Monday 9/13/21: Understanding Exposure, Aperture, & Depth of Field
Today’s Agenda:
- Diving deeper into aperture and its effect on exposure and depth of field
- Upcoming “Shallow to Great Depth of Field Photo Assignment” with DSLR cameras (Yay!)
Aperture, Exposure, and Depth of Field
Pay attention to the 3 main things that affect depth of field when watching this video.
Depth of Field_YouTube Version
Visual References/Diagrams:
“Shallow to Great” Depth of Field Photo Assignment
Due by Wednesday Thursday 9/16/21
Objective:
Create a series of photos that demonstrate the change in depth of field with various aperture settings.
Criteria:
- Use Aperture Priority Mode (Av)
- Set ISO to Automatic (Auto)
- Use Automatic Focus (AF)
- Photograph similar or identical subjects to line up diagonally
- Take photos with the f-stop values assigned while zoomed all the way out