Photo10- Aperture/Depth of Field

What is Aperture? is the size of the opening in the lens when a picture is taken. Also called f-stops.

Depth of Field(DOF) is the portion of a scene that appears acceptably sharp in the image.

3 Things Control Depth of Field-

1. Aperture- smaller the opening= more in focus


2. Distance to Subject- closer to subject= less in focus


3. Lens Size- shorter lens= more in focus.

For more information on Aperture and Depth of Field visit Digital Photography School site.

The Assignment-

You are to take a series of photographs to manipulate Depth of Field (amount in focus) by adjusting the aperture on your camera. You are to set up scenarios that have visual depth/distance and a strong subject. For each scenario, you are to take three photos and experiment with your aperture so that you have an example of short, medium and long depth of field. Then set up compositions and consider what depth of field would work best. Print a contact sheet of 25 photos and an example of each (short, medium, long) in your journal.