We always talk about not having to rely on editing programs or I’m going to fix them later, because a good image is designed in your head long before you press the trigger, then you realize with your camera, whatever it is, and thanks to the intuition, technique and a photographic eye, you get a result, which should look a lot like the image you had in your head before pressing the shutter?
It seems like a simple exercise, but the truth is that the challenge of imagining or designing an image and then realizing it is more difficult than it seems, especially since the conditions outside of us are not always ideal. For example, the perception of light having you as a human being is not the same as a camera can capture; your eyes tolerate e?Include? A much better contrast, light and colors than any camera you know, or your eyes focus and blur with perfect skill in a sunny, cloudy or dark room. Fortunately or unfortunately, the cameras are not as perfect as our appearance. , why are our images hopelessly meat from the recycle bin?And fortunately, because if our camera did everything for us, there would be little room for passion or improvement in us, don’t you think?
- And since the best way to solve a problem is to prevent it from happening.
- We will try to avoid one of the worst mistakes that.
- As a photographer.
- You will encounter throughout your trip: blurry photographs (wrong.
- Understand?).
Just as there is a life beyond the automatic mode of your camera, there is a life beyond the autofocus that your camera sets by default when you purchase it.
Probably, whenever you have a digital camera, you will have several options for the types of focus, which we will normally choose depending on the movement or absence of it in what we intend to photograph.
Therefore, the first step is to know how to focus your SLR camera, for which I recommend that you take a closer look at the focus section of your camera manual. Know the characteristics of your camera (how many AF points?What types of autofocus does it do?What is the focus area and how to use it?) It will help you avoid most of the most common focus errors.
If concepts like?Focus type, focus domain or focus points?You miss, I recommend this article before proceeding, which explains point by point how to set up your camera under the settings we discussed.
Can’t it be denied that all advances make our life in general more comfortable, and that those offered by photographic technology were no less comfortable ?, but these advances are not always valid for all situations. We have already commented above that the type of focus depends mainly on whether the subject to be photographed moves or not.
The same is true when choosing between automatic and manual mode. There are many situations where manual mode is most effective:
In all these situations, do not hesitate to deactivate the manual mode, you usually find the button to switch from one to the other on the same lens.
In principle, and by default, cameras usually focus automatically when the shutter is pressed mid-run.
It’s probably the system you know and get used to. While holding down the trigger midway through the race, the focus remains at the point you indicated. From there, you usually photograph or crop however you want.
However, a slight movement of what you intend to photograph will cause you to lose focus, or a slight movement of your finger on the shutter, lose focus and need to refocus it or just don’t realize it and take the picture with the wrong focus. Is it also possible that you lose an unwanted photo occasionally or that when you are working with small depths of field, a slight clipping destroys your focus?
In short, you can survive with this system, in fact you probably already do, but I show you one that, even if you have to get used to it, is it infinitely better?
On the back of your SLR and normally designed to work with your right thumb, there is usually an AF-L button on Nikon or AF-On in Canon whose function is focus locking.
When you activate this button, you’ll set the focus and it won’t change until you decide.
It is very useful for situations where the distance between you and what you are photographing does not change and therefore its focus does not. By not having to constantly focus between images, it’s much faster to take pictures, and in each of them you also make sure you have the right focus.
You may also forget that the camera accidentally fires while trying to focus, or refocused by an involuntary finger movement on the shutter.
It is true that not all cameras have this option, but some SLRs do. When you undock the shutter focus, you specify each of the buttons for their respective functions, avoiding the problems associated with sharing functions. Look at the camera manual if you haven’t already, you’re most likely missing out not only useful features to improve your focus, but also to take pictures and settings in general.
When we are looking for a perfect approach, any small variation can cause us to lose concentration, especially if we work with small depths of field, if what is presented to you is a static scene (landscape, architecture, gastronomy, product, etc. ) and you want a perfect focus, ideally you’d work with a tripod to avoid slight movements that could affect the loss of focus on your image.
If you have Live View or Live View, feel free to use it to make sure the focus is correct and accurate right away and without having to wait to see it. Error? Focus on your computer screen.
This system allows you to see exactly what will be reflected on your sensor, either because the camera lifts the mirror (in single sensor cameras) or by using the automatic contrast focus (on the two-sensor cameras) that shows you the live image. It also allows you to enlarge (up to 10 times) the image through the “magnifying glass” symbol normally found on the back of the camera to make sure you get the focus and details you expect. And if you want even more, thanks to Live View, not only will you be able to see the focus, but you’ll also check the exposure and even the histogram.
As you can see, there’s a lot of theory about focus, look at the article, your camera manual, set it up well and know it, and from here practice, because practice is the only and easiest thing. way to assimilate any kind of content, oh, really?
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