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How can I get my background settings back?

What settings do i put my canon rebel t3 to get a blurry background lens are 18-55 mm?

  • Any info on the settings to get great blur background would be very appreciated .

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    The things that will place your background out of focus (blur is caused by camera or subject movement when using slow shutter speeds) * medium telephoto lens * lens with a wide aperture * placing the subject as far away from the background as possible * placing the subject as close to the lens as it will focus. You really need to assure all four of these things are in play before pressing the shutter release. I am sure that you have enough basic skills to use your 18-55 mm lens at 55 mm @ f/5.6 and see what you can do with your subjects

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the only camera settings that will help are the widest possible aperture setting ; no other camera setting has any effect on blurr f 3.5 for an f 3.5 lens in addition to that the further your subject is from the background the greater the perceived blurr visible in the bcakground

Michael T

First, you really don't need a longer (medium telephoto) lens. Second, you really don't need a faster (f/1.8 or f/2.0 or f/2.8) lens. What you do need is an understanding of Depth of Field (DOF) - what it is and how to control it. There are only three factors that affect your DOF: 1) The focal length of the lens. 2) The aperture/f-stop used. 3) The subject distance. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/depth-of-field.htm This site will give you an in-depth explanation and understanding of DOF. DOF can be very shallow or very deep. Shallow DOF http://www.flickr.com/photos/drifter45h/13757267594/ Deep DOF http://www.flickr.com/photos/drifter45h/3529681412/ http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html At this site you can use the DOF Calculator to compute your DOF for any combination of the three factors listed above imaginable. Examples: 18mm @ f/3.5 focused on a subject at 5'-0'' DOF will be from 3'-10'' to 7'-4''. Anything from 1'-2'' in front of your subject (3'-10'' in front of your camera) to anything 2'-4'' behind your subject (7'-4'' in front of your camera) will be in focus. As long as your subject is 3 feet or more in front of the background you'll have a nicely out of focus background. 55mm @ f/5.6 focused on a subject at 5'-0'' DOF will be from 4'-9'' to 5'-3''. Anything from 0'-3'' in front of your subject (4'-9'' in front of your camera) to anything 0'-3'' behind your subject (5'-3'' in front of your camera) will be in focus. In both examples an increase or decrease in subject distance will change the DOF at the same focal length and aperture. So study about DOF and use the Calculator and you'll soon be making pictures the way you want.

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keerok

set your camera to Av mode zoom to 55mm set aperture to f/5.6 have your subject as far from the background as you can get the camera as close to the subject as you can. shoot! To do this better get yourself a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens and repeat above using f/1.8 instead of f/5.6

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