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Breaking The Rules of Photography - Stirling Kim Moss

By: Stirling Kim Moss
Breaking The Rules of Photography



The Angry Tree

This photo breaks three of the rules we learned for photography. First off, the rule of thirds was not applied as the subject is directly in the center of the picture. It also is not simple in any way, but rather extremely complicated composing multiple branches and tree trunks within the photo. Finally, there appears to be multiple points of interest throughout the image, thus drawing the viewer's eye all around the photo as opposed to a single point of focus. 




Allons-y!

This picture breaks two of the rules of photography. Firstly, the photo was shot diagonally as opposed to matching the horizon in order to offset the viewer's eye and invoke a sense of motion and action. This picture also breaks the rule of thirds, as the subject is smack in the middle of the image.



Light Trails At Dusk

This photo does not encompass the rule of thirds as neither the background nor the foreground take up more than a third of the image. The light trails lead the viewer's eye directly towards the center of the picture. There is also no framing in this photo

Apart from all the rules that were broken in capturing these images, they still seem to hold the viewer's interest.





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