This week during the photo journalism workshop we did our first technical task. We went in to detail about how to use aperture to your advantage while photographing. We discussed how a lower f-stop on the camera means less light is being allowed in, which as a result will cause the background objects of the photo to loose focus. If the f-stop on the camera is higher, more light will be allowed in and all the objects in the photograph will remain in sharp focus.
Following this, we put what we had learnt into practice using DSLR cameras, and objects that we had brought in to the workshop. Personally, I was very interested in photography when I was younger so was familiar with some of the information we had been given, but I still found this workshop really beneficial in refreshing my memory, and getting used to a different camera than the one I had previously used.
After playing around with the camera and f-stop, I became comfortable with understanding which f-stops to use in which light and to achieve the desired affect. However, I also learnt the different angles that can affect the outcome of the photo. The task in general was very useful in numerous ways and I feel confident in using the aperture to my advantage when photographing.
Photo Journalism 