The Rule of Thirds is one of the most commonly used and featured composition techniques in photography.

In fact, you may be already using this idea, and not really know what it was.

The Rule of Thirds is the concept of breaking a scene into a 3×3 grid, and placing the most interesting focal point/subject/etc. into 1/3 of the scene.

The goal here is to give your audience a chance to take in the whole image after they have focused on the main topic (which is offset).

Here are some more notes about the Rule of Thirds: Rule3s

The Assignment

Take a look at the full details of our next assignment here: 1aRuleOfThirds

The Self-Assessment

Please Download, Complete, and Hand In the following: 1bCriteriaRuleOfThirds

Due March 31

Resources

Rule of Thirds: The Essential Guide (Article)

What is the Rule of Thirds? (Article)

Photographer’s Guide to Rule of Thirds (Video)