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Comment on ‘Save for Web’? or ‘Save As’? EXIF is the criteria by 1stAngel

1stAngel — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:21:52 +0000

Excellent post and well worth us remembering how important this information is on our images that we are selling!

Comment on ‘Save for Web’? or ‘Save As’? EXIF is the criteria by Tom Humes

Tom Humes — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:30:29 +0000

Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you.

Tom Humes

Comment on How to Produce Background Blur by rich

rich — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:13:33 +0000

Yes thank you f2point4. Your added advice is appreciated.

Comment on How to Produce Background Blur by f2point4

f2point4 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:45:35 +0000

Sorry, I forgot to say, I used the macro setting on the picture in my last entry: “freezing…”, just for illustration.

Comment on How to Produce Background Blur by f2point4

f2point4 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:42:55 +0000

Hi Rich. Thanks for this explanation.

Shallow depth of field is achieved by either using a long focal length or a wide aperture. Most point-and-shoots won’t let you set the aperture but many of them have a portrait setting. The portrait setting is programmed to use the widest aperture possible given meter reading and zoom setting in order to throw anything behind or in front of the ’sitter’ out of focus. Maybe this helps, too. This is the setting I use on my Sony Cybershot T100.

Another favourite of mine is the super macro setting, which works at the widest angle of the lens only on this particular camera but as you can move as close as 5 cm on something you focus on, everything else is out of focus. With this particular setting the effect is strongest the closest you get to what you focus on.

Hope this helps.

Comment on How to Produce Background Blur by 1stAngel

1stAngel — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:43:09 +0000

awesome advice! Thank you