Playing around with the Sony alpha 7ii is different than just having an iPhone to handle. For example, I went to the park with my dog to take some photos of him running, and at first, I forgot to use the zoom on the lens because I was so used to not using anything when I take photos with my phone. Once I got home and looked at the photos I had taken, I realized that I need some practice and some a lesson on photography techniques. I found a website about photography for beginners and an article that talked about the rule of thirds. The Rule of Thirds deals with the composition of the image you take and makes the image stronger and more interesting (“The Rule of Thirds in Photography: A Simple and Effective Composition Technique,” 2018). The Rule of Thirds is putting your point of interest on intersecting points and lines (“The Rule of Thirds in Photography: A Simple and Effective Composition Technique,” 2018). Some cameras have a feature that puts a tic-tac-toe grid in the viewfinder, whereas some cameras do not, so the photographer can just imagine the grid (“The Rule of Thirds in Photography: A Simple and Effective Composition Technique,” 2018). After reading this I played around with the settings on my camera and found that the Sony alpha 7ii has the grid feature. It’s also important to keep in mind that sometimes symmetry makes a stronger statement then the Rule of Thirds (“The Rule of Thirds in Photography: A Simple and Effective Composition Technique,” 2018). The authors of the article gave the example of baby photos, where you might want to fill the whole frame with the subject (“The Rule of Thirds in Photography: A Simple and Effective Composition Technique,” 2018). They also point out that if you forget the Rule of Thirds, you can also crop an image to give it the same effect (“The Rule of Thirds in Photography: A Simple and Effective Composition Technique,” 2018). Here are some of my photos that applied the rule of thirds too.

The Rule of Thirds in Photography: A Simple and Effective Composition Technique. (2018). PosterJack. Retrieved from https://posterjack.ca/blogs/inspiration/the-rule-of-thirds-in-photography-a-simple-and-effective-composition-technique