Need help .

javierz0509 · 8th of April 2012 (Sun)

hi everyone i am a noob at photography and i encounter an issue when taking photo of two subjects, one of them is focus and other is not, how can i have them both in focus ?
what did i do wrong?

F/stop f/8
Exposure time 1/400
ISO 200
Focal length 60mm

brokensocial · 8th of April 2012 (Sun)

At that aperture, both should be in focus, unless you're really, really close to them. Try backing up a bit and reshooting?

kfreels · 9th of April 2012 (Mon)

60mm @f8 - looks like about 6 foot away. Should be about 10 inches of sharpness but the sweet spot will be close to the middle. A couple possibilities....
1.) You moved backwards slightly after focusing
2.) Your subjects moved back after focusing
3.) The back subject is in focus but you are seeing slight motion blur. (If he jerked or moved quickly)
4.) You focused on something closer to you.
5.) Your lens is front-focusing.

EnfieldRyder · 18th of April 2012 (Wed)

Not to hijack Javierz thread, would like to know if both the people will be in focus if I am say focusing on the boy & the mother? of the boy is slightly in front of him, there is no change in the settings of what Javierz has mentioned. Just trying to understand if that possible or do I have to make changes & try to do what kfreels has mentioned?

8th of April 2012 (Sun)	#1
javierz0509 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Miami FL Posts: 489	Need help . hi everyone i am a noob at photography and i encounter an issue when taking photo of two subjects, one of them is focus and other is not, how can i have them both in focus ? what did i do wrong? F/stop f/8 Exposure time 1/400 ISO 200 Focal length 60mm

8th of April 2012 (Sun)	#2
brokensocial Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 480 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Need help . At that aperture, both should be in focus, unless you're really, really close to them. Try backing up a bit and reshooting? __________________ [mike and frida] photography - we shoot stuff. chicago wedding photography \| chicago wedding photography blog

9th of April 2012 (Mon)	#3
kfreels Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Princeton, IN Posts: 3,051 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Need help . 60mm @f8 - looks like about 6 foot away. Should be about 10 inches of sharpness but the sweet spot will be close to the middle. A couple possibilities.... 1.) You moved backwards slightly after focusing 2.) Your subjects moved back after focusing 3.) The back subject is in focus but you are seeing slight motion blur. (If he jerked or moved quickly) 4.) You focused on something closer to you. 5.) Your lens is front-focusing. __________________ Canon 7D, T2i-gripped \|Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, EF-S 55-250 f4/5.6 IS, EF 50mm f1.8 \| Σ 10-20 F4-5.6 EX DC HSM, 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM, 17-70 f2.8-4 DC macro OS HSM, 150mm f2.8 APO Macro DG EX HSM, APO 70-200 f2.8 EX DG OS HSM \|Σ EF-610 DG Super, Yongnuo YN-560\| Yongnuo RF 603s\|Marumi Super DHG ND4, ND8, CPL\|Ravelli pro CF ball head tripod

18th of April 2012 (Wed)	#4
EnfieldRyder Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 238 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Need help . Not to hijack Javierz thread, would like to know if both the people will be in focus if I am say focusing on the boy & the mother? of the boy is slightly in front of him, there is no change in the settings of what Javierz has mentioned. Just trying to understand if that possible or do I have to make changes & try to do what kfreels has mentioned? __________________ \|Raghu\| My Ride --> EOS 550D, 18-55mm Kit Lens, EF 50mm F1.8, EFs 55-250 IS

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