I chose this picture as it clearly shows that the Rule of Thirds has been used. If the grid lines were added to this picture they would line up with the eyes of this structure. The top left intersection of the grid lines is placed on the left eye of the face, the top line also lines up with the right eye.

By using the Rule of Thirds here, I believe the picture has turned out much better than expected.

The purpose of using the Rule of Thirds, is to make your pictures more balanced and I believe that this can be successfully shown here.

The Urban Environment

The Urban Environment

The Rule of Thirds

Guidelines

The photo to the right shows the guidelines that are revealed when taking a photo using the 'Rule of Thirds'. The most important point of the photo should be at the intersections of the guidelines.

The photo below demonstrates the use of the Rule of Thirds. The photograph gives the viewer a 'leading' feeling as the photograph shows the entire street down to it's end.This has been done with help from applying the Rule. The photo was taken from the floor and the bottom guideline from the Rule of Thirds lines up directly with the floor. The two inner guidelines with line up with the buildings to the left and right.

The aim of the Rule of Thirds is so that the the subject of the photo is not always placed in the centre. This will ensure that the photo is more balanced. 

These photos are taken in urban environments and all use this rule. It helps to keep the photograph balanced. 

The photos captured by using the Rule of Thirds will be completely different than those that were captured without. There is a clear difference; either it doesn't have the same affect or it looks rushed and unbalanced.

In the photo below the buildings are lined up vertically.

RoT Photos

In these photos, I have used the grid used for the Rule of Thirds to line up and attempt to balance these photos. I have used a guideline and made both the top of the fence and the guideline match up.

In these photos I have tried to create a leading affect. I used a guideline to line up the bottom of the road to keep it level and balanced.

I attempted to use a grid to line up the edge of the building to the guideline.

This was to make the more important aspects of the photo stand out.

Again, with both the street and the church photos, I used a guideline from the grid to match the corner of the building.

I used the bottom guideline on the grid to match the horizon. I believe this has created a nice affect and made the buildings to the right stand out.

I have used the gridline to make the roof of the building level. I believe this has made the photo come out a lot more balanced. This has made the buildings sad out among the rest of the image.

I have lined the intersection of the gridlines up with the corner of the roof on the right hand side. The guideline also went straight across the bottom of the roof and was the same level to make the photo more balanced.

With these photos I have used the bottom guideline and measured it up with the wall. This has made the photo become tidy and neaten up the surrounding view.

With these photos I have managed to use an intersection of the grid to make the eyes the most important point. The top right intersection is on the right eye and the grid line leading right to the other. This has made the photo more balanced and made the subject stand out.