{"id":9558,"date":"2026-01-27T19:42:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=9558"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:58:52","slug":"rule-of-thirds-saves-the-birthday-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/rule-of-thirds-saves-the-birthday-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Rule of Thirds Saves the Birthday Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dfaae479-89b5-43e5-9139-00afcb7dddb5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dfaae479-89b5-43e5-9139-00afcb7dddb5.png 768w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dfaae479-89b5-43e5-9139-00afcb7dddb5-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Original  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_8871.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_8871.jpg 528w, https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_8871-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Derivative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d5adb7\">For this assignment, I created a derivative image by cropping an original photo that I took of my dog. The original image included extra background space and distracting elements that competed with her. In the cropped version, I used the Rule of Thirds by positioning her on the right third of the frame and keeping the birthday gift bag on the left third, creating a more balanced composition. The tighter crop also simplifies the background and strengthens the focal point, drawing attention to her expression and the birthday girl theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Original image: Birthday Girl (Original) by Viviana Mendiola, original photo (personal photo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">Derivative image: Birthday Girl Spotlight (Derivative) by Viviana Mendiola, licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC 4.0.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Resource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyfolders.com\/blog\/cropping-photos\">Cropping Photos Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For this assignment, I created a derivative image by cropping an original photo that I took of my dog. The original image included extra background space and distracting elements that competed with her. In the cropped version, I used the&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,2],"tags":[10,93],"class_list":["post-9558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spring-2026","category-student","tag-composition","tag-ml3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9558"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10204,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9558\/revisions\/10204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}