"Rule of Thirds"

Many pictures have their subject placed right in the middle. You should focus on the subject when you take photo but placing the subject smack in the middle can make the image boring and uninteresting. However, just changing the composition can make the pictures much better.

Perhaps the most common and popular principle in photography is the Rule Of Third. It is from artistic rules that imaginary lines are drawing dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically.

Like this the image is breaking down into 9 parts.

      When you take the pictures, you should imagine this grid and consider placing points of interest as you frame your image. You place the important element of your composition where these lines intersect.

It gives you four lines that useful to place the subject.

    By placing objects over these intersections, it balances the picture horizontally and vertically. Not only will this— enable a viewer to interact with it more naturally. Because according to online photography site, “Studies have shown that when viewing images that people’s eyes usually go to one of the intersection points most naturally rather than the center of the shot – using the rule of thirds works with this natural way of viewing an image rather than working against it.”

     Rule of Thirds is a useful rule but it not a real rule at all. It is a guideline that helps you to take the advantage of better placement of elements in your photos.  Be creative! Try different angles/perspective and go out have fun take pictures :)

(House in the center)

(Different placement—more to the left)

(To the right)

This kind of simple change makes the picture different.

(Photos from google image)