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| I have always wondered how some photographers take a certain type of action picture.
Here is the example; there is a picture with a person running, the person is in focus however the background is blurred. How did the
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Nigel M,
Age 17
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| This is done by a method called "Panning". To do this you find the action you want to stop and set your shutter speed at what you think would stop this action. Then you take your camera and follow the action, when the time is ready you snap the picture while following the action, this will stop the action and blurr the background. This works because; in this picture your background is still, by moving the camera you create action between the lens and the background resulting in blurred background, and then of course your (object of action) will be in focus. |
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| I've seen
people take pictures of their
family with no one at the camera.
How do they do this? |
Nigel M,
Age 17
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| Most cameras have a timer switch on them, and this is used as a way to shoot a picture without being at the camera. So if you want to shoot your family portrait, while also being in your family portrait, you would do the following. Set up the camera on a tripod and make all of your adjustments and then wind the timer and get in the picture. Be sure and smile! |
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| What is the difference between a telephoto lens, and a macro lens? |
Nigel M,
Age 17
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| A telephoto lens is a lens that brings objects closer. For example if you wanted to take a picture of a bird high up in a tree, this lens would make it appear closer. And the other a Macro lens is one lens that magnifies. For example if you wanted to take a close up picture of a bug you caught, you would get close and focus on it, this would give you excellent detail. An easy way of putting it would be: A telephoto lens is equivalent to binoculars; A Macro lens is equivalent to a magnifying glass.
See also: Telephoto Lens, and Macro Lens. In our glossary. |
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