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=[|8 Photo Projects in Your Own Backyard]= Go to your favorite spot in your backyard and just look around to see what catches your eye. Spend 15 minutes taking pictures of these things at different angles and perspectives then think on why they caught your eye. Pay attention to the light and try taking pictures of the shadows and highlights instead of specific objects. Try taking pictures at different angles that animals would be at like a dog or a bird. Taking pictures of growing things like flowers and trees is also good, and can be turned into a long term shot of how they change over time. Find another specific spot that you like and spend 15 minutes taking pictures of what exactly it is you like about that spot. Try finding different lines and shapes and just photograph them regardless of what they are, like a keyboard for instance. Take pictures of meals or specific foods and try to capture the different colors and shapes. Lastly, try just looking up and capturing exactly what you see, whether it be the sky or a light bulb. Try this everyday, and when you look back you may surprised by the images that you captured. =[|Rule Of Thirds Article]= The rule of thirds is used for well-balanced and interesting shots, but is not in any means meant to be unbroken. It is to be used if it suits the photo being taken. To do the rule of thirds you must first break the image down into 9 squares. You then use the lines and points along the grid to place the elements so it can be viewed more naturally. For landscape shots, it works best to place the horizon along one of the horizontal lines of the grid. The most important questions to ask are: What are the points of interest in this shot? and Where am I intentionally placing them?. Once you take the photo thought, you can also use post production editing tools to change the image to fit the rule of thirds. =[|Black And White Article]= Black and white allows the artist to create he/she wants. Light and dark tonals are effective black and white editing. Putting a dark, almost black background behind the picture works well as well. Making the pictures simple helps to bring out the tones, and the negative space should be black, white, or grey. Some camera's have a monochrome mode to help visualize the black and white. =[|Photo Merger Article]= Sometime people focus more on the principle subject of the photo and don't look at the background. This is how photo mergers are created. Avoiding these mergers is the sixth guideline for better composition. One way to ensure that you don't capture photo mergers is to line up your photos with a plain background. They can also happen because of poor alignment in the camera's viewfinder, these cause border mergers where things are cut out of the photo. To avoid these line up your eyes squarely behind the viewfinder and adjust the format to leave as little space around as possible. Near mergers are things that are too close to the principle subject. Too avoid these use a low angle and/or only one prop.