Comments on: Photography Tips Part II: Aperture and Depth of Field

By: Ximo ephedra.

Ximo ephedra. — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:23:23 +0000

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By: Photography For Beginners - Do You Understand Depth Of Field? | Shutterbug Source Photography Tips

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:53:39 +0000

[...] Photography Tips Part II: Aperture and Depth of Field – Depth of field is fun to play with. It lets you highlight your subjects in different ways. Itâ€™s probably most commonly used to make the background of a photo blurry. Below is a photo of a leaf hanging on a tree, with another leaf and … [...]

By: Susan M

Susan M — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:43:14 +0000

Misty, my camera is an older version of yours.

First, put your camera in Aperture mode and set the aperture to the lowest number there is. (Probably 2 or 2.8)

Switch to Manual mode. You should see a line with a minus sign and plus sign on each end with an indicator pointing somewhere along the line. The up and down arrows on the ring around the menu/ok button adjusts the shutter speed. Go up or down until the indicator is in the middle of the plus/minus line. This adjusts the shutter speed to the correct exposure. (If the indicator is towards the plus sign, there’s too much light. If it’s near the minus sign, there’s not enough.)

Remember that you generally need some distance between the foreground object in focus and the background area you want blurred.

If my instructions aren’t clear enough drop me an email. whenigodeaf@gmail.com

By: Misty F

Misty F — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:41:46 +0000

Please Help!! I have a Fujifilm S5000. I’ve been using the aperture #’s to try to get the blurry background and it’s just not happening. If I do it on Manual mode I can set my aperture and shutter speed. What range should my shutter speed be? If anyone has this camera could you give me step by step directions. Thanks.

By: Susan M

Susan M — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:02:39 +0000

That’s neat, Greg. Makes me want a popsicle!

Email me and maybe I can help you figure out your camera.

By: BTD Greg

BTD Greg — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:47:22 +0000

I'm still trying to figure out how to get my Canon Powershot to cooperate, but here's a photo I took yesterday using Susan's advice.

By: Abby

Abby — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:36:51 +0000

Susan, I’ll be emailing you shortly.

jjohnsen, I found the menu and believe I have reset the original settings. I’ve already called the store where I bought the camera and they offer a series of classes I can attend – for free, which is a bonus. Thanks for your help.

By: jjohnsen

jjohnsen — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:47:49 +0000

Abby, in your menu there’s usually a choice to return to factory settings, you may want to start with that. Also, while Susan’s posts are helpful, you may want to try some hands-on help. My local camera store offers very cheap basic digital photography classes. Mine went over the basic settings for the camera and it was only about $10.

By: Susan M

Susan M — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:27:58 +0000

Those are great, JJ. I especially like the last one that’s way off center.

Abby if you can’t figure it out feel free to drop me an email (whenigodeaf at gmail dot com) and I can try to help you.

By: Abby

Abby — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:18:34 +0000

jjohnsen, I have been playing with all the settings. Unfortunately I have played with too many of the buttons and don’t know how to get it back to the original settings. So, my pictures are turning out rather crappy. I guess a great camera is only as good as the person pushing the button!