This was when I made donuts for Ben....No idea how I got the dof different for each one, it kinda just happened I guess?? The only zoom on Mom's camera is the zoom-in/zoom-out button, I don't have an extra lens, so I don't know how to (or maybe I can't?) adjust what blurs in the photo.
I know for these next two, the background isn't all that great...
Whatever feedback you can think of is totally welcome and appreciated!!
Rebekah :)
Well, firstly, honestly, I'm so impressed that you're thinking about backgrounds. That didn't occur to me until I was well into my third month of blogging. ;)
ReplyDeleteSometimes that can be helped by a simple white foam board (honestly, one of my favorite tools!) that you can put behind your subject.
Something that I would encourage you to do is not worry about anything technical, just try taking pics from different angle and with different, er, 'zooms'. You might just not worry about backgrounds for a moment and just step back, step close, get higher, change the move around your subject. If it were anything besides food, I'd say, get lower - but the underside of a plate just doesn't really make sense!
As for the focus point and the rest that's blurry.... I don't know on your camera how to manipulate that. What is the model and make, again? I could look it up and perhaps I could see if I can point you in a direction with that.
The amount of the picture that is in focus or out is controlled by aperture or how wide the opening that lets in the light is. If the opening is really wide, then, the DEPTH OF FIELD (dof) will be very short which means that a little bit of the doughnut will be in focus and the rest blurry.
So:
Wide aperture = big opening letting in more light = lower dof number (i.e. f3) = only a little in focus and the rest blurry. (btw, That's why I like my new lens - it has the capability of go down to f1.8 = wide aperture = lots blurry! ;) )
A smaller dof is a smaller opening which lets in more light. This has a higher number. (CONFUSING at first but after a while, it gets easier! Really, it does! ;) )
So:
Smaller opening = higher dof # (i.e. f16) = more in focus. A higher dof is very helpful for things like landscapes. It's more pleasant to see the whole picture in focus when looking at a landscape.
There's more to say but that's good for now. :)
On my camera, the aperture setting is AV. Do you see anything like that on your camera dial?
Do you have a manual or can you find one online?
clear as mud - I think I am. =P but the thing is, in the meantime, don't worry about any technicalities - just move around. Again, close, farther away, at an angle, straight on, from up above looking down. You can move it around in your frame, too - in the center - halfway cut off, etc.
btw, here is one of my favorite food photographers. She makes me feel like I have A LOT to learn but she also makes me want to keep trying! =]
xxo
http://www.cannellevanille.com/ (The link won't work in blogger but you can just copy and past the address. ;) )
LOTS OF TYPOS! ACK!
ReplyDeleteThe worst one being...
I meant to say, "a smaller opening lets in LESS light" - of course - duh! =P