okay i've been critiqued and so have others and i notice that a lot of people say , it's not in focus!. or good focus!. what do you guys mean by focus!? is it something that can be achieved by a crappy digital camera!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 1 - Many cameras have multi focus sensor areas and they may grab an area other than what YOUR wanting!. It may be close, but not right on!. Another thing may be your hand and finger on the shutter button!. Many jab hard, down on the lil bugger, forcing the camera down too!.!. As the camera goes off, it is now NOT looking at what you thought and / or YOU just caused camera induced blur, which is the most common of camera / focus problems!. The shutter button should be thought of a delicate, soft thing (of your choice here) lol!.!.!. and never jabbed or poked at with too much gusto!.!.! Many people take a breath, sometimes deep, just before taking a pic!.!.Hold it, then jab at the shutter button, thinking if they are quick on the button, it will take the pic quicker!.!. Wrong!.!.! Exhale, and then take your pic at the bottom!.!. of your breath!. Be gentle, but mentally firm and learn to get your timing down so your not jabbing at the button any harder (quicker) than you need!. When you inhale and hold it you actually quiver but when you exhale and don't hold it, your very calm!. Army sniper and knowledgeable hunters use this technique when applying their - trade!.!. The grip on the camera has a lot to do with it too!.!. These credit card size cameras offer little to hold on to and can lead to induced blur!.!.!. 2 - In Focus!.!. This could also apply to your frame of mind and the depth your into when taking your picture!. You have to be in focus, your mind in tune !.!. with what your are doing!. This can also show up in your images as hog pog pictures that have no meaning or direction!. I know this is a lot, but the art and skill OF photography IS a lot and these little things add up big later!.!.!. Bob - Tucson Www@QuestionHome@Com Check this out!. Click on "All sizes" to see it larger!. See how you can see every little fuzzy hair on the caterpillar, but they are sharp and not fuzzy!? That's "in focus!." This was taken with a "crappy" digital camera that I bought for about $100 2 or 3 years ago!. http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/samfeinstei!.!.!. In fact, here are 12 shots from that 4 MP camera and I'd say they are all in focus!. You have to know how the camera works to get the best out of it!. http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/samfeinstei!.!.!. Www@QuestionHome@Com focus is clarity!. if u r photographing a person say on a park bench, you would make that center picture and not worrying about the clarity of the tree 6 feet behind them!. yes it can be achieved with any camera!. digital or manual!. find what u want in the pic, make sure that the person, flower whatever it is is the main topic of the pic!. don't worry about how clear the background is!. hope that helpsWww@QuestionHome@Com I always took being in focus to mean that the subject of the picture is clear and sharp and doesn't appear blurry!.Www@QuestionHome@Com focus means it is not blurry and it is center on the object that u wanna take a picture of and not some other thingWww@QuestionHome@Com its not blurry wear your glasses when taking picturesWww@QuestionHome@Com on matrix to have adrinalinWww@QuestionHome@Com Oh wow!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |