hi everyone. maybe this is a very easy question that i should know the answer to, but i wanted to try and get some advice.
i always struggle with focus points when at the parks and taking pics of my daughter with a character. or for that matter with more than 2 people in the pic. i usually try to one of the most center points first making sure i pick one that is focusing on a plane that is for most of the pic. if work out from there with picking a point if there is a gap between my kid and the character.
the other problem i think i'm going to have this trip and from now on too is that she is no longer that little 13 month old that the characters bent down to for the pic. i'm thinking we are at that age now that most characters will just stand so focusing is going to be even harder.
if inside i usually shoot at 800iso so i can keep my aperture as high as possible for sharpness and also allow for a faster shutter speed. so here is another question. if i can't get a fast enough shutter speed can i shoot at 2.8 if pretty wide, say 24-35 mm, and still be sharp enough if there is just kate and a character in the pic? that is something else i struggle with also. when using a wider ap like 2.8 vs 5.6 or even 7 makes a diff when pretty wide.
thanks alot everyone!
jim
i always struggle with focus points when at the parks and taking pics of my daughter with a character. or for that matter with more than 2 people in the pic. i usually try to one of the most center points first making sure i pick one that is focusing on a plane that is for most of the pic. if work out from there with picking a point if there is a gap between my kid and the character.
the other problem i think i'm going to have this trip and from now on too is that she is no longer that little 13 month old that the characters bent down to for the pic. i'm thinking we are at that age now that most characters will just stand so focusing is going to be even harder.
if inside i usually shoot at 800iso so i can keep my aperture as high as possible for sharpness and also allow for a faster shutter speed. so here is another question. if i can't get a fast enough shutter speed can i shoot at 2.8 if pretty wide, say 24-35 mm, and still be sharp enough if there is just kate and a character in the pic? that is something else i struggle with also. when using a wider ap like 2.8 vs 5.6 or even 7 makes a diff when pretty wide.
thanks alot everyone!
jim