If you want to focus and re-compose and you're shooting close up, then try using smaller aperture, you can stop down the aperture and try. Also make sure you hold the camera steady because close up shot, your slight movement (body/hand/camera) will affect the focus plane; You might not even know you did move, because when shooting close up, usually we take our time to compose the picture and shoot.
If you use Tripod, then the movement problem is very much reduced.

For your case, if you stop down too much, then it will affect the EFFECT you want to achieve, like you want to blur out certain parts; So you need to play around with the aperture to get the EFFECT you want, and still capable of letting you focus and re-compose. When you focus and recompose, try to maintain "within" the focus plane.

When you stop down, you need to compensate with slower shutter speed or increase ISO (if it's lowlight); In this case, shooting handheld, you have limited shutter speed, you have to revert to ISO; unless you're using tripod.
WHen you increase ISO, it will affect your overall image quality and sharpness; If you really want to maximize the performance, get good lighting or use flash. If you friend have flash gun, try borrow and bounce the flash off the wall, and experience the improvement on the overall image result you will be getting.

soft . my eye or .......

This post has been edited by fcuk90: Apr 12 2011, 05:02 PM

No it is not your eye problem it is soft.
I did crop and do some akward stuffs on it. therefore it looks soft.

what would u all choose between 35mm f1.8 vs nissin di866? which one will u all buy 1st?

it depend on your . flash would bring another feel in your photo. just my opinion , especially food photography.

if you can fork out until to get a nissin di866, better save up for a sb700 .



This post has been edited by fcuk90: Apr 12 2011, 05:06 PM

if you are new you don't have to buy anything. master what you currently have in your hand then move on, you can move on to prime lens/2.8 constant lens/flash...

I went with flash first, no regrets . But nowadays I rarely use my flash LOL.

then make it more soft

photoshop duplicate the layer, grussian blur 3-4 px, set the layer on top of the default layer and set the layer type into overlay, adjust opacity according to your eyes and see the effect

This post has been edited by Agito666: Apr 12 2011, 05:08 PM

One of the reason i sold my D3100 because i need quick access. Everytime must go to menu , really waste time. I like more features and more buttons. D300s above look good , can switch AF-A,AF-C,AF-S faster , and area mode dynamic , single point. That y play dota , i like to use skillful heroes

Very good explanation Andy

Right.


i ROFL when i see your post

Another +1.

for my case i cannot use flash because i m a underskirt candid/ ninja shooter and when i flash all people will mad at me

that pretty much works in my eye.
well frankly spoken I am learning photoshop and lightroom nowadays. unlike before my photo will come to lightroom first.
Enjoying free trial though

What we call you is available light photographer

This baru geng. F1.4 , Full frame ISO all the way.

which post?
"the some beginner body (D3100) is better than mid range (D80) body?"

@andy : anyway thanks for guide, tomorrow will try again with different distance first ...
if outside got sexy "ang mo" in swimming pool then i try to shoot with my 70-300 cheap lens hehe...but not nice one la because very far from my 2th floor office

This post has been edited by Agito666: Apr 12 2011, 05:16 PM

Go for D90 good enough. Brand new body only 2.2k +-

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Added on April 12, 2011, 5:14 pmLater wan FF later wan flash later wan D7k later want prime lens



This post has been edited by SSY22: Apr 12 2011, 05:14 PM

ccd < Cmos
10mp < 14mp iinm
none < full hd recording

dual dial < single dial

af motor > no build in af motor

bracketing > cannot do bracketing.

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i am not *new, but i am New to nikon

Prefer not to use flash as most of the time flash makes PP life tough . If really want to use flash, you need to have matching color gels then the outcome would be nice!

FX and f/1.4 not exactly the reason with D90 and f/2.8 I've started shooting without flash!

I want everything!
P/S : If I have monehh

same

well if that in the case it comes to preference whether you want something new which might be flash.
constant zoom. or prime.
well I'd say it depends on people preference
last time I bought my flash first as I am listening to suggestion by KTCY when I started my photography well the flash end up sold by me
I prefer prime lens to constant zoom lens.

however I couldn't deny the fact that I want constant zoom lens too.
Give me lah abang!