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Your photo is sharp—but it still doesn’t feel right?
You nailed focus, used great gear… but the image looks flat, lifeless, or just off. In this video, I break down the real reasons technically sharp photos can still fall short—and how to fix it. From micro-contrast to lighting, visual hierarchy, and even lens character—this one’s for photographers chasing more than just pixel-perfect sharpness.
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33 responses to “Your Photos Aren't Looking SHARP. Here’s Why.”
Good Morning! what do you want me to cover next? 🙂 For those confused about what to TURN OFF: TURN OFF your extended ISO range or even limit it to not go above what you're not confortable with.
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Why such a misleading thumbnail? Your video was not about turning a thing off.
1:33 High ISO doens't ruin your photo, the lack of light does. Higher ISO simply amplifies the noise that's allready there.
This was such a satisfying watch, amazing!
This is a great video on how to evaluate photos, also why portraits it’s so important to capture the focus on the eyes.
Clickbait cover! there is nothing to turn off in the camera!
Really love your style!
Your images on Instagram always look so sharp. What export settings do you use? Do you resize them to fit at long edge?
Waste of time … this was such clickbait
Can't trust somebody who puts their camera face down like this on the table.Clickbait trash
Where did you get a Clapper in 2025? Do you also have Mr. Microphone?
Super helpful – thanks Pierre!
Lens Hood, all the time.
I didn't used to bother much, in that I'd use a hood if one came with the lens, but when I started fitting hoods to all my lenses I noticed a definite up-tick in image quality.
Turn off videos from Pierre, than you get sharp photos!
Very engaging content.
Props for the clapper
Clickbait 👎🏻
Team Lenshood 🙂 Because of light and at least as mechanical protection of the lens.
Old lenses just have that lead & radioactivity magic that modern lenses are "too good" for.
What a waste of time. Not worth watching. Clickbait.
This channel deserves more views.
Turn WHAT??? off?
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Video was useless…. didnt show nything that I didnt already know… So what exactly to turn off ???
You're shooting with a Sony.. you don't have to worry about eye sharpness as your camera comes with Eye AF. Not only that but you can swap between the right or the left eye. So, I'm not understanding how you get out of focus eye pics.
I live in Arizona, USA where the Sunshines 350 days a year and I use a hood outside. For indoor shots, I can remove it.
I would benefit more from seeing your fstop, shutter, and ISO. Image dimension tells me nothing.
I'm using LIGHTROOM mobile, can we use the LUT ?
Dude. It's all just you showing your photos. Another main character of YouTube. 😂
So where exactly in this video do you show what to turn off to get sharp photos as shown in your clickbait?
same old bollocks…
Fantastic storytelling.
Make sure to mention to the kind people watching this to not only have their lens hood on their lens but also actually put it on the right way!! Here in Japan you see soooooo many people walking around having their hood in the 'storage' position… Very weird!
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So much fun to watch.