Rule of Thirds. The latest installment of 'Get Learned' by Desiree.
Composition is one of those things that will make or break you as a photographer. Being able to 'frame up' your shot is critical. It's an element that helps make your photograph interesting. The basic principle behind the 'Rule of Thirds' is being able to imagine breaking down your image into thirds so that you have nine parts. Check out the grid below. ( I made that in photoshop! Such talent. ;)
Imagine this grid in your view finder. Imagine it in-between your fingers when you do that one eye squint and frame up an image with your hands. With this grid in mind the 'rule of thirds' identifies 4 important parts of the image you should consider placing points of interests as you frame and compose your shot. (Those are the red spots in the grid above) You'll want to place your main subject off center. Apparently I have a tendency to place my points of interest in the left section as we can see below. (I swear I have others stored on my hard drive!)
By following these guidelines your image becomes more dynamic yet balanced and the viewers eyes are drawn through the image more naturally.
Only once you've got it down good... You get to BREAK THE RULES!
