Help with Focus

[NicholsonPhotography]

How can I get both people in focus...Am I doing something wrong on my camera?

I obviously dolled it up a lot to destract them from the fact that there were out of focus!

I had to use my kit lens to get close enough to them...I have a 50 mm, but I would end up across the street.

580 ex II
18 mm
f/3.5
1/200
ISO 100

 

[Josh66]

They both appear to be equally focused...

They are both the same distance from the lens, so if one is in focus - the other will be too. It looks like you may have missed the focus slightly. The garage door looks to be more in focus than the people.

 

[NicholsonPhotography]

Thanks fo rthe reply. I took several shots trying to get them both in focus, and none turned out. I could put a focus "dot" on one or the other, but not both of them. I always have this same problem with large groups. I will be doing bridal portraits with all the bridesmaids soon, so I need some advice on how to keep all girls in focus.

 

[keystervr6]

why not bump your f stop to 7 or so....you're shutter speed and ISO seem like they could support a deeper DOF

 

[NicholsonPhotography]

okay...so do you think it would be better to do f/7 with kit lens, or use my 50 mm/1.4 with f/7. I just feel like the flash wouldn't reach them if I was across the street. They are under an awning.