The Rule of Thirds

The basic principle of the Rule of Thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so you have 9 parts.



Studies have shown that when viewing images, peoples eyes usually go to one of the intersection points most naturally rather then the center of the shot, the Rule of thirds works with the natural way of viewing.



Using the rule of thirds images tend to get personality and a sense of movement or an attention grabbing point. When not using the rule of thirds you may still get a good image but the image may seem static and not as appealing.



Here are some examples of the rule of thirds:

http://www.radiantlite.com/uploaded_images/kimberly-kane-rule-of-third-edited-708009.jpg

http://www.mikeatkinson.net/tutorial-images/t6/14-Rule-of-thirds-for-flight-shots.jpg

http://www.3jorn.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/cia_rule_of_third.jpg

http://rabaino.com/lauren/blog/wp-content/uploads/ruleofthirds.jpg

http://www.4gcolor.com/C08-19.jpg

http://www.zenelements.co.uk/blog/images/graphic-design/zen-elements-business-card/rule-of-thirds_2.jpg