Aperture

• Definition: Aperture is the amount of light that is able to shine through the inside of the camera lens. The amount light that shines through variates depending on what settings we use.

• When you change the aperture, the size of the opening of the lens changes depending on the setting. With a lower f-stop you get a very shallow depth of field (blur), but with a higher f-stop, you get a larger depth of field (clear).

• In order to balance out the light meter when doing aperture, the shutter speed needs to be changed and ISO needs to stay constant. For a lower f-stop, you need to have a faster shutter speed, and for a higher f-stop, you need to have a slower shutter speed.