On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:19:15 +0200, "scott" <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:

>> The aperture on a camera is a hole or an opening through which light
>> is admitted. Besides letting in more or less light it controls the
>> depth of field. A small aperture gives a greater depth of field. It is
>> also referred to as the f number or stops. I assume that Sabrina meant
>> for you to decrease the aperture to cut down the total light entering
>
>I'd say open up the aperture actually, to blur the background and make 
>Andrew stand out more.  Increase the shutter speed to compensate for the 
>increased aperture, then increase it further until the background is a bit 
>darker.  Then use some flash to make Andrew appear at a satisfactory 
>brightness.
> 
Probably better, I wish Sabrina had said step up or down. There are a
few ways of doing what's wanted but the best is to bracket the normal
exposure IMHO.
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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