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@TCampbell wrote:
I have two answers...
A short answer is ... put the camera into Tv mode, dial it to f/4, and use a long-ish focal length (avoid wide-angle) and keep the background at some distance behind your subjects. Light shade really helps.
And now for the longer answer...
[Elaborate, complete, well thought out disquisition (which must have cost a non-trivial amount of Tim's time) omitted]
Sometimes I think one has to simply take a deep breath and bellow "RTFM (Read The 'Fine' Manual)!!" Is there an easier activity on the planet than to set a T3i to "A" or "P" and just start clicking? I'll bet that advice is on or near page 1. And Canon makes it dead easy to download their user manuals if the one that came with the camera is missing.
Forgive me, but my TV just crapped out, so I'm in a bad mood tonight. But really, somebody had to say it sooner or later.
10-24-2014 10:10 AM
" "RTFM (Read The 'Fine' Manual)!!" "
Hhhmmmm........"Fine", right!
12-23-2014 08:23 AM - edited 12-23-2014 08:23 AM
Perhaps I'm getting old and as a result just becoming a grouchy old fart, but as I sit here drinking my coffee I had to laugh at the "RTFM" reply. I often work with young educators freshly out of college and internships that call me to ask "How do I" when they buy new software or gear for their classes. I can't tell you how many times I've fantasized wrapping my hands around their necks, shaking them really really hard and yelling "RTFM"!
It's really not their fault though. Back in the 70's you picked up a manual and were taught to figure it out. Just reading it has never given you all the answers. It gives you the fundimentals of operation so you could figure out the answers. With modern communication though getting the answers is easier by just asking questions rather than working things out on your own. As a result, the first response to a question now is to ask instead of giving your situation any real thought. Heck I'm almost 50 years old and to be honest with myself, I too have become spoiled to not having to connect the dots on my own. How can we blame young people who have never been taught to think for themselves in the first place? I'm not justifying it, just stating the current reality. Problem solving is not as intertwined into the curriculum of modern education in the same manner as it was 20 to 30 years ago. Today if the answer is not just laid out in front of you, go ask!
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