Rule of Thrid in Photogrpahy

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Four main points

• the rule of thirds is a compositional guideline that breaks an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically
• it's all about balance and dynamism
• Four power points is important to place your main subject

In portrait photography, you generally want to position the subject’s body along a rule of thirds gridline

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In flower photography, subjects look great when the stem follows a rule of thirds gridline and the petals sit atop a power point

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In wildlife photography, you can align the subject’s head (and eye) with a power point

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