Credit: By Mike Baird on Flickr. Some rights reserved.
As journalists don't often go out on assignment teamed-up with a photographer any more, being able to take a good picture at the scene to publish alongside your story is a great addition to any reporter's skill set.
Getting the right focus can be hard work when first starting out with photography, and it can make or break an image.
Photographer Rick Berk shared five tips for using autofocus in an article on the Digital Photography School website.
His recommendations are easy to follow and directed at beginners, so dust off your camera and give these tips a go next time you're out working on a story.
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