How to get THE shot.

This image was entered into our second competition and we were all amazed at the image so a few got together including the AMAZing photographer and figured out how to do it all.

First of all the amazing Photographer was Elly Bla she used a 50mm Macro lense for the shot.  Then Elly said she used manual focus on my macro lens then she just focued on which part she wanted in focus and the rest just blurs out of focus- having a macro lens. her exact camera settings were The settings were
f /3.2 @ 1/40 secs
ISO 200
Focul Length: 50mm


Lilly Frost from Tilladilli photography gave us a fitrther rundown with the more technical side of the shot.  She said
The blurry background effect, 'bouquet' is the technical term, is achieved by using a low F stop/aperture which allows the lens opening to be wide. selecting a low aperture number allows for minimal depth of field or minimal view in focus, selecting a high aperture number allows for maximum depth of field therefore more field of view in focus. You can achieve this on you DSLR by turning your mode dial to 'Av' for Canon, and 'A' for Nikon (not sure for other brands) and setting your Aperture to the minimum number your lens allows (use your manual to help set your aperture) focussing on the near object and the rest will be out of focus. The lower the aperture number the better the results. Pro lenses achieve a better quality bouquet as they stop down to aperture 1.4, 2 or 2.8, and have better quality glass. Focal length and distance between & foreground background will also change results. True Macro lenses intensify shallow depth of field.

A little side not from Lilly: On Av or A mode your camera will automatically set the shutter speed for you. If there isn't enough light and your shutter speed is to slow (camera takes to long to take the picture) increase your ISO speed to allow more light into your sensor (refer to manual) which will increase shutter speed.