[pikers]

So to my problem/question…

To get up-to-speed with my camera, I’ve mostly concentrated on landscape/still life photography but I’m really interested in capturing life (i.e. people). My biggest issue with capturing “life” is my inability to change camera settings fast enough to capture those special moments. I can usually nail down aperture, shutter, and ISO, but I cannot set my camera’s focus points fast enough. I’m using a Rebel XT which only has 7 focus points but it still takes me a while to get cycle through to get to the one I want. I’ve read about the center & reframe method which is where you use the center point to focus on the subject, then you reframe your shot as needed. There seems to be some people that swear by it and then others (for technical reasons that are over my head) say this method should not be used. The auto selection system works maybe 10% of the time…so that’s out. What method do you use/recommend for quickly getting your subject framed and in focus?

Thanks!