Slides B and C were chosen roughly half of the time. Some say “ It’s boring.” Others remark that “ I couldn’t decide what was important in the photo.” Less than 5% of audience members choose Slide A. Slide C has the tree line lying along the lower horizontal dividing line.Įach time I give this seminar, I ask the audience a simple question: “Which of the three slides is most pleasing to you?”.Slide B has the tree line lying along the upper horizontal dividing line.Slide A shows the tree line down the middle of the photograph.By zooming this image slightly, and then moving it up and down on a slide, I created the three slides shown below ( without the rule of thirds dividing lines that you see here, of course). My test photograph is a landscape photo shown in the upper left of the four images below. So, I decided to perform a simple test with the audiences of a PowerPoint seminar that I have given several times. Does the Rule of Thirds Really Result in More Pleasing Compositions? So, this photograph blends elements on two of the four lines and one of the Power Points. Where is it? Centered on the right vertical dividing line. Simultaneously, the woman in this photograph is placed on the upper-right Power Point.įurthermore, consider the line that is formed from the top of the woman’s head, down the middle of her back, and right through to the reflection on the water. In this example, the upper horizontal line lies across the horizon, separating the sky in the upper third from the water in the lower two thirds. Rule #4 – Place Key Elements of Your Composition at Power Points and simultaneously on Dividing Lines Using the rule of thirds leads to aesthetically pleasing and professional-looking imagery.
IPICTURE OF POWER POINT BALANCE MOVIE
Here, the white silhouette of the presenter is bisected by the left vertical dividing line.Īppropriately, Duarte writes this in slide:ology about the Rule of Thirds:Ĭomposing your photos based on a simple grid of thirds is a trick used by movie producers, graphic designers, and professional photographers. This isn’t a photograph, but the designer has (consciously or unconsciously) applied the rule of thirds. This example shows the book cover of Nancy Duarte’s excellent slide:ology (previously reviewed by Six Minutes). Rule #3 – Place Key Elements of Your Composition Along Vertical Lines The overall effect is balance between the three horizontal bands of color from top to bottom: dark blue, white, and brown.
In this example, the photograph has placed the horizon (and also the line formed by the tops of the horses) along the lower horizontal line.Īdditionally, the upper horizontal line conveniently divides the upper dark blue sky from the lower cloud-covered sky. Novice photographers are tempted to place the horizon in the middle of the frame. Rule #2 – Place Key Elements of Your Composition Along Horizontal Lines By placing key elements at one or more of these Power Points, you achieve maximum impact. not just a “grass” background), the viewer’s eye is drawn to these Power Points. Rather than centering this element in the photograph, the artist has chosen to center it on over the top-left Power Point.Įven in an image with more elements (i.e. In this example, the key element is pretty obvious - the tree. How do Photographers Use the Rule of Thirds? Rule #1 – Place Key Elements of Your Composition at Power Points These lines intersect at four points - known as Power Points.
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