Are you wondering why the post that should have been the second is like the seventeenth one? That's what I thought when I started with this. But, here we are. I think the reason is mostly that this isn't an outright guide blog. It is a photography blog, sure, but not exactly a tutoring one. And as for this post, this will be a guide blog. An example of the usage of the Rule of Thirds  Let's start with the don'ts. I believe that it's easy to do something when you know what not to do. Don't zoom and take pictures: This is a pretty basic mistake a lot of us make while taking pictures. If you have the opportunity to move closer and take the picture then please do. Doing so ensures that your picture quality is maintained and you can further crop the pictures if needed. The exceptions to this are if your phone has a dedicated zoom lens and/or the processing of zoomed photos is extremely good on your phone (only Google Pixels have this, as far as I know). Don't