Rule of Thirds

and no, it has nothing to do with third wheeling.

What is the rule of thirds?

Simply put, rule of thirds is just one of

many framing guidelines used in
photography and filmmaking. Rule of thirds
when placed on an image evenly divides it
into 9 different zones as seen here:
In learning how to use the rule of thirds (and
then to break it) the most important questions
to be asking of yourself are:
What are the points of interest in this shot?
Where am I intentionally placing them?
 It can help with composition of your
photos, which could make them better!

So why might we It helps bring attention to an object or

subject within our frame.
be using the
rule of thirds? It can make editing them easier instead
of cropping it to rule of thirds in Adobe
Photoshop or similar programs.
 Examples of
Rule of Thirds
 How do we use the rule of thirds on our
phones?

The grid isn’t activated by default so we have to go

into our settings to view the world as most artists do.

Here’s how to get to it:

Settings  Camera  Composition  Grid

And here’s some images as a visual guide.

 Now you might be asking
“What do you want me to do
Mr. TeacherMan?”

I want you all to take photos of
anything and everything from a
list
This list, which you can
download and look at from your
phone or laptop, is of things I
would like you to photograph.
Your assignment:
 At least 10 photos, each a different idea from
the list.
Make sure you take more than 10 photos
because we will be using them later for a lesson
on editing using Snapseed!