By Ken Hubbard
One of the first steps to creating an interesting image for your audience is to work on pleasing compositions. The Rule of Thirds is one way to achieve this. The “rule” states that photos should be divided into thirds with two imaginary lines both horizontally and vertically placed over your scene making three columns and three rows on the image. Place the important subjects either on the lines or where the lines intersect, keeping them away from the direct center of the frame. When shooting a landscape, use this rule by placing the horizon either on the top or bottom line and not directly in the middle of the frame. Most of today’s DSLRs let you turn on the “rule of thirds” grid on your viewfinder (see your camera’s instruction manual). In this image, I placed the horses in the lower right third of the frame and positioned the fence across the lower third.
Lens used: SP28-75mm F/2.8 Di
Focal Length: 75mm
ISO: 400
Shutter Speed: 1/60th
Aperture: F/11
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