Monday, March 17, 2008

focal length : shutter speed

I was a regular model photographer with my friend's children. I was crawling around on my knees - taking hundreds of shots - and they were perfectly posed, exposed and framed...or at least it looked like it in the view finder.

However, photo...

After photo...

After photo...

After photo...

...was fuzzy or out of focus or something was just wrong. When I brought it up to Todd (see top right) he mentioned a ratio that I had not heard of before. Shutter speed should always be at least the same as the focal length. That should help reduce any lens shake. I'm excited to see the difference.

This last picture is here because it was one of my favorites from the weekend.

3 comments:

Annie Bierma said...

Too Friggin' Cute! It's fun to see your work!

Anonymous said...

You are learning so much!! And- ANY TIME you want a child model... my son is at your disposal ;)

A Regular Girl Takes Pictures said...

Sweet! I will take you up on that!