Take Better Photos With the Camera You Already Have- Tip #6: Rule of Thirds

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Several months ago I gave a workshop on how to take better pictures with the camera you have. (You don't necessarily need to go out & buy a better camera to improve your photos!) I thought it would be something worth sharing here, so I'm going to share it in parts. Each Friday I'll share another part. If you have any photography-related questions that you'd like to see me answer, feel free to leave them in the comments
(or e-mail me). Perhaps I could do a post on a subject you're curious about.

Tip #6: Rule of Thirds
1. Draw an imaginary tic-tac-toe grid over your photo. Compose your photo so that the interesting part of the photo is at one of the intersections of the grid. This makes for a more interesting photo visually.

When you look at this photo, what is your eye drawn to first?

Hopefully it's Katrina's eye ;) That was the goal. See how her eye lines right up at the intersection of the grid?

Try taking some off-center photos this week & see what you think!
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Other Posts in the Series:

Tip #1: Using Your Flash
Tip #2: Natural Light
Tip #3: Be Aware of your Background
Tip #4: Perspective
Tip #5: Focus & Zoom
Tip #6: Rule of Thirds
Tip #7: No Cheese!

Each Friday I'll share another photography tip. If you have any photography-related questions that you'd like to see me answer, feel free to leave them in the comments- perhaps I could do a future post on a subject you're curious about.

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