February is dedicated to Aperture – the ‘A’ setting on the camera dial.

Here is the important stuff about Aperture:

• It’s the size of the ‘hole’ that lets light into the camera.
• Measured in f-stops.
• The smaller the f-stop the more light will reach the camera sensor (or film).
• The f-stop range will vary by lens.
• The more light in a scene, the larger your F-stop should be.
• Large aperture = small f-stop = shallow depth of field*.
• Small aperture = large f-stop = great depth of field*.

*Depth of field – the amount of the image along the z-axis (depth) that is in focus.

Let the fun begin…