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iSpyCams · 01-04-2016, 09:18 AM

I am starting to try to teach myself photography, and I have a pretty decent camera and a collection of lenses, it's a Sony a77ii.

One thing I am struggling with is the f settings, I generally find that most of the pictures I want to take end up with too much depth of field, so only a narrow focal point is in focus while the foreground and background are blurred. like if one person is standing behind another person I can only bring one of them into focus at a time.

I understand that by adjusting the f-stop(?) I can increase the focal range but when indoors this dramatically reduces the light (exposure?) and sometimes I can crank the iso up to make it acceptable but even so I still can't seem to figure that part out - even at the highest settings I often find the focal range is too narrow for what I want.

When I use a cheap camera like the one on my phone or a webcam I don't get that issue at all, so it doesn't seem like I need more expensive gear, maybe the direct opposite - but there must be something I am missing.

Any ideas?

01-04-2016, 09:18 AM
iSpyCams Amateur Gynecologist Industry Role: Join Date: May 2009 Location: Medellin Posts: 4,436	A little photography help... I am starting to try to teach myself photography, and I have a pretty decent camera and a collection of lenses, it's a Sony a77ii. One thing I am struggling with is the f settings, I generally find that most of the pictures I want to take end up with too much depth of field, so only a narrow focal point is in focus while the foreground and background are blurred. like if one person is standing behind another person I can only bring one of them into focus at a time. I understand that by adjusting the f-stop(?) I can increase the focal range but when indoors this dramatically reduces the light (exposure?) and sometimes I can crank the iso up to make it acceptable but even so I still can't seem to figure that part out - even at the highest settings I often find the focal range is too narrow for what I want. When I use a cheap camera like the one on my phone or a webcam I don't get that issue at all, so it doesn't seem like I need more expensive gear, maybe the direct opposite - but there must be something I am missing. Any ideas? __________________ - As soon as I think up a good sig it's going here.