Ashleigh.'s Page

Welcome back :P

Good morning from the 'Costa Del Sol'
Cool gallery Ash and thanx for the comments on my images :-))

thanks for accept, have a nice day.

-greg

Aahh so nice to finally see another person on here from the UK! Hehe! I was starting to think this was an American, non european only site lol! xx

Hey Ashleigh, thanks for the friend add! i really enjoyed your pics! they are wonderfull!
Jo

Thanj you for adding me as a friend Ashleigh, you have some very nice photo's and i wish you luck getting that pro camera,
kind regards,
Gary

Hi Ashleigh, the aperture is the opening in the LENS, (not the camera} that lets the light from the lens into the shutter opening in the camera. That opening is measured in f-stops, the larger the number, (f/11} for instance, the SMALLER the aperture opening. Use a small number, (f/4) you get a larger aperture opening, which means more light. The aperture also controls the depth-of-field or DOF. DOF is the range in which everything is in focus, front to rear. Let`s say you are shooting a portrait, and you want the model`s face to be sharply focused, but you want the background to be blurred, (out-of-focus). You would focus on her face, with the aperture set for f/4, depending on the lens. The smaller numbers would keep a shallow DOF, larger numbers, (f/11), give a deeper DOF. Remember, the smaller the size of the aperture the less light gets to the shutter, which means the shutter stays open longer,which, in turn means the camera has to be held very still. You said you wanted to get a professional camera. Well, you will get much better results, but it does not make sense to get a good camera, and then keep it on "Automatic". You need to learn every feature on the camera. Many of the pictures you have here are very good, you have a natural talent. I have been making my living as a photographer for over 40 years, I know talent when I see it. Get a good camera, learn to use it, and there is no limit for you. Best wishes, Jim.

Thanks for the really nice comment :) Any time you have questions please feel free to ask :)

Hello Ashleigh and Welcome to PictureSocial. Hope you find it an enjoyable place that you can learn and maybe teach others. We do have a wide range of User Groups. If you are interested, you can find them under the "Groups" tab at the top of the page. Hope to see you there.