The Best Aperture For Landscape Photography

You've probably heard photographers say, "f/8 and be there!" But is f/8 really the best aperture for landscape photography?

In truth, any aperture on your lens could be useful for photographing landscapes, just depending on the scene in front of you. I routinely use wide apertures like f/2.8 for Milky Way photography, while I'll stop down to f/16 if I need maximum depth of field.

This video goes into detail about the exact situations where you'd want to use each aperture value from f/1.4 to f/16, with dozens of examples taken directly from my Lightroom catalog. If this video doesn't help you understand what aperture to use for landscape photography, I don't know what will!

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[okaro]

That was a very good presentation. As a simple rule on APS-C just use one f-stop larger, maybe one and a third on a Canon.

[leenoshilla]

One of the best tutorial on the subject, strait to the point with examples

[gdan]

An "Ahha" moment for me. Recently started nightscape photos; my instructor suggested a wide open FStop and everything is in focus, it just worked. Your video provided the explanation brilliantly. Gracias.

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[nareshsharma]

Excellent way to explain. I will use different f stops and compare the photos. Thanks

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