Odd more aesthetically pleasing than even???

The art and photography “rule of odds” states that when you're including a group of subjects in your photo, an odd number, rather than an even number will produce a more interesting, and visually pleasing composition.

Here are an odd and an even number of green beans. What do you think?

When I was putting it together I thought I could have laid the beans out very differently. But I’d already eaten them!

(Sorry about using food for a my photos but I only have my iPhone with me and there are limited subjects you can photograph.)

[Dianne]

Um - I think you need to eat one more piece off one of the plates!!

[Boxplayer]

I always have that trouble, eating my photographic subjects 🤣 I think odd is better!

[John Falconer]

@dide
I ate them all.

[Susan Wakely]

Oddly enough I am counting evens!

[Yao RL]

@wakelys haha, so funny, me too.

[Babs]

I am counting evens too, maybe it is the medication you are on that is seeing odd.

Having said that, evens does look odd and odd numbers do look better in photography terms.

Didn't your Mum ever tell you that you shouldn't play with your food, ha ha

[John Falconer]

@onewing
Babs. I had to get a photo!! I realised after I had eaten the beans that I should have tried different arrangements. But I was hungry.

[John Falconer]

@wakelys @yaorenliu
I think evens in this configuration is better! If I get beans tomorrow I’ll have another go. Joking.

[Diana]

I hope you eat your props after playing with them John ;-)

[Joan Robillard]

I remember when I was in the hospital and then when I went to rehab. Truly limited. I got permission to shoot a couple of nurses but I couldn't shoot and post any of the patients. But food and when I could roll in my chair I found a few interesting (?) things to post. Then I went home and it was hard there too until I got my mobility. I had my laptop though and I could dig into my archives because I have never been one who posts only the picture I took that day.

[Valerie Chesney]

I am counting evens too!
Maybe you may be served peas tomorrow (watch they don't roll away."

When I was in hospital I photographed flowers mostly & birds that sat on my window sill. We do what we can to pass the time.

[Casablanca]

That made me smile LOL 6 and 4.... but in another universe that may well be odd!

[Kathy A]

Both lots of beans are an even number 😂

[Dione Giorgio]

Both lovely. And both even. Well done with so limited possibiities.

[Jerzy]

Yep. Even on my screen but you had me look at it a few times :-)

[winghong_ho]

They are even numbers instead of odd :-). That amount of food could be consumed in just one bite.

[Olwynne]

I think you are having us on! 😂😂😂

[Corinne C]

An interesting experiment.

[Dave]

The drugs must be strong. Nice experiment, though.

[Christine Sztukowski]

That's what the photo expert's tell us, very creative experiment

[Jo Worboys]

10/10 for trying to find inspiration...who minds if there are odd or even, bending the rules is fun!

[Agnes]

Very special

[Neil]

Even-Stevens!

[*lynn]

You certainly added interest to your photos with even numbers!

[Carole Sandford]

I’m counting evens too!

[Harry J Benson]

Comparing the 3 to the 4 and the 2 to 1, you can see it

[Renee Salamon]

That’s what happens when you eat the props!

[Kathy]

Oh, of course they are.

[Kathy]

Clever collage.

[Christina]

Well you certainly stirred interest in photos of beans by making everyone count and then double check themselves :)

[Rick]

Nice.

[John Falconer]

@happysnaps
Window sill? We don’t have any of those here!! 😃😃

[John Falconer]

@joansmor
Same. The have rules about here about who and what you can photograph. And that’s fair enough.
I’m not a strict photo a day person either. But it gives me satisfaction when I do!!😀😀😀

[John Falconer]

@boxplayer @wakelys @yaorenliu @onewing @happysnaps @casablanca @kjarn @sangwann @jerzyfotos @wh2021 @ollyfran @corinnec @darchibald @365projectorgchristine @365projectorgjoworboys @agnesvanderlindeicloudcom @neil_ge @lynnz @carole_sandford @hjbenson @rensala @randystreat @christinav @rickster549

Thanks for the much appreciated comments. No beans or peas today. Broccoli and carrots (baby carrots of varying sizes).

[summerfield]

hospital food? worth the playtime, you rebel you. 😂

[Paula Fontanini]

This may be the funniest post and resulting comments I've seen! At least you haven't lost your sense of humor in the hospital!! :)

[JackieR]

Never apologise for a food photo!!

[John Falconer]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond @bluemoon @summerfield

Thanks heaps. I’m off to respite tomorrow for a few weeks. Then two weeks at a rehab hospital. Home by Christmas.

[CC Folk]

Haha! I am not good at math but they both look like an even number to me?!?

[John Falconer]

@gardenfolk
I didn’t spot that! I was looking at the rows not the total. 🙁😕☹️

[CC Folk]

@johnfalconer Maybe I misunderstood the rows? So glad you will be home for Christmas! I cannot believe Thanksgiving is only a week away!

[John Falconer]

@gardenfolk
Yes but you were right. No one else saw the even numbers. Well spotted.