Innocence
by autumnlight
I've had my camera for a few years but only really just started learning, i was wondering why the ear and back of the head isn't in focus, if any one can help it would be appreciated thank you.
Uploaded26/01/2011 - 14:29
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Posted 26/01/2011 - 15:08
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Agree with Sandinista! It's a fabulous portrait, pro-level stuff, very well done! The out of focus back of the head is due to the depth of field being quite small. You can work out the DOF using online calculators like this one.
Assuming you were about 1m away from the boy, your DOF at 38mm f4.5 would only be about 10cm, so it would be pretty easy to have the back of the head out of the in-focus zone. A quick way to solve the problem would be to use a smaller aperture, say f8 or f11.
Assuming you were about 1m away from the boy, your DOF at 38mm f4.5 would only be about 10cm, so it would be pretty easy to have the back of the head out of the in-focus zone. A quick way to solve the problem would be to use a smaller aperture, say f8 or f11.
Tim
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Posted 26/01/2011 - 16:38
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Thank you both, your more than kind, especially nice coming from such good photographers, i'm not sure how to change the aperture but will read the manual, thank you again
Posted 27/01/2011 - 07:12
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I have no problem with his ear. But his face has a bright contour on his right side. If you correct it the pic will be a really professional portrait. Well done, Maria.
Posted 27/01/2011 - 12:10
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autumnlight wrote:
Thank you both, your more than kind, especially nice coming from such good photographers, i'm not sure how to change the aperture but will read the manual, thank you again
The easiest way is just to change your camera to 'Av' mode on the mode dial. This is a semi-automatic mode, so you can just rotate the rear e-dial to change the aperture value. Because you're in Av mode the camera will reciprocally adjust the shutter speed to give you a good exposure. Just keep in mind that as your increase the aperture value from f4.5 to f8 (or f11 or whatever you choose), the shutter speed will go down, so watch out for camera shake.
Thank you both, your more than kind, especially nice coming from such good photographers, i'm not sure how to change the aperture but will read the manual, thank you again
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 27/01/2011 - 12:36
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Again thanks for all your help it's much appreciated, i think i shall have to start using my tripod, i've never used it yet
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