographer of the day, Katrina M. d’Autremont capture the essence of her family?

a. In lighting?
b. In where she places her subjects?
c. Do these pictures seem more posed or natural, why is that?

3. Save this journal in the same Word document as yesterday’s journal, and turn it into my Drop Box. Make sure the file is named “First Name Last Name Journals Week 1″ verbatim, and in that order.

Video Tips from Chase Jarvis

Chase Jarvis’ 5 Secrets for Exceptional Photographs from SilberStudios.Tv on Vimeo.

Photographer of the Day 1/30: Katrina M. d’Autremont

Tutorial: Framing Your Shots

Tutorial on Framing:

http://digital-photography-school.com/framing-your-shots-photography-composition-technique

Tutorial: How to Replace A Sky In Photoshop

Tutorial: How to use Photoshop to replace a sky in an image:

http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-replace-a-sky-in-photoshop

Today’s Agenda 1/29

Step One:

1. Create File Libraries

On My Computer/F: Drive

a. Create a new folder by going to File/New/Folder

b. Call the folder First Name/Last Name Digital Photography

c. Inside the folder create four more folders.

d. Journals

e. Projects

f. jpg

g. psd

2. Download and read over digital-photography-syllabus w/ Mr. Strong

3. Read the tutorial on Rule of Thirds

4. Write up today’s journal entry.

a.  How Mr. Strong likes journal entries.

b.  Complete sentences.

c. Multiple sentences per question.

d. You will be  graded on effort and exploration.

e. “I don’t know” is never an acceptable answer.

f. You are responsible for journals even if you are absent that day.

Journal Entry for 1/29

1. What are your first impressions of this class?

2. How does rule of thirds make one’s pictures more engaging?

3. How does cropping an image help you follow the rule of thirds?

4. What are two questions to ask yourself as you are composing the shot to follow the rule of thirds?

Photo Review: Day One: Rule of Thirds

One of the most basic and important concepts is the Rule of Thirds. Click on the tutorial below to get yourself re-acquainted with this most important of rules.

http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

Photographer of the Day: Bill Vaccaro

Shot in luxurious black and white, the work of photographer Bill Vacarro uses selective focus to show us the bright bold contrast of everyday life.

More of his work can be found here:

http://billvaccaro.visualserver.com/index.cfm