Photography Tip - Rule of Thirds

Composition – Rule of 3rds

 When looking to composing an image, consider placing your primary subject in one of the crossing corners created by dividing your photo into 3 equal parts both horizontally and vertically. 

In this image of Crystal Mill in the Colorado backcountry, you will notice the mill is on the top right 3rd, and the water runs across the bottom 3rd line and the water fall is near the left 3rd. As you will notice, this is a stronger composition than just placing the mill in the center of the frame. Experiment with subjects and 3rds and see the difference. 

Photo courtesy of Shetzers Photography

Photography Tips & Techniques

Starting this week, I will be sharing photo tips that can help everyone take better photos. If you have friends who would like these as well, please feel free to share.

 

GET LOW!!!

 

One of our common mistakes is to put the camera to your eye, line up the shot, and click away. To improve on your wildlife shots (or not so wild shots of Fluffy the cat, or that speedy toddler) get down on the ground and play around with your angles. Take some images of the subject at the subjects eye level, and then a bit lower, and a big higher. You will find that your images are much more engaging to the viewer and real low images offer a unique perspective.

 

Please feel free to share with us some of your “low” shots on our Facebook Page!

 

Happy Shooting – Angela.

Register now for Scrapbooking & Notecard Classes

Just a reminder that I'll be teaching both scrapbooking and notecard making at this years annual Bald Eagle Festival in Haines, AK in November.  If you have not experienced the beautiful Alaskan landscapes with thousands of Bald Eagles, this is your chance.  This is a great opportunity to get some fabulous photos to scrapbook as well as get some instruction on scrapbooking and a lot of great notecards to send to fammily & friends.

For some sample photos of the Bald Eagles around Haines, visit our photo gallery website.

For more information or to register, please visit the American Bald Eagle Foundation's website.

New Book Available

Matt has been hard at work compiling a book with some of his favorite Bald Eagle images from last years trip to Haines, Alaska. Haines is one of our favorite photographic locations and we are looking forward to returning in November with our photography tour for some more great shots.

Click below to see a sampling of the book or to order your copy.

North American Bald Eagles of Haines, Alaska by A photographic journey by Matt Shetzer |