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WHAT IS THE RULE OF ODDS AND WHY DOES IT WORK?
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Written by Tobie Schalkwyk
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INTRODUCTION
Sometimes I wonder how a specific rule in art came
about. Who ‘discovered’ it? Who was the first one
who shouted ‘Eureka!’ in terms of this specific rule?
What did others think about it? Did someone get
crucified in medieval times for making it known (such
as those who declared that the earth was round and
that stars were suns with planets circling it)?
The ‘rule of odds’ is one of ‘those.’ We know what
it is and that it works, but we have no idea who was
the first one to define it and ‘declare’ it to the world
out there. I guess that it had been used since the
first piece of art, not because someone purposefully
applied it but because of the mechanics of the
human brain – it simply ‘liked’ it!
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WHAT IS THE RULE OF ODDS?
The rule of odds is not specific to photography.
It’s a rule specific to art, which includes (good)
photography. That is why it is used by photographers
to raise the aesthetic value of their images.
DEFINITION
There are a few definitions floating around for the
rule of odds (across art genres) and I guess in the end
they all say the same thing. Let’s look at a couple of
them:
· The rule of odds in design says that pleasing
compositions seem to often have an odd
number of elements placed in the foreground,
most commonly three. The two objects on
the outside both balance the focal point in
the center, creating a simple, natural balance
(99designs.com).
· The rule of odds in art says that a composition
will be more dynamic if there’s an odd number
of elements in the composition, rather than an
even number (marion.scot).
It is then no surprise that this rule also works in
photography, which is no stranger to the word
‘composition.’
Photograph by Jakob Kohn
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WHY DOES IT WORK?
An odd number of objects in a piece of
art is believed to let the viewer’s eye flow
around it more easily. It leads to a greater
feel of harmony—a feel of balance. We
cannot really declare why it works—it
simply does!
Key Lesson:
We do not know
why the rule of odds creates a feel of
harmony and balance. We just know
that it does, like many of the rules of
composition.
Photograph by Tobie Schalkwyk
These lion cubs were playing with an overflowing pipe of a water feed in the Kruger
National Park, South Africa. Totally innocent, by the look on their faces!
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