{"id":127136,"date":"2014-03-26T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightstalking.com\/?p=127136"},"modified":"2021-02-24T02:36:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T07:36:21","slug":"really-know-break-rule-thirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lightstalking.com\/really-know-break-rule-thirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Really Know How To Break the Rule of Thirds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
For some people, the rule of thirds<\/a> has been a standard guide of good composition. Diligently following this rule has led many to great results. I too was taught to follow this rule and it has served me well for quite some time. For beginners, a couple of years following the rule will work wonders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One thing we\u2019re also taught is to get better at using the rule until such time that we can start breaking it<\/a>. But there\u2019s just one problem, we\u2019re really never told how to do it effectively. To answer this dilemma, I had to first understand why the rule of thirds worked in the first place before I could do some breaking. Since as I noticed, using the rule over and over without really understanding why it works or when it wouldn\u2019t doesn\u2019t really help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I was starting out, I was simply told that placing your subject at the intersection of certain points in a frame when you divide the frame into three works better than placing them elsewhere. I really didn't understand why it worked. So I wanted to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n