Rule of Thirds

… is a composition principle used to achieve well balanced and interesting photos.

Now that you are trying to improve your photography and stop being a regular person who points and shoots and make their subjects always in the centre, then it’s time to learn this principle. =)

I know there are many websites that explain this rule more in depth; however I’m just trying here to get you started and take your hand and guide you to improve your photography by simplifying explanations of photography principles, or in other words how I simplified them to myself when I first started photography, because I know many amateurs would like to improve but don’t know where to start. =)

So, rule of thirds is simply breaking the image down into thirds (vertically and horizontally) or 9 parts.

Placing your subjects in the intersections of the lines or along them will make your image look more balanced and would communicate with your audience more naturally.

In addition, you can place your subject or your point of interest along any third as well to make your image look interesting.









As you’re taking pictures try and imagine these lines to know where to place your subject to achieve a perfect composition. If you can’t imagine then it’s OK =) DSLR cameras have a function which enables you to view the grid on your LCD screen to ease this task for you ;).

(Google images)

(Google images)

I’m not asking you here to stop placing your subject in the centre of the image or the image would look awkward if you did so. However, you have to get the right angle to make centre images look interesting. =)

Practice this rule EVERYTIME you hold your camera to take pictures.
And remember to say “eyePhotograph” (^^,)