Technically Creative- Aperture

{ February 1, 2010 @ 12:36 AM } · { Technically Creative }

The photo of two male profiles was used to display aperture. When using one’s settings to control aperture, you are adjusting the depth of field. This can help one part or one subject be in focus while another is not; or it can make subjects at different levels in your photo all have prominence. This tool can help the photographer communicate the subject to the viewer. This photograph has a short depth of field allowing only the profile in the front to be in focus.  If the aperture number was a high number, it would have increased the depth of field and both profiles would have been in focus.  My purpose in using a short depth of field was so one’s eye would be focused on the profile in the front.  When thinking about depth of field in your photograph, larger aperture numbers create less depth in the photo and smaller aperture numbers create more depth in the photo.  In this particular photo I used a smaller aperture of 4 and one can tell that there are two different planes in the photo because the profile in the back is blurry. The purpose of taking a picture like this is to direct the viewer to see the image as you intended.  It engages the viewer to connect with the subject. I believe the aperture settings on one’s camera can help the photographer convey feelings, thought, emotion, and it is an important tool to learn how to use.