Complete guide to APERTURE - Is F8/F11 aperture settings really the best for Landscape Photography?
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- Complete guide to aperture - Is F8/F11 aperture settings really the best settings for Landscape Photography? Find out in this video. a HOW TO guide to aperture!
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So how does your aperture work? I have created a video explaining exactly how your cameras aperture actually works. If you think you already know how it works then why not take a small test at the beginning of the video? I think you might be surprised!
Whilst this video is aimed at photography beginners and intermediate levels why not take the test and see for yourself if you fully understand the science!
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65 in a couple of weeks, understand and learnt a huge amount from your videos in the last few days, clear and concise many thanks
Great explanation Gary, been a amateur photographer for many years now and you have just opened my eyes and knowledge to the science of F-stops. Thanks again
Happy to help cheers David 👍
Hi Gary. Thanks for another great video. To make a non-aperture related comment, I was thinking about you yesterday as I was huffing and puffing up a hill to get into position. Your, “Don’t be a lazy photographer,” kept running through my head. Good luck with your photography in 2020.
Aquario Amico - lol huffing and puffing 😁😁 sounds like you were trying to emulate me 😁😁 All the best to you too 👍🏻👍🏻
I needed to learn this. Photography courses in my country is a bit expensive and far from where I live, so learning about aperture on youtube for free, is a huge help. Thank you very much.
Out of all the videos i watched on aperature, this is the best. I had a "light bulb" moment watching this, i now understand. Thank you sir!
Thank you for the simple but informative tutorial, please keep them coming!
So many just focus on aperture and do not remember that the distance from camera to subject also influences depth of field. Great video Gary!
John Hare cheers John 👍🏻
In fact at close distances subject to camera distance makes more difference to depth of field than aperture!
Yes that is right. I purchased a Nikon Z6 with the 24-70 f4 lens. I shared a photo on line and someone said they where impressed with the depth a field that the kit lens had, and they where having second thoughts about getting the 24-70 f2.8. They don't know about this part of taking photo's. I was close to what I was shooting, zoomed in with miles of land in the back ground.
So true! I cringe when I hear photographers mention the use of a long lens to compress the scene. I have been shooting since the early 1970's, and i have never seen a long lens compress anything. All it does is reduce the angle of view, effectively "magnifying" a portion of the scene. But true magnification is a result of the camera-to-subject distance in relation to the angle of view. This is why macro lenses allow for better magnification, regardless of focal length, as they allow the camera to be closer to the subject, thereby changing the perspective. Long lenses simply allow the photographer to alter the perspective by moving farther away from the subject, thereby reducing the relative distance from camera to far away subjects, giving the illusion of compression of the foreground. In reality, only the perspective has changed, and the eye is fooled.
great video, hope you do one on shutter speed and one on ISO next
Just what I needed. Thanks for making this. Read and watched lots of other info but not fully understood and this was clear, nailed it.
You are a life saver Gary! I've been asked to teach a few kids photography when school restarts in a couple of weeks and I've been going around in circles trying to think how I can explain everything without either boring them or confusing them. I'm not a trained teacher and despite having been taking photos for around 30 years now, I do so much by instinct now I've been worried about missing stuff out. This video has just become part of my lesson plan :)
Oh that's fantastic. Let me know how it went. 👍
"May I be be excused from class now sir ! " What a brilliant explanation, wish I had that explanation when I was learning.Thanks Gary.
You may be excused Mrs Foulkes but please be back here next week :)
Good stuff Gary. You have a talent for describing things in a way anyone can understand. Down to earth, no nonsense. Great work as usual.
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Very well explained thank you. Only just found your channel and have learnt loads. Thank you. 👍🏻
Glad to help
Great video. I learnt so much in this video that I didn't learn watching many other videos. Thanks a lot
Simply brilliant, I came late to your channel, was impressed and subscribed. Thumbs up
Very well explained Gary I love your videos mate well done and keep them coming!!
What a clear and informative explanation.
Thank you Wendy
absolutely brilliant!
thanks for explaining some long-observed point so lucidly.
Helped reinforce my knowledge of aperture. Thanks.
Cheers Ralph
Well explained. Although I knew these things I still loved watching this vlog. Recommended.
Martin Agius cheers Martin
Hell of a Teacher. Superb video. 👌👌
Very kind, thank you
Agree, very informative for beginners and intermediate photographers like myself, I appreciate you taking the time to put the video together! I enjoyed watching and learning!
Eric Esen thank you Eric 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Gary, this is an eye opener and filled in a black hole that I didn’t know I had about depth of field. Since the beginning of time I’ve looked at my lens, observed that the numbers are closer together at distant focus and further apart for close focus. Then coupled with the F Stop scale I could guesstimate what could be in focus.
