WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FOCUS

From time immemorial, there have been bantering on image focus and intentionally blurred images. A lot will be said for years to come but as far as the subject matter is concerned, focus is very important in photography; unless of course, you’re being intentional and you’re applying some double and multiple exposure craft to it.

Focus is one of the most essential trios in photography; it is the process of making adjustments to your lens to find the maximum resolution, sharpness, and contrast for your subject. Here are few steps to help you achieve great focus when photographing.

• SET A DIFFERENT FOCUS: Usually, everyone expects the focus to be on the very obvious subject when you could shift focus to the unobvious, creating a new kind of uniqueness. You can always lookout for that perfect and different subject by moving your camera off a bit.

• FOCUSING ON MOVING SUBJECTS: Shooting a moving object is a big deal and all cameras have what they call C-AF continuous autofocus although there are various names given by manufacturers for their cameras. However, the C-AF works to focus on keeping the subject in focus and locking it down especially when they are moving in your direction. This usually works for sport and wildlife photography and any other really fast-moving subject.

• OUT OF FOCUS AREA: Most of the time we want that perfect shot with a very nice depth of field, a bokeh-like image. Although we don’t have to necessarily shoot an image in that manner, we may want the out-of-focus areas to remain intelligible, adding context and meaning to the image.

 

• HYPERFOCUS DISTANCE: Majorly the hyperfocal distance deals with the measurement between your camera to the point that gives you the maximum possible depth of field for the focal length and f/stop. Most times, the level of depth of field in our image is determined by the level of the hyperfocus distance the image bears. Applying some calculations using a photopill will help you get the level at which you should focus on your subject.