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three wooden dices sitting on top of a wooden table with holes in the middle

It’s a little ‘odd’ – but ‘even’ is not as interesting! The rule of odds relies on the human sense of pattern to capture the attention the viewer. Our brains work well with pattern. We see pattern in almost everything … Continue reading →

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two pool balls and a cue on a green billiard's table in a room

L2M1AS1 Part C: (B) rule of odds in inside fluorescent. Shot in Program Mode ISO 200 F4.2 1/16 44mm. QUESTION: is it still rule of odds with the pool cue? and does the odd number object need to be together for it to wook?

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an old black and white photo of men in long robes standing on steps talking to each other

Henri Cartier-Bresson The decisive moment How the woman is framed in between the priests is just amazing! What also drew my eyes to the woman was her wearing black! Really stands out when separating and analysing this image in sections

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three lit candles sitting on top of a table

Rule of Odds - For this photo I chose to use candles. Taken on a tripod at around 7.30pm I used manual focus with ISO set on 800, aperture f5.6 and shutter speed 1/25. No flash and AWB cloudy. Focal length 110mm using an 18-270mm lens. I like the colours I got out of this shot.

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three drops of water sitting on top of a blue surface with the words what's the most remarkable thing you've ever heard someone say?

Moving on to some simpler ideas, the rule of odds is somewhat related to the rule of thirds. The eye tends to be more comfortable with images that contain an odd number of elements rather than an even number. The reason for this is that the human eye will naturally wander towards the center of a group. If there’s empty space there, then that’s where the eye will fall. As a photographer, you want your viewer to look at a subject, not at an empty space.

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three pencils sitting on top of a notebook

L2M1AS1 part C/b, rule of odds, under flurescent light, and emphasis on negative space. ISO 200, 105mm, f/4, 1/5sec. Rule of thirds, small DOF, K scale. converted to black and white

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