rule of thirds
/ˌruːl əv ˈθɜːrdz/
placing subjects on the lines of a three-by-three grid rather than dead center
rule of thirds in a sentence
“Framed by the rule of thirds, the lighthouse sits a breath off-center.”
Origin of rule of thirds
named by John Thomas Smith (1797) writing on picture composition
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