How can i take pictures with a blurred background but the subject is clear?

Question

im using canon Ixus 70

like this:
http://flickr.com/photos/49139301@N00/439334386/in/set-72157600035898371/

and im a starter.. so i have little idea on photography

Answer 1

You are using a point and shoot camera so the best think you can do is take a few steps back and zoom all the way in. this should give you some amount of bokeh (blurred background). Although i must warn you. you are working with limited zoom on a P&S camera. your depth of field (are thats is focus) is going to be larger than you wish. the only real way to increase bokeh is to
buy a SLR camera with which you can change some specific settings and lenses to achieve this technique. Like i mentioned before, the only way to do this with a point and shoot is to step back and zoom in. The greater zoom you use mixed with a good amount of distance between the background and foreground will give you a burred background. Good Luck!!

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Answer 2

It's going to be darn hard to "de-focus" too much using your IXUS 70 while keeping the main subject in sharp focus. The smaller the sensor, the greater depth of field you will have. Generally speaking, the smaller the camera, the smaller the sensor. Yous IXUS 70 has the smaller of the commonly available sensors in point and shoot cameras - as do most similar cameras. Most of the pictures you take with a digital camera are quite sharp from near to far distances and there is a reason for that which I will explain.

While we speak in terms of the 35 mm equivalency of digital lenses, don't forget that the digital sensors are usually smaller than a full-format 35 mm frame. Most of the more popular point and shoot cameras (including your IXUS 70)have the smaller sensors. It's only about 5 mm wide and 4 mm high. The lens on required to cover that angle of view is an ACTUAL 6-17 mm zoom lens. At these focal lengths, the background is going to almost always be in pretty sharp focus.

In other words, if you WANT to defocus the background, you are going to have to work pretty hard at it. You would have to zoom to the longer end of the lens and set the aperture open as wide as it will go, if your camera even allows you to control the aperture, and get pretty close to your main subject while having the background a fair distance away.

The bigger the sensor, the easier it will be to achieve pleasing bokeh. This means moving to a dSLR, which all have sensors about 20 times bigger than the typical P&S digicam. If you want to really go for brokeh (very bad pun intended), you can get a Canon 5D and you will get exactly the same effect you are accustomed to in a 35 mm camera, since the sensor is the same size as 35 mm film.

Here is an example with a point and shoot camera, although it does have the larger sensor (1/1.8") that makes it easier to blur the background. Even though this is macro mode and f/2.8, where the background should blur the most, it's not terribly blurry because it's relatively close to the subject.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/872732755/

Here is an example with a point and shoot camera, so it CAN be done. The background is much farther away,though.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/843563558/

Compare that to this image, though, which has a similar subject-to-background distance. The SLR has the obvious advantage. This actually looks rather similar to your example.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/408446616/

Answer 3

you should regulate what's suggested as "intensity of container". it incredibly is the quantity of section in concentration, once you're taking a image. it is on the subject count of the aperture, or how a lot mild somewhat entering into the digicam. the bigger the aperture the less the intensity of container is (throwing the history out of concentration). The smaller the aperture the extra intensity of container you may have (the sharper the history would be). To get the end result you what all you should do is to open the cameras aperture as much as you are able to, (you will additionally could desire to develop the fee to make the exposure of sunshine an identical). in case you have a digicam that might actually help administration the aperture (aperture precedence placing) and the fee is computerized, use this, and it will do it for you, or you should apply a very instruction manual placing. you're able to also have a definite placing on the digicam which will do it for you, study the training. in case you are able to not alter the aperture in any respect, and it is a very computerized digicam you won't be waiting to get the end result you like in any respect.

Answer 4

That photo was probably taken with a 200mm or 300mm lens.
A telephoto lens at any aperture will throw the background out of focus. Any lens at maximum aperture (f1.2, f2. f2.8) and focused close to the subject will blur the background.

If you'd like a better understanding of Depth of Field, read the article in the Oct. 2007 issue of Shutterbug Magazine (shutterbug.com) about the ExpoAperture2 (expoimaging.net). Its an analog "calculator" for DOF and its suitable for digital cameras.

Here are a couple of examples of DOF:

24mm lens at f2.8, focused on a subject 2' away. DOF is from 1' 11" to 2' 2" (3" is a very shallow DOF - everything more than 2" behind the subject will be blurred).

50mm lens at f2.8, focused on a subject 2' away. DOF is from 1' 11-1/2" to 2' 0-3/8". (7/8" is extremely shallow DOF).

Answer 5

That shot was probably taken with a 200mm to 300mm lens with an aperture set to f/2.8. You probably won't be able to take that picture with your Canon IXUS 70.

If you want to take something similar, you need to be able to override your autofocus and autoexposure. You need to set your focus on the subject of your shot and you need to be able to use a narrow a depth of field as possible with your camera zoomed all the way out to it's full optical focal length.

Answer 6

Get a clear piece of glass and put vaseline on it around where you want the picture to be blurred. It will give a soft effect, not exactly the blur you want, but very interesting and fun. Where you don't put vaseline should remain clear.
Put the camera on a tripod and hold the glass in front of the lens when you take the picture.

Answer 7

Put your canon on "aperture piority" and select the widest aperature.

Wide aperatures range from 4.0 - 8.0,
11-32 are the Small aperatures.

Wide aperatures blur the background when you have the subject in focus

Try this site too: http://www.digital-cameras-help.com/print-basic-photography.html
It has BASIC information that could be useful..as it is hard to learn at first..

Small aperatures make the subject and background sharp.

Or if your camera has "portrait" mode select that for the same result.

Answer 8

Probably used a tele. With a non-tele, use a large aperture. However, very difficult, if not impossible with a P&S and 3x zoom. Sometimes, when taking tele macro, you'll get this effect. Not ideal but use PS and blur the background.

Answer 9

You need a wide angle shot.

See if you camera can give you a wide angle with a shallow depth of field. Read your book to find out how.

Answer 10

you just have to focus only on the subject