Rule of thirds: 21 photos with excellent composition

We like the saying "Rules exist 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 construction, 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 the frames an original look and unlike the work of colleagues.

But the fact is that many of the most popular photos uploaded to 500px are created in compliance with the rule of thirds and the golden ratio. Don't you believe it? Here are more than twenty insanely popular images from the 500px archives, which are perfectly compiled according to all the basic principles.

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

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

3. "Steps". Photo credit: Hossein Zare

4. Author of the photo: Joerg H.

5. "Fishing". Photo by Ugur Tufan Emeksiz

6. "It's time to go home!" Photo author: Arif Unsal

7."Hey, friend." Photo credit: Hannah Meinhard

8. Author of the photo: Ann Nevreva

9. "Sirotinushka". Photo credit: Jorn Pedersen Allan

10. "Slow ride". Photo credit: Jake Olson

11. "In a jump over the troll's Tongue". Photo credit: Jokang Jia

12. "Near the clouds". Photo credit: Darko Gersak

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

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

15. "Vatnaekull Ice Cave". Photo credit: Anthony Spencer

16. "Batman". Photo by: Regine Heuser

17. Author of the photo: Galiya Zhelnova

18. " I'm looking at you." Photo by Karas Ionuts

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

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

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