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#286431 - 20/07/11 04:29 AM
Re: One for the photographers out there.
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LegendGuitars
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Natural light and a wolly rug seems to be the way forward....
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#286444 - 20/07/11 01:45 PM
Re: One for the photographers out there.
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Noise_Maker
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Stickyfiddle: How do you get that depth of field? Brilliant photographs.
My problem is I never seem to be thinking "Arty" just "Record".
Use of aperture a low number (e.g. f2.8) will give a shallow DOF, the higher number the opposite. Aperture available will largely depend on the camera...however, a higher numbers f4.6 and above are more common.
This is where good light is essential as a high the bigger the depth of field, the more closed the iris and therefore the longer exposure needs to be.
...it's something like that any way.
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#286447 - 20/07/11 04:17 PM
Re: One for the photographers out there.
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elkay
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Sticky is spot on with regard to smaller apertures for greater depth of field (the higher the number, the smaller the aperture). I would normally go for at least f/5.6 or f/8. However, that's fine with an slr camera or one that allows manual control, but is not normally possible with most automatic digital cameras. Instead of manual control, auto cameras usually give a range of modes that you can select. Therefore, if using an auto camera, the trick is to use the mode that gives the best possible depth of field, which is usually the landscape mode. This however tends to lengthen shutter speed, so you need to keep the camera absolutely still so as not to blur the image. This is why good natural light is so important, as it will shorten shutter speed and allow you to use the high dof modes without problems. Avoid portrait and macro modes as these give very shallow dof. A high contrast setting will also give a better perception of depth, although this can sometimes distort the colour.
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