Monday, March 12, 2012

The Rule of Thirds


The rule of thirds is a photography guide rule. It states that any certain picture can be divided into thirds, both horizontally and vertically - that is, two horizontal lines and two vertical lines. According to the rule of thirds, hot-spots, or points of interest, should be found on third lines or at the intersection of thirds lines.

A good example of a photography following the rule of thirds is as follows:




On the other hand, a picture that does not follow the rule of thirds would be something such as:




Note: Both pictures are mine.

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