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Back to the Basics: Aperture / F-stop
When shooting in lower light, you need a larger aperture setting on your camera (larger hole). When shooting in brighter light, you need a smaller aperture setting (smaller hole). Changing the size of the hole controls the amount of light that hits the sensor / film. Aperture is measured by f-stops. You may have seen them written this way: f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11 f/16, etc -
Control Depth of Field with F-stops, lens selection and distance to subject
At its simplest, Depth of Field (DOF) is the area that's in focus in a photograph, from near ground to background. There are several ways to control your DOF: