What Is Aperture?

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The aperture is an essential camera setting; in fact, you might even say that it’s where the magic happens in photography. It holds the key to unlocking sharpness and creative possibilities, plus it’ll help you capture images that are sufficiently bright.Fortunately, understanding aperture isn’t difficult, especially once you’ve wrapped your mind around a few simple definitions – and in this article, I’m going to take you through all the relevant concepts, including:

  • What aperture actually is (in simple, easy-to-understand terms)
  • How you can use your aperture setting to capture artistic images
  • How to choose the perfect aperture for landscape photography, portrait photography, and more
  • Plenty of other tips and tricks!

Ready to take your photos to the next level? Let’s dive right in, starting with the most important question of all:

What is aperture?

The aperture is the opening in the camera lens. A larger hole allows more light to hit the sensor, lightening your photos. A smaller hole allows less light to hit the sensor, darkening your photos.

And by adjusting the aperture setting on your camera, you can adjust the size of the aperture (and, in turn, affect a photo’s brightness).

the lens aperture
The aperture is that (bladed) hole inside your lens!

Aperture and f-stops

Aperture is measured in terms of f-stops, also known as f-numbers. Like this: f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/22, etc.

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