Tag: Focus

Digital Photography Beginner’s Guide

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This month marks three years I have been writing weekly (more or less) on the Picture This! Photoblog here at AllEars.net. The questions Lisa got from her inquiry last week got me to thinking in the last three years, many of you have upgraded to better cameras which give you more control. With that in … Continue reading "Digital Photography Beginner’s Guide"
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Animal Portraits

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In the past I have shown you a portrait of a Wood Stork but I never went into details as to how to make a good animal portrait. The principles are the same as a good human portrait. Good lighting, good background, sharp focus, fill the frame (or crop after) and good exposure. In most … Continue reading "Animal Portraits"
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Toontown Dominance

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If you want to make something you are photographing stand out in a photo, make it dominant. Dominance is easy to see in a photo. It is an offshoot of filling the frame as the dominant subject shares the photo with something else. The placement of the dominant subject helps to tell the story. My … Continue reading "Toontown Dominance"
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Illuminating the Yeti Shrine

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After I found out I was going to be attending Extra Magic Hours at night in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I had this photo idea in my head. The Yeti Shrine at night with Expedition Everest beautifully lighted in the background. I knew I would need a tripod, remote shutter release and a lens that could … Continue reading "Illuminating the Yeti Shrine"
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More Nifty-Fifty

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Mickey’s MouseKosh overalls drying near the garden outside his Country House in Toontown Fair.Nikon D70/50mm, 1/640s, f/1.8, 200 ISO, +0.6 EV Drying outside his Country House’s garden, Mickey’s MouseKosh overalls are selectively focused. By setting the aperture to f/1.8 on my nifty-fifty (50mm prime lens) and carefully focusing on the overalls throwing the background out … Continue reading "More Nifty-Fifty"
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Focus on the Fife and Drum

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It is not a coincidence that I am featuring a photo of The Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corps as Deb Wills did early this month. With this post happening the day before America celebrates it’s 233rd birthday on July 4th, 2009, I wanted to add on to Deb’s excellent post (psst, Deb I … Continue reading "Focus on the Fife and Drum"
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Low Angle

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The vast majority of photos you see and take are done at adult eye levels of around 5 to 6 feet. You look at your photos and compare them to others and there’s not much difference. How can you make your photos standout from the millions of photos taken at Walt Disney World every year? … Continue reading "Low Angle"
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Selective Focus

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I’m sure many of you have seen photos where the subject is tack sharp but the background is totally out of focus. This technique is called Selective Focus and is a simple one to master. Here’s all you need to do. First, put your camera in Aperture Priority mode. Second, set the aperture to the … Continue reading "Selective Focus"
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Hyper-Hollywood

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Hyperfocus is a term you may run across when reading about photography. It is a one word term to say everything in a photograph is in sharp focus from front to back. You see hyperfocal photos on the covers of travel magazines where a tropical beach is featured and everything is in focus from the … Continue reading "Hyper-Hollywood"
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Panning for Gold

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The technique of panning to convey a sense of motion is one that takes practice. Instead of worrying about depth of field as you would for a landscape or a portrait, slow shutter speeds and steady hands are what is needed to get a good panned photo. For unlike most photography, panning means you move … Continue reading "Panning for Gold"
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