 Marilou Olejniczak |
Rule of thirds grid In trying to follow the rule of thirds, I use the grid lines on my camera(fuji s2 pro). Why is it when I put a subject dead on in the view finder they are not dead on after downloading and viewing in Photoshop? Marilou
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John P. Sandstedt |
You MUST be moving the camera and, therefore, re-composing. Merely focusing, while using the rule of thirds, won't cut it.
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Marilou Olejniczak |
If I were just hand holding the camera I would agree the I MUST be moving the camera. But seeing as I use a tripod and cable release I don't think that is the case. Thanks anyway.
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Shawn Wilson |
I can't give an in depth answer, but I've noticed this a little myself. Mainly with the edges of a picture though. I have a Rebel XT and often times I'll be composing a shot in the viewfinder and specifically zoom or move the view to avoid getting say a car or person at the edge of a picture. I snap the shot and the thing at the edge is in the picture even though it was not in the viewfinder. We're talking about only a few pixels here though, not like the edge object is now in the center. It's easy enough to fix later, or by me over compensating during the shot, but at times it is annoying. Whether this is due to the crop factor of lenses and digital sensors is a question, but wouldn't it be the opposite effect? Digital sensors are smaller than the lens is designed for so I would think one might see something in the viewfinder but it would be cropped off for the shot. Marilou, is there a very large change in center, or just a slight one?
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Terry R. Hatfield |
Those Are Grid Lines In That Particular Camera And Are Not Intended To Be Used For The Rule Of Thirds, They Assist You In Keeping The Image Straight In The Frame Whether In The Landscape Mode Or The Portrait Mode. Some Latter Model Cameras Are Set Up For Grids That Agree With The Rule Of Thirds This One Isn't, Turn Them Off And Memorize Where The Power-points Are Within The Rule Of Thirds It Quickly Becomes Second Nature Where To Place Your Subject, Also The Viewfinder Only Has About A 92% Coverage Of What Will Actually Be Seen In The Image, You Will Need To Learn To Compensate For That Also...
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Marilou Olejniczak |
Thank you both Shawn and Terry! It makes sense now that the grid lines are not intended for use as rule of thirds. I didn't realize that they were only intended to keep the image straight. To answer your question Shawn, the subject would be just a tad off to one side or the other but not by much.
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