Trying to get the proper dof with a macro lens. I somehow cannot achieve it with my usual camera settings. As I have a bridge camera, it seems very limited. Maybe I should try spot focus. Any ideas and help from you wonderful photographers here?
Such a lovely colour could be even more beautiful in the shade and or minus one or two stops. With a macro lens, the closer you get the more dof and centre spot metering helps you to select the sharpness were you want it to be.
This is lovely Diana. I just have a little Canon Powershot - so nothing very advanced, but I use the Spot Metering setting a lot to help remove the background by making it dark or light. Probably not what you're wanting though. The IR camera has a Spot Focusing setting which seems to increase the DOF. All of a bit of a mystery though. LOL
@pistache@onewing@grammyn I would like to achieve something like this with my camera just set on macro. It does not work very well. I had to use a raynox lens to achieve this. I would also like to achieve this in aperture on my camera, but I don't get the dof :)
@marijbar Thanks Marij, I will try that 😊 @jgpittenger I have tried that with my camera set to macro, but I don't get the dof I would like.
I would love to achieve these gorgeous soft shots in aperture mode with great dof, but it does not work out that way. I am following Graham Houghton tutorials about my camera, he says tthat the camera is very limited in what it can do 😬 @robz In which mode do you use Spot Metering Rob? I always look at the exif of these lovely dreamy shots and try to get something similar, but no way I get it. 😉
@ludwigsdiana Hi Diana - with the Canon I use it in the programmed macro mode - and alter the exposure bias and white balance at the same time. With the Nikon converted IR camera I use it mainly in the Aperture mode (that one works best for the IR) to allow more contrast for the camera to auto focus. The camera needs that to do close up shots. The Macro mode is hopeless - all red and black! I don't know if this is any help - it's just what seems to work for those cameras. Cheers Rob
Centre spot metering and macro setting should work or just stand further away and zoom should also blur the background
@jgpittenger I have tried that with my camera set to macro, but I don't get the dof I would like.
I would love to achieve these gorgeous soft shots in aperture mode with great dof, but it does not work out that way. I am following Graham Houghton tutorials about my camera, he says tthat the camera is very limited in what it can do 😬
@robz In which mode do you use Spot Metering Rob? I always look at the exif of these lovely dreamy shots and try to get something similar, but no way I get it. 😉