A Guide to Basic Visual Composition: The Rule of Thirds

The Rule of Thirds says that when you divide the image horizontally by thirds



and vertically by thirds



you should place elements on or near the lines or intersecting points.



For example, if you have a horizon line, it should be placed on or around one of the lines located at a third of the image.

EXAMPLES:

I made a quick example of a cliché sunset to demonstrate the use of the lower horizontal line:





Another quick image of a Martial landscape:





The Alice image in the previous section is also a good example of the Rule of Thirds:

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