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04/24/2003 02:04:46 AM · #1 |
| I'm pretty new to the whole photography thing (except for point and shoot everyday pictures). I've seen some pictures where only the subject is in focus and everything else is out of focus. I've tried doing this but everything turn out to be focused. What am I doint wrong and what can I do different? |
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04/24/2003 02:22:28 AM · #2 |
That̢۪s call DOF (Depth of Focus) and is controlled by the Camera's aperture. The largest aperture setting, which equals the smallest number, will give the shallowest DOF. In practice you need to set your camera to Aperture priority or manual and use the smallest number, its call F-Stop, Try it and see how it works.
This photo was taken with a camera just like yours using an F-Stop of F3.5 and I think it shows the effect you are looking for.
Message edited by author 2003-04-24 02:28:08. |
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04/24/2003 02:22:55 AM · #3 |
Inch-thick textbooks have been written, and fistfights have been started over this topic, but I'll give it a short whirl...
What you're referring to is depth of field - specifically, a narrow depth of field where there isn't much depth to the area where things are in focus. This is great for portraits, for example. The best results can be obtained by having your camera at maximum zoom (full telephoto) at the widest aperture value (smallest F#) if your camera has an aperture-priority setting, with the subject as close to the camera as it's possible to get while still being in focus. Usually this is about 5-10 feet depending on the camera.
The ability to control this depth of field is diminished in point-and-shoots and fixed-lens digital cameras such as yours. Most of the pictures here where there is a very blurry background in a shot which isn't a macro (small stuff) are typically from a digital SLR or other expensive camera with a big sensor, a big lens and a long zoom. These all control the ability to vary depth of field.
Macro mode will give you a very narrow depth of field (blurry foreground and background) so try that as well.
James.
Message edited by author 2003-04-24 02:24:24. |
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04/24/2003 02:33:03 AM · #4 |
| I like the shot rcrawford posted. That is what I was looking for. I dont know if you guys checked my profile, but I also own a Dimage 7i, so I have plenty of control over aperture and shutter. thanks for the help, I can't wait to try it out. |
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04/24/2003 02:49:27 AM · #5 |
| That was shot in macro mode...set your camera to macro, get in close and experiment with the aperture values to get the effect you desire. |
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04/24/2003 07:46:54 AM · #6 |
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