The concept of changing the distance between the camera then correcting the focal length to get the same image size is a way of manipulating depth of field I’ve never thought about
Well done, you made us think👍
Hi Gary, loved the video and a nice explanation. Great way of saying Hyperfocal distance without saying Hyperfocal distace.
Thank you fore the video this way I din't see it before. So agian thank you new focus. I will look the video agian to learn more of it.
Thanks Gary, was just going to skip it as thought I knew it but glad you put that example in at the beginning to keep me engaged. Lesson learnt, though may just watch it again to confirm it went into my old noggin.
lol You're welcome. Glad it got the old grey matter working :)
And just when I thought I was getting the hang of this I find my understanding isn’t correct. This excellent video has explained why I didn’t get a decent blurred background when I needed to. Thank you and nice watches by the way. Oh yes I can spot a watch change but not the correct depth of field, which isn’t of any use when I’m taking photos.
lol Even I didn't realise. Great spot :)
One of the best photography videos I've ever seen. The examples at the beginning were incredible! Well done Gary!
They say you're never too old to learn something new. Thank you for a great explanation.
getting head around small number big hole, big number small hole... I was taught that F2.8 is equal to 2 fence posts in focus, F7 is seven posts, etc etc - is a great mental image to deal with depth of field. great video!!
Yep that's a fair bit of advice. The DOF of the fence posts will change greatly though depending on how close or far away from them you are. F2.8 for instance shot at 20' away and most of the fence posts will be in focus. Hope this makes sense :)
Always good to watch someone else explaining D.O.F.
Teaching Aperture and D.O.F are the subjects where I’ve seen students glaze over and you know you’re gonna have to slow down and get them hooked again, or lose them completely.
I’ve always broken the subject down into aperture’s effect on D.O.F, then done table top exercises using just that concept, then a break for a cuppa, then going on to Distance from subject & Focal lengths effect on D.O.F.
I’m definitely going to use your two photo anomaly trick at the start of the 2nd D.O.F session from now on - it’ll cause a bit of head-scratching, but will link nicely to a set of images I have.
That cleared quite a few things that had always puzzled me, thanks a lot Gary!
Cheers Edi
Yes, focus point distance from the camera! Nice video Gary, thanks for posting.
Tony Pierce cheers Tony
I have that very same Aston Martin. Got it as a kid and I still have it. Shaken, not stirred.
I kneeled for that explanation. I am not a beginner, I have already taken really good photos. But you have a gift: to explain complicated things easily. Thank you! You helped me a little further.
A great refresher, from doing your course in the studio. Thanks Gary
Lee Thornton Cheers Lee
It was a great help in understanding aperture, still new to it all
Nice one that man ! Didn't guess the numbers, but when you gave them I knew what was coming. Done Macro photography for several years and I know all too well, I want to be as close as I can to my bug (not the VW type) but also want the greatest depth of field, and know that F8 ain't gonna cut it, nor is F22 for that matter... I like to shoot F11 - F16, need my shutter speed to be pretty quick for movement, be it the bug or the wind, and want my iso 100, don't want noise, Thank heaven for powerful macro ring lights... Worth every penny.
I've sent this to a few of my photog friends as I think it was VERY educational & think they'll get a lot from it, Thnx M8 keep up the good work !
Very kind of you to say and thank you for sharing. Cheers Norman xx
It made my mind to dream with "aperture" for the whole night, as it's already 10:15 pm!
Cheers 👍👍
new to photography your video help me, thanks I will keep tuning in thanks
Nice overview. This is why I like my old vintage lens, they have a colored depth of field scale marked off on the lens body. It was nice, because I could just put infinity at the mark for f22 and see how wide my depth of field would go nearest to me in landscapes. My old vintage zoom has the depth of scale lines spread out a lot wider at 70mm and very narrow at 200mm.
Pete Gerardini - love those lenses. 👍🏻👍🏻
It really took watching three time before it finally clicked. VERY helpful, sir. Thank you.
Donald Sims Glad it made sense in the end 😁😁
Fantastic!!!!! Subscribed and hit the notification bell! :)
Thank you Matt
Very well explained Gary, thank you very much.
Marvellous video
Not really seen anyone explain it this way before. Now I’m getting to understand what I do wrong for the results I’m after.
With the old film, there was no record to how I got results. Time between taking photos could be weeks till I got the results back. The A.I. is brilliant in the modern cameras as the only mechanical change we can make is shutter and aperture
And all the metadata that can be reviewed
Cheers
Amazing, best of the best video show! Such Complexity within simplicity and thank you very-very much Sir. Excellent....
Gary your so good at explaining/simplifying the technical parts of photography I'm like others who have left comments I thought I had it right , the second part of the video I do regarding the sweet spot with my landscape photography but hey you learn something something every day thanks for that upload looking forward to your next,.
