Rule of Thirds

We talk alot about what makes a great photograph...

Here is a good article by Darren Rowse on the Rule of Thirds, It explains the rule and gives examples...

Simply stated, the Rule of Thirds divides your image into three columns and three rows. Just like a tic-tac-toe grid.

http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

" Perhaps the most well know principle of photographic composition is the ‘Rule of Thirds‘.
It’s one of the first things that budding digital photographers learn about in classes on photography and rightly so as it is the basis for well balanced and interesting shots.
I will say right up front however that rules are meant to be broken and ignoring this one doesn’t mean your images are necessarily unbalanced or uninteresting. However a wise person once told me that if you intend to break a rule you should always learn it first to make sure your breaking of it is all the more effective! "

to read the rest http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

There are event actions and grids to help you with this rule...

• RULE OF THIRDS CROPPING -- ADVANCED CROPPING TOOL http://www.panosfx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=183&Itemid=27
• FREE http://www.shutterfreaks.com/Actions/RuleOfThirds.php
• http://jlphotosusa.com/RuleOfThirds.html
• http://pixveritas.com/rule_thirds
• http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/ruleofthirds/ruleofthirds.htm (make your own action)

To read more about the RULE OF THIRDS

-- http://photography.about.com/od/takingpictures/ig/Rule-of-Thirds/

-- http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/l/aa_balance4.htm

-- http://www.dpchallenge.com/challenge_results.php?CHALLENGE_ID=380

-- http://www.dpchallenge.com/challenge_results.php?CHALLENGE_ID=380

-- Composition: http://www.answers.com/topic/composition-visual-arts

-- Golden Mean http://www.shutterfreaks.com/Actions/RuleOfThirds.php

The Golden Mean Action works just like the Rule of Thirds action, but the grid is in different proportions. Shutter Freeks: http://www.shutterfreaks.com/Actions/RuleOfThirdsProPSE.html

-- http://digital-photography-school.com/Digital%20Photography%20School.html

-- http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/learnmore/composition.mspx