It's Time for Day 2 of Elegant Exposures' Christmas Photo Challenge!

Aperture.

Want that perfect bokeh (blurred background)??

​In simple terms:
​As a portrait photographer, my aperture settings depend on how many subjects are in my shot & how far away I am from my subjects.

One subject:  f/1.4 - f/2.8
This photo: f/1.4

Three subjects:  f/2.8 - f/5.6
​This photo:  f/2.8

Distance:  This was shot at f/5.6, but it depends on how blurred you want your background. 

However.

Kids move.  You may want to shoot smaller kids between f/2.8 and f/4.1 because of the risk of movement and losing focus, like my squiggly subject here.

the challenge.

Day 2:  Presents
Use what you learned about aperture and make a photo collage using different apertures.
Ideas:
- One block with one gift (f/1.4)
- Another block with three gifts (f/5.6)
- Another block with all the gifts under your tree
​(f/10 or higher)
- Or use a kid or kids in some of your pictures

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Don’t have a DSLR camera?  We still want to see your collage and creativity with Christmas gifts! And, don’t worry, tomorrow is for you!!

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