Understanding Apertrure

     

    

Aperture

What is aperture?

Aperture is the amount of time shutter speed is open, that permits light to come through the lens.

How does it work technically?

The lower you have your f/stop, the more light enters. The higher you have your f/stop the less light enters. The lower f/stops causes a small depth of field, and the higher f/stop causes a large depth of field.

How does it work visually?

When you have a lower f/stop, and you have a small depth of field, it separates the subject from the background. Causing a blur. When you have a higher f/stop, and a high depth of field, it creates a clear picture, and no part of the picture will turn out blurry.

Relationship to exposure triangle

When you change the f/stop you need to change the shutter speed to balance the scale out at zero, on the camera before you take the picture. This also goes for when you change the shutter speed and you need to change the f/stop to balance out. You do not need to change the ISO.

Photographic Themes

I thought that this themed shooting assignment was a great way to capture what we truly are like inside. The sketchbook cover showed how we are on the outside, but the 25 photos showed our feelings in the inside. The end result of this project I thought turned out pretty well. I was satisfied with most of my photo's, but some it was hard to find pictures to take of, since some of the words were more complex. One of my favorite photo's was the photo for hope, because it really captured how hope in some people's eyes is a light shining through a dark tunnel. Hope is leading the way. Another photo that I was proud of is the photo for sad. The blue in the mask captured sadness, along with her hand covering half of her face. 

about me

Portrait Session with Kailey

Sketchbook cover

I picked a piano for my sketchbook cover, because I have played the piano and taken piano lessons since I was little. My theme that I chose for my sketch book cover is fall and all of the colors that go along with the season. The tree represents the change of the season, along with the falling leaves , and piano notes. I chose contrast, and I contrasted light and dark colors with the tree being black along with the white falling piano notes. This contrasted black grey and white colors.

Themed shooting assignment

Theme	Subject	Reason
1.     Anger		My friends dad looks like he is staring down at someone angerly.
2.     Power		This is a photo of my dad and brother arm wrestling, which represents power in strength.
3.     Ugly		The stuffed animal monsters in this photo look ugly.
4.     Calm		The photo makes you feel calm..
5.     Compassion		I captured a photo of books, because I am very compassionate about them.
6.     Authority		The word unauthorized uses the suffix of authority and only people of authority were allowed beyond this point.
7.     Pride		The Cumberland Valley eagle represents pride.
8.     Mysterious		This photo is mysterious since the photo was taken at night of a tree, with a streak of light hitting it.
9.     Wisdom		This picture is wisdom since all of the quotes in it are inspirational for running.
10.  Love		Love is like Minnie and Mickey, because they both love each other.
11.  Lazy		This is a photo of my cat Fuzz who is very lazy all the time.
12.  Temptation		The ice cream is very tempting.
13.  Happiness		The girl in this photo looks happy while she is hugging a stuffed bear.
14.  Growth		Both my dad and brother are photos of them when they were younger, capturing memories from their childhood.
15.  Memories		This is a book that I read in my childhood, which  brings back memories. :)
16.  Sounds		Beats produce sound.
17.  Diversity		The photo shows different diverse races.
18.  Dangerous		If you step on this plant, it is very dangerous since it has thorns.
19.  Hope		The sun shining through the clouds in the photo represents hope. Shining a light is a sense of hope for some people.
20.  Truth		People take an oath on the bible to say the truth in court.
21.  Patriotic		The American flag is patriotic.
22.  Sad		The blue of the mask and her hand shying away her face, represents sadness.
23.  Terrifying		The skeleton in the photo looks very terrifying with its red eyes.
24.  Abandoned		This is a picture of an abandoned bird house in the front of my house.
25.  Courage		She had a lot of courage when she walked on the high ledge.