Week 4 – Using f-stop

In this picture we can see a focus point (myself). Having the Low f-stop, gives us a blurry and out of focus background. Photographers use this technique to create a story around a focus point – mostly used in sport on specific players. On this specific picture, an f-stop of 1.4. As seen, the rest of the tunnel and people have no specific features from the settings.

This photo was taken with a mid f-point. Using the settings on our iPhone, we adjusted the f-stop to around 2.8 this time. Meaning that the woman in the background comes slightly more into focus – comparing this to the first one where you cannot spot any facial features. Using the higher f-stop gives us more detail and further depth.

Finally, in this picture, we are given a full focus shot with our use of the high f-stop. A contrasting look to our other photos as the walls, light and person in the background have the same visual importance as myself in the front. The F-stop was f.16