Week 4: Workshop Task (F-Stop)

Image 1

This image was take taken in my back garden. I used my own camera for this (Canon R5). The subject in the theme of photos in my dog, looking at the photo only her face and more so her eyes are in focus (this is most likely because my camera is set to detect animals) and the rest of her body, the decking and mat behind her is out of focus. I took this photo an an aperture of F2.8 the highest setting my camera goes, which in return achieves the subject focus shot! This type of photography is mainly used in sports and portraits because the blurry background allows for a nice crisp and in focus shot of the subject, and if that’s a football player running on a pitch – you’d want only that player in the frame in focus, likewise for portraits.

Image 2

This second image of my dog was taken at a mid-range f-stop number of F14. In the photo there is more of her face and upper chest area in focus in comparison to the previous photo despite the camera being set to detect animals and set the focus point on their eyes. A little bit of the background items are also starting to creep into focus, for example the hose pipe.

Image 3

In the final photo I increased my aperture all the way to F32 the maximum my camera allows. Therefore in this shot everything is brought into focus, including the table and my dogs toybox. The wall and piping can also be seen very clearly in this photo, and although my dog is sitting central in the photo, all of her is in focus and not just her face like the photo taken at F2.8. This type of photo is especially good for landscape photography and nature because you can capture lots of details in the photo.