Composition Tips
Rule of Thirds
One of the first things a digital photographer will learn in most classes is of the rule of thirds. Having said that most rules are meant to be ignored or broken, and as I think it was Tim Grey said in one of his B&H lectures once you understand the rules of thirds then you can understand why and how they can be broken.
So what is the rule of thirds in the basic principle behind Waters is an image can be broken down into nine parts three rows both horizontally and vertically.
The theory is that you place points of interest on the intersecting lines so that your photos become more balanced and will enable the viewer to interact with it more naturally.
You'll notice that in most of my photos that the horizon is usually placed along the top third of the photo which then leaves the bottom two thirds of the image for foreground interest where we can stick points of interest at the intersecting lines see image below
Using the of thirds comes naturally to some people and two others it takes a bit time practice to become second nature wants you can automatically line your images up using the rule of thirds with out having to think about it too much you're in an ideal position to start thinking about breaking these rules,
- And what are the points of interest in the shot
- And where I might intentionally placing them
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