CHARLES DOBBS PHOTOGRAPHY
One Brief Moment
"A photograph is a stop in time for just one brief moment." – Charles Dobbs PhotographyArchive
Tag: sharp
One very common question I get from photographers is why they can never get their images as sharp as the ones they see online. This is a loaded question, and it really made me think about all the things I go through to get tack sharp focus on my images. Sure there are the obvious tips like holding the camera properly, squeezing the shutter instead of stabbing it, tucking your elbows in, and so on. The truth is, that is just the beginning to taking sharper photographs.
Let me start off by saying that I still take blurry images from time to time. All professional photographers do. The only difference is that we don’t post them online! However, I will also bet that I take far less than most other photographers, and there are clear reasons as to why. Getting sharp images involves a combination of a few different techniques, and when put together they will produce a far higher success rate of sharp images.
When you first got a tripod, you probably thought it was pretty simple: just extend the legs, put the camera on top, and voila! It’s ready to go! So, although the tripod seems like a simple piece of equipment, there are a few things to keep in mind when you’re setting it up to ensure you get the sharpest image possible:
via How to use Your Tripod (it’s not as simple as you think!).
For the past few days, this male wild turkey and his harem of two females has wandered my work campus with no regards for the humans that might be walking by. They seem well adjusted to humans. Today, I found them at the front of our building with the male all puffed up and strutting his stuff. He apparently was seeing himself in the windows and putting on his best show to let that other male know that these were his ladies and his alone.
I wasn’t real happy that I was having to shoot in the shade with the sun shining behind them, but its not like I could tell the turkeys to give me some better lighting. But for the most part I think these shots turned out nice enough.
