Guide for Assignments:

• Use both hands and hold it like you hold a game controller or a steering wheel of the car.

• If your camera has a viewfinder then hold it against your forehead.

• Press the shutter release gently (don’t push it down hard)

• Make sure that your fingers are not blocking the lens or the flash. (common mistake).

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The Rule of Thirds says that we should divide each photo frame into nine sections, much like a tic-ac-toe board. The subject or points of interest in the photo should then coincide with any of the four points of intersection on the tic-ac-toe board.

Here are some examples of the Rule:

WRONG:

RIGHT:

RIGHT: