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Noelle Rosenberg
 

How to Get 3 People in Focus


Hi, I have three children who I love to take pictures of but I find when I shoot all three of them together, I tend to get some blur (one child typically out of focus). I like to use my 50MM, manual settings. What am I doing wrong? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
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July 24, 2011

 
- Bojan Bencic

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  Hi Noelle,
You didn't mention the details of your manual settings, but if you are using 50mm prime lens, your problem is probably shallow DOF (depth of field). Try reducing the aperture to f/6 or less and compare the results. Using a smaller aperture will reduce the amount of light on the sensor so you will need to compensate with longer exposure or increased ISO value.
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July 25, 2011

 
- Greg McCroskery

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  Noelle,

Bojan is correct, however, be sure you understand that when he says "Try reducing the aperture to f/6 or less..." he is talking about a higher f-stop value (e.g. f/8).

God Bless,
Greg


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July 26, 2011

 

Noelle Rosenberg
 
 

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aperture - f/2.8

shutter - 1/60

lens 50mm prime

ISO 250

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Thanks so much. I appreciate your info. I shot this one yesterday at f/2.8. Looks pretty crisp with a 1/60 shutter speed.


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