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Trying to capture that perfect landscape shot is easier said than done, many amongst us would have tried and failed. Landscapes are not like people, you will need to be at the right spot at the right time.

In today's article, I will give a few tips to excel in landscape photography.

Timing of exposure is key in landscape photography. As a rule early mornings and late evenings are perfect time to take your landscapes. As the light gets brighter, the image flattens out. So anytime during the mid day is bad for landscape photography. You can still take snaps in mid day, but be sure to use a neutral density filters.

Neutral density filters are filters which nullify the excess light and glare to produce a neutral colour tone. There are many different types of ND filters, but you can choose the one which is darkest. These filters are mostly used to produce the misty look in photos.

The mode is primarily dictated by user choice, however I prefer to use the manual mode to retain control over aperture as well as shutter speed. If you are not confident with manual mode then you should use the aperture mode.

While taking landscape you will need a good depth of field or else your photos will look flat. So use a smaller aperture (or a larger F stop). The ideal f stops for landscapes range from f/13 to f/16.

The shutter speed is another factor that affects your photo. For landscape photography, slower shutter speeds are preferred to give it the depth of field. Ideal shutter speed is between 1 to 4 sec. Since the shutter speed is low, you will need a tripod to stabilize the camera. Having a remote shutter release will be an added advantage to eliminate motion blur.

The other parameters to monitor for that perfect landscape shot include ISO and depth of field. ISO refers to the sensitivity of the sensor or film. Choose the lowest possible ISO setting. Choosing higher ISO will lead to excess noise in the picture.

The depth of field is a mode which allows the back ground to be in as much focus as the fore ground. This is essential in landscape photography. You can use the depth of field preview button to visualise the picture before clicking it.

By following these tips you should be able to take good landscape shots. Having said all this I would like to add that the final result is entirely dependent on your creativity. So don't be afraid of experimenting.

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Taking Portrait Photos With Blurry Background and Understanding Depth of Field

We have all seen beautiful photos where the object is perfectly focused while the background is blurred. Such a photo can be very dramatic and might seem to be hard to shoot. In this article we will give you a few tips on how to shoot blurry background photos that will impress your friends and family. You will also understand what Depth of Field is and how to control it.

Depth of field (also known as DOF for short) is the most important thing to understand before shooting a blurry background photo. Depth of field is defined as the range in which the photo is in focus. For example an infinite depth of field means that the photo will be in focus from a certain distance from the camera and up to infinity. When taking a blurry photo the goal is to set the depth of field just around the object. In this way the object is in focus while the background behind it is not.

How do you control the depth of field? After all there is no "depth of field" menu in the camera (wouldn't that be nice...). Depth of field is an optical figure that is influenced by a few factors:

The distance of the object from the camera: This is obvious to understand when taken to the extreme. Shooting an object 10 feet from the camera will result in a smaller depth of field than shooting an object 100 feet from the camera. Obviously shooting an object which for all practical purpose is infinite distance from the camera will result in the camera focused on infinity and the depth of field being infinite too..

The aperture: The wider the aperture (f number decreases) the smaller the depth of field and vice versa: the narrower the aperture (f number increases) the greater the depth of field. Just remember that the depth of field changes along with the f number: when the f number increases and depth of field increases and vice versa. Unfortunately you can not just change the aperture as you wish. Changing the aperture results in a need to change the shutter speed (either manually or the camera can most likely do that for you automatically). The wider the aperture the more light that penetrates the lens and the faster the shutter speed needs to be so there is a limit to how wide you can set the aperture to.

The focal length of the lens: The shorter the focal length the greater the depth of field and vice versa the longer the focal length the smaller the depth of field. For example if you use normal lenses at somewhere around 50mm your depth of field will be much greater than if you use zoom lenses at 200mm. With long focal length the depth of field can be extremely small. For that reason zoom lenses are a good choice in order to shoot a good blurry photo that is practically focused only on the object.

After understanding the theory it is best to go to the field an experiment. You will get a sense of how your photo will look like and how blurry the background will be after playing with different lenses, different apertures and different distances from your object. If you own zoom lenses start with taking photos of a relatively close object while using your zoom lenses. You will find out that it is extremely easy to get a blurry background photo using this method even without setting the aperture. Once you feel comfortable with that setup start changing the aperture and also change to your normal 18mm-55mm or similar lenses.

Most cameras allow to manually change the aperture by putting the camera in "A" mode - while you are changing the aperture the camera will automatically set the shutter speed accordingly. Some cameras allow you to manually set both aperture and shutter speed.

In conclusion shooting dramatic blurry background photos is easy with some minimal understanding of depth of field and some experimenting.

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Can ultra zoom/megazoom/extended zoom camera create certain degree of shallow depth of field?

Can ultra zoom/megazoom/extended zoom camera create certain degree of shallow depth of field? Like blurry background...

Is it like the bigger optical zoom (15 to 18) can get better chance to create shallow depth of field?

Not easily due to the small sensor.

Only two thing effect DOF magnification and aperture.

Aperture is easy the wider the aperture (smaller the f number) the narrower the DOF.

Magnification is anything that makes the subject bigger on the sensor from just moving closer to using a lens which magnifies such as a telephoto,

The problem for this with pro-sumer cameras and compact is their small sensor which means you don't have to magnify much to fill the sensor with the subject, they will always have a deeper DOF than the same shot with a larger sensor. Its one of the reasons why pro photographers go for a DSLR with the 35mm format sensor.

To maximise the selective focusing effect you need a wide aperture telephoto lens on a camera with a large sensor. The exact opposite of a pro-sumer camera or compact.

There is the other side of the coin to this, which is shows itself in macro shots, with this DOF is naturally very limited as your magnifying lots, here the deeper DOF from a smaller sensor means more of the small subject is in focus which is a distinct advantage.

Chris

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