Focusing ring
The ring used to adjust the lens so that the subject appears sharp on the film or CCD.
Focusing Screen
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focusing on one person, you can still tell the story of the ship, the department, and the division. d . FOCUSING ON PEOPLE. Whatever the story, chances are it can be made better and more interesting when it is told in terms of people doing something.
When focusing on birds in flight, race cars, water skiiers, or other action subjects Dynamic Auto-Focus can be a real help. By locking on to the moving target your camera can follow it across the scene and sometimes even behind intervening obstacles.
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Techniques Glossary Focusing
The action of adjusting the lens so that the subject appears sharp on the film or CCD.
Focusing rails can also be used to help with camera positioning, something that is important in macro work in order to control background coverage and optimize your usage of depth of field.
Focusing on background interest will draw people into your landscape shots, emphasising the depth of your composition. Focusing on the foreground can stop people looking any deeper.
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Get Stuck - Focusing Your Passion
I'm feeling particularly inspired as I've had such a beautiful day of shooting in the park and it reminded me of a tip I wanted to share with my fellow photographers - get stuck.
Mini-Tutorial: Focusing, Tilting and Shifting Your Way to Better Photos
Learn how to put that tilt-shift lens to good use.
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With larger subjects, minimum focusing distance isn't usually an issue. But when dealing with flowers the instinct of the photographer is to move as close as possible in order to fill the frame with the flower.
If your lens has a depth of field scale, set the focusing mark on the lens to the distance indicated below the f/stop selected. Do not re-focus the lens once the hyper-focal distance is set. It will be out of focus.
Focusing and Depth of Field
In Landscape Photography I often try to achieve a maximum Depth of Field (picture of El Capitan). Getting such a deep DOF requires planning.
You need to set a very small aperture (large f-stop number).
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As digital cameras have a tendency to take slightly longer to focus than film camera, an important tip is to half-depress the shutter button until the camera has had time to lock the focus, ...
Focusing tips for Nikon and Canon digital SLR cameras
One of the most important skills for a beginner to learn from the start, is how to focus properly.
Focusing - I find that in macro photography it is helpful to have full control over focusing - especially when you have shallow depth of fields where it is all the more important to make sure the right part of your shot is in focus.
Focusing Faults
Once you are satisfied with the exposure, there are still things that can go wrong with focusing. If you and your subject are both being washed about in a swell focusing or judging distance can be difficult.
Focusing: Most SLRs work with autofocusing systems. Some work with a single focus spot in the center of the viewfinder. This means that the subject focus must be set by placing the centered autofocus detector over the subject.
Focusing Spot / Zone - This is the area on which the camera can calculate focus.
Force Flash - This mode forces the flash to go off. Also known as Fill flash.
F-stop -Numerical size of the aperture on a camera.
Focusing cloth
(see Darkcloth)
Fogging
Density produced on a negative, print or trannie by chemical processing or accidental exposure to light, caused by
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Focusing ring. The band on the camera lens that, when turned, moves the lens in relation to the film plane, focusing the camera for specific distances.
Frame. 1. A single image in a roll f film. 2. The edges of an image.
FOCUSING MAGNIFIER - A simple magnifying lens that enlarges the image on a focusing screen.
Focusing - Adjusting a camera's lens system to bring the subject into sharp view.
Focus lock - Also called an infinity lock, this camera feature sets a camera to focus to a certain distance (ignoring closer objects, if present).
Focusing rails and tripods
Since precise macro work often entails working with a depth of field of about one millimeter, critical focusing and exact positioning of the camera are critical.
Focusing
The focus system of the micro four-thirds system required a shift away from the phase detection autofocus used on DSLRs and to a contrast detection system more like what is used in point and shoot cameras.
Focusing. Changing the lens-to-image (or lens-to-subject) distance, until a sharp image is formed.
Focus range. The minimum and maximum distances within which a camera is able to produce a sharp image, such as two inches to infinity.
Focusing
Adjusting the position of the lens elements to bring the image into focus, i.e. so that it is clear and sharp.
Full automatic
In this mode, the camera not only controls the aperture and shutter but all other settings (e.g. flash).
Focusing accuracy
There has certainly been a lot of talk about AF issues with the EOS 10D, our own tests showed that while our test EOS 10D did slightly front focus* it was minimal and certainly within acceptable tolerances for auto focus.
