BetterPhoto Q&A: What's Wrong With My Photographic Technique?

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  How to improve this shot?
Shot this one (my first night shot) with my Pentax MZ70 with standard 28-80 lense (Pentax)at 2:00am with Kodak Gold 400; F4.5 with 2 secs exposure and lite diffuser filter...how could I inprove thi...
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August 13, 2003
 
  Why Pentax SF1 Auto-focus not engaging lens?
I have a Pentax SF1 35mm SLR. When I depress the shutter release button part way to automatically engage the lens focusing, it won't work. I hear the little motor in the camera running bu...
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March 11, 2004
 
  Macro shots
I own a Canon 35mm EOS Rebel S. When using my close-up (+1, +2, +3) lenses to do close-up shots like the center of a flower, the depth of field is shorter than I wanted it to be. How can I get it t...
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August 11, 2002
 
  Why can't I get negatives?
I'm new to the whole darkroom scene and it seems I can't get anything right. I follow all the instructions and always end up with black film. There's nothing but black. The closest I...
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July 06, 2002
 
  What film for Zoom Camera
I have just started taking photographs using my 400si minolta camera using Kodak Gold200. But the results are below average. I was wondering if I need to go for any SPECIFIC film for ZOOM camera...
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June 17, 2005
 
  Centering Pictures
I take pictures and keep cutting off the heads I have the subject centered inside the yellow square in the viewfinder but samething cut off the heads. I recently did a whole roll of still shots of...
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May 28, 2002
 
  manual vs auto focus
Second attempt at this...server lost me the first time.....I have been shooting with a Canon T90 for over 10 years now with good results. I have upgraded to a Canon EOS Elan 7E with Canon 28-90 and...
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July 15, 2005
 
  Blurry Ball Players
I take pictures for my church youth group, and it so happens that some of the youth members are in our church softball team.I've been trying everything to get sharp,focussed pictures from the o...
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April 15, 2002
 
  IS IT MALFUNCTIONING?
I have a minolta SLR camera purchased last year.In some of the snaps there is a red band of colour coming across the photo.In a film there might be 5-6 cases and in some films no such band of colou...
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March 25, 2002
 
  Why Won't My Camera Take Pictures in Low Light?
I was attending a wedding this past weekend and was asked to take some photos of the reception. The reception was held in a theater and the only light that was available was from the bar (it was p...
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September 30, 2003