RULE OF THIRDS

The rule of thirds is a nice view of something for some people.

POGUE'S PHOTO-TAKING TIPS

The article, "Pogue’s Photography Tips and Tricks" was very boring. I already know how to use this tips in order to have successful photos. This article is more appropriate for people who do not know how to use a camera. Pogue seems very full of himself in his article because he assumes that he knows everything about taking photos. Most likely, he just accumulated numerous tricks and typed them for an article. In his first "trick", pushing half way down on the button, Pogue states a very obvious clue. Honestly, how can one not push down half way? The button won't permit you to put pressure on it to such an extent until after having gone halfway. His second tip, blurred affect by backing-up and zooming, doesn't work in many situations. If one follows this advice of his, one will end up with a completely clear shot, no blurriness. He suggests that this technique will keep the subject in focus with a blurred background. This could be useful in a soccer game to show movement, cleary showing the player and having a blurry background. In his 5th tip, Pogue suggests using a lampshade socket as a tripod. This is extremely impractical, seeing as most people don't carry around a lampshade when they take pictures of situations at hand.

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COAL

These three pictures all have to do with coal, thus, they were included in this photoessay about coal. The first picture shows a man holding some coal. Men mostly work in coal mines because it is dangerous work. The second picture shows a woman buying a coal furnace. She uses coal to heat her house. The last picture shows some advertising for coal. People in the town of Coaldale probably get income from selling coal, so they advertise it. The theme of this photoessay is that coal is still used by many people, even though the majority of Americans rely on electric heat. I am convinced that people in America use coal, because the photos show people using the material.