


One of the most confusing aspects for beginner photographers to wrap their heads around is that a lower f-stop number = a bigger aperture. F-stops are represented by f-numbers, and the higher the f-stop number the smaller the aperture is and vice-versa. What are F-stops?į-stops differ slightly from aperture and refer to our way of measuring the size of the aperture opening. The bigger the aperture is able to open, the more light that your sensor can collect.Īs you can see on the left hand side of the F-Stop Chart above, wider aperture = brighter image. This term refers to the actual physical component in your lens.
