I'm taking a photography class this summer (not digital, sorry) and I'm thinking about trying some of the photo's that I've seen on DPC. Any recommendations about particular shots you think I should try?
Since my digital camera is more or less point and click, I really want to learn to use DOF really well. I'm shooting a practice roll on colour film now before the class starts to experiment a little. Knowing my luck they'll all come out dreadful.
Funny looking camera you got, but some nice pics too!
Thanks. It doesn't do so well in the challenges, but that's okay. That's why I'd really like to learn to use this 35mm camera so that I can maybe get close to some of the excellent work I see on DPC on my film.
Nicky, you've got a real sense of drama and mood in your shots already, so DOF is a good choice to work on next. I'm working on that myself. I can't seem to make it work for me in macro flower photography, so I'm doing lots of experimenting. What kind of 35 mm do you have?
Ummm.... a Yashica FR II?? Does that make sense? It doesn't really mean anything to me, it's just the camera one of my friends is lending me for the class.
Or fences are fun with DOF, leaning against one and shooting along it. Does your yashika have DOF preview? Do you understand the basic concepts of DOF?
Do you know what the assigmnets are going to be?
Kkreeper, really like your Bug Off shot. Read the comments and most dwell on the fly having no legs. Why all this preoccupation with a nitpick when the idea was so fun and creative and you pulled it off nicely?
Such comments, dwelling on the nebulous, really, well, bug me.
Kkreeper, really like your Bug Off shot. Read the comments and most dwell on the fly having no legs. Why all this preoccupation with a nitpick when the idea was so fun and creative and you pulled it off nicely?
Such comments, dwelling on the nebulous, really, well, bug me.
Well Thank you Helene. :o) The more photos I took, the more legs fell off! hehehehe. I might have gotten a 6.1 instead of a 5.9 if it had all its legs!!! LOL
I've been shooting 35mm for the last 5 years and if there is one thing I know it's that my 35mm Pentax MX can shoot way better than alot of the digital cameras used on here. Its such a joy for me to own a camera that has artistic control. What is your DOF range on your 35mm?
"Holland Days" is exactly what I want to try and do, but I have no idea of even the basics of DOF. I'm a complete point and click kid. Help?
The wider (smaller number == larger opening) the aperture number you pick, the shallower the DoF. This also varies with how close you are to the subject in focus (the closer the subject, the smaller the depth of field)
The shot above was taken 6 inches from the camera, at f2.8, so exhibits really shallow DoF (about 2mm) If I used a smaller aperture (f19) I get a lot more in focus
100mm @ f19
That's all there is to it. Your SLR camera may have a depth of field preview button. Normally the view through the lens is with the maximum open aperture. The DoF preview stops the lens down to the actual
aperture that is selected. This means that
A/ it gets darker - less light getting through a smaller hole
B/ you can see what will actually be in focus.
