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Blurring the Background

Backlit tulips Missoula, Montana Instead of relying on automatic settings, learning to set the camera controls yourself enables you to create a photograph with special effects. In this picture, I chose a small aperture number of f/4 along with a telephoto lens setting of 83mm. These choices helped me blur the background through the window while capturing the tulips in sharp focus. I also brightened the exposure by +1 to record the feeling of the bright sun shining through the petals. Get help making better pictures with your camera or phone in my photography classes at The Lifelong Learning Center in Missoula, Montana. Click here for descriptions and registration.

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