The rule of thirds is a technique that recommends placing the focal point of an image near the intersection of imaginary lines that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically. This helps draw the viewer's eye to the most important part of the image. Examples demonstrate using the top right area to feature a parrot and the central area to highlight flowers. Following the rule of thirds can help make the most eye-catching parts of an image, like a magazine cover, really stand out.

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The rule of thirds is layout technique that
helps people and professionals to place
their image or media content with the focal
point conventionally in the middle box.
Logically, this is the box that most people
pay the most attention to and are more
likely to positively react to.
Here are a few examples…

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The image of the parrot shows that the focal point enters the four top right boxes. This
is where the viewer will be focusing and will pay attention to the detail.

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This image uses the central box to accentuate the beauty of the flowers.
This is also highlighted in the depth of field. I will be using an image that
focuses prominently in the middle box and then spills to the one above
and below.

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Naturally we do not focus on every point of
the content, the natural eye coverage scans
the image from the top left hand corner to
the bottom right.
I am going to take this into consideration
when I am creating my front cover because
the most important and eye-catching parts
of the magazine will be a deal breaker.

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