Comments on: How to Take Sharp Photos

By: Francis

Francis — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:31:38 +0000

hi Nasim
nice article and very interesting!
can i ask which settings can i use for my nikon d90 when shootin in a room with a lots of children?
it seems that everytime im firing, not all children is focused some are blurred…
how can i take picture to show all children in the frame to be equally sharp?
is there any focus setting to be used?
please advise.

thanks!

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:54:14 +0000

Recently I came across an article in which the writer suggested that we not use the extreme distance on a lens in order to get the maximum sharpness of a picture. For example, you don’t use 200mm on a 70-200mm lens, but rather a 180mm. Likewise you would use 85mm instead of 70mm on the same lens. I’ve never heard this before. Your thoughts?

By: Suchindran

Suchindran — Sat, 19 May 2012 10:26:33 +0000

nasim mansurov

nice article. liked it. when doing candids, i prefer to use wide primes and do zone focusing (shooting from the hip sometimes :-) … it also pays to know the sweet spot (in terms of optimum iris) of each lens we own … cs

By: Trevor

Trevor — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:35:22 +0000

Ganesh, I was given my D5100 for Christmas 2011. I must say that I got a lot of sharp pictures. My advice to you is
1) use P mode (I see Nassim also recomends it)
2) Take lots of different shots @ different settings!

Must add that I love my D5100. Also I’ve just bought myself AF-S nIKKOR 55-200MM 1.4-5.6g ED It’s a nice lens to have.

By: Arijit

Arijit — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:36:38 +0000

Hi Nasim,
Thank you for such a wonderfully informative article. I am planning to buy a Nikon D5100 but most of the reviews say that the images are little soft direct from the kit lens (18-55mm). Is it possible to take sharp images with the kit lens using your techniques? It comes with an aperture range of f/3.5 – 22 (W), f/5.6 36 (T). Many thanks.
Arijit

By: Trevor

Trevor — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:30:56 +0000

I find your advice very helpful. Got a D5100 for Christmas 2011 AND am loving it.
Appreciate your help.
Thanks

By: Olawale

Olawale — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:59:35 +0000

Thanks for the insights…I must admit, I learn some new tricks. Now, I notice my shutter speed is fixed at 1/60 after setting my camera on the aperture priority mode. I also recall you recommended shooting at speeds of 1/100 or higher. how do i overcome this challenge this please?

Please note my ISO is on auto with 200/800 (minimum/maximum) values.

I will appreciate your help.

Regards.

By: Barry R. Boyd

Barry R. Boyd — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:04:58 +0000

Can you post the response for this issue? I have the same problem. I think my issue may be due to the size that I “export” my image from LR4. Currently I export it as a 1200×1800 JPEG.

Thanks!

By: Cordellaia

Cordellaia — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:28:52 +0000

Very informative article. I will definitely use some of your techniques. I am going to be taking pictures at upcoming graduation events and mostly held inside. What should I do? Use a tripod? What should I set my camera settings to as far as ISO and Aperture? I have a NIKON L120 and i don’t know what setting to use.

Thanks so much for your knowledge in cameras and photography.

By: Dave Kelly

Dave Kelly — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:04:14 +0000

I really appriciate your insites.
I have been picking at photography for a bit. But I have a very long way to go. One of the things I have been taught in landscpe photos is the f22 rule and also to find the sweet spot for your particlular camera. Mines seems to be about f16.
So do you think I would get better results with your suggestions?
I am using a Sony A700 with a zeiss 16 – 80 lens for most of my landscapes.
I have been using most all of your sugestions for quite sometime even before I found your site.
I have a good trypod and use it most of the time.
I like shooting flowers too, but not people so much.
But I really like what you have to offer us amatures – well me anyway.