Jan 26 2010
Applying the ‘Rule of Thirds’ to the Photos on Canvas Process
The “rule of thirds”, sometimes called the golden ratio or divine proportion, is a principle of composition used for centuries by painters, photographers and other artists in almost every art form. It is based on recognizing what proportions, man-made or natural, are the most pleasing to the human eye.
The principle is simple to understand and easy to apply but is sometimes overlooked when choosing a digital photograph to be recreated as a photo on canvas painting.
The rule required that you imagine a grid over the field to be painted or photographed made up of two horizontal and two vertical lines, equally spaced, trisecting the image at four intersecting points. The principle dictates that the main subject or focal point of your composition ought to be positioned where the lines intersect rather than centered in the frame.
In a landscape this means positioning your horizon on one of the horizontal lines rather than through the middle of the field. In a portrait it means positioning the main subject on one of the vertical lines rather than in the middle of the field.
Since photos on canvas are works of art created by real artists using real paints it’s important to choose the original photograph with a view to achieving the most pleasing final effect.
If you’re planning to order a photo on canvas portrait it’s best to plan a photo session and take many poses in a variety of settings, angles and lighting. Many digital cameras are equipped with a “rule of thirds” grid which can be viewed on the camera’s LCD.
In you choose a landscape for your photo to canvas painting and you already have the digital photograph – maybe from your last vacation – you can still apply the “rule of thirds” by cropping the image so that the focal points are positioned on the “thirds”.
Often the photographs you choose to become photos to canvas paintings already fulfill the golden ratio as they simply were the images that most pleased your eye without your realizing why.
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