Aperture

CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT COMING

INTO THE CAMERA THROUGH THE LENS

TOOL YOU USE ON CAMERA

 Depth of Field
THE AMOUNT OF AREA YOU WANT IN
FOCUS, measured as SHALLOW or DEEP

AFFECT APERTURE HAS ON YOUR SHOT

 F-Stop
Number that can be adjusted on your camera’s
aperture tool. Usually, f-stop comes in a range.
What affects the range? Does it ever change?

WHEN YOU ADJUST APERTURE, YOU ARE

INCREASING OR DECREASING YOUR
F-STOP
 Indirect
SHALLOW DEEP
relationship:
One variable has
the opposite effect
on another
variable

HIGH
FSTOP 22

LOW
FSTOP 2.8
 ISO/SHUTTER SPEED
Shutter speed is good for taking photo of
moving subjects (don’t use it much for video)

ISO is just another feature to adjust light coming

in to your lens.
(if your ISO is too high, it creates a grainy photo)
Increasing ISO, adds more light
 QUALITY VIDEOS
ALWAYS IN FOCUS
ALWAYS WELL LIT
(NO SHADOWS AND NO OVEREXPOSURE)
NO GRAIN
 AVOID OVEREXPOSURE
Sheet 2
QUALITY VIDEOS
-ALWAYS BE IN FOCUS
-ALWAYS WELL LIT (NOINSTEAD,
SHADOWS AND NO
DON’T OVEREXPOSURE)
MAKE SURE YOUR LIGHT
DO SOURCE IS FACING THE
-NO GRAIN
SUBJECT FROM THE SAME
THIS
DIRECTION THAT YOUR
CAMERA IS FACING YOUR
SUBJECT
SHALLOW DEEP
DEEP
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE
QUALITY OF THE PHOTO/VIDEO
FROM THE LEFT VS THE RIGHT?