nismoS132 SG to get this kinda effect on a pic, what would the ideal settings be for the focal length and aperture? i'm trying to get this kinda effect on a bunch of flowers (probably tulips)
nismoS132 SG nono it’s not a filter, just simple aperture can liaoz, but i not very good at these kinda shots.
nismoS132 SG i could always just take a pic of a bunch of flowers and fotoshop it for that effect, but i wanted something a little more natural.... then again, it's all up to the client
sillyme SG to have similar effect, you need to have a large aperture.. i believe somewhere near 4 - 5.6 should get this effect... if you have small aperture everything will be in focus..
sillyme SG yup.. focus on the object that u want to be sharp.. oh ya, the depth of view (how much of the picture that is sharp) depends also on the distance between the camera and the subject.. the nearer to the subject, the shallower the depth of view (i.e. less things in focus) so go nearer to the subject..
jOhO SG hey nismo, to get this effect u either shoot macro, or use a very fast lens, meaning a lens that has a large aperture. some have mentioned the larger the aperture (smaller F number) the lower the depth of field, which equates to "more blur areas"... i dunno wat type of cam u'll be shooting with, but if it's an SLR u could try using a 50mm f/1.0 (DAMN expensive) or 50mm f/1.8. if u shoot macro, then any stardard (28-85mm?) lens will be fine. if u're using a point and shoot or non-slr (like mine) i'd probably do a macro shot. CONFIRM ur DOF will be short no matter wat ur aperture is, for a macro shot. now parka was talking about a shot i did that is similar (not using macro) think he was referring to this one: in this shot i used the largest aperture on my cam at the longest zoom (approx 280mm [35mm film equivalent] at f/4.0). this is the largest aperture that my cam can go at that zoom. u can also try it that way. as for the focus, if auto focus doesn't work, then u gonna have to use manual focus. a macro shot will be something like this: where the lens was only 2 inches or less from the subject. wanna tell me wat cam u'll be using? it'll help alot.
harryryan SG close up view of a small object get a macro lens…it blows thing up to unbelieveable proportions.
nismoS132 SG haha paiseh forgot to read this thread. now i oso waiting for client's reply see she wanna accept this idea or not. if she accept then i gotta go loan camera liaoz.
nismoS132 SG not yet, see which fren can loan me camera slr will be some canon one, 35mm, forgot the name liaoz. if digital, dunno yet
