Thank you so much for the advice! I had noticed that her eyes weren’t sharp but I wasn’t sure what had caused it and what I should do about it.
After I read your comment, I did some research and found that the “no flash setting” I was using can cause camera shake. You were right on saying the shutter speed was too slow, it was. 🙂 Also, in my research I found that there were some other settings that I could have changed to get a clearer picture. Can you sharpen the eyes with Adobe Lightroom or some other photoshop program?
Yes, the telephoto attachment is a handy accessory! Actually, this was my first time using it. I just got it and thought I would experiment with it. The function of the lens is to take pictures of distant objects without having to move yourself or change the lens. It also emphasizes the subject without loosing quality and it is mostly used for wildlife, travels and adventure sports. It just attaches to the end of your lens. They are not very expensive and are a pretty worth while investment it seems like to me. I’ve really enjoyed it so far!
There were a couple of things contributing to the “un-sharpness” of the eyes.
First, a shutter speed of 1/125 is not particularly slow, especially if your IS was turned on. It definitely would not have hurt to turn it up a little though, because the closer you are to the subject, the more motion blur is likely to occur.
Second, your camera may have a bit of trouble focusing through your “High Definition AF Telephoto Lens attachment”. (Despite the “AF” designation) 🙂 Anybody can throw “HD” and “AF” on a lens, that doesn’t necessarily make it any better.
Thirdly, I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that the “HD AF Lens Attachment” could be part of the sharpness problem. I used to own both a Telephoto and a Wide-Angle attachment, and their optical quality was anything but stellar, if you know what I mean. Actually I think the telephoto was better than the Wide-Angle, but both of them degraded image quality, not improved it.
Here’s an example photo taken with an old Canon Powershot with the Wide-Angle attachment screwed onto the front.
Now, on to another question:
Yes, you most certainly can sharpen in Lightroom, with the caveat mentioned above. Do you have a copy of Lightroom?
