1. Depth of Field
Depth of field is used to bring you into the
photograph. It uses blur to take out the
focus in parts of the composition, making
the section that is in focus more visible. By
using it you can use the manual focus at
the end of the lens. Using the depth of field
on auto, the blur wont be as strong
because it doesn’t know what you want in
focus.

2. Shutter Speed
Shutter speed controls how fast a
photo is taken. Taking pictures of
people running, to get the ‘motion
blur’ you would want the shutter
speed to last longer to capture
more light. If you wanted to take a
picture of a pebble dropping into
water and wanted to get more
detail than movement, a shorter,
quicker shutter speed would be
best to get this shot.

3. Aperture
Aperture is used to control how
much light is in the picture. Too
much light is ‘over exposed’ this
makes the picture too bright,
therefore takes out the detail.
Finding the right aperture
depends on the lighting. To create
a clear picture, adjusting the ISO
will help do this. The aperture is
the size of the opening on the
lens, allowing more or less light
in.

4. The ISO is important when setting up
the camera for a photograph. When
outside it needs to be on 1600, or
possibly higher. This will let less light
in. When the ISO is set, you can use the
dial to either make the picture lighter
or darker.