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will someone please explain what this is. I have seen it on here twice in a week, now i need to know.
Canon 20d and a few cheap lenses ..
It is our job as photographers to show people what they saw but didnt realize they saw it ......
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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.
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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 ..
Canon 20d and a few cheap lenses ..
It is our job as photographers to show people what they saw but didnt realize they saw it ......
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Drake, Slejhamer also provided some interesting links in
this thread, if you want to have a look
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thanks Irma. Those are useful too..
Canon 20d and a few cheap lenses ..
It is our job as photographers to show people what they saw but didnt realize they saw it ......