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fandomhigh2021-11-17 03:45 am
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Math; Wednesday, First Period [11/17].
It was a little weird these days, being back in Fandom so soon, but duty called! Specifically, Prompto's duty to be a substitute teacher for that math class, even though he hadn't had a math class since his Insomnia school days, but...well! All part of the job, he guessed, and, even though he had his doubts that his lesson was even going to be all that...math-y, he hoped the students would at least enjoy it?
He definitely was going to make them run like some people! Seriously, Gladio, dude, that had to be some kind of a complex or something...
"Hey, guys!" Prompto's grin and the lift of his hand in a wave was a little nervous, even if, by now, the class was probably used to seeing a different face each week. "Good morning. I'm Prompto, I usually teach....uhh, well, photography, I guess, but today, I'm your sub for math, and we're going to do...well...photography.
"There's a lot of math that goes into photography, actually, especially when you start getting into different lenses and scopes and things like that, but we're going to keep it way more simple than that, and we're going to talk about something that taps more into geometry, and can be used across the board in all kinds of art, not just photography, and that is what's called the rule of thirds.
"Basically, this is a rule followed when someone's trying to be mindful of the composition of their photograph, and it basically divides the image into thirds...thus the reason for calling it the rule of thirds, and it starts with a grid, like this," and he turned to draw a three by three grid on the board. "Three vertical, three horizonal, nine segments all together, and these lines are what you use to guide your framing. So, like, the best shots are going to utilize these spaces to give you the most visually pleasing effect.
"Now, this doesn't mean that all your pictures need to be centered around the middle square! You just generally want to line them up with one aspect of one of the lines, or, even better, utilize the power points, that's these," he circled the points on the grid, "where the lines intercect. If you frame your shot in interesting ways that play with the position of these power points, you're pretty much guaranteed to have a great photo!"
And Prompto broke it down a little further to explain how the rule of thirds helped keep your pictures interesting and more dynmatic, with a few examples from some of his own work, landscape shots of Fandom and Insomnia, at least two Issa pictures, and a cool leaf he saw on the way over here.
"And now," he said, turning with a grin, "I'll take some questions if you have them, but, really, what I wanted to do with the rest of the class is have you guys grab a camera and go out there and try to get a few pictures yourself using the rule of thirds. I have these cool grid overlays for the lenses, too, that can help you visualize it, unless you want to try and do it without. I'll give you guys, like, thirty minutes to go out and take some pictures, and then come on back and we should have some time to go over the pictures and see how well the rule of third applies. Sound good?"
It didn't really sound all that mathematical, now that he thought about it, but oh well! It was more mathmatical than running, at least!
He definitely was going to make them run like some people! Seriously, Gladio, dude, that had to be some kind of a complex or something...
"Hey, guys!" Prompto's grin and the lift of his hand in a wave was a little nervous, even if, by now, the class was probably used to seeing a different face each week. "Good morning. I'm Prompto, I usually teach....uhh, well, photography, I guess, but today, I'm your sub for math, and we're going to do...well...photography.
"There's a lot of math that goes into photography, actually, especially when you start getting into different lenses and scopes and things like that, but we're going to keep it way more simple than that, and we're going to talk about something that taps more into geometry, and can be used across the board in all kinds of art, not just photography, and that is what's called the rule of thirds.
"Basically, this is a rule followed when someone's trying to be mindful of the composition of their photograph, and it basically divides the image into thirds...thus the reason for calling it the rule of thirds, and it starts with a grid, like this," and he turned to draw a three by three grid on the board. "Three vertical, three horizonal, nine segments all together, and these lines are what you use to guide your framing. So, like, the best shots are going to utilize these spaces to give you the most visually pleasing effect.
"Now, this doesn't mean that all your pictures need to be centered around the middle square! You just generally want to line them up with one aspect of one of the lines, or, even better, utilize the power points, that's these," he circled the points on the grid, "where the lines intercect. If you frame your shot in interesting ways that play with the position of these power points, you're pretty much guaranteed to have a great photo!"
And Prompto broke it down a little further to explain how the rule of thirds helped keep your pictures interesting and more dynmatic, with a few examples from some of his own work, landscape shots of Fandom and Insomnia, at least two Issa pictures, and a cool leaf he saw on the way over here.
"And now," he said, turning with a grin, "I'll take some questions if you have them, but, really, what I wanted to do with the rest of the class is have you guys grab a camera and go out there and try to get a few pictures yourself using the rule of thirds. I have these cool grid overlays for the lenses, too, that can help you visualize it, unless you want to try and do it without. I'll give you guys, like, thirty minutes to go out and take some pictures, and then come on back and we should have some time to go over the pictures and see how well the rule of third applies. Sound good?"
It didn't really sound all that mathematical, now that he thought about it, but oh well! It was more mathmatical than running, at least!
Re: Take Pictures - Math, 11/17.
Jo’s hope that the lecture would make more sense during the practical part were dashed when she got outside with her camera and realised she had no idea what she was actually doing.
She had spent most of the time wondering around, hoping something would strike at her and so she had taken a few shots of the school and then there was a couple of the sky and the ground.
So she flushed bright red when she showed her photos because she didn’t even know if she’d actually followed the assignment properly, which she was pretty sure she hadn't.
At least it had been better than running.
Re: Take Pictures - Math, 11/17.
"This one's pretty good," he said, with a soft, encouraging smile. "Can you explain a little why you framed it the way you did? Or point out how it follows the rule of thirds?"
Really, even if it was just accidental, he could see a really good case being made for the positioning of the clouds!
Re: Take Pictures - Math, 11/17.
Re: Take Pictures - Math, 11/17.
"It is pretty," he agreed. "I really like how the clouds are placed in the frame, you know? And you see?" He traced a finger along one imaginary vertical line and then one imaginary horizonal one. "How this one is right smack dab in the middle of where these lines intercect? You hit it it right on one of the power points, like, perfectly! Do you see it?"
Re: Take Pictures - Math, 11/17.
Especially because she had had no idea what she’d been doing.
Re: Take Pictures - Math, 11/17.
"For example," he shifted over to another one of Jo's pictures, this one of the ground, "do you think you can see any of rule of thirds rules in action with this one? Or anything on a power point?"
Re: Take Pictures - Math, 11/17.