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Tag Archives: Focus
Focus Point Confusion
I get the following question rather lot – so when another reader asked a few days ago, I thought “let’s answer for everyone”. When shooting, I usually use the center focus point (Canon 40D) to select what I want to … Continue reading
Sharpness strategies
Today, I helped a student get to grips with shooting with a long lens. So….was it really all that long? 70-200mm. And 200mm is not actually long when you are shooting small birds, some 10m away: This was shot at … Continue reading
Focus!
The other day I said “focus using one focus point”. A reader asked why. So let me explain why I said that. On a modern SLR camera you have many focus points: 9, 11, 22, or even 40. The camera … Continue reading
Why is my picture blurry?
Why is my picture all blurry? I hear this all the time from both experienced and new photographers. Well, here’s why. Focus: You have not focused properly. Solution: select ONE focus point; focus; hold it; and only then shoot. You … Continue reading
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Tagged Aperture, Focus, ISO, Sharpness
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Manual focus? Six reasons.
Should you ever focus manually? When? Well, yes. Indeed there are circumstances where manual focus (setting lens or camera switch to manual focus, and turning the focus ring yourself) is the way to go. And here’s a few of those … Continue reading
Why is it blurry?
A question I get a lot from students is “why is this picture I made so blurry?” We all want super-sharp pictures, and are disappointed when our pictures come out less than perfectly crisp. And then we wonder why. The … Continue reading
Reader question: Focus
RG, a regular reader, asks: I just still struggle getting my subject in sharp focus. I shoot in Auto Focus mode on my Canon Rebel XSi (usually in Program Mode). I manually select my “red” indicator and try my best … Continue reading
A Point about Focus
When you auto-focus, do you use one focus point? You should. That way you, not the camera, determines where sharpest focus is achieved. Wherever that may be. But you may not know this: You need light, distance, and a subject … Continue reading
Click. Shhhh!
A few tips for those of you who shoot ceremonies. Ceremonies are important to people. Whether this is a graduation, a wedding, a signing of some sort: there will often be a hushed silence. A silence you do not want … Continue reading
Question of the day
A reader recently asked this: I noticed in a forum that you much like the Pentax k-7. I am wondering whether you have used the Pentax K10D before and under what low setting should this or a any digital Camera … Continue reading
