I'll share tips for getting better pictures somewhat randomly, or answer specific questions posed here. I will also occasionally tell everyone how to make the world a better place. My rants will be non-offensive, well hopefully. At least I will refrain from using any language that you wouldn't want a child or your Grandmother to read.
TIP FOR TODAY — FOCUS
This tip applies to point and shoot type cameras. Some of the simpler and less expensive cameras use the center of the viewfinder to tell the camera where to focus. If you photograph a pair of people with this type of camera, it will often focus behind your subjects. The fix is to focus on one of the faces by aiming the camera so that a face is centered in the viewfinder, press the shutter button halfway down, hold it there, then frame the shot, and press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the photograph.
2 comments:
Good tip! I got a camera for Christmas that's way too complicated for me. But it has a neat feature- it takes one shot with flash and one without, so that you can compare.
That is a great feature. I should mention that some cameras, including most Canons, have face recognition technology. It works well. My new one will even let you set the camera so that it takes a photo when it detects a smile. You don't even push the shutter release!
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