The Third Rule (Better known as The Rule of Thirds) - Improving your Photos, Photo Hints - Page 2
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One more small tip to keep in mind, especially when photographing people, and using the rule of thirds. Never allow your subject (if it's a living thing) to look outside the photo when you compose the shot. Always compose so your subject's eyes are looking to the center of the photo. It doesn't matter if they're looking away from the camera - just be sure they're eyes are on side or the other from the center imaginary line of a photo composition. To have a subject looking 'off screen', so to speak, seems unfinished and uncomfortable.
As a final note, remember, the saying 'rules are made to be broken' may be true in art-related fields, but most often, adhering to those guidelines will produce the best composition, and the best shot. You have to use your judgment and experiment with every shot.
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