Almost every major camera manufacturer offers a feature called focus peaking on their system. The name may vary slightly by manufacturer, and even by camera. For example, Nikon calls this feature “Peaking Highlights” on some cameras and “Focus Peaking” on others. However, whatever the name, the results are the same.
When it comes to qualities that make a good photo, sharpness sits high up on our list. It’s in the way we pixel peep. It’s in the top features of the latest and greatest cameras and lenses. Every image editing software today promises to straighten out kinks and blurs to
Ever taken some photos that appear sharp on your camera’s LCD screen, but see some blurring once you look at them on your computer screen or monitor? Or, maybe you’ve noticed that you’re getting more out of focus shots. Whichever the case, street photographer Pierre Lambert shares some of his
If you consistently see a blurry viewfinder on your camera, but your images come back clear when you edit them, there’s one simple solution — adjust the wheel next to your viewfinder, called the diopter. This lets you customize the sharpness of what you see to your liking, making them
The very first thing I do when I get a new camera (after I enter the mandatory date/time information and my copyright, of course) is to adjust the diopter, that little wheel that you can turn next to your viewfinder. This lets you customize the sharpness of what you see
I’ve got three good reasons why using f/22 won’t get you a sharp picture. However, even though I’ve proven these reasons in my own work, you should go try it yourself. The other day, I wrote a brief introduction to focus stacking (check it out here) and it has spurred
