https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 29 May 2026 16:58:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-bought-a-prime-lens-give-me-your-tips#post-1027782 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:44:49 +0000 Mommytotwois 1027782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following. I have kept my 50mm prime on for about the last year, I have learned to love it 90% of the time and hate it 10%. I need some tips too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-bought-a-prime-lens-give-me-your-tips#post-1020541 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:33:59 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 1020541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not a experienced photog by any means, but my experience has been that taking the time to manual focus while shooting in auto yields better results than shooting in manual but using autofocus. Sometimes a kid is just too fast to do both and still capture the shot! I shoot usually in no flash auto or aperture priority most of the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-bought-a-prime-lens-give-me-your-tips#post-1020481 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:24:31 +0000 mrskc 1020481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>set aperture to a low number to create a shallow depth of field (blurry background). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-bought-a-prime-lens-give-me-your-tips#post-1018185 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 07:57:08 +0000 blackbird 1018185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always focus on the eyes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/just-bought-a-prime-lens-give-me-your-tips#post-1017917 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 06:23:13 +0000 jetsa 1017917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a D5000 and just bought a 35mm f1.8 lens.</p> <p>Please give me your tips and tricks. :) I bought a 50 mm earlier in the year and ended up returning it because I didn't like it as much as I thought I would so I'd like to avoid that this time around. LO will be here next month and I think it'll be great for pictures of him/her. </p>