Rule of Thirds and Composing Your Photographs

AP Photography: Project 2

Objectives   The student will create photographs by utilizing different

types of compositions: rule of thirds, golden mean, symmetrical/asymmetrical, diagonal/triangle, leading lines, framing.

  The student will compose images by using artistic processes and focusing on quality to refine and inform artistic vision/voice.

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Project 2: Planning Your Photo Compositions (36 images)

  After reviewing the rule of thirds and visiting the assigned websites, you are to photograph the following subjects:   Hands (such as braiding hair, holding something, working on

something) (4 images)   Feet/Shoes (4 images)   Geometric Shadows / Forms (4 images)   Organic Forms and/or Texture (4 images)   White on White / Eggs (4 images)   Lines (4 images)   Glass/Transparency (4 images)   Remainder of photos are your choice. (8 images)

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After you shoot:   You will turn in a digital contact sheet to receive credit.   Choose best four photos to digitally edit and hand in for

the final project.   We will have a class critique on the photos to help you

determine which compositions work best in regard to the rule of thirds and how to photograph your subject with more interesting viewpoints.