Focus

Focus

Photographs are almost always sharpened and clear unless intentionally taken blurred. Many image-taking devices such as digital cameras offer the chance to sharpen images, and there are several ways of making sure your images are clear.

MANUAL FOCUS:

Because many cameras struggle to focus onto very close subjects and the lens ends up looking for the subject every time the shutter release button is depressed, manual focus is especially good with macro photography (small images are exaggerated to look larger than they really are).

The focus on the left image has been focused solely on the butterfly, blurring out the background while the image on the left has been taken completely out of focus.

Depending on what the subject of the photograph is, focusing on the closest items will make sure the image is in focus the closer it is to the camera while the background will blur and be out of focus. For example, the railing in the bottom left is in focus and very clear and easy to see while the street background is blurred and out of focus as it is further away.

I believe that focusing on the wanted image makes a massive difference to how the outcome of the final image will appear. With a blurred out background, the main image becomes more eye-catchin and clearer for viewers to notice.