Nikita Skoglie

Year 10 Aperture - Photography

Unit 3

TASK 1:
Browse the internet and find 3 examples of images that clearly display depth of field.
Find a variety eg. nature, animals, people and wedding photography is very popular.

URL: http://digitalphotographyschool.com/aperture/

URL:
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=aperture+
example&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&s
a=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIk6t8szOAhXEn5QKHd6UAEsQ_AUICCgB&biw=1
920&bih=979#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=aperture
+photography&imgrc=O7XAUMwmU2llqM%3A

URL:
http://www.slrphotographyguid
e.com/animalphotography.shtml

TASK 2:
Choose a lego character. Go outdoors and take 3 photos using aperture priority.
(AV) Mode.

The character in focus with the

The character in focus with the

background blurred. F4.5

foreground and background blurred.

F4.5

Everything focused and clear. F 22-30

TASK 3:
Once you have created a scene, mount your camera on a tripod and take 3 photos.

a) F4.5,

b) F14,

c) F22-32

Focus on one character when you do this task. Add a caption to each image. Explain how depth of field is
created with f-stops and link your description to your image, f-stop range and, lens opening and light.

Everything but Anna is blurred as the

The camera is set to F14. Anna again

Almost nothing is blurred when the

camera is set to F4.5. the lens is large

is the most clear character. Everything

camera is set to F22 as the lens is tiny

and is letting lost of light in.

is slightly blurred but not as much as

and almost no light is being let in.

the lens is smaller and not letting as

much light in.

TASK 4: Photoshop skills

Open the link: http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/depth-of-field/

Open Photoshop and import/open the image provided by your teacher in the teaching
resources folder. Your teacher will demonstrate how to create depth of field in Photoshop.
Follow the steps and add depth of field to the image and improve the composition.

Extension task:
Open one of your lego images and create artificial depth of field using photoshop.

Checklist
Have you...
Included the URLs for internet images?
Taken 3 photographs with different focal points?
Created an interesting Lego scene?
Used detailed descriptions in task 3?
Photoshopped an image provided by your teacher?
Attempted the extension activity?

Saved a copy of this presentation using the format: Unit 3 - Your name?