Rule of Thirds: 21 Photos with Great Composition

We like the saying "Rules are made to be broken". But you should not be guided by it unconditionally. Beginners still need to pay special attention to the compositional principles of photography. After all, in order to break the rules, they must first be studied up and down.

The rule of thirds and the golden ratio are the basic principles of composition, which most often begin training in all photography courses. Some amateur photographers try to avoid them like the plague, looking for non-standard compositions to give shots an original look and dissimilarity to the work of their colleagues.

But the fact is that many of the most popular photos uploaded to 500px are based on the rule of thirds and the golden ratio. Don't believe? Here are over twenty wildly popular shots from the 500px archives that are beautifully composed with all the basic principles in mind.

(Total 21 photos)

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1. "Alone in the slums." Photo by: Alessandro Bergamini

2. "Catch me if you can." Photo by: Scott Kelby

3. "Steps". Photo by: Hossein Zareh

4. Photo by: Jörg H.

5. "Fishing". Author of the photo: Ugur Tufan Emeksiz

6. “Time to go home!” Photo by: Arif Unsal

7. "Hey friend." Photo by: Hanna Meinhard

8. Photo by: Ann Nevreva

9. "Orphan". Photo by: Allan Jorn Pedersen

10. "A leisurely trip." Photo by: Jake Olson

11. "Jumping over Troll Tongue." Photo by: Zhokang Jia

12. "Next to the clouds." Photo by: Darko Gersak

13. "Catch in the sun." Photo by: Marco Redaelli

14. "One tree in silence." Photo by: Rob Dickinson

15. Ice Cave Vatnajokull. Photo by: Anthony Spencer

16. "Batman". Author of the photo: Regine Heuser

17. Author of the photo: Galiya Zhelnova

18. "I'm looking at you." Author of the photo: Karas Ionuts

19. "Finding balance." Photo by: Ryan Dyar

20. "Light with the letter X." Photo credit: Sebleu

21. "The Rule of Thirds and the Fibonacci Spiral." Photo credit: Marco Ciofalo Digispace