Thank you for saying Jeff 👍👍
Hi Garry,, I did get f16 wrong. Having watched the whole video I found it most interesting and helpful, especially about what makes one stop of difference. After trying a few tings on my camera I know I will watch it all over again just to prove to myself I got it right. Thanks again Ken
Great tutorial! You are a fantastic teacher...:)
This was an eye opener. I could’ve sworn you were using a really fast lens. Good work
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
Had hand surgery today. Thought I could do this before the surgery. Afraid photography on hold for several months. kindly keep sending me the tutorials so I can do the when healed. Thank you. Sandy
Oh nooo Hope you get better soon xx
very informative, and great approach for explaining things!
Thanks Gary for a brilliant & easy to understand video on the guide to aperture settings.
Great refresher video. It’s been ages since I received my photography certification and this video with your brilliant teaching style have given me quite a bit of encouragement. Thank you so much for this!
Great tutorial from a great teacher
I never knew this information...I shoot landscape and used to always. Pump it up. To F22. Learned something. Thank you Gary!
I am subscribed now for sure.
Thank you
very well explained Gary...when doing portraits I prefer the very shallow DOF...love the dreamy out of focus quality and the bokeh...and when trying for those wonderful landscapes the 11 spot seems to work the best for me with an occasional 16...
you got me there Gary.. I said F2.8 for your F16 shot.... 😊😊😊...
lol 🤣😊 Cheers Gilbert
Jesus Christ man. Been shooting for over 10 years never even new. Thank you
You're welcome, thank you
Wow! such an outstanding method of teaching
Great explanation Gary, precisely why you can still get a shallow depth of field with M43rds. In fact it’s possible with a smart phone if you get close enough.
Very true Andy. A lot of DOF is handled by software built into most cameras on smartphones. It's a cheat but the pricipals are the same :)
Brilliantly explained, Gary! Another thing worth exploring in detail might be the illusive concept of hyperfocal distance.
It's on my list 👍👍
@@GaryGough Much looking forward to it!
Good explanation in the practical sense Gary, it'll work for beginners, however I should note there's a few technical snags in the explanation. Just because you asked to leave a comment, and I'm a mathematician (used to be). First of all there's no anomaly in the science (i.e. in optics). It's simply the fact that DoF gets thinner as you focus closer at the same aperture. Second, DoF doesn't grow 'exponentially' as you increase the focus distance, it grows quadratically which is a lower rate. I.e. you increase the focus distance 2 times and the DoF grows 4 times. Third, at f/22 and on full frame sensor, it's not an exactly correct statement that 'most lenses' don't perform very well - at f/22 the diffraction will be very pronounced so *no* lens will perform very well at f/22. And the science doesn't dictate the lens should perform well at f/22, on the contrary, because of the diffraction, the science tells us that the higher the f-number is, the more diffraction you get and the less sharp the image will be.
Lastly, the sweet spot almost never lies at f/11, f/11 gives acceptable results on many (not most) lenses but it's not the sharpest neither thee sweet spot, the sharpest usually sits a couple of stops down from the widest aperture.
I'd like to point out again that your recommendations are correct in the practical sense, but the background technicalities are a bit inaccurate.
Hi, Excellent comment. I had to look "quadratically" up. I'll take your word on how accurate that statement is (said very respectfully btw)
I agree in principle with most of your comments except your diffraction statement and sweet spot. Diffraction will be present in all lenses but the amount will vary greatly between better and lesser quality constructed lenses. I shoot at F22 often and I can't see a noticeable difference in quality at all. Regarding the sweet spot then I think we may be splitting hairs. As long as you avoid shooting at either end of the range of your lenses then it will be sharp enough!
Remember, I'm aiming this tutorial at beginner to intermediate levels. I must also point out, we don't look at images under a microscope.
I'm always happy to be challenged, it's how we all learn. Thank you very much for watching and for taking the time to write your excellent comment.
Cheers
Gary
@@GaryGough Thank you! I use this DoF formula en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field it has distance squared.
At f22 all lenses with no exceptions will suffer the same theoretical diffraction, however poor physical quality of the glass may add to overall unsharpness. Good lenses are sharper so you'll notice an improvement at f22 but it's not because good glass can fight diffraction.
I personally shoot at f11 most of my wide-angle landscapes, but I know it's not the sharpest spot say for EF 16-35 f4, it's very useful and acceptable spot, but I'd use f10 or f8 if I can get an acceptable DoF. f8 is definitely sharper. It's always a trade-off.
However again in the practical sense it's true, you should avoid shooting at the extremes of aperture. They say the new Canon's RF L-lenses are pretty good at widest apertures but I'm yet to try them, I don't have an R camera and the RF lenses prices bite.
