Aperture in Photography: A Complete Guide
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- 23 Sep 2022
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Aperture can seem like one of the most challenging camera settings to fully understand, but once you understand it, your photography will improve immensely.
Similar to shutter speed and ISO, aperture is a parameter you can set on most cameras to help control the exposure of your images. Changing your aperture also affects other aspects of your image such as depth of field, sharpness, and it can produce interesting effects to give your images character. This article will cover everything from the basics to technical elements of aperture and how to use it in different scenarios.
Table of Contents
What is Aperture?
How Aperture Affects Exposure
How Aperture Affects Depth of Field
The Human Eye as an Analogy
Confusing Language Surrounding Aperture
Technical Elements of Aperture
Choosing a Lens with Aperture in Mind
How to Use Aperture in Different Scenarios
The Sunburst Effect Using Aperture
A Printable Aperture Cheat Sheet
What is Aperture?
An aperture is an opening that light travels through. In the context of a camera lens, the aperture is an opening built into the lens that can be made larger or smaller by setting the aperture of a lens to different numbers, which are called f-stops (or f-numbers). Each lens has an aperture ring made up of blades that allow it to open and close easily, which gives aperture its distinct symbol. Read More...
