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How can I align my camera with a very thin object?
There are a couple of things you can try.
Shine green light on one side of the plate and red on the other. When viewed from the edge-on, there will be none of the red or green visible from either of ...
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How to identify main subject of the photo and set focus?
Use higher f-stop, and possibly higher iso.
For example, try f8 with iso of 400.
Take a multiply number of shots to improve your ability to get a shot in focus.
"The subject is not in focus" is a ...
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How to identify main subject of the photo and set focus?
The subject in the first photo is the cutting tool on the stone. It is out of focus. The hands are mostly in focus, and the paint on the grinder is in focus. But the cutting is not.
The second ...
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How to identify main subject of the photo and set focus?
Well, I can't say for the particular model of your Nikon, but if you have live view, you can zoom in, and check the sharpness of the details of your subject. I suggest trying manual focusing, as ...
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How can I align my camera with a very thin object?
A set of inexpensive macro focus rails will let you make fine left/right and forward/backward adjustments to the camera position. You'll still need to get the optical axis parallel with the plate, ...
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Scrum photo technique
There will be many different ways of achiving this, but this is the way I would go about it. If you have limited time available for the shoot, then practice first.
Mounting the camera
Take a square ...
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