aperture and shutter problems

britnilaw

britnilaw

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I am fairly new to photography and brand new to this site! Im having problems getting a clear image when im taking photos of my baby. Im using the largest aperture I have and a slower shutter speed gives me a blurry image obviously and faster shutter speeds my camera wont go off because it says the image is too dark. This is indoors. I cant seem to find a happy medium, Im using the large aperture for the blurred background effect, don`t really know photography lingo all that well yet haha but is there a difference way to achieve thatÉ I dont have a tripod though, im wondering if theres anyway around this without purchasing lighting equipment. HelpÉ
 
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pedroj

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Hi and welcome...You say large aperture, What aperture are you using???F2.8...F3.5 or F22...F35...If it's one of the latter [F22] that is one of the smaller apertures...
 
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Boatboy24

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Hi,

I'm pretty new to this stuff too, but had a similar problem just last week. What shooting mode are you in, aperture priority? Full manual? I was using aperture priority, but had previously adjusted exposure compensation. The compensation stayed, creating longer shutter speeds even at f/1.8. I did a reset and all was solved.

Jim
 
britnilaw

britnilaw

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I've been shooting in all modes to get practice but mostly aperture, I've played around with it a lot and just can seem to get it to do what I want!!argh!so in a mode I had it on my largest aperature at say ISO 400-800 and still blurry, and on manual mode I just can't seem to find a happy medium or it won't let me
 
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480sparky

Senior Member
britnilaw said:
I've been shooting in all modes to get practice but mostly aperture, I've played around with it a lot and just can seem to get it to do what I want!!argh!so in a mode I had it on my largest aperature at say ISO 400-800 and still blurry, and on manual mode I just can't seem to find a happy medium or it won't let me
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What are you calling 'modes'? Scene modes? If Portrait and Child and Close Up modes are what you're going by, that makes zero difference to exposure.
 
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pedroj

Senior Member
britnilaw said:
I've been shooting in all modes to get practice but mostly aperture, I've played around with it a lot and just can seem to get it to do what I want!!argh!so in a mode I had it on my largest aperature at say ISO 400-800 and still blurry, and on manual mode I just can't seem to find a happy medium or it won't let me
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Aperture=Big number "F22 means small aperture...Small number "F2.8" means big aperture....What aperture are you using...
 
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mikew_RIP

Senior Member
britnilaw said:
I am fairly new to photography and brand new to this site! Im having problems getting a clear image when im taking photos of my baby. Im using the largest aperture I have and a slower shutter speed gives me a blurry image obviously and faster shutter speeds my camera wont go off because it says the image is too dark. This is indoors. I cant seem to find a happy medium, Im using the large aperture for the blurred background effect, don`t really know photography lingo all that well yet haha but is there a difference way to achieve thatÉ I dont have a tripod though, im wondering if theres anyway around this without purchasing lighting equipment. HelpÉ
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There are ways to achieve you aim with out buying lighting,especially at this stage of your learning curve,take a deep breath and relax :D it sounds like you are trying the right things but not got enough understanding of it,have you tried outside in good light as i think lack of light inside is causing your frustration.
 
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aroy

Senior Member
Use
. Aperture priority
. Set ISO to 400
. Using the rotating wheel set the aperture to f8
. Pop the flash manually
. Select RAW+jpeg

Now focus and shoot. The flash should fire. Check the image on the camera and then in the computer. If you have no RAW converter, view the jpeg. Now
. If the image is still blurry then your hands are shaking, or the AF did not focus properly
. If the image is sharp and properly exposed, your problem is solved.
In either case post the image(s) on this forum.
 
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aroy

Senior Member
480sparky said:
How does that affect the desired results?
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You do a quick check using jpeg, which can be displayed by practically viewers supplied with all OS's. If you feel it needs processing further then use the RAW file to modify it. I use Nikon Capture NX-D beta, a free download from Nikon site.
 
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480sparky

Senior Member
aroy said:
You do a quick check using jpeg, which can be displayed by practically viewers supplied with all OS's. If you feel it needs processing further then use the RAW file to modify it. I use Nikon Capture NX-D beta, a free download from Nikon site.
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So how does 'further processing' help the OP's problem?
 
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pedroj

Senior Member
I think the ops problem is he/she is using an aperture to small F22 + instead of F2.8 to F8....

Hasn't understood what was read from the manual...
 
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