Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try to inmobilize the toddler. Javier Eric wrote: > > Michael: > > ?In trying to photograph my ACTIVE fourteen month old daughter, I'm > ?losing a lot of well-composed pictures with great facial expressions to > ?camera shake. > > What shutter speeds are you using? > > Down to a certain level, you can practice holding the camera still. But for > an active kid, I don't think you'll have much luck at speeds longer than > 1/60. > > You have a few options of increasing your shutter speed. Use a wider > aperture. Carried to an extreme, this means your DOF becomes razor thin. > If she's active, your next problem after solving camera shake will be making > sure she's in focus within a very narrow DOF range. > > So that really just leaves increasing the overall light or moving to a > faster film. > > What film are you using? And don't forget to upload some of your pictures > to share with us. :) > > Eric > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html