When I talk about rules (like the rule of thirds), there’s usually someone who’ll say, “there are no rules in photography.” I thought this would be a good time to share my view on this. Rules in photography are not really “rules.” If you don’t use the rule of thirds, you won’t get punished ;) Don’t let the word “rule” throw you off. Photographers didn’t invent these rules. These are patterns identified by artists centuries ago, and we just happen to use them in photography.