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One of the key elements to capturing a good photo is ensuring you’re using the right Canon camera settings for a sharp shot. But there are different types of shot sharpness. Focusing on wildlife with a telephoto lens for a sharp subject against a blurred background will be different compared to using a wide lens for a landscape that’s sharp from foreground to background. There’s also good and bad blur! You don’t want camera shake creating unwanted blur and a soft shot when taking a portrait handheld. But you may want motion blur in waves for a seascape taken with a slow shutter speed, yet using a tripod to keep the land parts sharp. In our big camera skills guide this issue, you can learn how to take sharp shots of everything from landscapes and wildlife, to people and action sports. Sharpen up your Canon skills on page 28.