5 Possible reasons why your pictures aren't sharp and clear

Getting your pictures to be crystal clear and sharp is something that every photographer (professional or amateur) desires for. If you have been clicking pictures from quite a time, there might have been a moment in your photography life where you were extremely disappointed with the way your photographs looked. Mainly because of lack of sharpness and clarity. A person who doesn't know anything about photography may appreciate your photos, but the one who knows a little bit about photography and sharpness can easily make out the unclear and un-sharp edges in your photo. As we say that there are factors that help you improve the photo quality. Similarly, there are factors that causes lack of sharpness in your pictures. Making them look low- quality and at times blurry. What causes these un-sharp and blurry edges? Let's find it out. Here are the main causes for lack of sharpness in your picture Poor Focus - Almost all out-of-focus pictures lack sharpness. We can possibly say that right and correct focus make your pictures look clear and sharp. If the focus is on the wrong part of the image, your picture will tend to look blurry with unclear edges. Sometimes, being too close to the subject also causes un-sharp picture. Taking pictures too quickly before your camera focuses also results in un-sharp pictures. Wrong Focus - It is one of the common reasons or cause for messing up the sharpness of a picture. The focus are is generally in the center of your frame. However, if you subject is a little away from the center, you'll end up with an unclear and un-sharp picture. Adjust your focus before clicking. Make sure it in on your subject (wherever it is; center, right, left, top or bottom). Subject in action - If your subject is constantly moving, your picture might lack sharpness. The freeze the action / movement you need to have a fast shutter speed. If the shutter sped of your camera is low your pictures will lack sharpness. Camera shake - Another very common reason that for lack of sharpness in your picture is the camera shake. Even the professional photographers have to cautiously deal with this issue. They have to be super steady and still to avoid camera shake. That's the reason many photographers prefer using a tripod to avoid any kind of shake. A tripod helps you keep your camera still in one position for a longer time as compared to holding it manually. Image Noise - Image noise is distortion in your image. In photography world, this distortion is referred as Noise. A noisy picture looks grainy and often blurred causing lack of clarity and sharpness. So these were the mains causes for lack of sharpness in your picture. In coming tips we will be discussing more of such reasons that hamper the sharpness of your picture.

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