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Digital cameras: Got that SLR? well then show me how to blur the background!
I finally really know what my problem was
by lil-yankee - 9/5/09 11:32 PM In reply to: Sorry! by mopscare42After seeing your picture and thinking of having my girlfriend staged just like that in central park i started taking random pictures with futile results. I even reset my settings (not knowing that only resets the clock) to try and see if i had been the enzyme that leveraged those results and indeed i was. My problem was the focus mode. It was in MF mode and not in auto focus mode. i HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MF means but it basically kept my camera from taking to account where i aimed and had a pre-set focus distance. I am now able to blur the background and pretty much the aperture isn't making that big of a difference from what i can tell, the iso in the other hand i did notice keeps the picture from having that blurriness that i pointed out before. GREATTTTTTTTTTT pictures ahead.
Couple of suggestions
by kalel33 - 9/6/09 7:46 AM In reply to: I finally really know what my problem was by lil-yankeeRead the manual, please, and maybe look at getting a book on how to use the camera.
You should have been to harvard kale33
by lil-yankee - 9/6/09 8:11 AM In reply to: Couple of suggestions by kalel33If i was interested in reading the manual wouldnt have asked for help.
If you have nothing substancial to suggest, i will lead you to another link (http://www.amazon.com/How-Lose-Guy-10-Days/dp/0553380079)
maybe thats what you need to be doing...
That was a beautiful picture
by lil-yankee - 9/5/09 9:57 PM In reply to: Background Blurred by mopscare42I have never gotten a picture like that!,
i dont want to be a professional all i want is to get one like that and i will consider my investment a win lol,
details of his photo
by kalel33 - 9/5/09 10:41 PM In reply to: That was a beautiful picture by lil-yankeeThe more you want to blur depends on the aperture, distance from the subject, and focal length. The reason he got a somewhat blurry background was because the camera chose to open the aperture up as much as that lens could, the subject was far, and he was using a longer focal length.
Thank you lil-yankee
by mopscare42 - 9/6/09 3:13 PM In reply to: That was a beautiful picture by lil-yankeeBelieve me, I am no where near a pro. I am just the member of the family who likes taking pictures and having fun doing it, which it appears as what you want.
Just have fun at it, it is a very rewarding hobby.
My Granddaughter in that picture is not only a beautiful subject, but is a beautiful person inside and out and taking her pictures was a snap.
She is 15 years old and is starting collage this month and needless to say I am very proud of her.
Happy shooting.
Wayne
open aperture did not do it
by mikie666 - 9/5/09 7:24 PM In reply to: Got that SLR? well then show me how to blur the background! by lil-yankeeif your camera lets you control iso ("film" speed) set it faster. or add more light to get shutter speed up. or use a tripod- set the shutter release for a short delay like the 3 second delay most cameras have to reduce vibration
hate to disagree
by kalel33 - 9/5/09 10:46 PM In reply to: open aperture did not do it by mikie666but, everything you talked about has nothing to do with getting a blurred background/bokeh. What you discuss has to do with the sharpness of the photo and getting a fast enough shutter speed, which does nothing for depth of field.
Again, why are you talking and not helping?
by lil-yankee - 9/6/09 8:18 AM In reply to: hate to disagree by kalel33the whole point in here was that i have slr camera that i cant get to blur the background. Obviously i don't or didn't know how to do it so decided to come here were folks know what to suggest and talk about. obviously, have I known how to do it, i would have just maybe said let me show you how to blur the image, but it says, show me..... don't know how much simpler to explain than that.
Any case, you are now banned from posting crap in this thread, i now know how to blur the image and it's not thanks to your "expertise" which so far has been nothing more than a relentless blunt of arrogant crap and self assuring ego. Please just back up will ya?
sorry to upset you but
by kalel33 - 9/6/09 8:35 AM In reply to: Again, why are you talking and not helping? by lil-yankeeIf you had read the manual then none of this would have happened. A DSLR is not a point and shoot and is very complex. MF and AF are about the most basic things to understand: Manual focus and Auto focus.
There is an acronym that is prevalent amongst the photography forums and it's RTFM. It's "read the f'n manual". I went the nice route, but if you had done this in any other photography forum you most likely would have been hammered and given the RTFM. I tried to do it in a nice way, but you seem very offended.
Nah, you dont offend me, you just dont help me.
by lil-yankee - 9/6/09 10:49 AM In reply to: sorry to upset you but by kalel33Forums are places where people advice others that need help. You dont help so you shouldn't be posting here, get it?
The fact that i wouldn't read the manual, or that i didn't understand, further illustrated the fact that i needed help and thus started this thread. I have been very humble with whom ever has suggested a solution, because i appreciate it. You in the other hand, simply here trying to show that you know something but cant explain it is self depicting of your lack of it. Please go to a republican site to show your demoting ego,Here is about help, and thanks to everybody that help me solve my problem, thanks!!!
I'm a democrat
by kalel33 - 9/6/09 11:19 AM In reply to: Nah, you dont offend me, you just dont help me. by lil-yankeeIn the end, your photos were messed up because you had the camera set to MF and nothing that was discussed or suggested could have fixed that. It would be like someone having problems installing an operating system on their, but come to find out that they didn't know where the power button was at. If you look at the posts, I gave a lot of recommendations that would were relevant if the person had the autofocus turned on.
Your happy, in the end, discovering the mistake yourself without our help.
Well
by lil-yankee - 9/6/09 1:21 PM In reply to: I'm a democrat by kalel33I don't want this to become a personal rant so, I will just tell you this. Although basically I found my problem on my own it was because the suggestions I got iniciated an elimination process that let me to find my mistake. I don't understand your obsession
Background blurring (Bokeh)
by hjfok - 9/7/09 2:33 AM In reply to: Got that SLR? well then show me how to blur the background! by lil-yankeeTwo things to remember, one is to select the largest aperture (smallest f number) of your lens. The second is to get close to your subject and choose a complementary background. Carefully choose the focal length for your subject (especially portrait). Here are a couple of photos to illustrate the above.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u45/hjfok/Matthew%205th%20BDay/IMG_0032-2_1.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u45/hjfok/Matthew%205th%20BDay/IMG_0023-1_1.jpg
You don't need to be a pro to know how to do this. Just experiment with your camera.
That is the exact effect i was looking for
by lil-yankee - 9/7/09 8:35 AM In reply to: Background blurring (Bokeh) by hjfokI did find the obove suggestions by experimenting, like you said.
I did mess arround with my camera alot and never got any results.
After practicing with your suggestions i started getting some really nice pictures. I went online, saw video tutorials and never really got it, this discussion though got me going. Is all about having the right settings and you guys really helped alot, best regards and thanks!
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