Recent content by AndreG

Thank you both!

I understand that the whole 'focal depth' thing is all very subjective, but looking at my chart thingy, it shows that about 1/3rd of the depth of field is in front of the focus point, and 2/3rds is behind it. Does this mean that if I'm taking a photo with say 5 rows of people in it, I should...

Hey it could be worse, you could have argued till you were blue in the face that it wouldn't affect the ratio, and only admit defeat very sheepishly when it was drawn out on paper... not that I know anyone that might have done that many years ago... :whistling:

The mistake you're making is trying to keep the ratio the same AND an equal border all the way round, doesn't work that way! I was told that the frame sizes all hark back to the different camera types that were commonly used for different size works, before 35mm became the norm. I was told to...

Today I'm trying to work out f stops with groups shots and different lenses and trying to work out this depth of field calculator but struggling so wondered if anyone could help with some real world examples. I was talking to a pro who was not feeling very helpful and just told me that F9...

Thank you all for your tips, all being taken on board and will be tried! Big Soft Moose hit the nail on the head with the child, I'd prefer not to go into that obviously. Phil I agree completely. I'm not experienced enough to know how to use the onboard to any effect other than to create a shot...

Many thanks for all the comments :) Unfortunately I can't actually post any of the pics I took as they have a child in that can't be shown, I did think earlier that was a bit of a pain. I need to have a look at some high ISO shots up close I think to see if I'm being too fussy with the noise...

I was wondering if anyone could help with a bit of advice on Childrens Birthday parties? I took pics at a friends sons party some time ago just for practice, they came out awful. Blurred, dark, focus wrong, everything. When I saw them I came on here read lots and tried to pick up some tips. A...