Aperture Practice
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Assignment:
  • Take 2 photo
    • One at the lowest aperture f/Stop (f/1.8 or f/5.6 depending on your camera lens)
    • One at a high aperture f/Stop (f/18)
How to set up your items

Step 1:

Set up your items so they are not directly behind each other

    • Scatter Your Items so they are spread out
 

 

 

 

 

NOOOOO

Do not line them up right in front of the other.  

 

 

 

 

Step 2:

Make sure camera is level with your objects. 

 
  •  Do NOT shoot your items from above.
Camera Set Up
  • Set your camera to the AV setting on the dial
  • Set your aperture to the lowest it will go  f/1.8 – f/5.6 
    • Each camera lens will be different
  • Move in as close as you can 
  • Take a photo
  • Do not move your items
  • Do NOT move the camera
  • Set your aperture at f/22
  • Take a photo

Photoshop:

Step 1

  • Open both the low and high aperture photo in photoshop
       
Step 2
  • Click on the Move Tool
  • Drag the LOW Apereture photo on top of the HIGH Apereture photo
Step 3
  • To highlight both layers
    • Hold the Shift key and click on Layer 1
      • Both layers will now be selected
Step 4
  • Edit
    • Auto-Align Layers
Step 5
  • Select Auto
    • Click OK
      • The two images will now be aligned directly ontop of each other
Step 6
  • If you have any extra area around the image, we will crop it off
  • Select Crop tool
    • Draw over the are you want to keep
      • Click Enter
        • The extra areas will now be cropped out

Step 7

  • Select Layer 1
  • Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool
Step 8
  • Find the middle of the photo
    • Draw the Rectangular Marquee Tool over half the photo
      • You will now select half of the photo

Step 9

  • At the bottom of the Layers Pallet
    • Click the box with a circle inside it