The Rule of Thirds

I took a photo that was framed badly, and didn’t follow the rule of thirds. The main subject of the photo was in the centre of the image.

I then opened this in Photoshop and cropped it so that the main focus of the image was to the right of the photo. This means that it is now following the rule of thirds. I then added in the divider lines to show this. The main focus of the photo is mainly in the blocks to the left. This means it is no longer centred, making it framed better. The rule of thirds is used because when people look at a photo, their eyes are usually drawn towards the sides of the photo. Due to this, if you put the main focus in the centre of the image, people won’t look at it straight away. Whereas if you follow the rule of thirds and keep the main focus out of the centre, it will be seen faster by the viewer and makes for better framing.