sharp pictures

[kelly5577]

Thank you all for being so helpful! I ma taking your advice and I went outside and shot this.....

still not good

70mm
iso 800
5.0
1/160

I made the shutter faster - any advice? What am I doing wrong

 

[kelly5577]

Sorry here is the pic

 

[CherylL]

I started with the T4i and understand the frustration of learning. I recommend a very good book by Bryan Peterson Understanding Exposure. Read your camera's manual over and over and familiarize yourself with the buttons & settings. My photos are mostly the pups and the grandkids. My general rule of thumb is not to go lower than 125 shutter speed for camera shake. Maybe you are more steady The ISO needs to be kept low on your camera. Generally I tried to use 200 or 400 outside since you have a lot of light. Inside no more than 800 with the T4i. Aperture usually a few stops more than the widest. It depends on how much you want in focus and the trade off with ISO. One focus point on the eye will help with sharpness. If you shoot raw then you can edit by adding selective sharpness. I started out learning the camera basics before I got into editing. One thing that helped me learn was to guess the settings. I would guess what the scene needed in setting the aperture, shutter & ISO. I would then take a photo on Auto and see what the camera selected. Which that may not be the best exposure, but I could see that if it was over or under exposed. Checking the histogram helped too. It was not unusual for me to take 50 or 100 photos and then format the card. I am not a pro and my suggestions are based purely on how I learned. Happy shooting!

 

[jeffp]

Thank you all for being so helpful! I ma taking your advice and I went outside and shot this.....

still not good

70mm
iso 800
5.0
1/160

I made the shutter faster - any advice? What am I doing wrong

Looking at your picture, I think it is pretty good in my opinion. I am not an expert but would like to offer what I had done before to address the similar problem.

Find a statue, put your camera on a tripod, try different aperture, ISO and shutter speed combinations and take multiple pictures. Compare them side by side to see which one is the sharpest. Be sure to try some picture using manual focus instead AF. When you get all pictures and you might found something.

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[kelly5577]

Thank you all for being so helpful! I ma taking your advice and I went outside and shot this.....

still not good

70mm
iso 800
5.0
1/160

I made the shutter faster - any advice? What am I doing wrong

Looking at your picture, I think it is pretty good in my opinion. I am not an expert but would like to offer what I had done before to address the similar problem.

Find a statue, put your camera on a tripod, try different aperture, ISO and shutter speed combinations and take multiple pictures. Compare them side by side to see which one is the sharpest. Be sure to try some picture using manual focus instead AF. When you get all pictures and you might found something.

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Thanks everyone...really appreciate your time and comments..will continue to try

 

[photoflyer]

I had a similar frustration with my T5 after I purchased the 85mm F 1.8. The only way I could get it to focus properly was in live mode. I would switch to live mode and zoom in and then I could get tight Focus. I then purchased a 6D Mark II and even with that camera I had to go through Micro Focus adjustment to get it to focus properly at F 1.8. Does the T6i have the ability to do Micro Focus adjustment?

 

[ceemac]

Does the T6i have the ability to do Micro Focus adjustment?

I don't believe the Rebels do.

 

[KmH]

Maybe some of the newer Canon EOS Rebel DSLRs have a focus fine tuning function, but I don't think so either.
Canon currently offers 8 different Rebel models and have been making EOS Rebels for a lot of years with new models appearing every 48 months or so.
Also not all EOS Rebel models are equal. A Rebel SL1 and a Rebel T7i are quite different. The T7i is more capable then the SL 1. Note the SL 2 is newer than the SL 1.
https://downloads.canon.com/nw/came...-rebel-series-_-comparison-chart-_-view-chart

 

[Cortian]

Sorry here is the pic

Kelly, can we see the numbers on that photo, please? (Incl. focal length and distance.) Because I just looked at the full-size version of it and, to my newbie eyes, I think I see several things:

1. Looking at the shadows under the boy's chin it looks like high ISO?
2. Nothing appears to be in focus.
3. Looks like an overcast day, but it also appears... over-exposed?

I'm sure somebody will be along shortly to bring me up short if I've got it wrong

What focusing and metering modes are you using?

I wonder: Have you ever tried just putting the camera into full auto and taken some snaps, just to see what happens?

