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Muziks · **help -** 10-31-2006, 11:21 AM

I'm a teacher in a highschool, last week my principal ask me if I could take a picture of 9 students that are in a special scholarship. they know that I'm always with my camara, yes a love to take photos but I'm not a profesional. I said yes and took the photo, later when I check the photo I notice that the students that are at the ends are blur. I have a canon 300D
What can I do??? I would like to take another that will come clear.

thanks for your help

exposedmedia · 10-31-2006, 11:23 AM

how bad is the blur? will sharpening help any?

DEMDeepEllumMusic · 10-31-2006, 12:14 PM

WEre you using the Tamron 28-200? Could be the lens. Try shooting a blank wall as wide as the kids were apart and see if the edge bricks go out of focus. (then try shooting at a higher F, if you were at 5.6 try 11 or even 16 or 22).

Muziks · 11-01-2006, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by exposedmedia

how bad is the blur? will sharpening help any?

I try sharpening the photo in the computer but didn't work =(

Muziks · 11-01-2006, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DEMDeepEllumMusic

WEre you using the Tamron 28-200? Could be the lens. Try shooting a blank wall as wide as the kids were apart and see if the edge bricks go out of focus. (then try shooting at a higher F, if you were at 5.6 try 11 or even 16 or 22).

I was using the canon 18-55 lens.
thank you for the wall tip, the f was 5.0 so I try a higher f.

thanks for the tip

DEMDeepEllumMusic · 11-01-2006, 09:52 AM

I bet with the f5.0 your DOF that was in focus was falling off on the edges, hence the blur/softness. Kick that F stop up to as high as you can get it, go to a tripod if you have too,
and that blur should drop away.

darktiger · 11-01-2006, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DEMDeepEllumMusic

WEre you using the Tamron 28-200? Could be the lens. Try shooting a blank wall as wide as the kids were apart and see if the edge bricks go out of focus. (then try shooting at a higher F, if you were at 5.6 try 11 or even 16 or 22).

I agree, with a lot of light...

Duffy Pratt · 11-01-2006, 11:01 AM

Or, depending on how large a print they want, you could back up the shot to give some room at the edges, and then crop it. I would probably try both at the next shoot, to make sure I didn't need a third shoot.

Duffy