Jake

ChaKira

What do you think of this?

Meg x

ChaKira

Editted...

Azzaro

Jake is a little better. Now, type "rule of thirds" into your browser and hit go.....That should take you to a site that will help you in how to compose a picture. Then think about how it might apply to Jake.

ChaKira

I've heard about that but not sure how to use it other than on landscapes..

Richard

ChaKira wrote: »

I've heard about that but not sure how to use it other than on landscapes..

First, I prefer your original to the second, which seems too dark on my monitor. As for the rule of thirds, it applies to any image. The idea is that the human eye is drawn naturally to the points at which lines dividing a frame into three equal points horizontally and vertically intersect. So to the extent possible, you try to get the key area of interest to fall on one of these points.

It is best done while shooting. After the fact, it isn't always possible through cropping. In your shot, the eye of the horse is the obvious candidate, but because the ears are so close to the top edge, you can't get the eye to be on one of the key points and still maintain your original aspect ratio. However, if you were to crop it square, you could come very close:



One of the things I love about CS5 is that the cropping tool has rule of thirds grids built in. Here's the result, tweaked a bit to open up the shadows:



Hope this helps.

ChaKira

Ahhhh... that makes sense. Thanks so much

Sexy6Chick

Jake is a handsome boy.

bandit

now then fancy seeing u on here lol.
just browsing at work good to see ur getting comfy now.
everyones tips on here are great they helped me alot