Breaking the rule of thirds

Rules are mostly made to be broken and are often too 

lazy to hide behind- Douglas MacArthur


I realised that visually appealing and outstanding compositions can still be formed by opposing the rule of thirds. 

Here are some key examples: 

My reflection: 

I noticed how these compositions, which opposed the rule of thirds were symmetrical and balanced, which was visually pleasing to the eye. In addition, these examples above have taught me not to rigidly follow the rule of thirds and that sometimes rules can be broken for creative purposes. Accordingly, I will adapt both the rule of thirds and symmetrical compositions into the shot list, depending on what I feel would work best.