I'm posting the first of what hopefully will be an ongoing category of tips on different subjects. This first one will cover a photography tip on how to use the aperture on a camera to creatively leverage depth-of-field in photographs.
Aperture and shutter speed control is Photo 101, which I unfortunately never took. How to use those basic principles to creatively to control depth of field is a new "discovery" for me and one of the most creative tools that photographers have.
Depth-of-field is, basically, the distance in front of and behind your subject that stays in focus. Let's say you're shooting a portrait of someone. Based on your decision, you can make the flowers in front of the person sharp and detailed or fuzzy. Same goes for the trees behind them.
So what does that do?
