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Photography Basics: the Depth of Field

The term depth of field describes the extent of the sharp area in the photo. With a small depth of field, only the foreground is sharp, with an increasing depth of field, the photo becomes sharper and sharper until finally the whole background is sharp. The means by which the depth of field is controlled […]

Photography Basics: The Aperture

The aperture is a device built into the lens that controls the amount of light reaching the sensor. Large aperture numbers mean small amounts of light, and small aperture numbers mean that a lot of light falls on the sensor. The aperture has a significant influence on the creative tool of depth of field. The […]