FOCUSING TECHNIQUES

Question 1

Depth of Field

Answer 1

area of focus

Question 2

Moving closer and DoF

Answer 2

shallow depth of field, blur the background

Question 3

Longer Focal Length and DoF

Answer 3

shallow depth of field, blur the background

Question 4

Smaller Aperture (f11) and DoF

Answer 4

Large depth of field, more area in focus

Question 5

• HYPER FOCAL DISTANCE

Answer 5

everything beyond this distance can be acceptable focus.

Question 6

App used to calculate Hyper Focal Distance.

Answer 6

PHOTOPILL

Question 7

LARGE HYPER FOCAL DISTANCE

Answer 7

Wide angle (24mm) and small Aperture (f14).
Set the camera focus to 1/3 distance in the scene.
Landscape.
Use tripod.
Slower Shutter Speed.

Question 8

What is DIFFRACTION and the cause

Answer 8

(bending of waves)
f16 and smaller aperture

Question 9

What is FOCUS STACKING, when to use?

Answer 9

Dark scenes, because will need aperture wide open to f2.8.
Use lightroom to combine.
Several images with shallow depth of field and combined into one.

Question 10

PORTRAIT/WILDLIFE

Answer 10

We want the eye to be in focus. We want to use large focal length (200mm) and wide aperture(f2.8) for shallow depth of field.
Spot AF would be good focus point to use.
Use SERVO and shoot in BURST for moving subject.

Question 11

PREFOCUS for unpredictable moving subjects

Answer 11

Focus on a close area to where the subject will go and the camera will pick it up faster.
Mirrorless – focus a little closer to you and not the background.