Trying until I get it.

astrayasagiri · Sep 21, 2016

#1 shot taken as practice almost a month ago.

https://flic.kr/p/M2shWY
#2 same as 1

https://flic.kr/p/Lw1vrM

#3 same as the 2 above

https://flic.kr/p/Mqd7RJ

#4 same.

https://flic.kr/p/MimfQ1

#5 taken 4hours ago and i rarely see people doing this in public. I only see people reading on tablets nowadays.

https://flic.kr/p/MqdcUu

zombiesniper · Sep 22, 2016

If you use the BBCode it will show the image.

_MG_0071-01 by astrayasagiri, on Flickr

_MG_0051-01 by astrayasagiri, on Flickr

_MG_0007-01 by astrayasagiri, on Flickr

_MG_0005-01 by astrayasagiri, on Flickr

IMG_0773-01 by astrayasagiri, on Flickr

astrayasagiri · Sep 22, 2016

Thanks

astroNikon · Sep 22, 2016

astrayasagiri said:
#1 shot taken as practice almost a month ago.

https://flic.kr/p/M2shWY
#2 same as 1

https://flic.kr/p/Lw1vrM

#3 same as the 2 above

https://flic.kr/p/Mqd7RJ

#4 same.

https://flic.kr/p/MimfQ1

#5 taken 4hours ago and i rarely see people doing this in public. I only see people reading on tablets nowadays.

https://flic.kr/p/MqdcUu

What are you trying to accomplish?
#1 - f/1.8 1/100 ISO 320
I would use a slightly deeper DOF. F/1.8 is fine in this shot though as both faces look to be about the same plane. But you can see his fingers are OOF. Also your shutter speed may be a little slow. With people I normally try at least 1/125 it all depends upon how much "movement" even if ever so slightly you think is going to occur.

# 2 - f/1.8 1/100 ISO 100
I think it's your shallow DOF and shutter speed being slightly to slow for his face to be slightly OOF. He looks like he's moving quite a bit, so 1/100 may of been slightly too slow. A deeper DOF also is good when there slight movement. It all depends upon your knowing the calculations for DOF and how you want the photo to turn out.

# 3 - f/1.8 1/60 ISO 100
it looks like the little girls hair (top left) is in focus, but not much else is.
once again your f/1.8 and shallow depth of field would be the issue here. Also the shutter speed of 1/60 would be an issue for some movement blur.

# 4
f/1.8 1/60 ISO 100
looks slightly out of focus due to f/1.8 and probably some subject movement.
once again, faster shutter and deeper DOF

# 5
f/1.8 1/1000 ISO 1600
you'll notice the subject to the right is in focus - I'm assuming you focused on him. The subject on the left is not quite in focus due I'm guessing to the f/1.8 As they are both sitting and not moving much your shutter of 1/1000 was more than adequate. I probably would be at 1/160 ish and f/4.0-5.6 and matched the ISO for proper exposure.
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In general,
Don't be afraid of using your ISO to bring up your shutter speed slightly, and a small aperture such as f/2.8 or f/4.0 or f/5.6. With people I'm normally from f/4.0 to f/5.6 when I'm at a short distance to them. And 1/125 shutter and faster. The more people not in the focus plane then a deeper DOF like f/7.1 or f/8.

The 50mm lens allows you to use f/1.8 But you need to learn how to use it and when. F/1.8 is fine for people if you get the desired results, but you need to learn more about DOF. Just because you can use f/1.8 doesn't mean you should use it all the time ==> Understanding Depth of Field in Photography

Learn a bit more about shutter speed too both artistically==> Using Camera Shutter Speed Creatively

and in general ==> Camera Exposure: Aperture, ISO & Shutter Speed

and don't be afraid to get the ISO where you want it to balance our your Aperture and Shutter. If the ISO gets too high though it will introduce noise, at which time you want to compensate the shot to bring ISO down by either adjusting Shutter or Aperture while still getting the shot that you want.

You'll also want to learn about how your camera focuses and picks a spot to focus on. This is normally called Focus Mode and Focus Area. I'm unfamiliar with Canon cameras to help much. But you should be able to select one point, with people it's normally an eye. Or maybe you use face detection?