dof: Aperture: A really really simple explanation (I hope) :)
- 10/06/08 01:09 PM
It seems like Aperture is one of those things that is perpetually confusing to people (I base this in part because it took me so dang long to feel like I really had a handle on it)! Of course, it's also one of the most important concepts to understand when working with a imaging device (like a camera), so it's worth a little investigating. What is Aperature? The aperture is (simply put) the size of the opening in a given lens. It controlls how much light the lens allows in Most aperatures are mechanical devices that vary in size (in other words they can … (26 comments)
dof: Photography 101: Boke (Depth of Field)
- 03/09/07 06:38 AM
Today's Blog will cover example of Boke. By the way, this is intended to build on Cheryl's very well put together description of DOF (depth of field). I suggest you take a peek at it before reading this unless you already feel you have a pretty good grasp of it. Boke is the out of focus properties of a lens, also equal to the resulting out of focus areas in an image produced by that lens. This relates entirely to how DOF is used when taking an image. Just to clear up some immediate confusion...you'll almost always see the word … (16 comments)
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