Macro Question with surrounding fuzz please read!

I was wondering if there was a mode i could set or something so that when taking a macro shot it wouldnt be clear in the middle and fuzzy around the perimeter.. I need close ups but need the whole picture noyt just the middle, can anyone help me????
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I guess u gotta get the whole subject to fit... heheh

-SnappO- said:

I was wondering if there was a mode i could set or something so
that when taking a macro shot it wouldnt be clear in the middle and
fuzzy around the perimeter.. I need close ups but need the whole
picture noyt just the middle, can anyone help me????
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Your Not-So Friendly Neighborhood Snap AddiCt...
-SnappO-
http://www.pbase.com/snappo

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-SnappO- said:

I was wondering if there was a mode i could set or something so
that when taking a macro shot it wouldnt be clear in the middle and
fuzzy around the perimeter.. I need close ups but need the whole
picture noyt just the middle, can anyone help me????

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Set the aperture to as small as possible (that is, as big a number as possible).

IOW: (1) Set the camera to Av (aperture priority) mode, (2) set the aperture number to as big as it goes (on my S40 that's 8). Then set to macro and shoot.

If your camera doesn't have an aperture priority mode, or if your depth of field still isn't big enough,
you're out of luck: your only solution is to get another camera.

Unless... you're shooting for the web or intend to make very small prints: in that case, step back a bit so the subject is smaller and the depth of field is bigger, take the picture, and crop it in a photo editing program so that only the area you need remains.

Good luck, and I hope this helped,

Petteri
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-SnappO- said:

I was wondering if there was a mode i could set or something so
that when taking a macro shot it wouldnt be clear in the middle and
fuzzy around the perimeter.. I need close ups but need the whole
picture noyt just the middle, can anyone help me????
--
Your Not-So Friendly Neighborhood Snap AddiCt...
-SnappO-
http://www.pbase.com/snappo

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a. you need a good macro lens.
b. you can't get too close to the subject.
c. you need plenty of light.
d. you need to be parrallel to the subject.

but mostly you need a good quality lens.

---Mike Savad

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Simple.. Purchase Photoshop!

-SnappO- said:

I was wondering if there was a mode i could set or something so
that when taking a macro shot it wouldnt be clear in the middle and
fuzzy around the perimeter.. I need close ups but need the whole
picture noyt just the middle, can anyone help me????
--
Your Not-So Friendly Neighborhood Snap AddiCt...
-SnappO-
http://www.pbase.com/snappo

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