6 Reasons Your Photos are not SHARP

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Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing with you 6 reasons your photos might not be looking sharp and how to fix it.. on ANY camera. I hope you find this helpful!! Let me know if you have any questions in the comments. Here are links to some of the videos I mentioned:
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[@DJphotoandtech]

0:31 lens might be dirty 1:14 filters might be affecting focus 2:00 lens just not that sharp, especially if vintage 3:55 aperture, f-stop too low 5:34 camera motion blur 7:08 subject motion blur 7:53 focal length affecting motion blur 8:41 the focus settings might not be right for the scene

[@LoferTechOfficial]

haha, just exited.

[@Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too]

2:52 Most lenses are sharpest between f11 and f8 and in some rare cases f5.6. When she's babbling about f2.8 and f2 to achieve sharpness she unveils how completely clueless she is.

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

@@KZbin_Stole_My_Handle_Too No, not really and you did not watched video carefully or just focused on first half of the sentence. Julia is talking about using f/2.0 or f/2.8 over wider apertures (like f/1.8 or f/1.4) because lenses are sharper and have wider focus range WHILE it still offers nice out of focus background, not making everything in focus and, in result, "flat" photo.

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@@Stasiek_Zabojca Your explanation isn't the least satisfying. Things usually begin to happen from f8 through f11. If sharpness is needed background blur can only be achieved in post. And no, I don't watch the whole video after a fatality early on. There's a limit to my patience with clueless and stupid.

[@juliatrotti]

@@Stasiek_Zabojca Yes this is what I am talking about if they bothered to listen to the entire sentence ;)

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You make learning about photography really accessible and easy to understand. I really appreciate your ability to show examples in your videos. Thank you!

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Had to come on here to say that I used these tips for a client shoot this week and the photos came out INCREDIBLE. May be my best portraits I've ever taken. The bokeh you get from these settings is buttery smooth and everything looks beautiful.

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That's awesome to hear! Glad you enjoyed :D

[@scottfreckle237]

it's pretty iffy if you're taking money for photos and you needed a you tube video to sharpen up your images, so before this you've been taking money for sub par images

There are 2 more reasons why photos becomes blurry: 1. using optical stabilization, 2. not using optical stabilization :-) 1. When camera is mounted on tripod - always turn off optical stabilization. Otherwise built-in stabilization into camera (eg used by me Sony A7RIV) will slightly shift the sensor. If long exposure is used together with long focal length - taken picture will become completely blurred. This is why old Sony A99 has built in tripod detection and automatically can turn off stabilization. The most modern A7RIV can't do it. Amazing! Isn't it? 2. When camera is hand held always use optical stabilization. Long exposure times and long focal lengths are your enemy. Good quality optical stabilization results sharp pictures even if exposure time is 4-stops longer.

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I love her accent… “shaapa” “capchaa” “chapness” “shap” “auta focas” “na da shap” don’t take it the wrong way, it’s cute 😂

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Down bad 😂

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@@MattWoulph down bad? What does that mean lol

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absolutely perfect for my ears... pilsen, czech rep, middle europe... to be honest, many britain and us speakers are hard to understand by foreign...

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I’m really excited to dive deeper into this video. My images are almost always sliiighly out of focus or grainy (even with a low ISO) and it was driving me crazy

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I'm an non-English speaker and I really like your explanations. So easy to understand, clear pronunciation, and I don't need to use the caption.

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Thank you!

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Super helpful, and cohesive delivery! Thank you for this. Also, you have a great smile!

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Thank you so much for your calm and detailed sample explanations.

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This was so incredibly helpful. Thank you for your hard work!

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Excellent advice! My colleagues who shoot red carpet with me suggested continuous focus. I started using it and with great results. Thanks again.

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Very helpful! I like videos like these who uses real examples instead of just explaining in words! ❤

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This video was so helpful!! Thank you so much for sharing ❤🫶

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This was so helpful! One of the best videos on the subject. Thank you!

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Thanks Julia! This is very useful! :) I like how you clearly explain everything in each video!