Thank you again, I always enjoy watching your videos.
Always enjoy your video's Gary...and thanks for sharing your knowledge with us....
Cheers Vincent
Just need a few days rest and I will. I loved the tutorial.
Thank you Sandy xx
🤯 beginner and I didn’t know this, thanks. Time to have a play with an object as I’ll stand more chance of remembering if I actually do it!!
Best way to learn Tracey, just get stuck in. Remember to focus as close as your lens will allow.
And here I sat thinking I know this stuff. Little did I know ........................ Thanks Gary
I work with macro and have a difficult focus of flowers. Now I will work with my 105 micro rather than the 40. Thanks!
Thank you Gary, It's good to refresh the science since I have the tendency to forget occasionally and I like those old Corgi's, I use to collect them in the 1960's I just wish I still had them.
Cheers Rich. I've got a sizeable collection of orginal corgis. All boxed too. They cost a fortune these days :(
Cheers Gary well explained. Simple but to the point.
Nick Bayliss - Cheers Nick 👍🏻👍🏻
Great Intro video Garry which I think will work for a lot of people. Seeing as you asked for feedback and to be picky on the science, I think you may have glossed over the role of focal length in DOF. My understanding is that a wide angle lens will have a greater DOF than a telephoto lens for a given distance & F-stop. To quote wikipedia, “Depth of Field changes linearly with F-number and circle of confusion, but changes in proportional to the square of the focal length and the distance to the subject. As a result, photos taken at extremely close range have a proportionally much smaller depth of field.”. The practical upshot is the same as you demonstrated, but includes focal length in the mix. Wikipedia has a complicated equation for this, but essentially DOF increases with longer distance and larger F-stop number and decreases with focal length.
Thanks for the clarity , really enjoy your delivery technique.Many thanks Gary.
Great informative video Gary. I knew bits but your explanation of camera distance away from the subject wasn't something I had necessarily thought much about. Really clear...thanks for the tutorial.
Oh man, as soon as I got all three of the first images wrong, I was hooked. Great and informative video. Thanks.
Very kind of you to say, thank you
wish this video was around 10yrs ago :) very well explained Gary
Cheers Rich
Top bloke. Very useful information. I shoot at f8 and f11 on my nikon d3300
Cheers Rich
You have many comments already. But I must add another. Well done you added the element that must have come into photography when fixed lenses became less the norm. Thanks!
Awesome. A really great explanation although it is difficult but you made it simplified. Thanks Gary. Keep inspiring us. 😍👍
Great video with plenty informations. Thank you Gary !
Cheers Alex
One word...Brilliant!
Cheers Brad
Thank you v much Gary I'm 2 years in on my photography learning journey. I felt I was beginning to get to grips with this aspect at last having tried lots of things, but this video has really helped things click for me and understand far better what I'm doing (or should be doing) with my aperture settings - v clearly explained.
Great vlog the log Gary. Loved every minute.
Thank you Paul
Amazing tricks for me as an amateur,thanks.
Feeling out of sorts today, but I definitely want to try this tutorial.
Jump in Sandy and give it a go. Remember to focus as close as your lens will allow.
Thanks Garry, nice video. I've seen quite a few videos about aperture but not many talk about the affect of the distance of camera to subject, every days a school day.
Cheers Garry, I look forward to your next video.
I use a 50mm f/1.8 lens. I learned a lot about bokeh. Always near subject and put background far. I also learned how to get more light and all in focus even at f/1.8 by backing away from everything in the frame. I used to be an all in focus shooter when I used my phone more than anything. My DSLR helped me learn about Manual settings and better lenses.
Nice one Gary! Thankfully I learned all this stuff years ago but what a great video for newcomers and the bewildered,,,, excellent work as usual, thanks, Bob.
Thanks for that Gary, always good to be reminded of the technical details that are easily forgotten. Very well explained -you ought to be a lecturer of science or maths.
Huh........game changer for me Gary. I love videos like this. Now to go practice.
Very well explained, Gary. Another great tutorial from yours truly.
Best one!
Thanks, Gary!
You're welcome, thank you
Great information. Thanks a lot. Subscribed immediately :-)
Very cool explanation. I’ll be sure to try for myself.
Always something new to learn from everybody. 😊
You are a great teacher.
Great video well explained it would be great as a novice to see wot effects on a landscape the aperture has thanks keep it up steve
Great way to start your vlog Gary with the quiz really enjoyed that and I got 1 out 3 correct , so I'm sticking around to watch the rest ;). Really good explanation about moving those feet.
Very easy and understandable thanks
thank you for this video that helps a lot
Good video you explained the art of the aperture and DOF very well just have to remember this and all the rest before I push the shutter button