okay. so you know when you see those pictures of like a flower or something, and the background is all blury and the flower is crystal clear? do i just leave the shutter open or what do i do. oh and to let you know, i have a digital camera. not that expensive eather, i think it was only like 99$ or something
please i need someone's help!!! :)
2007-12-10 18:21:33 · 8 answers · asked by jesika_151271 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
No sorry. Cheap digital camera's don't offer any option to do that. You will need to get that effect in 'post production' by photo shopping it. Not that hard to do.
2007-12-10 18:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All may not be hopeless. In all photography there is a "field of focus" which is adjustable by setting or by positioning of the camera itself. Things in the field are clear while anything beyond or in front of the Field blurs. With out being able to adjust your lens there is still a set point. It is built into your camera lens (digital or not) ...and only looking very carefully at your composition can you determine what the range of focus is for your lens. It is likely to be a very wide range as opposed to a lens that can be tightened down to a narrower range. Successful photography is all about your eye and your mind. You must see the details and get your camera positioned and/or adjusted to see the exact same details. Yes there are surprises but they are more likely to come after you have learned how to get the best out of your equipment what ever equipment you use.
2007-12-10 19:03:20 · answer #2 · answered by recallthis2004 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at the back of the camera before you buy it. There should be a "macro" setting to let you do this. If you see a little picture of a flower on the back of the camera or on the mode dial, you're set. All you need to do is practice with it and you'll do okay. This was taken with a $150 camera:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/441244818/
Here's another one I did with the same Nikon Coolpix 4600 just for this question. It is just to show you that any half-way decent point and shoot can take a macro picture.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/2104143615/
2007-12-10 23:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can figure out how to keep the shutter open on your camera then that would help ...keep the camera steady....
there should also be a "macro" button that has the picture of a flower and will help focus in close ups
2007-12-10 18:26:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you have a macro setting on your cheap camera, you wont be able to do this.
This is one of the results people are after, when they spend money on those expensive cameras and equipment ;)
2007-12-10 22:03:39 · answer #5 · answered by LeBela 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try getting as close as you can and better still, if it has a macro setting, use it.
2007-12-10 22:02:07 · answer #6 · answered by Piano Man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need macro equipment to do that properly.
2007-12-10 19:37:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use close up lens
2007-12-10 20:35:03 · answer #8 · answered by keshav 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