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DAY 91 | PHOTOGRAPHY 101 |
The Aperture and Depth of Field
HOW DEEP WAS MY VALLEY
So do you have the whole aperture thing figured out? Hang on because it gets just a little more involved.
The aperture of the camera, in addition to controlling the light that enters the camera, also influences how much of your scene is in focus. The area that is in focus is called the “depth of field.”
The larger the aperture is opened, the less the depth of field. If you are taking a photograph of a person with an aperture setting of f/2 and you focus on your subject’s eyes, you will more than likely discover that your subject’s ears are out of focus.
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