I'm shooting an upcoming event and it's through a chainlink fence!
2007-08-29 07:16:38 · 12 answers · asked by ChrisTopher 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Assuming that you must shoot so that the links are in the view, then try this. Open your f stop to its largest diameter. Then use a fast exposure speed to compensate. Then when you focus on a distant object. the near chainlink fence will be out of focus. This is because of the decreased depth of focus that results from a wide f stop.
The answers above are all good except they are obvious, so I figure you are looking for this answer.
2007-08-29 07:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Turn off auto focus and manually focus on your subject. This takes the fence mostly out of the picture. If y our camera is small enough, put the lens through the chain link so the fence is not a problem even for auto focus. Best answer is to get passed the fence, with permission, so you can just take pictures.
2007-08-29 07:22:25 · answer #2 · answered by . 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you cannot get inside the chain link fence, you can literally put your lens up to the holes in the links...just be careful not to damage your lens or get a piece of the "chain link" around the edges. You can also get at a higher elevation and shoot down...might be good for a few pictures, but boring if you did all of them that way.
You can also use the fence to your advantage & get creative. focus on the scene behind the fence and the result is a clear shot with a soft, out of focus fence pattern. [trust me, it can look cool!]. You can also focus on the fence chain for some shots with the "event" in the background faded and out of focus.
Hope this helps.
2007-08-29 07:22:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can either stand so that you can fit the camera's lens through the 'holes' in the chainlink, or you can change the 'focus' so that your camera 'blurs' the fencing and you can 'see' the event going on 'inside' the fence. Is what you are going to be photographing 'legal' ... and do you have 'permission' to do your photography? If not, you could be arrested or have your 'camera' impounded ...
2007-08-29 07:21:32 · answer #4 · answered by Kris L 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gawd! i hate chainlink fences...you have to get right up to the link and shoot through it ever so delicatly...i try to shoot over or under when i can or on the other side (that could be trespassing, though...) i carry an 8 foot ladder, that helps.
2007-08-29 11:47:11 · answer #5 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the size of the gaps in the chain link you may be able to set up a tripod to take photos through those links.
otherwise your best bet is to see if you can set up somewhere where you are overlooking the fence.
2007-08-29 07:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just put the camera lens right up to one of the holes in the fence and it won't appear in the photos.
2007-08-29 07:20:19 · answer #7 · answered by Nature Boy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get as close to the fence as you can and use a telephoto lens.
2007-08-29 07:21:05 · answer #8 · answered by Paul F 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put the lens up through the fence, and use widen on the camera.
2007-08-29 07:20:46 · answer #9 · answered by Ricky 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get on a ladder or step stool, and just shoot above it.
2007-08-29 07:32:57 · answer #10 · answered by electrosmack1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