Rule of Thirds

The photo above demonstrates the rule of thirds. The 4 lines are evenly distributed among the frame, giving way to 9 equal sections. What I learned about while reading was distribution of the subject in the photo. When photographing your subject, depending on what they may be, it seems to draw more attention and interest into the photograph when the subject is to the left or right of the center along one of the lines. When something is centered, the viewer looks at it and becomes bored because they've seen everything. But when its to the side, the viewer looks to the center, see's nothing and scans the photo. It adds interest to the photo having the subject somewhere else.