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11/01/2006 09:27:19 PM · #1 |
I had posted this photo a while back and someone mentioned it was a bit soft, I agreed then. I had nothing to do, so I messed around with it a bit. Now, in b/w, it looks even softer (or is it you just see the softness more?). My main question is.....what would cause a photo like this to be so soft? Settings and info are posted with the photo. Pay no attention to the right eye...I was watching tv and messed but didn't notice until after.
Thanks in advance
P.S. On a side note. Beause this was for a friend, I did it for free....well lunch and dinner were my fee (yes, it was good) and we basically just hung out for the day watching football. But, the parents never signed a release (my printer is STILL in storage). Can I still use the shots I took as 'advertisement'? Can I post them on my website (under construction)? They have a birthday party coming up for the kids and 5 to 1 they'll ask me to shoot it. I can get it signed then or they can actually PAY someone ;)
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11/01/2006 09:29:51 PM · #2 |
| Have you tried sharpen the image? Maybe the eyes? |
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11/01/2006 09:30:49 PM · #3 |
do you have any in camera sharpening going on?
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11/01/2006 09:32:21 PM · #4 |
What did the original look like? It would be interesting to compare.
At 2.8, your focus HAS to be right on the money with shots like these. It's not always easy to accomplish with that shallow a DOF. |
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11/01/2006 09:32:50 PM · #5 |
I would have to see the original, but could be that it was a touch soft from the camera (focus off just a bit) and that's hard to fix sometimes. Could also be how you processed and what you did in what order. Can you post a sized original?
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11/01/2006 09:52:26 PM · #6 |
Here is the RAW converted to JPG with NO corrections in RAW. Only resized for here.
I flipped through my menu and the manual. I don't believe my camera has auto-sharpening (I need to go out, I'll look again later). As for the shallow DOF, I was trying to blur the background, it was not the nicest yard.
Thanks for the help. There aren't many of shots that came out like this. But, this is 1 of my favorites.
If someone wants to play around with the original RAW, I could email it later tonight when I get home.
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11/01/2006 09:56:38 PM · #7 |
Well you definitely have an OOF original, so there is the problem. Either the focus didn't properly lock on the child, the child moved forward or backward after your focus locked, or you moved forward or backward after the focus locked. The way you can really tell oof best in a portrait is to zoom into the eyes on the full-sized original and look at the catchlights.... that's where you'll see blur best. The aperature could be set around F4 and still give good blur on the bg, but have less chance of OOF-ness.
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11/01/2006 10:42:12 PM · #8 |
Yep, it takes practice to pull off telephoto shots wide open. After a while you get a feel for whether or not you're moving front and back, and you move a little with the subject to keep it in focus. If you wanted to use AF, you could probably set it on Servo and keep his face over one of the sensors and get pretty good results. I usually just use MF, though.
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11/01/2006 11:26:24 PM · #9 |
I agree, it looks like a focus issue. But one other thing to keep in mind is this: Most lenses are at their sharpest when they are stopped down a couple of stops from wide open.
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11/02/2006 02:19:25 AM · #10 |
Thanks for all your comments. I'll remember that next time. In this particular shot, it was most likely me that moved. He loved to pose. His sister, on the other hand, couldn't sit still.
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