Learning the Rules…
I have been tossing around a post about the Rule of Thirds, but maybe you’ve noticed, I really haven’t written much lately. Actually, that’s not true. I do have a post about catchlights that is written, I was just having some trouble getting your awesome images all put together. Long story; scratch disk full, took care of that one night, next night installed Aperture and now today I’m busy trying to get my house ready for a trip to visit my parents next week. One of these days…
However, there is this awesome photographer named Rich Legg. He makes his living by selling his images, usually in stock photography. So yeah, he’s good. He’s also a really cool and a totally funny guy. He’s a member of the Photowalking Utah group and I got talk with him a few times. He just started writing for a photography site called Photography Bay and the first article he wrote is about the Rule of Thirds.
So don’t wait for my never coming posts, go read his and see if you learn something new.
Click here to go to Rich’s article.
Wouldn’t it be fun if we had a forum and we could go read Rich’s article and then we could all come back here and discuss? Yeah, that would be fun. But we don’t. Not today, anyway. So if you have any thoughts about what he said, I hope you will post a comment and share. Maybe we can get a comment discussion going instead.
We’re versatile. We can make do.
Obligatory MomShot. Taken for Father’s Day 2008. It’s nice to look back and see how we’ve grown. I like the composition but my exposure was off. Notice the Rule of Thirds is being followed here. At least it is in my mind…

60mm, f/9.0, 1/160, on-board flash













March 25th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
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new post! Something special!! Rule of thirds is on the list for “R”, I have decided to skip “m” for the time being and get “N” posted up… M has too many complications at the moment! BUT definitely check my site!
March 25th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
i love your posts…. thank you for explaining and teaching so that people on MY level can understand! :O) and i LOVE this picture!
March 25th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Thanks for the lesson on thirds. Thirds work out so well in lots of creative ways. A very magic number!
April 1st, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I’m LOVEing those curls - lucky boys!!!
Great article and what a GREAT idea for Father’s Day. . . . now to find some great letters. Did you make yours? They are the best!