Number three, rule of thirds, rule of thirds was created by John Thomas Smith back in 1797 when he
wrote his book on remarks of rural scenery.
And it's actually less of a rule and more of a guideline.
So this old guy staring at cows and tall grass had a point, though rule of thirds is the act of separating
your frame into nine parts, but most importantly, three different columns.
And between those columns are two different lines.
So you can place a subject on the left line or the right line to draw attention to the composition as
a whole rather than one single centered point of focus.
This is often done by placing a person on either side of the foreground and placing another subject
on the opposite side in the background, such as a mountain or a lake or building or sunset.
This is where the grid function comes in handy on your iPhone.
Check out this image, for example, if the girl were in the center, your eyes would immediately go
straight to her.
But since she's positioned on the left third of the frame, your eyes now focus on the entire image,
girl and background together.
Neither angle is wrong, but the rule of thirds gives you the option to include the background as a
second subject in the scene.
If you're taking a picture with a human subject like this, one rule of thirds is also great because
it gives you a wider picture of what the subject is looking at.
It tells a story which we're going to talk about later.