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Utilizing Aperture in Photography
Previously, I explained how to use the shutter speed to control the sharpness of moving elements in your pictures. In this post, let’s look into Utilizing Aperture in Photography. [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Scenario 2″ font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”bounceInUp”][vc_column_text]
Utilizing Aperture
Generally speaking, in some cases, photographers want to make the viewers look at a particular element in the frame. For instance, in portraits, you want to make the background and the foreground out of focus and force the viewer to look at your main subject ( the person.) You can achieve this effect by Utilizing Aperture.
To manage the Aperture, you should select Aperture Priority or shoot in fully manual. By setting the Aperture to the lowest f-stop, photographers create a Shallow Depth Of Field, and by using the higher f-stop, they expand the focusing range.
Question for Utilizing Aperture
Previously, I proposed a question that you should ask yourself about the moving elements in your photos and selecting a correct Shutter Speed. In this post, I offer another question that you should as yourself to determine how to manage Aperture.
Before taking the picture, you need to ask yourself if you want everything to appear sharp in the photo (Wide Depth of Field), or just a certain distance should be in focus (Shallow Depth Of Field.)
For example, when taking a Landscape picture, usually, you want everything within the focusing range. Therefore, a higher f-stop provides the desired focusing range.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”21619″ img_size=”600×400″ add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” css_animation=”fadeIn” title=”Long Depth of Field”][vc_column_text]On the other hand, there are times that you want a specific part (distance) to be in focus, and the rest of the picture stays out of focus. A lower f-stop provides this effect.
For instance, when shooting portraiture, Photographers plan to blur out everything in the frame but the model. Therefore, by using lower f-stop, they manage to reduce the focusing range just to the model’s distance.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”21892″ img_size=”600×400″ add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” css_animation=”fadeIn” title=”Shallow Depth of Field”][vc_single_image image=”24318″ img_size=”600×400″ add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” css_animation=”fadeIn” title=”Shallow Depth of Field”][vc_single_image image=”24319″ img_size=”600×400″ add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” css_animation=”fadeIn” title=”Long Depth of Field”][vc_column_text]
Conclusion:
For static scenes, you need to determine if you want all the elements in the frame in focus or just a certain distance. Accordingly, shooting in Aperture Priority or fully manual allows you to utilize Aperture; thus, you can manage the Depth of Field.
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