Today I would like to share some portrait tips, as some of my friends have asked how to take photos with a blurred background like this.
Before I tried it myself, I thought that you wouldn't be able to take such photos without a SLR camera like the one my Dad bought last year. But, Dad has given me some tips to take such photos with a compact digital camera like the one my Mum has.
Tips that Dad gave me are:
1) Choose a location with a far background
2) Use the Zoom function
3) Take a photo from a short distance from the subject
Zooming makes the depth of field ("the portion of a scene that appears acceptably sharp in the image" according to Wikipedia) shallower so that the background becomes out of focus. Here is the result of my experiment.
Attempt 1:
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| The background is too close. |
Attempt 2:
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| The background has got a little blurred but not enough. |
Attempt 3:
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| The background is blurred but a little too dark. |
Attempt 4:
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| You can take a portrait with a blurred background even with a compact digital camera!! |
Do you think I can call this experiment a success? Share more tips if you have any!
Those are all wonderful pictures! Very good for a compact digital. :)
ReplyDeleteGood tips! Well done (and it probably doesn't hurt that you have such a beautiful subject to photograph!)
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ReplyDeleteHe there Cinnamon,
ReplyDeleteMommy can sure learn a thing or two from you but she probably needs a better cam too. She usually snaps at our great poses and ends up with the photo a few secs late. Poor Mommy, sometimes she gets surprised with the photos she gets. Heehee
The other week, she was able to get some cool shots of Daddy Fudgie with the background a bit blurred. The funny thing is she doesn't know how she did it. Waaaaah She'll probably post them soon.
-Frappie, Mocha, Sugar & the Piappies
Very helpful! We'll have to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea - those photos are amazing! My mam says she wants to try it with her camera - oh no more posing for Ruby and me
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks for the great tips, Cinnamon!! My human, Hsin-Yi, is very excited to try this out now. Although we do still think that 1st photo of you looks so much nicer...maybe it is because you are so much sharper in the foreground? But maybe that is the SLR lens?
ReplyDeleteBy the way, we really laughed at your comment...nudist beach!!!! Ha! ha! Ha!
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Honey the Great Dane
Wowie zowie! Thanks for the tip. Now if only I can remember it. Maybe I better write it down.
ReplyDeleteMango Momma
That is excellent advice on how to deliver the treat while heeling. I never would have thought of that. Thank you Cinnamon!!
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