Aperture is something that is widely mis-understood to people
who are new to the technical side of photography. This is mainly
due to the way stops are measured. Once you know the principle
of stops in photography you will be able to get a good
understanding of aperture. What Are Stops? The use of this word
is confusing to people when learning about the technicalities of
cameras. It’s a very simple principle though, just imagine this:
There is a camera one end of the room and a lamp at the other
end. When the camera takes a photo, the light is too bright and
the shot is over-exposed. Imagine there is only one shutter
speed available of this particular model of camera and the only
way to adjust exposure is to adjust the aperture. When the shot
is over-exposed you need to increase the amount of stops. More
stops mean there is more in the way of the camera, therefore
letting less light through. The aperture circle is made up from
blades, which allow the size of the hole to be ajdustable. This
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