How to avoid blurring when taking pictures of children?

One of the most frequently asked questions when taking pictures of children is: "Every picture of a child is blurred! How can I solve it? "

If you are facing such a problem, here are five suggestions to help you avoid taking blurred photos of your children.

1. Aperture setting

When shooting children, when the image is blurred, closing or opening the aperture can solve many problems. But if you are not familiar with photography, it may be difficult to determine the aperture setting.

If you are currently using a large aperture (such as f/ 1.4 or f/

1.8), and only a part of the children's faces are focused, or a child in the picture is focused, and the aperture should be closed (at f/4 or f/5.6).

If you are currently shooting at a speed of f/5.6 or faster (for example, f/8 or f/ 1 1) and notice that the camera is shaking or moving blur, try opening the aperture (making the aperture smaller, for example, f/4 or f).

/ 2.8)。 It's possible. This will allow more light to enter, thus establishing a better balance between aperture and shutter speed.

2. Use shutter priority mode

If you are shooting with a camera and are currently shooting children in motion, please try to switch to the shutter priority mode, and the shutter speed is 1/500 or even faster. In this mode, you can set the shutter speed, and the camera will choose other settings and balance them according to the selected shutter speed.

In shutter priority mode, you can choose an ISO value, and you should set ISO (or select Auto) to ensure correct exposure. Generally speaking, keeping ISO at 100 combined with fast shutter speed will lead to darkening or even blackening of the image.

3. Selective use of continuous shooting mode.

In the field of photography, the practice of continuous shooting mode has recently won a lot of praise. Use continuous shooting mode to shoot a series of images to get ideal photos. Of course, you shouldn't use this mode every time you take a photo, but in some cases it is very convenient.

Sometimes, the continuous shooting mode is used for short-time image continuous shooting to capture children who are rotating, running or moving quickly in a limited time. It is always a good solution to practice capturing such events without using high-speed mode. When you know that the opportunity to capture a moment is very limited (for example, a child is trying to score a goal in a football match), you choose the "continuous shooting" mode.

4. Try using autofocus

If you want to shoot some very active children, please use autofocus! Life will be easier! If you are already using autofocus, but encounter problems, there are two things worth trying to adjust. First of all, according to my experience, single focus selection can provide clearer photos than automatic camera selection. If you have the opportunity to choose a focus, you'd better choose a point (if you are not sure where to start, please choose the center point) to see if the focus has improved.

Focus mode

For autofocus, you can change its mode. If you are shooting children in motion and the current mode is set to single shot (Canon) or AF-S (Nikon), please try to switch to Al.

Servo (Canon) or AF-C (Nikon) autofocus. "Single shot" is mainly aimed at non-biological objects, so shooting fast-moving children is not the best choice.

By switching to the Al servo mode, the servo can be selected.

AF. This means that by half pressing the shutter button and focusing the camera, it will still follow the subject and refocus (even the moving subject) until the shutter is fully pressed and released.

Some camera models have a mixed setting called AI Focus (Nikon's AF-A), which is designed for objects that are stationary first and then moving. Compared with other modes, artificial intelligence

The image taken in focus mode is not satisfactory. However, each camera model works in a slightly different way, so if your camera has autofocus function, it is definitely worth trying hybrid autofocus.

Use flash

When using flash, it is best to use it carefully, keep the balance between using flash and available light (only use absolutely necessary power), and scatter or reflect flash to create an image that looks thoughtful rather than random.

Taking pictures of children definitely requires patience. These five skills will help you take precious pictures of your children!