Response to: The Camera

I chose this photo to demonstrate depth of field. This is one of the most difficult terms for me to understand, but by definition, I think that I got it. I used a wide angle lens, the shutter speed was standard if not slow and the aperature was decreased.

Shutter speed was another concept that I did not feel right at home with. I understand that between 1/30 and 1/60 is comfortable. At 1/ 30 one may need a tripod and one can stop motion at 1/250 of a second. To be honest, these fractions do not make alot of sense.

I do know that when shutter speed increases so does aperature or light emittance, thus slowing depth of field or background clarity.