June 2011 photography assignment - Breaking the rules

**Bambi** · 06-01-2011, 01:04 PM

Anyone got any ideas for the level 1 and level 2 assignments?

Here's one idea though I'm not sure whether it's level one or 2.
Creative use of hard light.

anyone think that's good or have additional suggestions?

A tough one, but what about creative sef-portrait ala these examples here:

http://www.digital-photography-schoo...self-portraits

I was wondering about photos that break the rules: like not using the ROT, having blown out highlights or any of the other rules

+1 for "A tough one, but what about creative sef-portrait ala these examples here:"
i think that should be level 2.

Any other ideas for regular assignment? I like Breaking the rules? anyone else?
Thx - Marko

I agree with Marko on the level 2 being more appropriate for the creative self portrait and breaking the rules could be fun and creative for the regular assignment!

**Marko** · 06-03-2011, 11:03 AM

Ok members the regular assignment is breaking the rules.

Some traditional rules that people can choose to break:
- Rule of thirds
- Tonal quality rules (good detail from white to black)
- overexposure/underexposure
- Compositional rules.

It would be nice if the shots still "work" but feel free to break that rule as well, lol.

OK then who will post first?

**fortinphoto** · 06-03-2011, 01:24 PM

This was an already strong backlit image ... but I found it lacked some punch or a center element. I decided to make it even more abstact by removing color and cranking the constrast.

Here is the original shot ...

**in00bz** · 06-03-2011, 05:22 PM

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**Marko** · 06-03-2011, 05:56 PM

Nice start here fortinphoto and in00bz - both rulebreakers!

**Crashcat** · 06-11-2011, 07:29 PM

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**Bambi** · 06-12-2011, 08:09 AM

I like the creativity of these shots so far. Here's one I took yesterday. I tagged along with the NS Photo Guild to a greenhouse. Turns out the person who owns it does sculpture and they are everywhere. This one was on a hill of native flowers and plants. I took a few and didn't like them at all. I then wandered into the woods and when I came out I saw this. It breaks the rule of thirds- everything is pretty centred but I don't think it could have been shot any other way.