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Been trying some new things with my camera.....I still can't figure out how to get the ENTIRE shot in focus......Any tips?

I thought these came out pretty good, but not exactly what I am shooting for......

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John Lassiter
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>>Been trying some new things with my camera.....I still can't figure out how to get the ENTIRE shot in focus......Any tips?

John, I'm viewing your pix on iphone so I can't see great detail, but your pix look good. The in-focus/out of focus differences appear to be the logical result of depth of field. Examine your pix: are parts that are the same distance from the camera in focus, while parts of the snake closer or farther away from camera are out of focus? That's as it should be. It has to do with the aperture, or f-stop. The narrower the lens opening (that means f stop is a larger number) the more that'll be in focus. You'll get less, or a narrower, depth of field, in dim light because the lens opens wider to allow more light in so you can get proper exposure in dim light. But that sacrifices depth of field. Only solution is to take pics in brightest light possible. That'll give you a smaller f stop and more DOF. So direct sun or flashes.

Try this: set up ten dominos one inch apart and slightly offset. Take pix so all the dominos show, but focus on the fourth one. Take same pix in bright, so-so and dim light, and compare the results. You'll see what I'm talking about and learn to better light and better pose your animals so more is in focus.

pssst--I could make room for the 1st and 3rd ones in my set up! Those are smoking
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Very nice snakes and cool photos.

Remember this:
Large F-Stop = Large Depth of Field = More Light Needed

So use aperature priority on your camera, crank it up to F11 or higher and use a flash or artificial light if necessary.

FYI - your first photo was shot at F/5.6

lighting.

also on my camera there is a lil button with a flower on it that seems to help with closeup shots, look for a lil flower button

,,,,,,,,,,thomas
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