Focusing speed
The lens focuses very fast underwater, and I was pleasantly surprised. Not as instant as a dSLR would, but fast enough so that I could get the shots that I wanted.
-Focusing cloth - dark cloth used in view camera photography.
-Focusing hood - light proof cowl used on TLR and most roll film SLR cameras to prevent extraneous light falling on the focusing screen.
Focusing screen
Used for focusing on a subject or composing a picture; the focusing screen is located at a position equivalent to that of the film plane.
6) Focusing On Color
Bright colors demand our attention, and when used in a photograph, they can provide a striking design element. It could be the bright stamen of a lily or the saturated color of a sunset.
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Zone Focusing: A type of focusing system that has two or more focus settings for varying subject distance ranges, rather than a continuously adjustable focusing ring.
Macro Focusing
Since DOF is so small, it's usually a good idea to use manual focusing for 1x macro shots so you get the DOF exactly where you want it.
Macro Focusing Often refers to the capability of certain zoom lenses in which the lens group moves, enabling the lens to focus closer than the normal close-up focusing distance.
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Most manual focus 35mm SLR and medium format SLR lenses have a red dot, line or diamond, often with a red "R" called the infrared index mark, that can be used to achieve proper infrared focus; ...
Focusing Rails
A focusing rail lets you move the camera back and forth in macro photography to make fine adjustments to the camera-subject distance. This is a lot easier and faster than trying to make the adjustments by moving the tripod.
Focusing distance
Greater focusing distances (shooting further away from you) increase depth of field ), while shorter focusing distances (shooting closely, like in macro) decrease it.
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Perspective
One method of creating strength in an image is to create focal points that draw the viewer's eye to that area. Focal points compel the viewer to look at them first. There are several techniques that create strong focal points.
Focusing
System of moving the lens in relation to the image plane so as to obtain the required degree of image sharpness on the sensor or film.
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Focusing at the hyperfocal distance. Nikon F5, Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D ED IF AF-S.
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Focusing
If you follow the Rule of Thirds, one problem you'll face is that your subject may not be right in the center of the photo. Shooting the subject off center causes focusing problems because most cameras focus on the center of the picture.
Focusing starts first with finding your subjects eyes in the frame. Once this is done, you should ideally depress the shutter-release button slightly, hold the focus steady, ...
Focusing on something in the foreground of your image can make a sunset appear even more dramatic.
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Focusing can be a nightmare in sports photography especially when the action is coming towards you which is quite often the case, the auto focus often can't cope well, even in so called 'sports' mode.
Focusing method consisting of set of marks to indicate distances at which a lens is focused. May be engraved around the lens barrel, on the focusing control or on the camera body.
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Focusing is internal, which means the lens will not spin in your hand while you are trying to hold it steady, and the motors are faster and quieter.
By focusing your message on the benefits, you'll increase the chances of those higher-quality clients paying you to do work for them.
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Pre-focusing is used extensively in action photography when you know that you want to take the picture at a certain fixed spot.
The focusing ring. This will be a wider ring located near the front of the lens.
When focusing on a very specific subject, the last thing you want is a background full of distractions. Studio photography allows you to control every single aspect of the picture, and that's where a white background comes handy.
Direct focusing control
Precise framing
Depth-of-field control (if available)
Unlimited lens/filter options
Ability to use tilt/shift, macro and long lenses
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Internal Focusing - Types of lens that have internal components that can be adjusted in order to focus a shot, rather than depending on adjusting the lens barrel.
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Selective Focusing: In the same vein, photographers often use selective focusing to help direct a viewer's attention to a particular point in the image -- despite the fact that the unaided eye of the photographer does not have selective focus.
Hyperfocal Focusing
This is a technique that will help you manipulate and extend the depth of field in certain pictures, such as a landscape, so the entire depth of the picture appears to be in focus.
Multi Area Focusing
Camera attempts to analyze which area to use for focusing.
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An internal focusing motor enables the camera to focus quicker. If your lens doesn’t have an internal focusing motor it might be able to use the camera’s focusing motor.
Low light focusing
If you have difficulty focusing in low light, follow these suggestions.
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Focus - Focusing on different cameras ranges from good to bad. The Olympus digicams zoom in when you manual focus, and offer spot focusing. The Nikon digicams sharpen the preview so you can more clearly see what's in or out of focus.
 See also: Focus, Photograph, Image, Camera, Photography
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