Assign. #17 Break the Rules

[Nikon Fan]

This weeks assignment is to forget all the rules of photography and break them...I know we do this anyway at times w/o thinking, but I thought it would be interesting to set out to intentionally break any or all of the rules of photography :) So have at it!!!

Next assignment will be posted on Monday, and please try and use new photos for the assignment :)

[ditchlily]

What rules? Don't stick your finger in front of the lens? Don't forget to take the lenscap off? :lmao:

[LaFoto]

Oh well, yes, maybe something like that, though those, ditchlily, are the BASICS.
But the horizon right through the middle of your photo, a totally centralized focus point, something like that. Actually, I know too little about all the rules in photography to take part this week, either... but "don't forget to take the lenscap off" is a good start :D.

[ditchlily]

But the horizon right through the middle of your photo, a totally centralized focus point, something like that. Actually, I know too little about all the rules in photography to take part this week, either... but "don't forget to take the lenscap off" is a good start :D.

Sorry if I sounded like I was laughing at the challenge, I was just poking fun at myself. I was really excited about getting in on these challenges but I don't know any composition rules other than the deal about aiming for the thirds (which I guess is related to not having a horizon in the middle of the photo). I know most of the systematic rules, but that's just going to land me with horribly blurry or incorrectly exposed photos, and you guys don't want to see THAT, do you? :lol: This week will be a good "here's not what to do" example for us compositon newbs...or will it?

[Nikon Fan]

There are lots of good photos which break the rule of thirds, the subject being centered, or horizon line in the center...that's sort of the lines I was thinking on...however you can do some interesting things such as leaving the shutter open and zooming in or out, but there's no rule I can think of on that one....

Here's some links to help you out:
http://www.silverlight.co.uk/tutorials/compose_expose/thirds.html
http://www.marydoophoto.com/composition.htm

[Nitecrawler]

i dunno if this is what u ment but here you go.
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/7718/keyboard4xn.jpg

[LaFoto]

Very centralised motif photographed with way too bright flash:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/coriander2212/Assignment%20of%20the%20Week/Spinnezentral.jpg

Portrait of someone (yes, you are right: my daughter) in front of a bright background, no flash:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/coriander2212/Assignment%20of%20the%20Week/PortraitvorhellemHG.jpg

[LaFoto]

Three "right-into-the-light"-pics:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/coriander2212/Assignment%20of%20the%20Week/Intothelight.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/coriander2212/Assignment%20of%20the%20Week/Intothelight2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/coriander2212/Assignment%20of%20the%20Week/Intothelight3.jpg

One photo cut vertically and horizontally right through the centre:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/coriander2212/Assignment%20of%20the%20Week/PerfectCross.jpg

[darin3200]

http://darinfriedrichs.com/tpf/themes/pole.jpg
Haha, I'm breaking the rules, this picture is about month old! :lol: Its also centered, I guess. Really though, I have shots but I do my printing on the weekends so I'll have to post at 11pm on sunday :)

[greensthings]

Don't shoot into the sun...
(as usual click to enlarge)
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/1787/nyc20908ul.th.jpg (http://img397.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nyc20908ul.jpg)
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/6449/nyc20868jm.th.jpg (http://img397.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nyc20868jm.jpg)
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/482/nyc21314lr.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nyc21314lr.jpg)

[thebeginning]

very interesting topic, i like it. i'm not sure what i'll do though, we'll see. this whole 'rules' issue can get fairly messy, but that makes it more fun in the end :)

[darin3200]

The print I am going to also use for this assignment is still a little too wet to be scanned and I could stay up and wait for it to dry, but instead I'll wait and post it tomorrow and sort of break a rule by being late.

[hobbes28]

Kinda like the rule that was broken by it being Wednesday and us not having a new assignment for this week??? ;)

[Corry]

:shock: Oh no!!!! Amanda was probably too excited about the home make-over thing!!!!! I'll pm her!

[Jeff Canes]

bump