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06/09/2007 12:57:33 PM · #1 |
Anyone have time to tell me how you make a photo look like the example i'm posting from the galleries? I've tried changing camera settings etc...and can't get the effect...please help
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06/09/2007 01:04:26 PM · #2 |
What is it about this photo you are trying to achieve?
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06/09/2007 01:04:26 PM · #3 |
| what effect? what is it that you like in the picture? the out of focus background? the lighting? |
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06/09/2007 01:05:49 PM · #4 |
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06/09/2007 01:06:15 PM · #5 |
| the fact that her face is really the only clear part of the photo..everything else is blurred |
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06/09/2007 01:07:35 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Nowaytotell:
the fact that her face is really the only clear part of the photo..everything else is blurred |
Very shallow DOF would be achieved with a large aperture. He used f/1.8
that's why the shutter speed was so fast. (1/800 th of a second.) Still, I wonder more about the lighting. It looks natural, but diffused.
Message edited by author 2007-06-09 13:08:54. |
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06/09/2007 01:09:15 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by EBJones:
Originally posted by Nowaytotell:
the fact that her face is really the only clear part of the photo..everything else is blurred |
Very shallow DOF would be achieved with a large aperture. He used f/1.8 |
Another way is to shoot the entire shot in focus and use a blur tool in processing to make it look like everything else is OOF
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06/09/2007 01:09:51 PM · #8 |
Pretty easy. If you check the camera settings, it's shot wide open (f1.8). I'm not certain if the Coolpix can allow you to have manual settings.
That and focus on the eyes. Maybe use a tripod also will help maintain the depth of field (DOF).
Search around a bit and you'll find something. |
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06/09/2007 01:11:31 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Lowcivicman99:
Originally posted by EBJones:
Originally posted by Nowaytotell:
the fact that her face is really the only clear part of the photo..everything else is blurred |
Very shallow DOF would be achieved with a large aperture. He used f/1.8 |
Another way is to shoot the entire shot in focus and use a blur tool in processing to make it look like everything else is OOF |
Yep, but that can be a real pain, depending on the shot and what you're trying to blur. :)
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06/09/2007 01:12:37 PM · #10 |
| well thanks, sounds like I better practice some more and get settings right....thanks again for the help |
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06/09/2007 05:21:06 PM · #11 |
Browsing the gallery of those that have the same camera as yours, this is the best portrait that I can see from there.
So it means, ur camera is pretty capable for adjustments. ^_^
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06/09/2007 05:32:25 PM · #12 |
The Coolpix 8700 doesn't exactly have the shallowest DoF in the world (a function of sensor size and short focal length). But, put it in Aperture Priority and set the aperture to the widest setting. Also, the more you can zoom in, the shallower the DoF will be.
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06/09/2007 05:37:21 PM · #13 |
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06/09/2007 09:46:24 PM · #14 |
There are three things, each of which has been hit on, but not together.
1) All other things being equal (e.g., same camera and lens), the bigger the aperture, the smaller the depth of field - that range of distances that will be sharp.
2) All other things being equal (e.g., the aperture), the bigger the sensor, the smaller the depth of field, all other things being equal. A point and shoot has a sensor much smaller than an SLR, so you just can't get the same shallow DOF even with the same aperture
3) All other things being equal, the longer the lens, the smaller the depth of field.
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