rule of thirds

For aircraft the useful consequence is leaving space in front of the nose, so the subject looks to be moving into the frame rather than out of it. Like every compositional rule it is a starting point — a centred, perfectly symmetrical head-on shot breaks it deliberately and works.

Nearby in Photography

• prime lens — A lens with a single fixed focal length rather than a zoom.
• RAW — A file holding the sensor's minimally processed data, rather than a rendered image.
• shutter priority — An exposure mode in which you set the shutter speed and the camera chooses the aperture.
• shutter speed — How long the sensor is exposed to light for a single frame.