Post by Saknika on Feb 1, 2011 19:05:49 GMT -5
For this month, lets practice on focusing! Not our minds, but our cameras!
This is usually done with the aperture setting on your camera. The lower the number, the more selective it’s going to be about how much is in focus. This is called the depth of field.
So, for this practice we’re going to want to work at low aperture numbers, so that we can really pinpoint specific things to be in focus. This way we can create, at the bare minimum, a foreground and a background. This means that you’ll have something sharp and in focus in front, and the background will be blurry.
You can also create a foreground, middle ground, and background by having something blurry in both the front and back of your photo. This is a bit more difficult to do composition wise though, so if you’re not up for that much of a challenge, that’s okay.
If you’re thinking you can’t participate because your camera doesn’t support aperture, think again! You’re just going to have to be a bit more creative with it.
Any digital camera can create depth of field simply with distance. So for those of you without an aperture option on your camera, just make sure your main subject is a good distance from anything in the background, and it will create the same effect.
How this will Work:
1. Take a photo, and share it here.
2. Leave a comment for the person before you about the photo they shared, and how you feel it does or does not demonstrate good focus and depth of field.
3. Receive feedback
4. Take another photo using the feedback given to you, and repeat steps 1 and 2 (and 3 and 4 if you want!)
At the end of the month, the person who has shown the most improvement in the use of focus and depth of field will be featured in the showcase.
Close Date: February 28th at 11:59pm EST
To get us started, here is a shot I did of my eye shadow and a macro lens:
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This is usually done with the aperture setting on your camera. The lower the number, the more selective it’s going to be about how much is in focus. This is called the depth of field.
So, for this practice we’re going to want to work at low aperture numbers, so that we can really pinpoint specific things to be in focus. This way we can create, at the bare minimum, a foreground and a background. This means that you’ll have something sharp and in focus in front, and the background will be blurry.
You can also create a foreground, middle ground, and background by having something blurry in both the front and back of your photo. This is a bit more difficult to do composition wise though, so if you’re not up for that much of a challenge, that’s okay.
If you’re thinking you can’t participate because your camera doesn’t support aperture, think again! You’re just going to have to be a bit more creative with it.
Any digital camera can create depth of field simply with distance. So for those of you without an aperture option on your camera, just make sure your main subject is a good distance from anything in the background, and it will create the same effect.
How this will Work:
1. Take a photo, and share it here.
2. Leave a comment for the person before you about the photo they shared, and how you feel it does or does not demonstrate good focus and depth of field.
3. Receive feedback
4. Take another photo using the feedback given to you, and repeat steps 1 and 2 (and 3 and 4 if you want!)
At the end of the month, the person who has shown the most improvement in the use of focus and depth of field will be featured in the showcase.
Close Date: February 28th at 11:59pm EST
To get us started, here is a shot I did of my eye shadow and a macro lens:
