Shoot sharper photographs

From lens selection and shooting technique to photo-editing software, here’s everything you need to get stunning images.

Digital imaging technology has made capturing sharp photographs more achievable than ever before. Across the board, from an entry level camera to a pro-spec DSLR, image sensors are capable of producing sharpness that would have been unthinkable in the days of 35mm film SLRs.

In fact, with a modern sensor married to a quality lens, and as long as your focusing is on point, you can shoot sharp shots pretty much all of the time.

But there are occasions when poor camera technique or sub-par settings will result in images that look soft. This can be frustrating if your main interests are photographing fast-moving objects, or subjects from distance, like wildlife.

Although you may initially want to blame your lens when you come away with a soft shot, there are certain situations where the lack of image sharpness in your photos will be due to other reasons. We’re going to look some of these over the following pages.