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Permalink Reply by Gena Gilbert, REALTOR on February 13, 2009 at 1:00pm

I have been taking commercial photographs in real estate for over 15 years. However, I am taking a digital photography class currently therefore I am also still learning the rules. Pictures number 1 and 2 seem to fit the "rule of thirds" and also the "rule of diagonals". I also believe if you reversed #2 so it is going the other direction it would be more pleasing to the eye (at least for Americans because most of us read left to right).

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Permalink Reply by Buboy on February 13, 2009 at 1:09pm

thanks Gena for the suggestion. can I ask more about the meaning of "Rule of thirds" and "rule of diagonals"

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan on February 14, 2009 at 12:37pm

rule of thirds is saying that if you had lines going horizontal in thirds. then you should shoot 2/3 sky or 1/3 sky.. along the lines of that. sorry for the crude definition.

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Permalink Reply by Buboy on February 16, 2009 at 3:53am

thanks Jonathan, do you mean that i should include the sky on my photo and does "rule of thirds" is related to "framing"?

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan on February 22, 2009 at 9:00pm

not really related to framing but if you were taking a scenic shot, include the sky.

i read on the rule of diagonals. it says something like if you had a fence or some sort that was not completely horizontal, you would try to make the angle so it crosses top left to bottom right of the frame, or top right to bottom left. hopefully that makes sense.

here is a site that i read some tips on, the link is to some composition tips and rules. I hope this helps

http://www.picturecorrect.com/photographytips/composition.htm

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