One-Third-Rule (1/3)

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one-third-rule (1/3)

The main theme of this rule is "Place the Subject Off-Centre - Just a little" ...

NO OFFENCE in keeping your main subject at the centre . However, placing the subject off-centre can make the composition more dynamic and Special to the eyes.
 it gives an interesting outlook for the shoot , The best-composed photographs(professional shots)  don't usually have their subject at dead centre.






Well, in photographic terms,its called the "one-third-rule (1/3)" .Placing the subject in the centre lacks dimension.
higher end cameras has a special feature to manually focus on any part of the frame , but in basic camera its set to the centre of the frame , you should have often noticed a small + mark at the centre , this means the camera focuses on the centre of the frame .

HOW TO USE THIS RULE : 

• ENABLE THE GRID LINES OF THE CAMERA , IN SOME CAMERA ITS CALLED FRAMING ,when you enable this option , there will be streak lo lines across and down the frame .   its ok if you don't have the grid line option , just visualize this frame on your camera screen and take shoots 

 according to this rule -"don't place the main subject in your shot at the centre cube . place it in the cube other than the centre .

FOR

HIGHER END CAMERA - just fix the frame of your shot ,select the area where you want to place the subject , then manually focus on the subject . then pre-focus it , then take the shot .


LOWER END CAMERA(basic,d-bridge,for any cam without manual focus) - first pre-focus the subject , keeping the prefocus change the frame .ie - change the area where you want to keep your main subject . keeping the same pre-focus ,click the shot. if you don't follow this then you will end up in a shot which is out of focus . so be careful .

In short .. You cam place the subject in any of the power points or near to it to give it more interesting look.

photography terminology 

in Simple language 

PRE-FOCUS = when you press the shutter half way down , you will see that the camera is trying to focus getting a crispier photo,pressing half way down is called prefocus .

Here are some of my shots taken to explain the effects of One third rule .


Normal shot :

keeping the subject in dead center 

One-third rule :

 keeping the subjects in one of the power points 

                           
Normal shot :

here the main object is placed at the dead center , which might not be the best place to .  

One-third rule :

keeping the same subject and same background if we use the theme of
one third rule , its gets more interesting to eyes . doesn't it

NOTE : it doesnt always has to look good if you keep it away from center , so shots need the subject in center .experimenting is the only key .

Breaking the rule of thirds :


By now, the free-spirited and creative artist that you are is probably feeling a bit cramped by the seeming rigidity of this rule. However, all rules are bound to be broken sooner or later — and this one's no exception. It's time to unleash that inner rebel. That is, as long as it is for a good cause.

A central tenet of the rule of thirds is that it's not ideal to place a subject in the center of a photograph. But what if you wanted to emphasize the subject's symmetry? The example does just that.

Similarly, there's many other situations where it might be better to ignore the rule of thirds than to use it. You might want to make your subject look more confronting, for example. Alternatively, you might want to knock things out of balance.




So go ahead and try some of them on your own , and do let me know if you face any problem .