Problem
I just looked at a pair of travel sandals on eBay. I wanted to bid because the size and colour were just right. However, the photo of the soles was useless. The underside soles and heels were out of focus so you could not see if they were worm down.
I thought:
WALKING SHOE SALES - SOLES OUT OF FOCUS
The photo looks very nice, great colour, but the one showing the underside heels and toes is out of focus.
If you take a photo of something at home, you have time to sort out the problem and practice. I suggest taking the photo again. On some cameras you have focus lines.
Try photographing either in daylight by a window, or resting the camera against a hard surface to prevent camera shake. You could also take from further away and close up, until you get one which is in focus. I hope this helps you get a good photo.
When buying second-hand shoes, you want to know that the soles are level. Otherwise, not only do the shoes look shabby, and morale-sapping (bad feng shui) more importantly you may be walking with your feet twisted out, causing pain to your ankles and knees and back, even making you lose your footing.
In addition to the importance of seeing in focus pictures when buying second-hand or pre-loved shoes, what about the focus of your holiday photos?
HOLIDAY PHOTOS
The same solutions apply:
Sunlight
Natural light by a window
outdoors
Photos taken from near and far
Use two cameras or two photographers
Ask a passer-by with a better camera to take a photo and send it to you - or photograph their photograph
Buy a mini tripod
Improvise a tripod or firm support
EDITING
Click on the general editing 'enhance' which seems to make all my photos slightly lighter and brighter. On a smart phone you probably have an editing programme. Remember to look for the word 'done', usually bottom right or top right. Click on it. At the start, with a new phone, I kept making changes and losing them. Then I discovered you had to click on DONE.
WIKIPEDIA
If you just drag and drop photos from Wikipedia, sometimes they are not in focus. You have to click onto the next page where it says details, and get the name of the photographer to give them a credit You may also see instructions on how to get 'high resolution' which means more dots per inch and better focus.
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please bookmark and share links to your favourite posts.
I just looked at a pair of travel sandals on eBay. I wanted to bid because the size and colour were just right. However, the photo of the soles was useless. The underside soles and heels were out of focus so you could not see if they were worm down.
I thought:
WALKING SHOE SALES - SOLES OUT OF FOCUS
The photo looks very nice, great colour, but the one showing the underside heels and toes is out of focus.
If you take a photo of something at home, you have time to sort out the problem and practice. I suggest taking the photo again. On some cameras you have focus lines.
Try photographing either in daylight by a window, or resting the camera against a hard surface to prevent camera shake. You could also take from further away and close up, until you get one which is in focus. I hope this helps you get a good photo.
When buying second-hand shoes, you want to know that the soles are level. Otherwise, not only do the shoes look shabby, and morale-sapping (bad feng shui) more importantly you may be walking with your feet twisted out, causing pain to your ankles and knees and back, even making you lose your footing.
In addition to the importance of seeing in focus pictures when buying second-hand or pre-loved shoes, what about the focus of your holiday photos?
HOLIDAY PHOTOS
The same solutions apply:
Sunlight
Natural light by a window
outdoors
Photos taken from near and far
Use two cameras or two photographers
Ask a passer-by with a better camera to take a photo and send it to you - or photograph their photograph
Buy a mini tripod
Improvise a tripod or firm support
EDITING
Click on the general editing 'enhance' which seems to make all my photos slightly lighter and brighter. On a smart phone you probably have an editing programme. Remember to look for the word 'done', usually bottom right or top right. Click on it. At the start, with a new phone, I kept making changes and losing them. Then I discovered you had to click on DONE.
WIKIPEDIA
If you just drag and drop photos from Wikipedia, sometimes they are not in focus. You have to click onto the next page where it says details, and get the name of the photographer to give them a credit You may also see instructions on how to get 'high resolution' which means more dots per inch and better focus.
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please bookmark and share links to your favourite posts.
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