Photographs- Photo 1: Car Interior

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Originally uploaded by Odelot

This week, our Information 3.0 class is learning the basic methods in taking and analyzing photos, determining if they are good or bad pictures. This photo is an example of a very good photograph. It has excellent resolution, high definition, and great color balance. The foreground is the focus, showing the clear-cut features of the automobile's interior. The background, slightly less focused, sets a very calm mood on the seashore, clearly establishing a sense of place.The most notable characteristic of this picture is that it follows the rule of thirds ,a compositional rule stating that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. These important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections. In this picture, the bottom horizontal third contains the seats and leg area, the middle horizontal third the dashboard and steering wheel, and the top horizontal third the scenery through the windshield. The first vertical third contains the steering wheel side, the middle vertical third has the center of the car and scenery, and the last vertical third contains the passenger side's area. Every third contains something different, and each third contains a very clear area; there is no trouble determining which third contains what object. This rule of thirds really plays into a viewer's unconscious feelings towards the photograph, so by heeding to this rule, this photo is quite exceptional.