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How to Focus Your Camera for Sharp Photos Every Time
Learn how to focus a camera step by step: pick a focus mode, place the focus point, know when to go manual, and troubleshoot a camera that will not focus.
Exposure & Focus
Focus & Depth
6 guides, starting with How to Focus Your Camera for Sharp Photos Every Time.
Autofocus Modes Explained: Single, Continuous and Manual
Understand AF-S, AF-C, AF-A and manual focus, what each is called on Canon, Nikon, Sony and others, and which autofocus mode suits your subject.
Camera Focus Points: How Many You Need and How to Use Them
Find out what camera focus points are, whether the number matters, what 1-point AF means, and how to choose and place focus points for sharp results.
How to Create Depth in Your Photography
Add a sense of three dimensions to flat photos with layers, leading lines, wide-angle foregrounds, aperture, light, atmosphere and simple Lightroom edits.
How to Get a Blurry Background With Any Camera
Get a blurry background with any camera: use a wide aperture, move your subject away from the backdrop, zoom in, get closer, or try phone portrait mode.
Hyperfocal Distance Made Simple
Learn what hyperfocal distance is, how to estimate it, and how street and landscape photographers use it and zone focusing to keep scenes sharp.
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