Element 1 – Aperture and Depth of Field (DOF) - Photos

F-stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/20
ISO: 100
Date: 17/3/16
This photo was used to focus on just the foreground

F-stop: f/9
Shutter Speed: 1/8
ISO: 100
Date: 17/3/16
This photo was used to focus on the foreground and some of the background













F-stop: f/25
Shutter Speed: 1/13
ISO: 1600
Date: 17/3/16
This photo was used to focus on both the foreground and background.

Definitions:
- Aperture: The control of how much light is received by the camera.
- Depth of Field (DoF): The selected zone of the camera that is in focus.


Summary:
The aperture can be used to control the brightness in a photo. Aperture works by controlling the lens making it big and small depending on what the aperture's set on. For example when you select a small aperture, the lens becomes larger, taking in most of the light, if the aperture is high, then the lens becomes smaller taking in less light. The lower the 'f stop' number is, the smaller the depth of field, meaning the camera will only focus on the front of the image (closest object to the camera lens) and the background will be blurred. Small 'f stop' numbers allow the lens to open wider, allowing more light to get in. Higher 'f stop' numbers have the opposite effect.