this might sound pretty silly...

[obscure.individual]

i'm taking a digital photograohy class at my high school, and the assignment is to take a self portrait. i have a fantastic idea, but i can't do it because i need to be outdoors and its raining. so i'm trying to use a mirror and a very small tripod i have to take a photo of my eye. i'm using a Tamron SP 90mm 1:2.5 lens, which can focus pretty close. but it doesn't have autofocus, so i'm stuck trying to manually focus while using a mirror. i decided to focus it all the way out then move my head either closer or farther away until my eye is in focus, but somehow every single time i try that its a bit blurry, even if i use a timer.

can i get some suggestions on how to do this?

 

[480sparky]

OK, by 'focus all the way out', you mean focus at infinity? Or focus as close as it will go?

Post some examples. We can tell a lot from those.

 

[obscure.individual]

OK, by 'focus all the way out', you mean focus at infinity? Or focus as close as it will go?

Post some examples. We can tell a lot from those.

i mean as close as it will go. i'll put pictures up in a bit, i'm posting from my phone right now so i'll have to get the photos on my computer

 

[obscure.individual]

nevermind, i finally got some clear, perfectly focused shots. i thought something was up with the lens or the camera, so that's why i freaked out a little bit. its all good now

 

[Derrel]

Dude...you need a piece of string and a knot in it...focus the lens at X distance, and then pull the string out to X. Focus issue solved. Of course, then there's the aiming part...a bit tougher...