In photography, is there a difference between the rule of thirds and the golden mean?
I have read about two compositional techniques in photography and even though the golden mean rule sounds more complicated they both seem to have the points of interest placed in the same place. What is the actual difference?
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The rule of thirds is relative to the borders of the picture. If you were taking a picture of a black dot on a white background by the rule of thirds you would place it one-third up from the bottom and one-third in from the right.
The golden mean, more properly referred to as the golden RATIO, deals with proportions. For instance, eople with facial and bodily features that follow this ratio, usually expressed as 1.6:1 are considered “beautiful,” and those that don’t aren’t. The same goes for anything else. If a rectangle is 1.6 times as long as it is wide it is considered “pleasing” to the eye in proportion.
They didn’t ask me first. I like a proportion more like 1.25:1. Anyway, You can have a border that is golden ratio, or you can have an object with golden ratio at the 1/3d point. Whatever.
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