Comments on: Taking decent photographs https://dfarq.homeip.net/taking-decent-photographs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-decent-photographs David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sun, 16 Apr 2017 14:18:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/taking-decent-photographs/#comment-1069 Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:56:52 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1323#comment-1069 Another focusing trick is when taking a shot of a group of people make sure that the focus point of the camera is not between their heads. I’ve seen so many ruined photos because the camera focused on the back ground. Point the camera so the focus point is over the subject, then press the shutter button half way to focus, recompose and press the shutter all the way down to snap the shot.

Some of todays cameras have multiple focus points, but set to fully automatic, the camera isn’t always going to figure out your subject isn’t right in the center. Most will let you pick one of the other points, but then most people are not going to want to always fool with selecting them.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/taking-decent-photographs/#comment-3220 Sat, 02 Oct 2004 14:45:25 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1323#comment-3220 A tripod’s best, but any support helps. Often I lean against a tree, or on a broom-handle. I guess that would be a monopod.

For a more philosophical discussion of photography, you might enjoy Hiawatha’s Photographing.

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