blur background

[cnutco]

Is there anyway to blur out the background or make it so that it is not as much of a distraction?

The background is just one of many issues with the photo.

AGREEDED 100%

Do everything possible in-camera first!

 

[o hey tyler]

And remind me how many 50mm lenses aren't fast...?

Sent from Erics iPhone! (2) Nikon D300 50mm 1.4, 17-55 2.8, 70-200 2.8VRII, 24-70 2.8, 85mm 1.4, (2) SB900

Zuiko Auto-Macro 50mm f/3.5 – Olympus OM lens group

Canon Macro lens - 50 mm - F/2.5 - Canon EF (old design, very slow focusing)

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/earlyfdlenses/macrofd.htm

 

[zabulondesigns]

I have a bad habit of making threads and never coming back. Thanks for the advice it's much needed. Unfortunately I'm still practicing with a old point and shoot nikon 8700 so I don't have that much control over the settings. This was actually just a random shot of my little cousin she said she wants to be a model so I told her to pose and I actually liked the pose. but thanks

 

[jake337]

What are you shooting with?
If you can change out lens's I found the 50mm works great for that, but you have to be closer.

The lens isn't as important as aperture and distance from subject to background are.

Sent from Erics iPhone! (2) Nikon D300 50mm 1.4, 17-55 2.8, 70-200 2.8VRII, 24-70 2.8, 85mm 1.4, (2) SB900

Yesw the lens i very important in that equation. Longer the focal length, thinner DOF. Add wide open aperture to long focal length and you have cream cheese.

 

[Dao]

What are you shooting with?
If you can change out lens's I found the 50mm works great for that, but you have to be closer.

The lens isn't as important as aperture and distance from subject to background are.

Sure, but you can't get a wide aperture with a slow lens.

Besides that, I have a fast f/2.8 lens but it will be tough blur the background (a 14mm f/2.8 full frame lens). So lens is also quite important.

 

[Dao]

I have a bad habit of making threads and never coming back. Thanks for the advice it's much needed. Unfortunately I'm still practicing with a old point and shoot nikon 8700 so I don't have that much control over the settings. This was actually just a random shot of my little cousin she said she wants to be a model so I told her to pose and I actually liked the pose. but thanks

It is going to be a little tough to use a point and shoot type camera. But you can still give it a try.

- Carefully select a background which is far far far far ... away from the subject.
- Use the longer focal length (zoom in and no digital zoom)
- Make sure the aperture is set to the lowest number (wider aperture)
- I will try a head shot first so that the camera is closer to the subject and see how the background looks. (Fill the frame with the subject)


Of course, you can try it with any subject. I do not have that camera to try so I am not sure if that will create the result you like.

 

[EPPhoto]

I just knew it'd be you to find a 3.5 lol. But you get my point.

Zuiko Auto-Macro 50mm f/3.5 – Olympus OM lens group

Canon Macro lens - 50 mm - F/2.5 - Canon EF (old design, very slow focusing)

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/earlyfdlenses/macrofd.htm

Sent from Erics iPhone! (2) Nikon D300 50mm 1.4, 17-55 2.8, 70-200 2.8VRII, 24-70 2.8, 85mm 1.4, (2) SB900

 

[Vtec44]

You can do it with point and shoot, a bit easier with zoom because you can use focal length to blur the background.

Here's what I did to blur the background. The foreground object was about 2ft from the camera, the blue object was about 5ft, 3x zoom.