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component the most important component of a photgraph should be placed where?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Another quiz question? I know there's a certain answer they're looking for, and it may stick to the rule of thirds of off center, but I only go by what feels right, so I way where ever it makes the best visual impact. But you may get a "wrong" if you use that.
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Jon Close |
I find (a) "in focus", and (b) "somewhere within the borders" to be a pretty good rules of thumb. ;-)
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Kerry L. Walker |
I suspect that if you give the answer Gregory gave you that you will indeed get it wrong. He is thinking like an artist and, if this is a quiz, the person asking the question wants you to think like an automaton. The Rule of Thirds is a good rule but, like all rules, it is made to be broken.
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George Anderson |
Like the other folks here, I will assume the questioner wants a 'real' answer and not a test response for aspiring retail help. My opinion, and it is only my opinion, is that there are too many good people reading on this forum who really want to learn something to risk misleading them with a silly form answer. If all that's wanted is an answer key to an exam question, surely someone can simply post all the form answers for the exam at once and we can be done with it. It's not like it's going to really help the customer at the camera desk, anyway. How will an answer key possibly assist or motivate a salesperson to learn in their new job? As potential customers, do we really need a 'no photo clerk left behind' policy? As has been suggested, even the question presupposes a rigidity and organizational dogma that does not exist in the real world, and worse, can easily stifle creativity. The Rule of Thirds is something to learn about, but don't forget that all rigid rules in composition, slavishly followed, will bring you right back to your starting point. Because you're still inside a cage of rules, you'll have advanced only a bit beyond the tyro who shoots every subject centered and straight-on. Composition is not a mechanical process, it is an artistic process. One point of view is that the most important component is - light. If the lighting does not support the photograph, it will not succeed. Another view is that placement of a subject is all contingent on the surrounding scene and the angle of view. A combination of shapes, lines, light, and viewpoint, taken at a decisive moment, makes for a successful photograph (due credit to the late great HCB, with apologies for paraphrasing). Remember, a dominant subject may be interesting itself, or interesting merely because of the photographer's composition.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Uh, I think they were looking for a test answer. But couldn't you have just said it all depends.
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Glen Taylor |
Umm, I think George was trying to give a 'real' answer. And I'm also getting tired of these photo clerk posts.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
[b]MEMO[b] To:All photo clerks Re:Glen Taylor In the future, all services to Glen Taylor will result in the exercising of the waiver of liabilty to lost or damaged film/digital files that is written on the bottom of each order form. Acceptable responses to any questions referring to the cause are It was lost in transit. We received it damaged User error. Thank you, Grand Poopah of United Photo Clerk Union.
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Glen Taylor |
And feeding them the answers will produce well-trained or motivated employees? Get a life. Not that I'd take anything to those types of labs anyway.
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Sharon Day |
ROFL you guys! The Q&A sure can be entertaining occasionally :o)!
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
He has no idea how wide spread the union is.
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Samuel Smith |
hey tina, how is your sense of humor?i enjoy these posts where there is not a definate answer.depends on the picture. background.sillhoutte?maybe it's a panorama?verticl?horizontal? but please have a sense of humor on here and don't get too serious.a real answer is here,just flush what you don't need and use charmin. i liked what I read,sam more info please.
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Justin G. |
the most important part of the photograph should be place in the photoraph. That's where I'd put it.
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Maverick Creatives |
Hello Tina. Good question, if only for the fact it started a humorous thread. As most here have suggested it does depend on the type of photography. If you are still following this post please give us a bit more specific information as to why you asked and I'm sure you'll get a few more comments and suggestions.
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Sean Ronters |
Light. Whatever it takes to frame so the lighting is effective. Editors don't seem very awed by the Rule of Thirds, but they'll sure tell you if you don't know beans about light.
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