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Or as she puts it, “How I manipulate my camera while shooting with the focal point in mind.” But the real meat of this tutorial is up front, where she goes into detail about one technique she uses to captures sharp image once the camera is properly configured. James provides a brief overview of her favorite AF settings toward the end of the video. Although most of her work involves portraits and other people pictures, the techniques she explains here work equally well for all sorts of photography indoors or out. In the video below James takes a practical approach to addressing this common area of confusion, with several simple tips that will help you achieve fast and precise focus with greater regularity. She’s also a popular educator, and says one of the questions she receives regularly from students and fans is, “Where should I place my focal point for precise autofocus?”

#FOCALPOINT PHOTOGRAPHY PROFESSIONAL#

Katelyn James is a professional wedding photographer based in Richmond, VA.

There are a variety of camera settings and shooting techniques for increasing your odds of success, and today we’re going to concentrate on one of the most helpful. One of the few mistakes that can totally ruin a photo is failing to achieve precise focus on the primary subject in a scene.

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