When you compose a scene with circular elements, you can look for repeating
patterns or a series of circular elements. If you compose a scene with a series of
QUICKFACTS
USING THE RULE OF THIRDS IN
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
The Rule of Thirds as it pertains to landscape
photography was covered in Chapter 3. When you
take a portrait of a person, you should also think about
composition. When you create a portrait of a person
using the Rule of Thirds, you create a more compelling
photograph. Another thing you should consider when
taking a portrait of a person is rotating the camera
90 degrees. The image below is a vertical composition
where the woman??™s left eye is aligned on a center of
interest.
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circular elements, try to compose the scene so that one of the circular elements
is positioned on a center of interest (Rule of Thirds). The viewer??™s eye will be
drawn toward that element and be naturally drawn to the other circles in your
picture.
1. Analyze the scene and look for the strongest circular element.
2. Compose the scene so that the strongest element intersects a point of interest (Rule
of Thirds).
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