Aperture Lesson

Aperture Lesson

Aperture 101

Aperture in Movies

 

Aperture With Just Music

@dennisbuzard

Photography basics lesson 1: Aperture. It’s really just a fancy word for how much light your lens will allow onto the camera sensor. A large aperture, (ie f1.4, huge hole, more light), will result in a blurry background and subject separation because the depth of field is shallow. A small aperture, (ie f16, tiny hole, less light), will result in a deeper depth of field, make more of your composition in focus. #photography #photographytips #foryoupage #aperture #tutorial #photographybasics

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Aperture What is it Good for in Different Photos

What is aperture?

Aperture: Is the opening and closing of the camera lens

What does Aperture CONTROL?  

1#- The amount of LIGHT that the lens lets into the camera

Aperture is like the Iris of your eye

Bigger the opening the MORE light gets in

 

Smaller the opening the LESS light gets in

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#2- The amount of Blur or Sharpness in a photo

Low Aperture F/Stop

  • Called Shallow depth of field

  • F/stop number (ex f/4.5) 

  • One area of your photo is VERY SHARP while other parts of the photo remain blurred

Low Aperture is good for

  • Portraits 

  • Isolation of an object

  • Low light situations

The photos below were shot with a low
aperture setting on the camera: f/5 or lower
They have a swallow depthof field.

 


HIGH APERTURE F/Stop

  • Called Deep Focus
  • High f/stop number (over f/12) 
  • Most of the photo is in focus.
High Aperture is good for
  • Scenery or landscape
  • Large Group Photos
  • Documentary/Street Life Photos

Note: The photos below were shot with a high aperture -f/stop setting (f/12 or higher). 
They have a Deep Focus

 

The Camera and Aperture

  • The Aperture is located in the camera lens and not in the camera body!!!!
This is what your camera lens looks like inside as you change your aperture.

To control the Aperture on your camera

Step 1:

  •  Turn the top dial to AV to put you in Aperture Mode
  • You will control the Aperture settings and the camera will automatically control the shutter speed

Step 2

  • On the back of your camera you will see a number with an F before it.
    • This is the Aperture ( f/stop) number your camera is set at

Step 3

  • To change the Aperture (f/stop) numbers on your camera
    • Turn the dial at the top right of the camera
      • Watch the numbers on the back of the screen change