Learning Photography Basics: Aperture

I'm not a photographer. I am but a fan of photography. I love taking pictures and I love being photographed.

Memories that would last a lifetime . . . life's milestones that would need to be captured . . . 

these realities interest me.

I'm a first timer for a DSLR camera. For me and my boyfriend - the owner of the camera, this is big time!

We have been using an ordinary - basic digital camera for preserving momentous events in our lives.

I am actually having a hard time with all these dials and technical terms: 

the  Aperture,  ISO,  Shutter Speed, etc.

So I end up Googling and YouTubing to learn the basics.

Well, it's not as easy as 1,2,3 nor A,B,C, yet if you focus, listen, and watch for every single detail the net is showing you, you'll learn - a lot!

My first lesson is Aperture. Aperture either adds a dimension to a photograph by blurring the background or magically brings everything in focus.

In this photograph, the focus is the "Cat", so all the details in the background are blurred.

I have tried experimenting and practicing what I have learned using Manual Mode so I can adjust Aperture settings manually.

In photography, aperture is expressed in f-numbers (for example f/5.6). 

These f-numbers that are known as“f-stops”. 

This is a way of describing the size of the aperture, or how open or closed the aperture is. 

A smaller f-stop means a larger aperture, while a larger f-stop means a smaller aperture. 

For example, f/1.4 is larger than f/2.0 and much larger than f/8.0.

Read more: http://photographylife.com/what-is-aperture-in-photography#ixzz2H07BtN6T

As I was switching dials for experimenting, I have discovered this on the camera ( which I do not know yet since it's new and I'm still learning), the Creative Auto Mode  which sets the camera as to standard, vivid, warm, intense,soft, cool, brighter, darker, and monochrome texture.

These are the several test shots. Lol.

There is always a joy in discovery and learning,
especially in discovering and learning on your own.

Next lesson,  ISO!

For the LOVE of Me

He would always want his hair to be this long - along with his beard and his mustache. He loves the effect of looking like a "Rock Star" without the guitar on hand and without that husky voice - just the hair, his long curly hair. Well, he is not a rock star anyway. He does not sing nor play any instrument. He just have the looks. That's all.

No. Don't get me wrong. I appreciate who he is and what he can do.  

I love him for who he is.

 I just don't like him wearing long hair. It looks messy and gruesome to me.

His hair is everywhere.

    My sister braiding his hair . . .

I would always complain, literally, everyday to have his hair cut and his beard / mustache shaved.

 We have finally agreed that he would have his hair cut right after New Year celebration.

This picture shows his hair one foot in length from his nape. 

It was actually longer than that.

He's afraid and nervous as we prepare to visit the salon.

He was really sad, and it made me feel guilty.

This was the aftermath.

The fishtail!

This is way better for me. He looks clean and neat - age appropriate.

It was a sacrifice, indeed. He's been nurturing his hair for 3 years. 

For the love of me, he had his hair cut.