Composing with the Rule of Thirds helps you achieve an appealing composition. f/4.5, ISO 200, 100mm, Macro L
I agree. It’s important to know the Rule of Thirds—what it means and how to use it. But put it in the back of your mind. Chances are, your eyes and mind are already trained to apply the Rule of Thirds … if only by the materials you’ve seen over the years—cookbooks, portraits, ads, magazines, etc. I don’t set up all my shots according to this rule, but I can see that it’s become second nature for me to apply aspects of it in many scenarios. To implement the Rule of Thirds, divide your frame into three parts, both horizontally and vertically, like a tic-tac-toe board. Now, place your subject along the lines or at some point they intersect. The purpose of the Rule is to help you achieve lines and placement of objects that are naturally appealing to the human eye. In the picture on the left, the windows in the background help illustrate the lines that appear in your mind when you mentally divide your frame horizontally and vertically. I placed a plate of cherries in the center of the bottom tier of the frame. To add movement and interest both in shapes and heights, I added a bottle along one of the vertical lines on the right and shorter glass along the