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IT'S OKAY TO BREAK THE RULES
Feeling a little mischievous? Want to break a few rules? With some thinking and planning and the right subject, you can do just that in your photography.
Listed below are some hints and ideas that will allow you to break what are usually steadfast photographic rules:
-You always don't need a main subject. Abstracts and patterns can produce dramatic results. Pictures we don't instantly recognize can be stimulating and thought provoking.
-Violate the "rule of thirds". Placing your sub¬ject in an extreme corner of the viewfinder or even smack in the center rather in the conventional "thirds" can often add an unusual perspective to your shot.
-Split your horizons. A horizon line directly in the middle of your picture can add interest and doesn't necessarily split the photo into two com¬peting halves. Reflections particularly lend them¬selves to a split horizon line. Try it and see.
-Photograph vertical subjects horizontally. A group of trees will often be compositionally stronger when viewed in a horizontal format.
-Use color filters with color film. What? An orange filter with color slide film? Most definitely if shooting a dazzling sunset. You'll be amazed at the results.
-Put some "flare" in your pictures...lens flare, that is. Try shooting with the sun just barely out¬side the viewfinder. You'll get lens flare which will add an artistic "touch" to your shot, or shoot with the sun in the viewfinder at your camera's smallest aperture and fastest shutter speed. In other words, underexpose intentionally! The sun will appear as a "tar" and any foreground subjects will be dramatic silhouettes.
-Use a different ASA setting. That's right. Slide film for example, when shot at a slightly higher ASA [1/4 to 1/2 stop], will produce richer, deeper and more vivid colors.
So go ahead...be daring and break some rules. You might just end up with some exciting new photographs.
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