EOS M50 Out of focus images? What am i doing wrong?

[Tat2abe]

I recently purchased a canon eos m50 for my tattooing. I am used to using an iphone where you just point snd press. My subject seem to come out slightly out of focus and dark on one edge.

[jrhoffman75]

Welcome to the forum. 

An iPhone has a much smaller sensor, which gives a greater depth of field, and also does a lot of computerized photo processing. 

[Tat2abe]

So what should i do to better my photos with this canon?

[jrhoffman75]

The tattoo portion of the image looks to have good exposure. The dark portions of the image can be brightened by getting some light onto them. Maybe put a light fixture behind the subject to illuminate the background slightly.

You would also want to get a smaller f/stop (larger number). What were the camera settings for the image you posted?

[Tat2abe]

Im not sur i know nothing of camera settings i’m not sure if i’m better off using manual focus or the assisted. Back in the day i had a canon rebel that did everything similar to my iphone i just half pressed and it would focus.

[Tat2abe]

Also the left side of the skull is out of focus. In all my photos there seems to be partial focus. I’m using area focus option

[jrhoffman75]

I suggest using single point focus and place the focus point on the item you want in focus.

What camera mode are you using?

[Tat2abe]

I use manual focus with a polorizing lense aswell as additional flash attached with polorized film( fresh tattoos are shinny so light reflets into the camera) imake some lense adjustmants using hand while wathing display and i also try with the lense fixed and move camera forward and back while viewing eye viewer. Than i repeat on assisted setting aswell. Sadly with all these pics theres always a focus issue it seems

[kvbarkley]

I hope all your filters and gels are circularly polarized. Linearly polarized light can wreak havoc with exposure and focus because of the mirrors involved.

[Tat2abe]

Pardon my poor spelling and punctuation. My grammar is as good as my photography lol