Composition - Rule of Thirds

Composition is the proper placement of certain subjects to make your photos looks natural and balanced.

Composition can be many things but there is a general rule of thumb in photography called the "Rule of Thirds".

The rule of thirds basically means you divide your frame in three parts horizontally and vertically. Then you put your subjects or main focus on those points that intersects.

The green dots is where you put your subjects. Either the eyes or the main object.

You can also put the main subject on the lines itself. For example, the horizon is usually placed either on the bottom line or the top line, but never in the middle.

If you put the horizon on the middle, it looks boring, but if you put it on the top or bottom line, the picture looks more dynamic.

Here is a link to Google Images on samples of using Rule of Thirds.

http://images.google.com/images?q=Rule%20of%20thirds&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&oe=utf8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

This rule, as with any rule in photography is not set in stone. It's just a guideline to help you achieve a well balanced photo. Rules are meant to be broken, if it looks good even if it doesn't follow the rule, then it's ok. Experiment.