Mastering Your DSLR Part 9(d) - Taking Sharper Images (Unit D)

In the first three units of 'Taking Sharper Images' in our series on 'Mastering Your DSLR' we considered: " Shutter Speed Selection " Camera Hand Holding Techniques and " Tripod Use In this unit we consider the importance of a number of other techniques. Lens Quality Naturally, always buy the best quality lens that you can afford and test it in the shop as well as outside before you purchase it. Preferably select one with an image stabilization function. Aperture Selection Endeavour to shoot around your lens' "sweet spot", usually at about f8 or f11 and avoid the extremes of f22 and f2.8. Of course this is not always possible as there are other factors such as light levels and the other points of the photography exposure triangle that affect your aperture selection but our emphasis here is on taking sharper photos. Focusing For landscaping pictures, . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)