Lesson Two: Mastering Aperture

Aperture can really made a big difference in the way a photo turns out.  If you want the viewer to focus on the fore ground then you can adjust the aperture so the back ground is blurred out partially or fully.  If you would like the viewer to focus on the back ground then you an adjust the aperture so the fore ground is also blurred out partially or fully.  This is so helpful in so many real life situations.  For example if you are taking photos of a person and you have the perfect background for them, the light is perfect, colors are wonderful, everything works amazing together but it is a little bit busy then you can adjust the aperture to it is blurred out maybe only a little bit, maybe a lot and then the person you are taking the photos of will become the center focus of the picture.  Another way this would be helpful is if you are a landscape photographer.  Maybe you found the perfect rose to take a picture of but there are a bunch of other ones around it that you do not want in the photo, you adjust your aperture so the one rose you want in the picture is the one in focus and the rest are blurred out and you will be all set.  This will work no matter what you are focusing on, a flower, leave, tree, bug.  It will work well on everything.  In essence you can control what the viewer sees and what you "hide" in a way from them. Another advantage  to doing this is that it will allow you to take more pictures in less time.  Lets say you are a sports photographer and you are taking pictures at a game, whether it is a soccer, football, baseball/softball, basketball, or even a tennis match.  Adjusting you aperture will allow you to take multiple series of photos so you can capture all sorts of action shots and have a wide variety to choose from when it comes time to use them.  If you are at the car races (NASCAR) this setting will also prove to be very helpful.  I have been to races many times, my uncle used to be a driver and even though I do not have any experience using this setting I do know what it is like trying to take pictures of the cars driving by and it becomes so frustrating that eventually you just give up.  If I was old enough to have a camera when he was racing and knew how to use it this well it would have been a much more pleasant photo taking experience!  They say a picture is work a thousand words, but aperture give you a thousand ways to capture that picture.

Unfortunately I am having difficulties uploading my photos at this time but as soon as I get them on here I will post the link to them in a comment.