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The Nose Knows

by Sylvia
(Toronto, Canada)

Not my Nose

Not my Nose

How can I know when the part of the photo that I want to be in focus, actually is? My dog was doing what he does best... being lazy. I thought I was getting him with closed eyes, but as you can see, his eyes are blurred while his little nose is nice and sharp.

Thought I finally understood the basic photography tips of getting things in focus, but obviously I don't.

Can someone tell me how I can be sure when the part of the photograph THAT I WANT, is in focus; and, what I'm doing wrong. I use a Canon Powershot.

Thanks for any help.

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The Nose Knows

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Feb 22, 2009
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starstarstarstar 		Nice shot
by: Anonymous

I'm not familiar with the Canon Powershot - can the aperture(f-stop) setting be changed?
I think a lot of charm the picture would be lost if you dog's eyes were in focus while his nose was not. If you can use a higher aperture setting, that would allow you to have both his nose and his eyes in focus.
Dec 11, 2008
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starstarstarstarstar 		set your area
by: Anonymous

I don't know much about your camera, but mine has options for setting the dynamic area- 3 settings- one for a single object (background blurred), dynamic area (multiple focus points), and full (this one is much more one-dimensional).
Aug 12, 2008
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by: N Woo

Well if you could of set you apature to about 11
then all would be in focus. If I remenber correctly you can set you camera to "M" and set it there. This should give you less blur in your back grounds. But this is a great shot the way it is.
Apr 02, 2008
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by: Jodie M

Try to always focus the camera on the subjects eyes, press the shutter half way down, don't let go, now re-frame the subject in your viewfinder and snap the picture. You should see better results.
Mar 08, 2008
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by: Kathleen

Focus on the eyes (placing the red dot in the viewfinder on the eyes/eye. Try to capture some catch lights in the eyes to give it life. I am not familiar with the Powershot and what it can and cannot do. But it looks as though your setting was set to av thus keeping the nose sharp and the rest blurred. This is great if you want something in focus ie a portrait and the background blurred. If your camera is just a point & shoot, set it to portrait and as I said focus on the eyes. Luv the pose of the dog though. ;-) Hope this helps some.
Sep 10, 2007
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by: Anonymous

What I've found with focusing is that although I know what I want to be in focus, the camera isn't as sure. Don't know what indication your camera provides when something is in focus, but mine provides an audible beep.

When there are multiple possible focus points in a small depth of field, I would suggest to focus manually, if your camera allows it. Whenever I take macro shots, I always go manual to avoid problems.

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