As a photographer, if there’s one bar you have to hit, it’s the ability to capture a sharp shot – and that means an image with crisp, well-defined edges on the subject or area you want to be sharp. By ‘sharp’, we mean that there’s no trace of blur or double-image ghosting on the in-focus area. With today’s sophisticated and quick autofocus systems, this doesn’t sound like it should be too much of a challenge, but if you have critically inspected your images, you may have noticed that a significant percentage are not pin-sharp in the places where they should be.
This lack of sharpness occurs for various technical reasons, all of which we will explore over the coming pages. But along with the reasons why that crispness is lacking, we’ll also explain how you can overcome these problems to ensure that your shots hit the mark and deliver super-sharp results.
With all this in mind, the first thing you need to do is identify the specific type of blur problem your shot has. If you know what this is then it’s relatively easy to find the appropriate fix for it, and then revisit your technique and/ or camera set up to make sure it doesn’t happen again!
The devil's always in the detail
Consider your setup and settings for super-sharp landscapes
This story is from the July 2022 edition of Digital Camera World.
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