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07/18/2005 03:15:32 PM · #1 |
I feel stupid asking this question, but... I have a D70 and I don't know how to focus on more than one person. For instance, if I am taking a picture of 2 people, one is in focus, one is not. Three people is worse. I manage to focus the outer two and the one in the middle is not in focus.
I generally use auto focus.
Any help would be appreciated.
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07/18/2005 03:16:18 PM · #2 |
use a higher F number, that gives you more DOF and more things will be in focus
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07/18/2005 03:17:34 PM · #3 |
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07/18/2005 03:17:49 PM · #4 |
It depends on how the people are 'arranged' in the frame. If one person is closer to the camera than another then deeper DOF is required to resolve your problem.
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07/18/2005 03:18:59 PM · #5 |
try using the AV function on your cam, and set the number to any number above 7.1
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07/18/2005 03:19:05 PM · #6 |
| i usally got to f5.6 or higher for group shots. |
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07/18/2005 03:50:03 PM · #7 |
Elizabeth-Is that 70-300 zoom your only lens?
At f5-6-7 you should hit a sweet spot at 70mm, your widest angle. Hard to say exactly.
Message edited by author 2005-07-18 16:02:19.
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07/18/2005 04:13:16 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by pawdrix:
Elizabeth-Is that 70-300 zoom your only lens?
At f5-6-7 you should hit a sweet spot at 70mm, your widest angle. Hard to say exactly. |
I also have an 18-70 lens. |
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07/18/2005 04:27:04 PM · #9 |
| The right F stop will also depend on if these people are standing basically side by side, or a bit one behind the other. The bigger the difference from front to back, the smaller aperture you need to use, closer to F 11, F 16, etc. Shooting with that second lens at around 50mm should be pretty nice. |
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07/18/2005 04:27:12 PM · #10 |
I bet you'll be happy somewhere between f5 and f11. That's a broad range but narrows things down a bit.
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07/18/2005 04:45:13 PM · #11 |
| Thank you all so much. I will print this information out on a piece of paper. I am afraid most of my photography consists of pointing and shooting. I have yet to learn the technical skills involved in photography. |
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