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right ive just got my new cam, its a Kodak Easy Share C613(ok not the most expensive in the world..
anyway, i want to get better at taking pics, not just of cars but other things like flowers and animals, but one of the hardest things id tried and cant for the life of me do is this..
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ture/TDN10.jpg
I always get the thing i'm going to take a pic of blurred and the back ground in focus..
any help?
Martin
Depending on the facilities of the camera, you want to put it into "macro" mode, which will more than likely try and focus on anything closer than 15cm to the lens (different cameras have different focal lengths on macro)
To get the subject off centre, for more interest, again - probably restrictions on the camera will only allow you to do it this way...
Get the object you want in focus, in the middle of the view finder
Press the shutter button down half way so it focusses, and it'll probably beep
Then keeping your finger half way down, just move the camera slightly to make the focussed object off centre
Then click down all the way
Practise by holding out your finger in front of the lens, and trying to get the background of your PC screen out of focus
Post up your results here, it'll be good to see :)
PS: the above doesn't apply if you are using D-SLR cameras
cheers, these are my best atempts,
didnt use my finger as i cant keep my hand still its that cold..
Gonna take some practice this...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/000_0008.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...000_0010-1.jpg
more shocking attempts..
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/000_0001.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/000_0002.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/000_0004.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/000_0005.jpg
BTW, pics taken on "close up" mode on cam, as i cant find macro...
altho my k850i as a Macro and a Infinte mode..
ahhhhhhh frazzels
Your camera isn't holding the focus properly there. As said, you need to focus on an object (if your camera has autofocus, it'll be whatever is in the centre of the pic), then tilt the camera so the focussed object is off centre.
This thread needs Bump :D
macro looks like a little tulip icon if you cant find the words
top knob of the camera, roate to the little flower and try again
By tilting, you mean up or down, or left/right?
found it:thumb: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
Depends where you want the in focus part to be.
http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/4...168azl2.th.jpg
That pic I tilted the camera back a little (its a pic from inside my car looking up at rain on the sunroof) so the point in focus dropped down from being in the centre of the pic to around the bottom third.