{"id":360633,"date":"2021-05-07T16:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T15:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/?post_type=learning-centre&p=360633"},"modified":"2024-04-15T17:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:23:01","slug":"apertures-and-depth-of-field","status":"publish","type":"learning-centre","link":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/en-gb\/learning-centre\/apertures-and-depth-of-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Apertures and Depth-Of-Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When we looked at shutter speeds and apertures, we saw how these fundamentals of photography are related. They make a photo brighter or darker by controlling how much light is allowed into the camera, but this is only part of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shutter speed and aperture also affect how other things look and, in this article, we take a look at how aperture controls one of the most important things in photography: depth-of-field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depth-of-field is the distance in front of and behind the point of focus that looks sharp. When we use small-sized apertures (remember, these are represented by large numbers, such as F16 or F22), we get lots of depth-of-field, so the sharpness zone extends a long way beyond, and in front of, where the camera is focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversely, if we shoot with a large-sized aperture (represented by a small number, like F4 or F2.8), we get shallow depth-of-field, meaning that only a small zone either side of the point of focus looks sharp. Sometimes lots of depth-of-field is needed; other times, we need very little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A good way to take control of aperture is by using Aperture Priority mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n