We’ve probably all heard – and applied – the rule of thirds to some of our images, but a similar compositional concept, although somewhat less familiar, is the rule of threes.

Broadly speaking, this has it that images containing three subjects can be more pleasing to the eye than any other number. To me, it really depends on the subject(s), but certainly a group of three can work well.

This is actually an image from an assignment I was given in one of the photography courses I took when I was living in Abu Dhabi. I suppose you could say it’s quite…..er, striking.

Lens-Artists Challenge: Rule of Three