The rule of thirds is a compositional guideline for arranging visual elements in an image so that points of interest are aligned with the intersecting lines of an imaginary three-by-three grid overlaying the image. By placing subjects near these lines rather than at the center of the frame, it is thought to create a more aesthetically pleasing composition that engages the viewer's attention. The document provides examples of how the rule of thirds was applied in several photographs by positioning subjects off-center to direct focus towards specific elements in the image.
2. What is the rule of thirds?
The rule of thirds is when you chop the picture
into nine boxes and you put the subject on the
lines to make the shot look better. If you have
the subject in the middle of the screen it makes
you focus on the middle and if you have the
subject on the right you will focus on the
subject and around that area.
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5. Why use the rule of thirds?
• We used the rule of thirds on the flower shot
because we wanted you to only focus on the
flower/middle and not the background.
• We used the rule of thirds on the 2nd shot to
show that even though the focus isn’t in the
middle of the shot you still get dragged to the
subject.
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7. How the rule of thirds is used in this
picture?
• The director used the rule of thirds in this shot
to show his head is on the left of the 2 middle
boxes to make you look at him but to also
show he is hiding and looking at something.
