Breaking the Rule of Thirds
Stephen Percival

Breaking the Rule of Thirds

January 2017

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The Rule of Thirds is one of the best-known rules of photographic composition. Budding photographers are often told that this is one of the surest ways to achieve interesting and balanced shots. However, Photocrowd's Mike Betts explains why this doesn't always need to be the case in his <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/expert-hub/10-three-ways-break-rule-thirds">popular blog post</a>. Have a read and try something a little different for this technical challenge.