Composition Review - 3 Rules

Rule of colors, rule of thirds, rule of background.
http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/04/12/10-rules-of-photo-composition-and-why-they-work/

First Portrait

Mission Bell Tower Quad 

Melissa C.

I added temperature and cropped it to focus on her face.

Self-Portrait

I added more color using Camera Raw.

Shallow Depth of Field

I heightened the colors, saturation, and contrast on Camera Raw.

Third Photo Assignment - My Third Rule

This shows my rule of being whimsical in my photography. It also illustrates the rule of colors, as I altered the colors on Camera Raw to make the carrots and apples have a brighter, more contrasting color.

My Three Rules of Composition:

1. Rule of Colors
2. Rule of Thirds
3. Rule of Whimsicality

Second Photo Assignment, My Second Rule

This is an inverted version of my Rule of Contrasting Colors. Normally, I take pictures with dark backgrounds and bright colors, but this picture has a bright background of the sky, and dark shadows in the people. I used Camera Raw to heighten the contrast by brightening the background and enhancing the shadows.

Roxie!

This follows my rule of taking pictures of what I love, as well as natural, not directed, shots.