{"id":20267,"date":"2013-03-18T20:12:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T04:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightstalking.com\/?p=20267"},"modified":"2021-06-19T04:51:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T08:51:02","slug":"the-rule-of-thirds-and-how-to-break-it-a-comprehensive-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lightstalking.com\/the-rule-of-thirds-and-how-to-break-it-a-comprehensive-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rule of Thirds and How to Break It \u2013 A Comprehensive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Possibly the most well known and most talked about photographic composition guideline is the \u2018Rule of Thirds.\u2019 However it doesn\u2019t stop with photography. You will find the Rule of Thirds<\/a> applied everywhere; architecture, graphic design, web design, film, Angry Birds and more.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t heard of it, there may be something wrong with you. Never fear though, this article will bring you up to speed. But don\u2019t get me wrong, this article isn\u2019t aimed at the less informed. It\u2019s written for you, yes you\u2026 the one that knows all<\/i> about the Rule of Thirds.<\/p>\n

\"Nature's<\/a><\/p>\n

Majority of cameras sold today even come with a display setting to \u2018overlay\u2019 the thirds when you\u2019re composing your shot. Handy if you suffer some kind of visually mathematical fraction impairment type thing; and often confuse your thirds with fifths and fifty-eighths. Granted it does help you line up your horizon, if you\u2019re into that sort of thing.<\/p>\n

Before we start, let\u2019s get one thing straight (ideally the photo too). It might be called the \u2018Rule of Thirds\u2019 but the name need not be taken too laterally. It\u2019s a guideline; you don\u2019t have<\/i> to use it. If you do use it, even badly, you will see an improvement in your photography. That\u2019s my professional opinion, as is the following:<\/p>\n

What is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, hopefully I haven\u2019t insulted your intelligence too much. What is it? Let\u2019s talk definitions. Urban Dictionary<\/a> defines \u2018The Rule of Thirds\u2019 as: \u201cWhen organising an event on Facebook you can use the rule of thirds to estimate how many people who have said they will or may attend will actually attend. You can assume that approximately two thirds of those who have said they will attend will turn up, and one third of those who have clicked maybe will turn up.\u201d Wait, what? That\u2019s not quite what I was after. Good rule nonetheless. Perhaps I\u2019ll try a diagram.<\/p>\n

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Phenomenal isn\u2019t it? Calm yourselves and mentally prepare for another\u2026. I\u2019ve added some dots<\/p>\n

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Breathtaking right? The elegant vertical lines, the striking horizontal ones and the enchanting blobs where they meet\u2026 you might even say this is where the romance happens\u00a0 (you might be pretty odd for saying so). For politically correct reasons, lets just call them \u201creally important places for your focal point\u201d or \u2018RIPFYFP\u2019 for short.<\/p>\n

\"Thirds<\/a><\/p>\n

To sum it up, you should be placing your horizon (or dominant horizontal line) on the upper or lower third; and your focal point on the left or right third. This counts for portraits too.<\/p>\n

For maximum effect have your focal point roughly where the lines intersect. This basically helps to draw the viewer deeper into the frame. As with all composition techniques it\u2019s all about creating a third dimension.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get too carried away with exact placement, you can skew the portions closer or further so long as its not bang on centre as I do in much of my landscape photography composition<\/a>. (Yes we really do spell \u2018centre\u2019 like that in Australia)<\/p>\n

Further Explained<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now I might have been joking when I mentioned Angry Birds at the beginning of this article but lo and behold \u2018The Thirds\u2019<\/p>\n

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Can you imagine a world where Angry Birds didn\u2019t obey the Rule of Thirds? I couldn\u2019t either so I included a picture.<\/p>\n

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Disturbing right\u2026\u2026? That high score is terrible.<\/p>\n

Okay so you are probably a little sick of seeing screenshots of Angry Birds but they\u2019re quite possibly the text book example of ‘The Thirds'. So last one I promise.<\/p>\n

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If you didn\u2019t notice anything fundamentally wrong with the last picture you may need glasses. It looks stupid right? It defies common sense even. They\u2019re facing the wrong way!<\/p>\n

If you CAN REMEMBER this next time you take a candid portrait shot you\u2019ll be 1000 times better off. Make sure your subject is looking in the right<\/span> correct direction. They should be looking in the direction you want your viewer to look, not straight off the frame. This is important!<\/p>\n

Designers and advertisers use this technique religiously. Take a look at this magazine advertisement for my photography courses.<\/p>\n

\"Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

Conflicting Focal Points & Thirds<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is possible have something such as conflicting thirds.\u00a0 A prime example would be two people in the same shot, one on the left of the frame and one on the right. If this is unavoidable try to have them interacting with one another. Pointing at each other or laughing together etc.<\/p>\n

In other words here and here:<\/p>\n

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Now if your subjects or focal points are in the below positions, try to make sure one is more dominant than the other. This will generally happen naturally as subjects on the upper third are further away thus appearing smaller but nonetheless keep it in mind.<\/p>\n

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Breaking It<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, hopefully you\u2019re up to speed with The Rule of Thirds. As they say in The Matrix \u201cWhat you must learn is that these rules are no different than the rules of a computer system. Some of them can be bent. Others can be broken.\u201d<\/p>\n

This rule can absolutely be broken; in fact there are times when it should be broken. Symmetry is the ideal example. Symmetry works well as composition by itself and can be accentuated by putting everything smack bang in the middle.<\/p>\n

\"Reflections<\/p>\n

Before I go, I\u2019d like to leave you with a recent shot of mine. Don't forget to follow me on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

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