chericheesecake
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Hi all! I would really love some advice from anyone who is willing to help me. My background: I'm not a straight up beginner exactly - I've dabbled in photography since I was a little kid and am currently failing forward as a committed semi professional. I have my skill set and my niche (pin ups, band photos, some general portraits and weddings) and for the most part things go pretty well. But I have one BIG problem: my terrible focusing ability!!! WAAAAH!!! I keep practicing and reading and thinking I've got it down, until I get my shots in Lightroom and have to trash hundreds of otherwise good shots, rendered unusable because they're just not quite sharp enough. Sooo many. That's how I go through my shots. I just have to search for the tack sharp ones to keep. IT SUCKS!!! I'm just not sure what I'm doing to mess them up. I usually shoot in AV, I try different "rules" and ideas for camera settings, I focus on eyes, I use back button auto focus, I try not to "stab" the shutter...I just don't know if the problem is in my settings, or a physical problem. At this point I keep throwing ideas at the wall and hope they stick, and I don't want to work that way. I need to learn how to get my shots sharp so that I can worry about other stuff.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Thank you in advance for your help!