Composition card

I have no idea if this has been done before in some form or other but I am going to create myself a composition card.

The card will have a cut out of 6cm by 4cm to represent proportions of a photo for composing a scene by moving it closer or further from my eye e.t.c. It will also have a colour wheel on it (until I learn them better) and a checklist I have knocked up so far that I should consider before taking a shot.

I will mount it on durable card that will fold ok. I could waterproof it somehow as well but havn't decided how yet.

I can carry it at anytime in my pocket just in case I spot a potential shot that I can come back to at a later date when I do not have my camera with me. If I do have my camera with me I can compose a shot to see if it works without setting up first.

I am sure I have read that photographers have done something similar to this before but I didn't look into it.

Here's a prototype I quickly knocked up

The white box is where I wil cut out...the rule of thirds lines obviously be but out with it but will leave guide lines outside the box.

http://www.ukmountains​.com/forumpics/Comp_ca​rd.htm

Any suggestions?

#1 thing a lot of people here want to be reminded of is "CHECK YOUR ISO!!!!!!", especially once they discover they've been shooting ISO 3200 at 1/4000 f/16 on a sunny day.

Jon wrote in post #2619571
#1 thing a lot of people here want to be reminded of is "CHECK YOUR ISO!!!!!!", especially once they discover they've been shooting ISO 3200 at 1/4000 f/16 on a sunny day.

Yeah...good idea a little section to remind yourself to check settings from a previous shot e.t.c...I have to many times being using AV mode and used EV compensation then left it there and forgot about it. Only to notice after taking several shots aghhhhhh!!

interesting idea.