Rule of Thirds Cropping

The rule of thirds is a composition rule that helps you compose an image to make it more pleasing to the eye.

Objective:

Use Gimp to crop an image using the rule of thirds.

Example:

Original Image

The original image was cropped so that the head of the fox is in the lower right third of the image.

Cropped example

Directions:

  1. Read: wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds
  2. Locate an image that could be cropped to demonstrate the rule of thirds
  3. Crop the image using the rule of thirds.
    • Change the option from no guides to rule of thirds.
    • Use the crop tool like you did in the last assignment and use the one-third lines to help you frame your crop selection.