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How can i get the brokeh effect with a digital camera?

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I do not have a digital slr camera. Just a digital camera. I really want to take pictures with the brokeh effect. here are the details about my camera

Canon - PowerShot 12.1-Megapixel Digital ELPH Camera - Red

Model: SD780 IS


Is it possible with this camera?



Answer
Unfortunately, it is probably not. The sensors on most compact digital cameras are so small that they have a large depth of field even at the largest aperture (lowest f stop number). To test this, put the camera in aperture priority mode, zoom the lens all the way to its widest setting, and choose the lowest aperture number you can, which is probably f2 or f2.8. if you can't see a shallow depth of field effect (bokeh) in your backgrounds with that setting, your camera can't achieve it. If you can't afford a dslr, you can fake the effect in photoshop with the gaussian blur tool.

good luck!

Is this camera good for fashion photography?




newbie


Kodak Easyshare Z1285 12-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black



⢠12.0 megapixels
⢠5x optical zoom
⢠2.5 LCD screen
⢠Digital image stabilizer
⢠HD pictures and video
⢠64MB internal memory



if not, are there any products or assceories to help my photography with this Camera?



Answer
It depends on what you mean by "good." No professional is going to be using anything but an SLR. I'm sure there are plenty of professional fashion photographers who would tell you that you shouldn't be using anything less than a medium format film or digital camera, like the Hasselblad H3DII-50.

http://www.hasselbladusa.com/products/h-system/h3dii-50.aspxa

They'd probably tell you that if you don't have many thousands of dollars to spend on gear, to skip digital and get an old Hasselblad or Mamiya 6x6 Film Camera and learn what you're doing on it.

That said, a lot of professionals use 35mm or small format DSLR's, and if you're not trying to be a professional, but just learn your way around, you can probably learn a lot and take some good pictures with the Kodak. Even among point-and-shoots, you'd be significantly better off with something more aimed at enthusiasts like a Canon Powershot G series, as mentioned above. Here's a list of other good choices:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/WB/WB.HTM?view=dp_enth

What you're missing on the Kodak Z1285 that's available on other point-and-clicks are Aperture and Shutter priority modes and a Hot Shoe. Also, you can get some with larger sensors and higher quality lenses.

The Kodak's not too bad though, it has some of the important features you need, like low lag time a decent frame rate, manual shooting mode, and a reasonably bright aperture (f2.8) when zoomed out to the not-so-wide 35mm. There are some unknowns here that are important for fashion, like how fast the auto-focus is, particularly in low, light, and whether or not it has an infrared auto-focus assist. You don't want to use strobe auto-focus assist or red-eye reduction for fashion.

As far as flashes, you can get by without the hot shoe (or wireless flash controllers) by using slave flashes, as long as you aren't shooting in an environment with a bunch of other photographers concurrently. Pick up 2-5 slaves flashes:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=slave+flash&x=0&y=0

and get (or make) some cheap flash trees. The Kodak camera and a few slave flashes (and some decent shooting environment and models) would be enough for you to start learning a lot about fashion photography and get some decent pictures. You aren't going to be hired to do coverage of runway shows for some magazine with that gear, but it's a start.




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