Comments on: Don’t cut your subject in half with the horizon http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:24:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Beedee http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/comment-page-1#comment-61333 Beedee Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:53:28 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/#comment-61333 This is a great tip and the more I read on this site the more I am learning. Thank you to the people who take the time and trouble to pass these hints on to others. Beedee This is a great tip and the more I read on this site the more I am learning. Thank you to the people who take the time and trouble to pass these hints on to others.
Beedee

]]> By: Darren http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/comment-page-1#comment-13606 Darren Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:42:28 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/#comment-13606 nothing personal Charlene - I'm sure a lot of people clicked through on the image to read more about it and see your explanation. It's always difficult to get things just right and I think your image is pretty good. If only it wasn't a hill behind the bird and it was standing on the horizon. Doh - not in your control though! Thanks for stopping by! nothing personal Charlene – I’m sure a lot of people clicked through on the image to read more about it and see your explanation.

It’s always difficult to get things just right and I think your image is pretty good. If only it wasn’t a hill behind the bird and it was standing on the horizon. Doh – not in your control though! Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Charlene Burge http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/comment-page-1#comment-13598 Charlene Burge Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:58:57 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/#comment-13598 haha---funny to find one of my photos used to illustrate what not to do--too bad you didn't include the text where I explained that the situation didn't allow me to avoid the horizon bisecting the GBH. ;-) That said--like I said, I got a real kick out of running across my photo as one of the "what not to do" examples. haha haha—funny to find one of my photos used to illustrate what not to do–too bad you didn’t include the text where I explained that the situation didn’t allow me to avoid the horizon bisecting the GBH. ;-) That said–like I said, I got a real kick out of running across my photo as one of the “what not to do” examples. haha

]]> By: Print-Web-Design-Perth http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/comment-page-1#comment-12647 Print-Web-Design-Perth Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:55:46 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/#comment-12647 This is a great tip however a little confusing at the same time as the photo shows what the tip says not to do. Having said that, this site is a great resource for all things photography and rates very high up in my essential reading of the week! Well done. This is a great tip however a little confusing at the same time as the photo shows what the tip says not to do. Having said that, this site is a great resource for all things photography and rates very high up in my essential reading of the week! Well done.

]]> By: Rob http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/comment-page-1#comment-12645 Rob Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:53:44 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/#comment-12645 yes great tip..I hadn't thougt of this before. I'd alwasy watched out fot lamp post growing out of my subjects head but hadn't taken that much notice of the horizon..cheers..Rob yes great tip..I hadn’t thougt of this before. I’d alwasy watched out fot lamp post growing out of my subjects head but hadn’t taken that much notice of the horizon..cheers..Rob

]]> By: Mi Hy http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/comment-page-1#comment-12640 Mi Hy Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:22:27 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/#comment-12640 it's super smart... i like the aperture part better... since sometimes u just can't help but having the horizon.. all about capturing the moment!! it’s super smart… i like the aperture part better… since sometimes u just can’t help but having the horizon.. all about capturing the moment!!

]]> By: Ed http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/comment-page-1#comment-12513 Ed Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:59:14 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/#comment-12513 I think I'm OK with it in the example given, because there's a shallow DOF and the horizon is sufficiently blurry so it's not quite so distracting as it might otherwise be. I think I’m OK with it in the example given, because there’s a shallow DOF and the horizon is sufficiently blurry so it’s not quite so distracting as it might otherwise be.

]]> By: Augphoto http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/comment-page-1#comment-12511 Augphoto Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:06:38 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/#comment-12511 Maybe a 'little' distracting but, I like this photo and don't think the horizon harms it much, probably because it is out of focus. With that being said, it is a good rule. I'm simply saying that even the best rules can be broken sometime. Again, I like the photo. Maybe a ‘little’ distracting but, I like this photo and don’t think the horizon harms it much, probably because it is out of focus. With that being said, it is a good rule. I’m simply saying that even the best rules can be broken sometime. Again, I like the photo.

]]> By: Darren http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/comment-page-1#comment-12501 Darren Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:19:05 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/#comment-12501 Claire - I think the shot could have been improved with a smaller depth of field. Having said this - it does have an aperture of f/6.3 so depending upon the lens being used there probably wasn't too many more stops available. Like someone suggests above - perhaps another strategy to capture the moment would have been getting down lower as the photographer to put the bird more against the sky - however this is not always possible. I guess I used it as an example simply to show how a horizon can be a little distracting. Claire – I think the shot could have been improved with a smaller depth of field. Having said this – it does have an aperture of f/6.3 so depending upon the lens being used there probably wasn’t too many more stops available.

Like someone suggests above – perhaps another strategy to capture the moment would have been getting down lower as the photographer to put the bird more against the sky – however this is not always possible.

I guess I used it as an example simply to show how a horizon can be a little distracting.

]]> By: Keith http://digital-photography-school.com/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/comment-page-1#comment-12499 Keith Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:16:39 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/dont-cut-your-subject-in-half-with-the-horizon/#comment-12499 This all comes down to focus. Getting rid of the horizon cutting through your subject improves the focus on the subject.ie. stops peoples eyes being pulled away from what it is you want them to look at. Great tip. Cheers, Keith. This all comes down to focus. Getting rid of the horizon cutting through your subject improves the focus on the subject.ie. stops peoples eyes being pulled away from what it is you want them to look at.

Great tip.

Cheers,
Keith.

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