I have always used the rule of thirds, but I don't think I've really paid attention to it until recently. I have a background in video and there is the concept of allowing leading in front of the subject so it doesn't look like they are going to run into a wall or anything like that. I think I've always instinctively rememberd that in my photography.
Recently I have thought a lot about it because I have been trying to teach others how to understand it.
I do purposely break it because sometimes the situation calls for it. I think you need to break it with more close up photography more than anything.
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