Aperture and Depth Of field

Aperture– The aperture is the opening of the lens that allows light form the outside to come into the camera and onto the sensor of film. The size of this opening can be adjusted by changing the aperture setting for example a wide aperture means that the lens is more open and the back ground is unfocused however a narrow aperture means that the lens is more closed meaning that more is in focused.

Aperture explained - Canon Georgia

Depth of field Depth of field is what its focused in front or behind the subject. It drags the viewers attention to a chosen point. D.O.F is affected by the aperture . A very large aperture was a very small depth of field almost nothing in focus, A very small aperture has a very large depth of field which means almost everything is in focus.

Understanding Depth of Field - A Beginner's Guide
low aperture the only part that is on focus is the air plane
mid aperture there is focus but the main focus is still on the airplane
high aperture Everything is on focus

Aperture photography

In this image we used high aperture as it can be seen everything is in focus the subject but also the background everything can be seen clearly.
In this picture the aperture is at a medium level the background can still be clary seen but the subject is seen more clearly.
This picture has a low aperture the camera is focused on the person at the front an the background is more out of focused I think this picture is really interesting since you can still see what’s in the background but its out of focus.
This picture has a high aperture however I think it would be more interest if we used a low aperture because then the main focus would be on us and not the background.
This picture was taken using a medium aperture, I think this picture is really interesting because the legs are in focus even if the background is still in still in focus.
This picture was taken using a low aperture and its one of my favourite images because I think its really well taken.

Editing

I made this image black and white because I think it fits with the poses that we are doing since we are kind of hidden I don’t think a colourful editing will go as well as a darker editing. I edited this picture on adobe light room using the develop tab.

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