1. Rule of Thirds Photography: Composition

3. In other words: Before you take a picture, imagine your picture area divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically. The intersections of these imaginary lines (the pink circles) suggest four options for placing the centre of interest (or power point) for good composition. The option you select depends upon the subject and how you would like that subject to be presented.

4. The upper-right position has been picked for this subject so that we could see the full shadow and most of the tracks that lead to the seagull

11. You should always consider the path of moving subjects and, generally, leave space in front of them into which they can move.

12. Not good composition - the model is almost out of the picture!

13. Here the jogger is framed better – with plenty of room to run into!

14. You can also apply the rule of thirds guidelines to the placement of the horizon in photos. Here the centre position of the boat and horizon results in a static feeling

15. Prefer this?

16. Or maybe this?

17. Are you looking from the right angle? The photo on the right is so much better from just moving and changing the angle!

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