Outdoor Photography Canada

Photo: ©Darwin Wiggett

I have spent a career in photography trying to get the sharpest photos possible. I use heavy tripods, mirror lock-up, cable releases and the sharpest aperture settings possible on the best lenses I can afford. In short, I’m a sharpness freak and I’m not happy unless my images are more than knife-edge sharp! But sometimes sharpness isn’t the point because sharpness can kill the mood and emotion of a photo. Soft can be beautiful. Soft is ethereal and light; soft is inviting. So try out these four techniques to give your images a softer, more artistic rendering.

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