how can i take a picture with a deep depth of field with a canon eos 40d
I have a canon eos 40d i just got, but can’t get sharp images and most of the time they have the bagkround blured. I basically need to take pictures at a weeding and i want the pictures to have most of the picture sharp rather than focused on a single object. They will b e during the day and i think i can deal with the ISO. The lense i have is the EFS 17-85mm IS
Please spacify the mode (P, Tv, Av, M) and basically what to do, thanks
Well, the background gets thrown out of focus as a result of using a low aperture number, such as f/2.7, and focusing is more critical. However, at your wedding, if you use the AV ( aperture value ) mode, you can adjust the aperture to around f/8, and the background won’t be out of focus. Don’t worry though, everything else is automatic.
Email me with any more questions about shooting and this wedding, and what you should use ( settings wise etc. )
Close down the aperture to something like f8 or smaller. Of course, you can do this in aperture priority mode, or fully manual.
Smaller aperture. ..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pooky/2501007156/
Everything will be nice and in focus.
Try to use depth of field preview button to the left of the lens. Press on it and the lens will close down to the aperture selected (it will get darker)–but you’ll see what’s going to be in focus.
Here is a chart.
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ok, put it in av mode (aperture priority) and use the scroll wheel next to the shutter button to get the aperture higher. f8 or f11 should do it in most cases. if you look in the viewfinder, there will be two numbers. the one on the left is your shutter speed. the one on the right is your aperture (fstop). you want the fstop above 8. the higher the number the better though. if you are indoors, you have to be careful that your shutter speed isn’t too low, or else you will get blurry pictures from hand shakes. the rule of thumb is that a 28mm lens should be shot at 1/30th of a second (or it should say 30 in the viewfinder). since you have the 17-85 is you could manage to take a picture around 1/40thth of a second if you turn on image stabilization. if you can’t get a decent shutter speed because it is too dark even after using is, press the “drive-iso” button on top of the camera by the lcd screen. you can then use the larger scroll wheel on the back to change the iso (light sensitivity), so that you can take faster pictures in low light. you can scroll it up to 1600, which will still look good. after that, you will be forced to use a flash, which is really annoying. i hope that helps. if you need any help, feel free to email me at zaorox99@yahoo.com. i have the canon 30d which is essentially the same. good luck! my last tip is to try manual focus, and never to trust the lcd screen on the back of the camera, because it is never big enough to really be sure if the sharpness is good. if there are minor sharpness adjustments that need to be made, photoshop can do a decent job. no offense, but you are a total goober. if you thought you could get away with just pushing a button, you should have gone p&s