Say what you like about rule of thirds photography, but there’s a reason it’s the most famous compositional technique of all ...

Photoshop and Lightroom have crop guide overlays that include the rule of thirds grid. Use this grid as you crop your image ...

The Rule of Third splits an image into thirds vertically and horizontally, as shown in this grid. Artists will often separate the foreground and background content by using the horizontal lines.

The Rule of Third splits an image into thirds vertically and horizontally, as shown in this grid. Artists will often separate the foreground and background content by using the horizontal lines.