The Rule of Thirds

A special presentation about one of the most significant guidelines in

photography

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What is the Rule of Thirds?

The rule of thirds is a guideline for good composition.

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What is the Rule of Thirds?

To use the rule of thirds, simply imagine a grid, as shown, over your picture.

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What is the Rule of Thirds?

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The intersections of the grid locate different ideal areas of focus for your picture.

What is the Rule of Thirds?

For example….

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Examples of the Rule of Thirds

The following picture uses the rule of thirds:

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Examples of the Rule of Thirds

As you can see, the bird is aligned with the upper-right intersection.

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Examples of the Rule of Thirds

This picture also follows the rule of thirds.As you can see, the man is aligned with the

lower-right intersection.

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Examples of the Rule of Thirds

The following picture ignores the rule of thirds:

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Examples of the Rule of Thirds

But, here it is following the rule of thirds.

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Examples of the Rule of Thirds

The following picture also ignores the rule of thirds:

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Examples of the Rule of Thirds

But, here it is following the rule of thirds. As you can see, it allows better composition.

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In Conclusion

Following the rule of thirds usually gives a better composition.

However, photography is an art, and in art rules may be broken!

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The EndSources:Images used were from Google Images and a Kodak guide to photography (http://asp.photo.free.fr/Composition/photoProgramCompMainClass.shtml)

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