"Keep them centered!" A man tell his wife as she was snapping pictures of their children outside our parish church one sunday afternoon.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with putting your subjects at the center of the frame. Lots of wonderful photos were taken this way. On the other hand, there are also lots of successful photographs wherein subjects were placed, well, not in the center. This is basically applying the rule of thirds. This principle can be used in many applications. Here are some of them:
In the photo above, our subject is placed slightly on the right of the frame. When I was composing this shot, I wanted to show the amount of coconut husks this pile has. This lady was actually trying to scavenge for things that she can sell to junk shops and I was trying to tell her story of a hard day's labor.
In a similar photo below, this old lady lady was placed at the left side of our frame. By doing so, I was able to show the expanse of the field she was working in.
And in a slightly different application, our subject was placed at the right side of the frame for an environmental type of portraiture.
By playing with the placement of the subject in your frame, you can tell more with photograph you took. Like what's happening, what's been done, what's going to happen and a hint of where everything is happening. Also, this leaves space for copy if ever you're planning to use the photograph for commercial purposes.
Hope this helps....happy shooting!
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