How to take good photographs - starting with the rule of thirds

For many photographers this concept is so well ingrained that they do not need to think about it at all. But for a lot of others who are new to photography it sounds really strange.

It does take a little while to get used to and for me it has the ring of mathematics, which makes many people run away.

But don't worry, if you know what a half is, you surely know what a third is and you're almost there and at the finish of this hub with its illustrative pictures you'll have a much better idea.

First of all I'll ask you to think about the sea and looking out to where it meets the horizon, now generally that would give you an image split horizontally into two.

Now move your eyes down so that you see 2/3rds of the sea and 1/3 of the sky, or contrariwise move your eyes up so that you see 2/3rds of the sky and only 1/3rd of the sea, now you've made your first step into the understanding of the rule of thirds.

Of course, it does get more complicated than that as you will see or may already know.

Enjoy the illustrations and before long you'll be well on the way to producing better photographs and enjoying yourself with your camera.

I've given you a link here for those of you who would like to learn a little more.

http://www.photographytips.com.au/photography-learning-by-seeing-and-doing/