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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