why are my self-portraits fuzzy?

[rdawson808]

That's the question. Every time I take a self-portrait (like for the WAYWN thread or Kent's latest contest) the pictures turn out fuzzy. I have my camera on a tri-pod on my dresser with a 10 second delay. I click the button, rush over and stand still, and out comes a fuzzy picture. I don't get it. If I pick up the camera and just click off a quick pic of the same spot (w/o me in it), it's crisp.

Any ideas? It's becoming very frustrating.

thanks,
bob

 

[Go Surface]

I think you're pressing the button while you're standing in front of the lens. The camera will focus on you, up close; rather than you, far away. Thereby obscuring the picture.

 

[Brian SD]

Put a chair or something directly behind you and focus your camera on that object, then move it out of the way and stand in its place before the picture goes off.

 

[JetBlast]

Yea, it's the focus, I have the same problem. Try to stand as far away from the camera as possible while it's focusing, works ok for me.

JB

 

[SoCal2NYC]

Take it off the "Glamour Shot" setting.

 

[NorCal]

Because your wearing a cat suit.

 

[Manny Calavera]

Originally Posted by NorCal

Because your wearing a cat suit.

This. And it might have something to with your existence fading away, or some other neu-horror-movie premise.

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by NorCal

Because your wearing a cat suit.

 

[Quirk]

Originally Posted by GoSurface

I think you're pressing the button while you're standing in front of the lens. The camera will focus on you, up close; rather than you, far away. Thereby obscuring the picture.
Oh, duh -- I was having the same problem. I just assumed the focus was set a second or two before the shutter snapped, not when you first activate the timer. Thanks.

 

[j]

Yeah. If your camera can do it, you could also set it to manual focus and set the range correctly for where you'll be when the shot is taken.

 

[rdawson808]

I'm certain it's me standing in front of the camera and not the cat suit. My camera has a huge number of megapixels, so it should pick up all the individual whiskers.

Thanks guys,
b