What is the Rule of Thirds?
Simply split a canvas in thirds both vertically and horizontally and place the focus of the painting either one third across or one third up or down the picture, or where the lines intersect. The lines themselves are the second most important focal point.
Rule of Thirds Definition:
In the rule of thirds, photos are divided into thirds with two imaginary lines vertically and two lines horizontally making three columns, three rows, and nine sections in the images. Important compositional elements and leading lines are placed on or near the imaginary lines and where the lines intersect.
Keep the rule of thirds in mind:
It’s always best to compose the photograph in the camera. This is so that you can avoid cropping later to retain as much of the image as possible and avoid reducing the quality of your photographs. However, I encourage going back to some of your older photography and seeing if you can improve them by cropping in a way to make them use the rule of thirds technique.
Landscapes:
When taking a picture of a landscape, it’s natural to want to centre the horizon in the frame. However, pictures often look better if the horizon falls on the upper or lower horizontal dividing line. If the focus of your image is on land (mountains, buildings or high ground), the horizon should fall near the upper third and if the focus is the sky (sunrises and sunrises), the horizon should fall near the lower third.
Rule of Thirds Definition:
In the rule of thirds, photos are divided into thirds with two imaginary lines vertically and two lines horizontally making three columns, three rows, and nine sections in the images. Important compositional elements and leading lines are placed on or near the imaginary lines and where the lines intersect.
Keep the rule of thirds in mind:
It’s always best to compose the photograph in the camera. This is so that you can avoid cropping later to retain as much of the image as possible and avoid reducing the quality of your photographs. However, I encourage going back to some of your older photography and seeing if you can improve them by cropping in a way to make them use the rule of thirds technique.
Landscapes:
When taking a picture of a landscape, it’s natural to want to centre the horizon in the frame. However, pictures often look better if the horizon falls on the upper or lower horizontal dividing line. If the focus of your image is on land (mountains, buildings or high ground), the horizon should fall near the upper third and if the focus is the sky (sunrises and sunrises), the horizon should fall near the lower third.