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Thank you :)

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Thank you so much . The way you’ve explained has been more than helpful! I appreciate your style and explanation

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You are a goddess of photography. In past few days I watched like 20 videos of you. And each one of them was soooooo useful. Thank you so much for shearing your knowledge. 🌹❤️

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Ahh thank you so much!

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My girl! Your explanations are powerful! Thanks a lot 👍🏽

[@BloodHoneySin]

This is by far the most in depth video I've seen on the subject of not so sharp photos.

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Thank you 😊. Your videos are among my favorites on KZbin. For me, a hobbyist, I am more interested in the soulful storytelling aspect of photography. Your explanations inspire that 📸

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Thank you so much!

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Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing those tips!

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She can explain it so well! Thank you so much! I love learning from you and your accent is awesome! 😁

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You are truly a great asset to we photographers. Many happy thanks!

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Great reasons to be thinking about. Thank you!!

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Thank you for the excellent tips!

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Another great video Julia!

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Excellent! This video is what I needed! ❤️

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You are my absolute favorite photographer and youtuber. Your videos are always so informative and detailed. I know you do a lot of outdoor work, but do you do any studio work? If so, can you do a studio video with lighting? I do both but in this Florida heat the summertime are mainly studio sessions and I would love some tips and tricks! Thank you :)

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you!! I have a few studio photoshoots up on my KZbin channel already :D You can try checking out: GM 70-200mm f2.8 mkII Review, Tamron 18-300mm review, iPhone 13 Pro max review, some of my self portrait sessions and my latest one which is titled Macro Lens Portrait Photography. I hope that helps!

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Thanks Julia, I feel your channel will help my photography.

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Thank you so much for your free advice, I'm just abt to start rekindling my love for photography and this is very helpful! All your videos!

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I love your channel... all clear & nice english, easy to understand around all world... and finally great photographer with open mind, good luck and keep sharing your knowledge... thx!

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Thanks you so much Julia for your video.

[@musiqfiend7]

This was SO informative. Thank you so much! ❤

[@v.h6866]

My problem is that my photos are sharp on my camera but as soon as i download them on my phone or computer the quality is a lot worse

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This was very helpful. Thank you!

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simple but very helpful, thanks!!

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wow, i am totally blown away with the level of detail, not only in the photos shown, but your explanation and the information!! ive just bought a used panasonic Lumix DMC TZ80/ZS60 travel zoom camera as i want to get into photography, and i have found that the majority of my photos have a level of blur or distortion to them, and i really want to move away from setting the dial to auto and just snapping away. i will watch this video over a few times more in the coming days, so i can hopefully prepare myself with knowledge for when the weekend arrives and i head out (hopefully with the tripod i have ordered) to some local places to get some photos taken. thank you for taking the time to put this video together to help people like me! love from the UK!

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Simply Superb KNOWLEDGEABLE Video

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Thanks Julia great tips as always👌

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What a pleasant personality! you're a good teacher..

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This works. Recommended to try this out. Thanks a lot for your help

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If I had come across this before it would have helped a lot. It has all the important gotchas in one video! Also, thanks for mentioning canon equivalents as well. In my camera's case AI Servo is just known as Servo. The EOS M line predates the new nomenclature used in the EOS R line.

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Definitely helped me out thanks❤

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Very helpful video with some simple common sense bits that even some of us shooting for awhile forget about.

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Really helpful for a beginner like me.👏🏼

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Great content. Good to hear the Sydney accent. It’s amazing how you can still get negative comments with pretty informative non-controversial videos. I’ll be saving your channel for our schools photography course for next year. Keep up the good work.

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That sounds like a highly informative video! Getting sharp photos is such an important aspect of photography, and it's great that there's content out there addressing common challenges. Learning about the factors that affect sharpness can really take someone's photography skills to the next level. Whether it's about understanding camera settings, mastering focus techniques, or even exploring how lighting can impact clarity, there's always something new and exciting to discover in the world of photography! 📸✨

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