Understanding Aperture

1. Small Depth of Field, Lowest f/stop:

2. Large Depth of Field, Highest f/stop:

                                 ISO:                             Aperture:                        Shutter Speed:

Photo 1:                   1600                                f/4.0                                    1/160

Photo 2:                   1600                                f/22.0                                  1/6

What is Aperture?

Aperture is the size of the opening in the lens when a picture is being taken. 

How does Aperture work technically (in the camera)?

Based on the settings, the opening in the lens stays opening as long, or as short, as the operator wants it. The longer the lens is open, the more light that is let in. 

How does Aperture work visually (in the picture)?

When a picture is taken with a low f/stop, there is a shallow depth of field, and the subject will come out separated from the background, as shown in photo one. The background is more blurry. If there is a high f/stop, less light enters, and there is a larger depth of field. The whole photo will come out entirely clear. 

What is the relationship to the exposure triangle?

The exposure triangle compares the three settings aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. After this shooting assignment, it is evident that, with a set ISO, as aperture decreases, shutter speed increases; furthermore, as aperture increases, shutter speed decreases.  

Peer Portrait

Dear friends,

I have been bestowed with the great honor of introducing you to Carina Saffron. She is a great photographer and loves it! She took photography class in order to get more into taking photographs. She definitely lets her loud personality show through her photos. She does do other things than photography, though. She spends some of her time on her phone either talking to friends or on Twitter. She loves twitter. The place to find Carina would be in the dance studio, despite the above. She enjoys to dance and move which explains her bad habit of tapping her feet. What it does not explain is her biggest fear of being stabbed to death… In a new, much brighter light, she hopes to be married and holding a stable job in ten years. She also hopes that Kim Kardashian will be removed from pop culture in ten years.  If she could choose to have a super power, she would choose to fly because then she could go anywhere! Specifically, she would love to go photograph Italy. Not only is she a great photographer, though, she is a great model for photos. In our little mini photo-shoot I picked the picture that I thought best suited her personality. She is smiling and laughing, and she had a really great time. She shows off her nose in this picture even though she thinks that it is her biggest flaw.  She can be best described as outgoing and charismatic. This is Carina!

 

Photographic Themes

My thoughts of the shooting assignment:

I, personally, really liked this assignment and had a lot of fun doing it. It was something that required thinking and creativity. It was interesting!

My favorite photos and their meanings:

I love all of the pictures, but some of my favorites would, of course, be the ones of animals. They are mostly either happy or adorable pictures. I also love the picture of my brother with the flag in his mouth because it perfectly depicts his personality. Lastly, my favorite picture would probably either be of my necklace, the flower amongst the thorns, or my boots. My necklace is one of my favorites because it is from my boyfriend, so it obviously represents love! Another of my favorites is the flower amongst the thorns representing courage. I also, actually, did not set this photo up. The flower grew there all by itself, and it was awesome. Lastly, my final favorite picture is of my boots. It represents hope and, and I love it because of the angle from which I took the photo, the lighting, the shadows...just everything. Plus they are boots! :) 

Hope you enjoy!