The document discusses different photos taken with various aperture settings and whether the depth of field achieved the photographer's goal. In many of the photos, adjusting the aperture allowed part of the foreground subject to be in focus while blurring the background. Settings of f/4, f/8 and f/11 commonly produced this desired effect. However, some photos at higher or lower settings did not have the intended focus, with both foreground and background appearing blurry or in focus. The document serves as an analysis of how aperture impacts depth of field and focus in photographic images.

1. Aperture

2. This is an image of
a bench, that was
supposed to be in
focus, however it
didn’t work as I
wanted it too. The
aperture setting is
f/10

3. This is a picture of
a water bottle, it
sort of worked as I
wanted this
picture to as part
of the water
bottle is in focus
and the
background is
blurry. The
aperture setting
was f/4

4. This is another
picture of the
water bottle.
Again, part of the
bottle is in focus,
not all of it
however the
background is
blurry. The
aperture setting is
f/3.5

5. This is an image of
leaves from a pot
plant, this image
worked as
planned as part of
the leaf is in focus
– yet the
background is
blurry. The
aperture setting is
f/4

6. This is an image
of water droplets
on a plant, I think
this worked really
well as it captures
part of the plant
in focus and the
background
blurred. The
aperture setting is
f/8.3

7. This is an image
of the side of
my friends
head with a
bush and a
building in the
background. I
feel like this
went well as
my friends
head was in
focus yet the
background is
blurred. The
aperture
setting is f/8

8. This is an image
of a street light
with a bush in
the background.
This didn't work
as well as I
wanted as it has
all as both of
them are slightly
blurry. The
aperture setting
is f/6.6

9. This is an image
of a free with a
bush in the
background, it
didn’t work as I
wanted it to
because the tree
and the bush are
both blurry, the
aperture setting
is f/9

10. This is an image
of a bench with
small trees in
the background,
the photo
worked as the
bench is in focus
and the
background is
slightly blurred.
The aperture
setting is f/8

11. This is an image of
the TA in our class
with the college
building and trees
in the
background, it
didn’t work as
well as I wanted
to as only part of
the background is
blurry, and some
of it is in focus.
The aperture
setting is f/9

12. This is an image of
my college ID
Badge that my
friend is holding, it
worked the way I
wanted it to as the
badge is in focus
and the
background is very
blurred. The
aperture setting is
f/11

13. This is an image of
a small plant, this
image worked as I
wanted it to as
the plant is in
focus and the
background is
blurred, the
aperture setting is
f/11

14. This is an image
of some flowers
in college, this
image worked
how I wanted it to
as the first flower
is in focus and the
other flowers and
the background is
blurred. The
aperture setting is
f/5.6

15. This is an image of
my friend walking
into college, this
image worked as I
wanted it to as he
is in focus and the
background is
blurred. The
aperture setting is
f/7.1

16. This is an image of
my friend
standing in front
of a sign, this
worked as I
wanted it to as he
is in focus an the
background is
blurred. The
aperture setting is
f/5.6

17. This is an image of a bush, this worked as I wanted it to as the leaves and
branch is in focus, yet the background is blurred. The aperture setting is f/11

18. This is an image of a bird seed holder with the college in the background, this
worked as I wanted it too as the object is in focus and the background is
blurred. The aperture setting is f/8

19. This is an image
of a plant, this
image worked as I
wanted it to
because the
object is in focus
and the
background is
blurred, the
aperture setting is
f/11

20. This is an image of
a bush in front of
a building, it
didn’t work as I
wanted it to
because the bush
is blurry but the
background is in
focus. The
aperture setting is
f/8