tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321539441358415547.post802936048936443498..comments2023-06-29T05:53:15.073-04:00Comments on Pixels Perfect: July 21, 2009Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05306343654342815716noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321539441358415547.post-51738153584254676162009-07-29T22:41:42.835-04:002009-07-29T22:41:42.835-04:00The aperture is responsible for your depth of fiel...The aperture is responsible for your depth of field, i.e how much of your photo is in focus. The first shot had a smaller aperture which increases your depth of field (more of the photo is in focus). This is why everything from the hand in the front to the back of the head is in focus.<br />In the second shot, the larger aperture decreased your depth of field and therefore there is less of the photo in focus. It looks to me that your point of focus (the part that is sharper) was her hand in front. You might want to try changing your point of focus to her nose or her eyes (which would ensure that at least her face is in focus).<br />I, too, have a 50mm 1.8 and I found that I get great results at 2.8. But again, this is from experimenting and playing around with my points of focus.<br />Hope this helps you!<br />BTW, I love your beach photos, I have a lot of similar shot of my kids boogie boarding!Nathalie Seguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105473244095454176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321539441358415547.post-77966709177415077002009-07-23T02:48:54.543-04:002009-07-23T02:48:54.543-04:00To me, shot 2 looks AMAZING. I never play with my ...To me, shot 2 looks AMAZING. I never play with my ISO settings. Keep posting this kind of stuff. I can't understand most of it, but I'm studying and studying this post so I can figure it all out! Shot 1 looks like what I usually get SOOC...RAW, then I adjust everything in Photoshop. I STINK! You're amazing!!kimberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675156899216666155noreply@blogger.com