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<blockquote data-quote="Blacktop" data-source="post: 612547" data-attributes="member: 22693">First things first. F/1.8 will not give you very much in focus , especially if you're shooting close up like this. Stop down your aperture and this will get more of your subject in focus .( play with it and experiment) Pay attention to the light. Where is the light coming from. Is your subject backlit? . If it is ,move around to the other side of the subject so that light shines behind you and you're not shooting into the light.You said that the background is pretty noisy. This shot was at ISO 100 so you shouldn't have any noise. I don't see it. Is this a handheld shot? Try using a tripod for static subjects. This way you can keep your ISO low, use a smaller aperture and don't have to worry about slow shutter speed causing camera shake.I would also highly recommend using some sort of editing program. Even if it's just simple edits like exposure, highlights/shadows, contrast and the ability to crop/straighten your shots. This will go a long way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blacktop, post: 612547, member: 22693"] First things first. F/1.8 will not give you very much in focus , especially if you're shooting close up like this. Stop down your aperture and this will get more of your subject in focus .( play with it and experiment) Pay attention to the light. Where is the light coming from. Is your subject backlit? . If it is ,move around to the other side of the subject so that light shines behind you and you're not shooting into the light. You said that the background is pretty noisy. This shot was at ISO 100 so you shouldn't have any noise. I don't see it. Is this a handheld shot? Try using a tripod for static subjects. This way you can keep your ISO low, use a smaller aperture and don't have to worry about slow shutter speed causing camera shake. I would also highly recommend using some sort of editing program. Even if it's just simple edits like exposure, highlights/shadows, contrast and the ability to crop/straighten your shots. This will go a long way. [/QUOTE]

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