What is aperture?

The aperture is a hole on a digital camera that adjusts in side in order to control how much light is let into the camera lens. The side of the aperture is measured using the f-stop.

The smaller the f-stop, the more light is let through.

The larger the f-stop, the less light is let through.

Contact sheet:

• RED – Not usable.
• YELLOW – Maybe / Needs editing.
• GREEN – Usable.

This was my favourite image as it displayed the effects of aperture well. I set my camera to use a f-stop of F3.5, ISO 100 and a shutter speed of 1/15. The image shows a good use of focus as the shoe is clear but the background is blurred. The aperture has distorted the front of the shoe to make it appear significantly larger than the rest of the shoe.