| It's true-you can make a beautiful scrapbook | | | | this perfectly, you can always crop your |
| with less than perfect pictures. However, if | | | | photograph when you scrapbook to help your |
| you learn to make the most of your | | | | picture adhere to the rule of thirds. |
| photography, you will find that you spend | | | | Remember that you don't always have to stick |
| less time working on embellishing a page | | | | to this rule, but it may help you find your |
| because the pictures will speak for | | | | shot. |
| themselves. Digital cameras make it easy to | | | | |
| delete blurry or otherwise bad shots, but you | | | | The rule of thirds is not the only |
| may not get the second chance to capture your | | | | composition trick that photographers use to |
| infant's precious smile or your pet's latest | | | | create beautiful photographs. A lot has to do |
| antic. Be armed with your camera at all | | | | with subject matter. Every picture has a |
| times, and keep a few tried and true rules in | | | | background and foreground, but if you cut |
| your head to take shots that will stun. | | | | most of that out and fill the frame with your |
| | | | subject matter you will usually have a much |
| This is the most talked about photography | | | | better picture. Also, look at the lines in a |
| technique, and once the mystery is taken | | | | picture. This is especially helpful with a |
| away, you will find that it is also one of | | | | landscape shot, because by placing the |
| the simplest ways to separate good shots from | | | | horizon on one of the lines you created with |
| breath-taking ones. The initial concept is | | | | the rule of thirds, you will have a much more |
| simple. Imagine you have drawn a tic-tac-toe | | | | effective shot. Diagonal lines should be used |
| board in the frame. Therefore, you have two | | | | to create interest. For example, railway |
| lines running vertically and two lines | | | | tracks cutting across the frame and leading |
| running horizontally, intersecting at four | | | | your eye through the sweet spots will give |
| points. Your initial urge is probably to | | | | you a better shot. |
| center an image-and this sometimes proves to | | | | |
| be the best option-but the four points of | | | | Lastly look at color. This is important even |
| intersection are what professional | | | | in black and white photographs. Make sure |
| photographers refer to as "sweet spots." Our | | | | that the light and dark colors are balanced. |
| eyes are naturally drawn to these places on a | | | | By doing this when you take the picture, you |
| page, so when the main points of a subject | | | | will be able to create better pages that are |
| matter, such as your cat's face, fall on one | | | | coordinated to match your photographs, and by |
| of these spots, the picture looks more | | | | following the other tips your will be able to |
| appealing and balanced. If you cannot capture | | | | create better pages in general. |