A friend's kid
May 9, 2012 08:26:10 #
I'm very new to photography. I want to know how the shot came out and how can I improve my shot? Is there anything I did really poor? Thank you in advance.
May 9, 2012 08:36:03 #
The shot isn't in focus and it's sort of "funny" looking...like the shadow transitions have had a filter applied.
The composition is fairly nice though...I like that.
My advice?
Put her in a more pleasing area/better background.
Get that background WELL AWAY from her.
Pick ONE focus point in your camera; the center one is good..do not let the camera choose which focus point it wants.
Then focus on the closest eye to the camera.
take the shot.
Post what you get and we'll go from there.
The composition is fairly nice though...I like that.
My advice?
Put her in a more pleasing area/better background.
Get that background WELL AWAY from her.
Pick ONE focus point in your camera; the center one is good..do not let the camera choose which focus point it wants.
Then focus on the closest eye to the camera.
take the shot.
Post what you get and we'll go from there.
May 9, 2012 08:41:05 #
rpavich wrote:
The shot isn't in focus and it's sort of "fun... (show quote)
Thank you so much for the advice. This is exact kind of advice I was looking for. I was with her in a car when taking her home and I only have the 55mm-200mm lens I tried to use manual focus and tried to get back as far as possible, but I could not get the focus quite right. I have one question though, what do you mean by "Pick ONE focus point in your camera; the center one is good..do not let the camera choose which focus point it wants."
Thank you again
May 9, 2012 08:50:39 #
nonggame wrote:
quote=rpavich The shot isn't in focus and it's so... (show quote)
On your camera you'll see that there are multiple focus points (on my canon there are 9 of them in a diamond pattern.
You can choose:
All points
Any single point.
I'm saying to choose the center point only and use that for focusing.
When you do...make sure that focus point is over her eye.
That will do what you need.
What camera are you shooting with?
May 9, 2012 09:11:12 #
rpavich wrote:
quote=nonggame quote=rpavich The shot isn't in f... (show quote)
I use Nikon D5000. I think I understand what you are talking about now. I just need to choose the one spot for the metering option and then use the center point to focus.
May 9, 2012 09:19:03 #
nonggame wrote:
quote=rpavich quote=nonggame quote=rpavich The ... (show quote)
The metering can stay "evaluative" but the focus point should be one point.
May 9, 2012 09:23:06 #
Oh ok. I have another question, do you happen to know why most of the time AF doesn't work so well? or is it just because of this particular Nikkor 55-200 lens?
May 9, 2012 09:35:13 #
nonggame wrote:
Oh ok. I have another question, do you happen to know why most of the time AF doesn't work so well? or is it just because of this particular Nikkor 55-200 lens?
Well..AF isn't perfect. It needs contrast to lock in on the subject. In my experience, UNLESS you choose ONE focus point then AF is going to fail...it will never pick what you want it to.
My Canon is the same...don't let the camera tell you what to do...tell the camera what you want :)
May 9, 2012 09:47:07 #
:) Alright. thank you for all your advices. I really appreciate it. I will keep trying and hoping to take good photos one day.
May 9, 2012 09:51:00 #
rpavich wrote:
...don't let the camera tell you what to do...tell the camera what you want :)
For the Win!!!
Also you might have been having issues with your AF because you were too close to the subject. Each lens has a minimum
focus distance, if you are closer to the subject than that the AF will fail.
May 9, 2012 09:53:46 #
MWAC wrote:
For the Win!!!
Also you might have been having issues with your AF because you were too close to the subject. Each lens has a minimum
focus distance, if you are closer to the subject than that the AF will fail.
rpavich wrote:
...don't let the camera tell you what to do...tell the camera what you want :)
For the Win!!!
Also you might have been having issues with your AF because you were too close to the subject. Each lens has a minimum
focus distance, if you are closer to the subject than that the AF will fail.
I agree with being too close. I tried using manual focus but I still was too close to her. I moved back as far as possible, the vehicle was just too narrow. :)
May 10, 2012 09:55:34 #
nonggame wrote:
I'm very new to photography. I want to know how the shot came out and how can I improve my shot? Is there anything I did really poor? Thank you in advance.
:-D Good shot.
Subject is beautiful and natural. Focus point should be the eyes.
Face and expression is the image subject, crop.
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