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03/29/2004 07:20:40 AM · #1 |
Is it possible to overlay a grid breaking your image into thirds in photoshop?
One that adjusts according to the shape of your photo?
Also - does the rule of thirds apply if a pictures dimensions are changed? ie - to a panoramic photo? |
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03/29/2004 07:32:35 AM · #2 |
| - I have already tried 'show grid' - can I make this grid break the picture up into thirds instead of thousands of pieces? |
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03/29/2004 07:36:49 AM · #3 |
Go to View and pick New Guide from the pull down menu. Place *as many* lines where you want in your image using the dialogue box (pretty intuative - you'll see). You can also move your guides after using the move tool.
Not sure on any hard and fast rule for panoramas but I guess you could use the Rule of Thirds - maybe splitting the image in 3rds vertically only. Just remember rules were made to be broken...live dangerously!!
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Message edited by author 2004-03-29 07:38:01.
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03/29/2004 07:52:47 AM · #4 |
yup! An action to do something similar is available in the execellent and free DPReview v7 Action collection:
//www.geocities.com/kafuensis/
It was one of Danny Rafael's "Stupid Tricks" action adds gridlines to bisect an image using percentages to calculate the position rather than absolute size. I modified it to make it draw a "grid of thirds". It's pretty simple to do youself, but if you are interested, it is available here:
//www.soasoas.com/april/gallery/Grid-of-Thirds.atn
Dave
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03/29/2004 08:46:29 AM · #5 |
| its of no use to this thread but the Fujifilm 602Z has a button that displays a 3x3 grid on the screen, very useful for framing shots, but of course most of my shots get cropped anyway...... |
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03/29/2004 09:08:03 AM · #6 |
Yup - when you do 'new guide' you can enter a percentage for the location
Just do 4 guides, two vertical at 33% and 66% and two horizontal at 33% and 66%
Record it as an action and you are done. |
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03/29/2004 10:08:05 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by cbonsall:
its of no use to this thread but the Fujifilm 602Z has a button that displays a 3x3 grid on the screen, very useful for framing shots, but of course most of my shots get cropped anyway...... |
The Nikon D70 also offers the grid option... |
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03/29/2004 02:20:27 PM · #8 |
Photoshop Elements:
Edit, Preferences, Grid
Set to percent at 33.3333
and subdivisions if you want them.
then View Grid |
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03/29/2004 02:29:32 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by cbonsall:
its of no use to this thread but the Fujifilm 602Z has a button that displays a 3x3 grid on the screen, very useful for framing shots, but of course most of my shots get cropped anyway...... |
I find it very useful mainly for getting the horizontals correct ...
great facility. |
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03/30/2004 05:52:08 AM · #10 |
| Thanks everybody - a great help |
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