Input needed.

[Azzure_7]

So after getting my new cam, I tried lots os pics. almost 400 pics in 2 days.LOL.
Anyway, pls put some input.

[Toogy]

Input on what? Not to be harsh, but...... The first looks completely out of focus. And the second one is not appealing to me either.

[rpolitsr]

Shooting a lot of pictures builds experience, provided you learn from your errors from picture to picture, so I would say shot less pictures and analyze your results in deep.

Start with better lit objects. The samples were shot at ½ sec. f 6.3 and 1/3 sec. f4.0. It is hard to avoid blur in shutter speeds slower than 1/60 sec, (perhaps 1/20 sec. if you know how to deal with IS) unless you use a tripod.

Start also with the foreground and the main subject in focus (you will learn about selective focus later), and avoid including unwanted object in the background. A bed, a disassembled cardboard box or the wall outlets have nothing to do with the car models.
Good luck while learning…

[Azzure_7]

Input on what? Not to be harsh, but...... The first looks completely out of focus. And the second one is not appealing to me either.

Dude?
Outta focus? What do you mean by outta focus? Image not sharp?
Talking about focus. Is the second one out of focus too?

[Azzure_7]

For the first shot, this is my setting.. ..

What can be improved?
my colors : lighter skin tone
shutter spd: 0.5
Aperture: 6.3
Light metering: Evaluative
ISo: 80
Lens: 7.4-44.4mm
Focal length: 7.4
Dig zoom: NOne
is mode: ON
Flash type: built in flash
Shutter curtain: 2nd curtain
Red eye: on
White balance: tungsten
Color space: sRGB
Drive mode: Single frame shooting

The second pic,
Lighter skin mode
Tv: 0.4
Av: 4.0
ISO: 80
Lens: 7.4-44.4mm
Focal length: 7.4
The rest, same setting as 1st shot.

I toy around w/ the manual focus and that's the best thing I could get for a good foccusing. . .
What's wrong w/ the setting?

[andrewaaa5]

just keep snappin, being self critical and enjoy what your doing... : )
all the best with it, and keep posting here so we can see....

attached is a small little TUBORG van ( TUBORG releases a 'JULEBRYG' every xmas in Denmark. JULEBRYG it is a special xmas beer - there is nothing xmas tasting about it - e.g. it does not taste particularly of xmas spices - no cloves, ginger, cinnemon, orange zest at all, it is just a tradition to have this beer released a few weeks before xmas. Probably it helps to get people in the 'spirit' : ) I have 'strategically' placed it in front of a Christmas card....

I've been monsterously busy the last few weeks with work, and have not posted any photos for a while. I am REALLY looking forward to the xmas holidays, but not yet. Today is a work day, so BACK TO IT : ((((

GOD JUL ('merry xmas') andrew

[MarKap77]

penyuijo,

Since the first image was done with a shutter speed of 1/2 second, I will guess that the image is blurry because of camera shake because you were holding the camera in your hand.

A general rule of thumb for taking photos and avoiding blurred images is for the shutter speed to be 1/ the equivalent focal length of the lens. Since you were using a G7 at full wide angle, that is about an equivalent focal length of 35mm, so the shutter speed should be around 1/30th of a second or faster. Many people will argue that this rule is not accurate, but for a beginning photographer, it seems to be a good guide until you gain experience with how to hold the camera to alleviate camera shake.

It also appears that you had very little light, which is why you had such a slow shutter speed. Try turning on more lights, or even placing a light closer to your subject.

One other possibility for why that image appears blurry is that you were too close. If you are going to shoot close ups, you need to switch to macro mode. That is done on the G7 by pressing the left side of the 4-way rocker switch with the image of a flower. Press it again to change from regular mode to maco mode. In macro, the minimum focusing distance is reduced from 50 cm down to 1 cm.

Good luck with the new camera, and keep shooting!

Best regards,