Camera Autofocus

Ok, some may know this, some may not.

In some cameras, especially the one i use have 5 little squares in the lens.

They are for focusing right?!

How do i create a clear picture, what does each represent?1

5 little squares in the lens? or 5 squares in the viewfinder?

My Nikon D100 has 5 squares when you look through the viewfinder, one if which is outlined in bold. I can choose which one of these becomes outlined by using the buttons on the back of the camera.

This tells the camera at what part of the image to look for a subject in focus. That way, my subject doesn't have to be right in the center of the frame.

How do you create a clear picture? Practice.

What camera do you have?

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I think its a nikon or a canon...

I meant the viewfinder.....

And 5 squares, so when you focus using the button to take the photo (press half way) they turn red..

I heard that the middle focus point needs to be highlighted for a clear image.

TRUE?

You think? You don't know what make your camera is?

Why would either Nikon or Canon give you 4 other autofocus spots just to ruin your image? No, it's not true.

its a nikon, Im learning photopgraphy as i will be working with my mate at weddings etc..

The camera is not mine...

ok, it looks similar to this....

canon:

http://pages.sssnet.com/glg/photo/rebelcam.jpg

I would suggest you read the manual for the camera, and any other associated equipment, and ask your friend a lot of questions.

Which Nikon is it? It should have the model number printed somewhere on it.

Next time i go, i will note down details.

as the original topic of this post was "professional photography", I'm going to assume you want to earn some money from photography?

Well, give it a few years, you might just get there

That is what i am thinking. I am in training stages.

And you will be in the training stages for a few years. There's a LOT to learn to photogaphy, a hell of a lot.

It's very expensive, and it's not easy, but if you persist, you can get there.

Yeah. I was just wondering why do some images appear blurry.

Because maybe they're out of focus, or the shutter speed was too slow.

There's really no way to diagnose and make suggestions with regard to how you take your images without seeing an example problem image, and seeing the shooting info (speed, aperture, lens length, flash info, etc.)

Ok. I will need to consult the other guy. Will be more helpful.

Thank you for your suggestions.

Is it a Nikon film camera or digital camera? Is it an SLR (does it have interchangable lenses), or does it have a fixed built-in zoom?