Rule of Thirds - Breaking the Rules
Breaking the Rules
They say that rules are made to be broken, and the rule of thirds is no exception. In the same way that observing and complying with the rule of thirds can add impact to your images, defying it in some instances can do the same. For example, why not try placing your subject in the dead centre of the frame, or indeed shoot a landscape with the horizon directly in the centre? And introducing a strong element of symmetry to your image can have the same stabilising effect on your image as the rule of thirds, thus allowing you to abandon it.
The symmetry in this image is provided by a vanishing point and strong lead-in lines
The main subject fills the centre of the frame and also creates impact
Having the natural horizon central is offset by the fact that the treeline is silhouetted
This article has more pages:
- 1. Rule of Thirds
- 2. Rule of Thirds - Why it Works
- 3. Rule of Thirds - Using It
- 4. Rule of Thirds - Implementation
- 5. Rule of Thirds - Breaking the Rules
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February 01 02:49
GEORGES J M BOSQUET
I AM IMPRESSED BY THE SIMPLICITY BY WHICH THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTILCE GOES BY EXPLAINNING THE RULE OF THIRD TECHNIQUE, MAKING IT EASY TO BE UNDERSTOOD