Comments on: How to Get Sharper Photos – 6 Essential Settings You Need to Know https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/ Photography tips, tutorials and guides for Beginner and Intermediate Photographers. Sat, 16 Sep 2023 21:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Tori Pohl https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-55299 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 02:06:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-55299 Thanks for the article Darlene, I’ve been devouring a bunch of your articles over the past few weeks in preparation for my first trip to Italy. I’ve been reading and attempting to put your tips into practice so that I can walk into my trip with more skill and confidence. I was particularly intrigued but tip 2 in this article on selecting focus points. I was doing some practice this past weekend and was finding it difficult to capture small kiddos running around on my family’s farm. I was using single focus point (I didn’t even realize there was another option). When you were writing about zone, i thought “that’s what i needed!” So I attempted to set my camera up for zone focus and can’t seem to figure out how. I pulled out my manual and can’t find it in there either. Is that a newer feature on cameras? Perhaps it’s not an option on mine, I’m using a Canon EOS Rebel XT. Any thoughts?

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53574 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:53:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53574 In reply to Suzijo.

Hi Suzijo – we’re actually considering a “print” plugin that you can just click on the page and it will do all that for you. Just looking for one that will work.

]]> By: Suzijo https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53571 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:01:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53571 In reply to Darlene Hildebrandt.

Hi Darlene,
I apologize for the delay on thanking you for the information above, I am using print friendly.com, it works awesome. Now I can print up a few more articles for my photo notebook to help me on my Photo journey. Again, thank you.
Suzi

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53389 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:01:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53389 In reply to Suzijo.

Try this: https://www.printwhatyoulike.co… – just put the URL of the article into the box, then untick “images” and it seems to do what you want.

OR here’s another one https://www.printfriendly.com which also has a google chrome extension which I might install myself!

https://chrome.google.com/webs…

So just use the Chrome browser and install this for it and it will let you do that to any web page.

]]> By: Suzijo https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53388 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 02:34:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53388 I really liked this article, however I was trying to print some parts of it and it was all messed up. Is there a way I can print it so I don’t have to sit there and write it out, especially the part on the area of contract. Please help?
I have a new Nikon and I continue to learn about the setting for the different Focus settings . Just finished with Macro Focusing wow!

]]> By: Devkumar Gupta https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53377 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:37:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53377 Nicely discussed !!! Thank you

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53376 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:12:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53376 In reply to tjeerd.

Thanks, glad you agree!

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53374 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:11:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53374 In reply to Mary James.

Thanks so much Mary that means a lot to me!

]]> By: tjeerd https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53373 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 09:25:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53373 Thanks Darlene, well written. And yes, back-button focussing is such a pleasure compared to shutter button, and also no accidental shots anymore by that cramped finger on the shutter button while trying to keep focus, let your thumb do the fine work! (Canon 70D)

]]> By: diane b https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53371 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 06:34:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53371 Thank you a great reminder post.

]]> By: Mary James https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53370 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 06:09:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53370 Thank you, thank you, thank you! Another great article.
Darlene, you already know this (I am sure) … your articles are so clear and informative; so much appreciated by someone new to the art of photography. I have also read articles by other photographers, some of whom you have recommended via your blog/site, and find yours are inspirational and encouraging. When I made my first attempt at photographing Xmas lights, your information was particularly helpful. Although I was nervous to share results on the discussion page I am quite pleased with the results, heaps better than any casual snaps with a point and shoot or phone camera from the past Also, your ’10 Challenges’ was a game changer for me with regard to moving forward. Perhaps not your exact words but, ‘getting out there, photographing and practice’ is definitely the road to learning … and identifying mistakes. My goal for this month is to shoot as much as possible using manual focus!

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53358 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:35:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53358 In reply to Rupesh.

Exactly! That’s perfect.

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53357 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:34:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53357 In reply to miker33.

True! However if you use a lens that physically has a larger aperture like the 50mm f/1.8 as mentioned it will let more light in than say a hit lens whose max is only f/3.5.

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53356 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:31:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53356 Shooting wide opened? I do it most of the time. True it isn’t the sharpest spot of the lens but when you shoot at say f/8 handheld you’ll likely end up with a slow shutter speed and camera shake – thus a blurry image so the point is sort of mute then, right? I’d rather get some sharpness and make sure my shutter speed is fast enough.

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53355 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:30:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53355 In reply to Anshul Sukhwal.

Thanks for always reading!

]]> By: Rupesh https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53354 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 18:11:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53354 Good article. Thanks Darlene. I customized my depth of field preview button to use for continuous mode and that way I can quickly press it to switch to continuous mode if subject start moving.

]]> By: miker33 https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53344 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 15:43:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53344 Great article. It’s worth pointing out that for #4, at least on Canon cameras, the aperture is always wide open and doesn’t stop down til you actually press the shutter (or the depth of field preview button). So what matters for autofocus to work is the max aperture of the lens, not what you’re currently set at.

]]> By: Anshul Sukhwal https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53342 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:34:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53342 Very informative article, Darlene. Thanks a lot for sharing it with us. 🙂

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53338 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:19:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53338 In reply to Kerry Knudson.

Thanks for coming along to Cuba Kerry! Was a great trip, really good group!

]]> By: Kerry Knudson https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/6-tips-for-finding-focus-and-getting-sharp-images/#comment-53331 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:15:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=61578#comment-53331 Great article Darlene for any of us involved in your Cuba Tour. And leads to other things worth knowing.Many thanks.

Kerry Knudson

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