TorontoH5
Senior Member
Indeed, Mini Challenge 166 was a lot of fun. But also hard on the patience – waiting for a whole week in suspense. But isn’t that why Mini Challenges are fun? Thanks John for the fun ride.
Now on to my job …
I have always heard the saying that an odd number of subjects is preferable to an even number. After some research on the internet, I decided on the theme - “THREE’S THE NUMBER” for Mini Challenge 167.
The following website describes the odd/even compositional rule quite clearly, as quoted below:
http://www.takegreatpictures.com/odd_photos.fci
/ “There are lots of numbers that come into play with photography. Shutter speeds, f stops, focal lengths of lenses, digital sensor multiplying factors, and fill flash ratios are some of the more obvious ones. One number that doesn’t often pop into photographers’ minds is the number of subjects in a photo. The importance behind this deals with composition. /
There’s a compositional fact that states - when including an even number of similar subjects, it is more difficult to create a successful composition than when an odd number of subjects appear. The obvious even number that comes to mind is two. Unless it’s people, when two subjects are the primary elements in a photo, they tend to compete for attention. When the number of subjects is odd, the eye flows from one to the next rather than back and forth. This guideline dates back to the early painters and still stands today. Not that it’s written in stone, but more often than not, it works.
Using the example of two subjects, when one is on the left side of the frame and the other on the right, the eye bounces from one to the other and psychologically creates tension as to which one is the primary subject. The same holds true for subjects that are at the top and bottom of the frame. The exception is when you photograph two people in that it’s natural to photograph couples, parent and child, a bride and groom, etc. /
With an odd number of subjects, there’s a rhythm or pattern created by the subjects and the eye flows from one to the next and often winds up returning to the initial one that caught the viewer’s eye. Getting down to basics, the simple odd number of subjects to photograph is one. Three creates a nice repetition. Five subjects create a pattern as do seven and nine. Once you get past ten main elements, the importance of the number declines.”
I invite you to submit photos with only three subjects . The field is wide open. Anything goes – but the subject has to be in threes. So dazzle us! Show us your finesse in composition!
Rules and Samples will follow separately.
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Danielle
http://www.pbase.com/dhurlbut
Now on to my job …
I have always heard the saying that an odd number of subjects is preferable to an even number. After some research on the internet, I decided on the theme - “THREE’S THE NUMBER” for Mini Challenge 167.
The following website describes the odd/even compositional rule quite clearly, as quoted below:
http://www.takegreatpictures.com/odd_photos.fci
/ “There are lots of numbers that come into play with photography. Shutter speeds, f stops, focal lengths of lenses, digital sensor multiplying factors, and fill flash ratios are some of the more obvious ones. One number that doesn’t often pop into photographers’ minds is the number of subjects in a photo. The importance behind this deals with composition. /
There’s a compositional fact that states - when including an even number of similar subjects, it is more difficult to create a successful composition than when an odd number of subjects appear. The obvious even number that comes to mind is two. Unless it’s people, when two subjects are the primary elements in a photo, they tend to compete for attention. When the number of subjects is odd, the eye flows from one to the next rather than back and forth. This guideline dates back to the early painters and still stands today. Not that it’s written in stone, but more often than not, it works.
Using the example of two subjects, when one is on the left side of the frame and the other on the right, the eye bounces from one to the other and psychologically creates tension as to which one is the primary subject. The same holds true for subjects that are at the top and bottom of the frame. The exception is when you photograph two people in that it’s natural to photograph couples, parent and child, a bride and groom, etc. /
With an odd number of subjects, there’s a rhythm or pattern created by the subjects and the eye flows from one to the next and often winds up returning to the initial one that caught the viewer’s eye. Getting down to basics, the simple odd number of subjects to photograph is one. Three creates a nice repetition. Five subjects create a pattern as do seven and nine. Once you get past ten main elements, the importance of the number declines.”
I invite you to submit photos with only three subjects . The field is wide open. Anything goes – but the subject has to be in threes. So dazzle us! Show us your finesse in composition!
Rules and Samples will follow separately.
--
Danielle
http://www.pbase.com/dhurlbut
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