Rule of Thirds Pro Instructions
by your Shutterfreaks Team
These actions will help you analyze your images using the Rule of Thirds and the Golden Mean, and
will help you crop your image to make it conform to these "rules."
Our Image
As an example, let's crop this photo to conform to the Rule of Thirds.
We start by running the Rule of Thirds action.
The action automatically makes a copy of our image, to protect the original.
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Using the Rule of Thirds Action
Partway through the Rule of Thirds Action, we see that according to the grid, the tree is "too far to the right,"
and the action stops to allow us to adjust the grid. We
do this by dragging the handles. In this screen shot, two of the
handles are circled in red so you
can see what they are.
Normally, you'd move them so that key elements fall at the intersection of the grid lines.
In this case, we decided to adjust the grid so the tree falls at an intersection of grid lines,
so we drag the left handle to the right, and the bottom handle up. When we're happy,
we double-click the grid to complete the transformation.
By the way, don't drag the handles beyond the outer edge of the image :)
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After the Action Finishes
When the action ends, use the Crop Tool to crop your image at the outside of the grid.
This screen shot shows us in the process of cropping.
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After Cropping and Removing the Grid
After you've finished your crop, you can remove the grid by running the Remove Grid action.
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Using the Golden Mean Action
The Golden Mean Action works just like the Rule of Thirds action, but the grid proportions are different.
This is what the image looks like, cropped according to the Golden Mean.
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The Three Images
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The Original Image
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Cropped to Conform to the Rule of Thirds
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Cropped to Conform to the Golden Mean
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