Composition

I always practice the rule of thirds when composing my shots. I think, by practicing the rule of thirds, it helps the photo become more interesting and not dull. I also consider framing when composing my shots to add more drama to my photos

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Most of my shots are Action Sports shots so I don't use the rule of thirds while shooting. When I do my cropping for publication I use the rule of thirds and usually only use the middle point to highlight the action. I use the rule of thirds when I have a person in the shot when I am shooting landscape. I have some great shots with a person on the extreme right or left third of the photos

Yes I do rule of third most of the time. And Im happy with the outputs.

You know it really depends upon what you are shooting. I do tend to use the rule of thirds but i don't consciously do it. It happens. it would not work well for a portrait because you want to center the person. It does work well if you have a horizon line.

The rule of thirds can definitely make a photo more interesting to look at. That's basically what I try to do when composing my photos- concentrate on what makes the photo more interesting and visually appealing. I don't really think about the rule of thirds or any other composition guidelines. When cropping my photos on the computer I do think about the rule of thirds and such, but not as much when I'm photographing. More often than not having an off-center subject works better, however every so often having your subject right in the center works best... especially when you're using a really close crop! There are some other composition rules similar to the rule of thirds. There's one called the Golden Section rule. It's like the rule of thirds, except the lines are closer to the center so the sections are unequal. But like the rule of thirds, the points where the lines intersect are the points of interest in the photos. There's also a Diagonal rule where important elements of the picture should be placed along diagonal lines running across the photo. Also, the eye really enjoys following S curves, so strong zig-zags and S-shapes in composition tend to work really well! Some other rules of composition are that strong lines in photos should disappear into corners, you should pay attention to what's in your background so that people don't have poles sticking out of their heads and such, and you should always pay attention to the edges of the photo and make sure objects are trailing off the edge in an odd manor. There are also some composition techniques such as frame-within-a-frame.