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  • Amateur Photographer

    Sharpness masterclass

    Dec 10, 2019 4 minutes

    Jason Parnell-Brookes

    Jason Parnell-Brookes is an internationally award-winning photographer. He won Gold in the Nikon Photo Contest 2018/19 and was named Digital Photographer of the Year in 2014. He is also a Masters graduate, qualified teacher and writer. www.jasonpb.com.

    How many times have you carefully set up your composition, then dialled in the aperture, shutter speed and ISO to get the exposure spot on, only to realise when you zoom in on your shot that your subject is a little soft? It’s happened to all of us photographers, many, many times over. Ensuring your images are as sharp as possible is all about persistence

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