angedawn
04-12-2006, 09:17 AM
This time from Lisa Cohen! :) (Thanks Lisa!)
This tip would be great for photograhper's wanting to improve their composition. It comes from Scott Kelby's class, Photoshop Killer Tips for Photographers. It's a great trick for helping with the rule of thirds.
Open up the photo that you want to recompose using the rule of thirds (or one that you just want to check against it).
Add a new layer.
Open the info palette.
Click on the Custom Shape tool in the tool box, then in the options bar select the grid shape.
Click and drag the shape while on the new layer to draw a grid. As you drag you can see the shape's dimensions in the info palette (so if you're making a 5x7 or an 8x10 you'll want to pay attention to the numbers as you're dragging).
Use the move tool to position any of the intersection points (the thirds) to the main focus of your photo.
When you are happy with how the main area lines up with one of the intersecting points, Ctrl+click the grid then go to Image -> Crop.
Now that your photo is cropped to the size you want and uses the rule of thirds you can throw away the grid layer and you are ready to save your photo or continue with more post-processing.
This tip would be great for photograhper's wanting to improve their composition. It comes from Scott Kelby's class, Photoshop Killer Tips for Photographers. It's a great trick for helping with the rule of thirds.
Open up the photo that you want to recompose using the rule of thirds (or one that you just want to check against it).
Add a new layer.
Open the info palette.
Click on the Custom Shape tool in the tool box, then in the options bar select the grid shape.
Click and drag the shape while on the new layer to draw a grid. As you drag you can see the shape's dimensions in the info palette (so if you're making a 5x7 or an 8x10 you'll want to pay attention to the numbers as you're dragging).
Use the move tool to position any of the intersection points (the thirds) to the main focus of your photo.
When you are happy with how the main area lines up with one of the intersecting points, Ctrl+click the grid then go to Image -> Crop.
Now that your photo is cropped to the size you want and uses the rule of thirds you can throw away the grid layer and you are ready to save your photo or continue with more post-processing.