Here’s how to take a picture and get an intentionally blurred background.

1. Set the lens as far as possible to the telephoto side (200-300mm)

2. Select the Av exposure mode and keep the aperture open.

3. Choose natural elements as a background (flowers, leaves, etc.).

4. Get as close to the subject as possible.

5. Find ideal framing and angle while checking shots through the LCD monitor.

Here is an example [...]

Sunset trial picture with my Canon EOS 50D.

Here’s a picture I took last evening of a sunset from my bedroom window. The camera settings were on manual mode with a shutter speed of 1/4  F5.0. I thinks so but I played a lot with the settings that I may be a bit off with those values. Anyway if the result is good and you agree with [...]

How to take a picture of a moving subject on a slow background.

Fast moving subject, slow background

How can you get good panning shots? What is panning?

Panning refers to the horizontal movement or rotation of a still camera, or the scanning of a subject horizontally on video or a display device. Panning a camera results in a motion similar to that of someone shaking their head “no”.

If you know [...]

Spring is finally here

 Our first tulip. Pictures taken with my Canon Powershot S5IS

Camera settings (Manual 1/100 F8.0 ISO 100 in Super Macro mode)

Click on picture to enlarge. This little camera even with it’s 8 Megapixels provides a lot of details.