F2 Picture takers--Turn aperture all the way down for best pics!!

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If you leave this at the default level the backround will be very blurry. Turn this all the way down and everything looks much better. :sly: I honeslty dont know why they saved it to default to look blurry.
 
It's called DOF or depth of field. If the background is blurry as you say, it bring more attention to the foreground. Setting the foreground apart if you want to think of it that way.
 
No there is a different setting that makes EVERYTHING in the entire picture look better. Not just the front or back. Trust me adjust a couple of the settings down and watch EVERYTHING in the picture look good. :sly: I am almost positive its called the aperture. I am at work so I cant remember exactly. I think its the 3rd setting down.
 
Oh ok so the aperture is the same as DOF? Well still when you take a pic with it turned all the way down it makes EVERYTHING look good instead of just the car. A lot of people are leaving it at the default level which only makes the car look good. Why just have the car look good when you can turn this down and have everything look good. :) I am just trying to help because some of the pics out there can be much better.
 
Yeah, think "f-stop" on a camera (like f2.8, f22 etc...) when you mess with the aperture setting. The lower the aperture setting (moved to the left) the shallower the DOF will be, similar to f2.8. The higher the aperture (moved to the right) the deeper the DOF will be, similar to F22. etc...

Personally i don't care either way. If it's a good pic, its a good pic :)
 
Here is an example with it all the way down. The backround is not blurry and the car still looks very good. With it turned up the car looks exactly the same but it has a blurry backround. I will confirm with my girlfriend over lunch to see if its called aperature. BTW this pic is scaled down from original size.
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This is the full size image. You might have to click it twice.
 
Lol, I know what the difference looks like. It IS aperture btw, I' just checked to make sure ;) The point of a very wide aperture is for when you have a very wide shot and want to make everything in focus, just like the shot of the Lingenfelter pic you just posted. If the scenery has nothing to do with your pic, it's perfectly fine to turn the aperture down to bring more attention to the car or certain parts on the car.
 
Ok I see. So if have a pic I want to take but dont want the backround I just turn it back up. THe backround is just so beautiful in this game that I want to see it all. :lol:
 
Hmm... I could pop in with my photographer courses and stint in printing and such. I'll give a small crash course I guess...

Aperture - As discussed, this will affect the Deep of Field. In real life, it will also affect your exposure, but I don't think Forza gives a crap, allowing you to have unreal settings with the quality of "film." Plus side is you can shut it down all the way to maximize DoF, and still shoot with a fast shutter speed. In regards to how a pro would use this, in normal situations, would be to open it up enough to allow the subject to be all in focus, while keeping excessively distracting BG's from being out of focus.

Shutter Speed - Adjusting this will affect blur and can be very useful in conveying a sense of speed. Too fast a shutter speed will result in still wheels, which makes the car look like its standing still at 100 MPH. You can set it to where just the wheels start to blur, etc. Its also import if point of focus is an issue.

Focus - Not sure on how Forza handles this as of yet, but in GT4 this is how it worked. Focusing on the car would simulate tracking with it, which leads to the motion blur on the back ground, while keeping the car sharp (Wheels will blur from spinning). However, focusing on the track next to the car will give it the motion blur. It will also affect where the DoF sits with the picture, allowing you to have the back of the car out of focus, with the front sharp (with a wide open aperture).

Exposure - How much light gets on the film in real life, here just the brightness and saturations. In real life, exposure is also determined by shutter speed, aperture, lenses size, and ISO. The game makes it much easier ;)

Quick question. Does Forza 2 offer a filter option, such as using a polarizing lens? If so, that could be used to generate truly awesome pictures. I'll see if I can find a good example of what can be done with a polarizing filter.
 

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