 

[vintagesnaps]

I think that still might be too large an aperture when you're trying to keep up with an active kid; it may not be allowing still for enough depth of field to make sure you're getting all of him.

Obviously he's barely in the frame, so we end up seeing a lot of out of focus fence more than we see him in the picture. I think you might do better with a short telephoto so you don't have to get in so close, then you might be able to get him in the frame better. (I've done sports, and try to anticipate movement to be able to get someone in the frame.)

The exposure might be off; settings aren't quite what I'd expect even on a cloudy day. The ISO may not have needed to be quite that high and the aperture might have been better still a little smaller. With sports/action I usually go f8 or smaller to get a large area in focus.

 

[kelly5577]

Sorry here is the pic

Kelly, can we see the numbers on that photo, please? (Incl. focal length and distance.) Because I just looked at the full-size version of it and, to my newbie eyes, I think I see several things:

1. Looking at the shadows under the boy's chin it looks like high ISO?
2. Nothing appears to be in focus.
3. Looks like an overcast day, but it also appears... over-exposed?

I'm sure somebody will be along shortly to bring me up short if I've got it wrong

What focusing and metering modes are you using?

I wonder: Have you ever tried just putting the camera into full auto and taken some snaps, just to see what happens?

here are the settings used
70mm
iso 800
5.0
1/160

I had been using a apperature of about 3ish and wasnt getting great results -- so some of you recommended that I use one of 5ish - which I did - they also recommended a higher shutter speed which I got by hiking up my iso to 800...

I am a total beginner and I am looking for advice and appreciate what everyone is saying so I am trying all of the advixe - but this one didnt work out so great,,,i will keep trying.
you said NOTHING appears to be in focus - arggg lol

I use focal point - it is a black square and when I shoot IT IS ON HIS EYE. that is why i am SOOO confused as to why it is not getting sharp or pics in focus.

 

[kelly5577]

I think that still might be too large an aperture when you're trying to keep up with an active kid; it may not be allowing still for enough depth of field to make sure you're getting all of him.

Obviously he's barely in the frame, so we end up seeing a lot of out of focus fence more than we see him in the picture. I think you might do better with a short telephoto so you don't have to get in so close, then you might be able to get him in the frame better. (I've done sports, and try to anticipate movement to be able to get someone in the frame.)

The exposure might be off; settings aren't quite what I'd expect even on a cloudy day. The ISO may not have needed to be quite that high and the aperture might have been better still a little smaller. With sports/action I usually go f8 or smaller to get a large area in focus.

Thanks for taking the time to try to help me.

He actually was standing still lol and the focus square in my camera was on his eye when I shot it...so this is why i am so confused - i used the app of 5 from some of you recommending it. What do you suggest? bigger like 7 or smaller like 3

I had the iso up because people said I needed to do a faster shutter speed....

trial and error! I am trying but not seeing much improvement - I will keep at it

 

[kelly5577]

Maybe some of the newer Canon EOS Rebel DSLRs have a focus fine tuning function, but I don't think so either.
Canon currently offers 8 different Rebel models and have been making EOS Rebels for a lot of years with new models appearing every 48 months or so.
Also not all EOS Rebel models are equal. A Rebel SL1 and a Rebel T7i are quite different. The T7i is more capable then the SL 1. Note the SL 2 is newer than the SL 1.
https://downloads.canon.com/nw/came...-rebel-series-_-comparison-chart-_-view-chart

thanks I have a t6i

 

[photoflyer]

Did you buy the equipment at a camera store? Even if you didn't I would take it to your local camera store and show them what you are seeing. A good camera store will have knowledgeable people who can help you out. And, even if you pay a little bit more, I have found their advice and the ability to test the equipment out first is worth it.

 

[kelly5577]

Did you buy the equipment at a camera store? Even if you didn't I would take it to your local camera store and show them what you are seeing. A good camera store will have knowledgeable people who can help you out. And, even if you pay a little bit more, I have found their advice and the ability to test the equipment out first is worth it.

I bought the camera from best buy a last year. I dont think it is a camera issue as much as I think I dont know what I am doing haha I have tried different lenes to see if it was a lens and i still couldnt get focus so I came to the conclusion it is me ha

if I dio take it in because I am not against the idea - can they do a test for a focusing issue? how does that work?