The rule of thirds

The rule of thirds is a principle of composition that helps you keep your images dynamic.

By Dave Gray

7:06 pm
Mon, Mar 31, 2008

The rule of thirdsThe rule of thirds is a principle of composition that helps you keep your images dynamic.

It gives you eight elements to work with — four lines and four intersections. Placing points of interest along the lines or at the intersections tends to create a more interesting composition.

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2 comments

  1. Susannah Green commented on October 23, 2010 | Permalink

    Rule of thirds.. I suspect is from Fibanaccio Ratio.. the proportion in nature that gives rise to the natural balance.. natural harmony.. natural beauty…

    you can see fibanaccio in nature… at all the various levels…. from a snail shell, our hair growth pattern.. to galaxies…

    So if follow it all things… change… drawing.. speaking… exquisite beauty results.

  2. Dave Gray commented on October 23, 2010 | Permalink

    Well said

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