The rule of thirds

The rule of thirds:

By learning the rule of thirds is very helpful , for me as i am in charge of the camera work for our tasks, therefore by learning the rule of thirds it will help me construct each shot well.

The rule of thirds is a well known technique used in many places. The rule of thirds is simply breaking an image up into thirds, this being both horizontally and vertically , so that you are left with 9 parts. Where both lines cross over each other this is called the intersection, as shown in the photo to the right.

The grid identifies the four important parts of the image that should sit in the intersections of the grid. The theory behind the grid is that you place the interesting parts of the photo in the intersections or along the lines ,so your photo becomes more balanced. When viewing an image people normally go to one of the intersections points naturally , rather then the centre of the image.