soft photos?

You can add it in later with Photoshop, or you can buy a filter for the camera. Since you're probably shooting digital it's easier to do it later in Photoshop.
 
Call me confused???? Are you trying to lose the soft look are asking how someone got it?

Bric
 
I think in those samples, the effect was achieved by using the available light. (IE no flash). That will generate the "effect" you seem to be describing. To replicate it, just don't use a flash. Long time exposures at night will especially develop this quality. I think it's a pretty neat effect.
 
^makes sense, it seems like there would be a lot of available light in a supermarket. and the night shot does look like it was a long exposure based on how the lights look. thanks guys.
 
You use a diffuser filter on your lense. Simple as.

Ok, now I'm confused. If the photos are like that, did you have sharpness turned right down on your camera?
 
Make your apature WIDER then it has to be. If it meters at 5.6, put it to 4. You may have to slow down the shutter speed to compensate. You have to experiment with digital a little.

Cheers,
 
Originally posted by Eigtball
Make your apature WIDER then it has to be. If it meters at 5.6, put it to 4. You may have to slow down the shutter speed to compensate. You have to experiment with digital a little.

Cheers,
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you mean speed up the shutter speed
 
oh god i wsh we had der wienershnitzel in washington, i wanna chili dog
 
Originally posted by Eigtball
Make your apature WIDER then it has to be. If it meters at 5.6, put it to 4. You may have to slow down the shutter speed to compensate. You have to experiment with digital a little.

Cheers,
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Humm, no. If you put the F value up one, then the shutter down one, you will get the exact same image almost, the EV will be the same, only difference would be the DoF.


Anyway, have you looked into getting a diffuser filter?
 
Originally posted by Eigtball
Make your apature WIDER then it has to be. If it meters at 5.6, put it to 4. You may have to slow down the shutter speed to compensate. You have to experiment with digital a little.

Cheers,
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I agree with the experimnt part. On the wienershnitzel pic however lowering the the apeture will only decrease your depth of field. If you want a good focus for a long range higher f's are the choice. The focus on that pic is sharp front to back..I would bet it was taken at a much highr f prolly 8 to 11 would be a good guess and drag the shutter. If too much light under expose a little and if that doesn't get there a neutral density filter...

Lower f's will give you a blurred down background but not the softer look you are asking for.

Sorry for my first post in this thread...I was trying to figure out if you wanted to get this soft look or lose it...

Just my 2 cents...

Bric
 
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