Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds essentially introduces guide lines and intersection points to the framing of a picture being taken, as shown by the river tree picture used below; the rule of third is used to direct the viewer’s eye as humans naturally will look at certain structures; this works by having 3 boxes up and down the image and using them as a placement guide. This is mainly done to avoid unnatural placement of the subject, especially in terms of when photographing people in this manner, as a person standing stock still in the exact middle of the frame will often look very unrealistic.