[Banded Drake]

will someone please explain what this is. I have seen it on here twice in a week, now i need to know.

[jericho]

Simply put, the eye is naturally drawn to the centre of an image. As a result, its easy for you to miss some of the finer details of a photo. By placing the main subject/focus area into one of the third areas of a shot, the eye subconsciously scans the whole picture. Keep in mind, its just a guideline.

As far as the thirds part goes, imagine your photo has two vertical lines and two horzontal lines running through it evenly spaced from the edge to form a "grid". By placing the focal point on one of these line areas you will naturally draw the viewers eye away from the centre of the photo.

Its a rough explanation. Let me know if its too rough and I will illustrate with a picture.

[Banded Drake]

I think that i understand it now. I was thinking it was a little bit different but i think that i get the point.

Thank you jericho.

i guess i could have done a search on here .
http://www.shuttertalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=1925

didnt think about it ..

[Irma]

Drake, Slejhamer also provided some interesting links in this thread, if you want to have a look

[shuttertalk]

Hey I've never heard it put in that way before, Jerry. Thanks for the explanation!

[Banded Drake]

thanks Irma. Those are useful too..