Learning to focus correctly (manual and auto) is one of the most important skills in photography.

We are concentrating on focus for still images in this class.

Focus options can be confusing especially because different camera manufacturers name the options differently.

Some Auto focus options include:

Manual, AF with manual override, AF-A, AF-C, AF-S, Spot, Evaluative, One shot AF, AI servo, AI focus AF, Single point AF, Dynamic AF area mode,

3D focus tracking, Group AF area mode, AF Face detection, AF eye detection, Animal eye detection, Auto AF area mode, and more.

When deciding on our preferred focusing method, we have four main things to decide:

Manual focus or Auto focus
How many focus points to use
What auto focus mode to use
How to access our focus

In this class we will be explaining each of these four options as well as:

Focus and recompose

Diopter adjustment

Manual override of AF

Depth of Field

Focus peaking

Types of focus points

Live view and screen focus

What is Bokeh

Fine Focus adjustment

Back button focus

Focus stacking

Infrared focus

De-focusing

Reflection focusing

Focusing in darkness and more