How to Choose the BEST Aperture

Hey everyone! In today's video I'm sharing a rundown of everything you need to know about aperture in photography. After covering the basics of what is aperture, I also share 6 tips to keep in mind when it comes to knowing what aperture to choose for your photography. Let me know if you have any questions in the comments!

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[davidellis]

When it comes to photography 📸, I trust Julia Trotti 😊.

[dennismccowan]

Excellent lesson and presentation. I am a relative newbie and find your explanations easy to follow and understand.

[TyMcNary]

Me watching this knowing I only shoot at 1.2-2.0

[zweiradler]

Great video! But one thing I was missing for portrait photography: how much of the face should be in focus, usually I set my focus on one eye but at 35mm large wide open the ears or even the nose won’t be in focus

[ManchmalGaming]

If I don't shoot at 1.4 it's most likely at 2.8!

[paulyeung]

I realized I am a wide depth of field photographer after four years of shooting, I only open aperture in low light 😅

[jbmedia]

Distance from your subject makes a huge difference. As always good video.

[Lass_muc]

but why do you bump the ISO to 640 if your SS is only 1250? why not lower your ISO and increase your SS, you would reduce noise and especially, gain more dynamic range...

[TheEnobis]

damn l really want a lense that goes wider than my 3.5 aperture kit lense 💯✨

[PlayGameToday]

Sony lenses give us so flat and boring image even with small aperture... Try Helios 44-2!

[imadwardeh]

I love your amazing beauty and your sweet voice

[crzyfoto]

The best aperture is always the largest imo 😂

[Pablomache]

Great video, only thing I'd add is that the idea of a 'fast' lens, and what creates the most bikeh is relative to the focal length. A 50mm F4 might be slow but a 600mm F4 is considered fast, and will create a super shallow depth of field. The same applies to lenses like 200mm F2 and 400mm F2.8 which can create even more subject separation and bokeh than a 50mm F1.2.

[LouieP]

Great simple video. Would love to see a video on filters and lens hoods

[isoawe]

Thanks Julia. Can I give a tip? Seems my students struggle remembering which number is larger. I never write F2 or F8, but rather write f/2 or f/8. I think it helps reinforce that it’s a fraction. Everyone can remember they’d rather have 1/2 a pie rather than 1/8. 😊

[kartikniyogi]

I made the exact mistake that you just mentioned. I used F 1.4 lens to photograph a large group of audience and ended up having most of them out of focus.
Can you also please advise how to shoot in a relatively low light situation like in the evening with a lower aperture