005: Learn the Exposure Triangle: Pt1 Aperture

This is the first part of 4 episodes where we discuss the
exposure triangle. Specifically in this episode the concept of
aperture which is a hole in the lens through which light travels.
They compare the concept to the human eye, explaining how the
pupil expands and contracts based on the amount of light
available.


The Big Ideas with Time stamps


00:04:41 Control light with aperture.

00:07:01 Limit light to control depth.

00:13:01 Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO.

00:20:06 No perfect exposure, use subjectivity.

00:27:50 Experiment to learn aperture.

00:34:07 Learn by experimenting.

00:39:26 Practice to improve photography.




In todays episode you'll learn:


What Aperture means

How your lenses aperture can dramatically changes your photos

Where you can find your cameras aperture

How to best control the aperture

What the difference between aperture and f-stop

How the aperture relates to your eyes

The boring mathematical equation to figuring out your
aperture

When you want to use a smaller aperture

The benefits of using a larger aperture

How to visualize how your len's aperture works

The 3 aspects of the exposure triangle

How Aperture affects your exposure

What a PERFECT exposure is

Why there is no right or wrong answer

You can't find your style in a book

The best way to learn how to use your aperture

How you can practice getting use to your cameras
settings 

How the "Nifty Fifty" can grow your understanding immediately
for just $100



We encourage you to put your camera put your camera into aperture
priority mode (A for Nikon and AV for Canon) set you lens the the
smallest aperture number your camera will allow you to. Shoot
everything you can for an hour. Shoot things up close, shoot
things far away, shoot everything in the middle. Once you're
done, change your aperture to F8 and take all the same photos at
the new aperture so when you put them on your computer you can
see directly the differences in the photos.


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