Besides accurate exposure and precise focus, you can draw attention to your subject by blurring the background behind it. This also helps make a busy background less distracting. In this picture of a rodeo horse, an aperture of f/4 keeps your attention on the animal and away from the blurry cowboy in the background.
Learn how to choose an aperture to affect the background's appearance in Getting to Know Your Digital SLR Camera, September 29, 2018, in Missoula, Montana. Any camera with interchangeable lenses is welcome. Click here to register.
Learn how to choose an aperture to affect the background's appearance in Getting to Know Your Digital SLR Camera, September 29, 2018, in Missoula, Montana. Any camera with interchangeable lenses is welcome. Click here to register.