Focus question
Jan 1, 2018 10:44:02 #
I have been enjoying photography for years. I too am not an expert. I buy photographic equipment as I need it. That photograph of that child is beautiful. She is beautiful. Enjoy it. There is always something you can do to improve technique and there will always be people telling you about what to do. Five people will give you five different pieces of advice.
Jan 1, 2018 11:11:07 #
Jan 1, 2018 11:26:46 #
Downloading and enlarging it shows that her left eye (to your right) is in sharp focus, as is much of the face. I can see tiny hairs, etc. Her <i>left</i> eye is a bit out of focus b/c her head is turned. That might have been the issue they raised. One eye is in sharp focus.
Still a good picture.
Still a good picture.
Jan 1, 2018 11:32:29 #
Excellent photo. As many have already said, only one of her eyes is in tack-sharp focus. That being said, who cares — I would happily frame and display that photo!
Jan 1, 2018 11:33:42 #
I am sure if the photographer followed your advice you might have captured the hair in her nose.
Jan 1, 2018 11:37:26 #
Many of the comments I've read on this forum forget that you call yourself a beginner. For a newbie this is a wonderful image. Yes, had you closed down to 2.0 or 2.4 both eyes would have been more in focus, but this is only an issue at high mag or printing large. I would suggest thinking about the composition. First I,would like this more if the two fingers were not shown, and the multicolored fabric removed; they are distracting. Perhaps an oval crop would remove these (minor I admit) distractions and provide great framing for this angelic face.
Jan 1, 2018 11:44:12 #
Again, this is a wonderful image of a beautiful child. One thing though you need to do with children is to shoot from their eye level. In this image the child is forced to look up as evidenced from the fact that the iris is at the top of her eye, not centered vertically. This a small thing but one that takes from taking beginner snapshots to making professional quality images. I love the picture anyway.
Jan 1, 2018 11:45:39 #
Jan 1, 2018 12:12:29 #
Sassenach wrote:
I am a beginner photographer. This photo was taken using natural light with my Nikon d7500 with a 35mm (50) Sigma Art lens. Settings are 1/250. F1.8 ISO 500.
I used her eyes as my focal point. On another photography site, I’m told that my focus is off. Would upping the aperture help? Or make it more unfocused? I am looking for advice, please.
I used her eyes as my focal point. On another photography site, I’m told that my focus is off. Would upping the aperture help? Or make it more unfocused? I am looking for advice, please.
She is a very beautiful little girl and a beautiful photo of her. A keeper for a lifetime....Rich
Jan 1, 2018 12:39:07 #
It's a nice photograph as is. But if you are using any popular post processing software and you want to play a bit... you may consider adding a vignette to the photograph which will continue to enhance the young ladies' face and de-emphasize the fluff at the bottom which takes up 1/3 of the photograph which is a little distracting. Photoshop for example, depending on your version, has at least a dozen different techniques you can use to enhance portraits. This is just a thought and suggestion.
If you don't want to play, then leave it alone and be satisfied with this nice portrait.
If you don't want to play, then leave it alone and be satisfied with this nice portrait.
Jan 1, 2018 13:17:06 #
PhotoKurtz wrote:
If the comment came from a stock photo site, I wouldn't be surprised. They never like shallow depth. They would want her ears as sharp as her eyes... As well as the foreground.
The feeling I get from some stock agencies is that there are several reviewers who feel they have to reject a lot of pictures in order to prove to management they are doing a good job. Maybe not, but it seems that way.
I think this is a great picture.
Jan 1, 2018 14:29:41 #
Sassenach wrote:
I am a beginner photographer. This photo was taken using natural light with my Nikon d7500 with a 35mm (50) Sigma Art lens. Settings are 1/250. F1.8 ISO 500.
I used her eyes as my focal point. On another photography site, I’m told that my focus is off. Would upping the aperture help? Or make it more unfocused? I am looking for advice, please.
I used her eyes as my focal point. On another photography site, I’m told that my focus is off. Would upping the aperture help? Or make it more unfocused? I am looking for advice, please.
Looks great to me also. What is this other photography site?
Jan 1, 2018 15:01:42 #
Jan 1, 2018 15:07:03 #
I like this the way it is. Some folks might like more depth of field to have more of the hair in focus. There is no right or wrong.
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Jan 1, 2018 17:54:01 #
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