The rule of Thirds

This week I practiced the Rule of thirds.
The rule of thirds basically breaks a picture into an imaginary grid with 9 boxes. The object of the rule of thirds is to place the subject of the photo on one of the lines instead of centering it. By using this rule, the photographer can typically make the picture more aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
This first photograph was taken by centering my subject (The large pillar stone in this cemetery)
If I add the grid, you can see that it is almost perfectly centered.

 

For my next picture I tried to use the imaginary grid to capture my subject using the rule of thirds. Since the grid is imaginary, I had a little trouble lining it up perfectly, but you can clearly see the difference between using the rule of thirds vs. centering the subject.

I had a lot of fun with the rule of thirds. I am sure with practice, I can line up my pictures better, which will lead to better photographs. Below is the original pictures without the grid, along with some other pictures I took this week trying to capture the rule of thirds.

Centered Subject

                                                Rule of Thirds



Here are some more photo's I took on my trip to the Cemetery to compare the rule of thirds:

Centered

Rule of Thirds

Centered

Rule of Thirds

 

 

And finally, here are the other pictures I took this week to try and capture the rule of thirds:

 

For these pictures of an old Mill, I tried to place the tower of the building on the imaginary grid line: