

I noticed when trying to take layer photos for my 22 feature photos I was having trouble with keeping the focus where I wanted it. I kept having issues where my subject in the background would move and become the subject in focus when I was trying to take the subject in front in focus, or vice versa. This became frustrating and I have been wondering if there was a solution so I was excited to hear that there is one! It was a bit of a learning curve at first, I was confused how to force the camera to focus on the point I want it to, but I slowly realized that I could point my camera at a certain spot, click the AF button, and then move my camera around as much as I want after that and as long as I don’t hit the AF button again, the spot I want in focus will stay in focus. It was also really helpful to hear in our discussion that we should be using ISO 200 in bright daylight, 400 normal daylight, and no higher than 1600 inside or at night. We talked about how leaving your ISO set, adjusting your aperture and then messing around with shutter speed to control light when taking photos is the best way to get the best lighting and least grainy photo. I had been adjusting the ISO and aperture a lot when taking photos and not touching the shutter speed at all, so I am happy I was reminded to be adjusting that more than the others so that I can keep shooting for my best portfolio worthy photos.