April 2013
Beginner
264 pages
7h 19m
English
Content preview from Canon EOS 6D: From Snapshots to Great Shots
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Breaking All the Rules
We have talked about a number of tips and tricks to help take your photography to the next level. But photography is still an art form, and that means that there are no rules. The “rule of thirds” and other helpful hints are simply meant to be guidelines so you can get out there and experiment on your own.
Some of my favorite images are ones in which I broke all the rules of composition, exposure, and subject placement (Figures 8.25 through 8.27). If you feel that a scene calls for something unique, don’t hesitate to throw out everything you have learned and try something new, for that is how you truly grow as an artist.
Figure 8.25. I broke the rule of thirds to showcase more of the starlit sky over Mount Fitz Roy in ...