Take Better Photos: Episode 1 - Apertures
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2021
- This is the recording of a free Leica Akademie Australia webinar by Nick Rains, broadcast on June 9 2021. It is the first one of a series of regular webinars which aim to examine one specific aspect of the photographic process, mostly from the point of view of a beginner. It's not dumbed down, but neither is it too technical.
This webinar was about Apertures - how different apertures affect the 'look' of an image and some advice on choosing the right aperture.
Future webinars will be on the first Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm AEST (Sydney/Melbourne). You can see what is coming up here:
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"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few." - Shunryu Suzuki. Always keep your beginner's mind.
been shooting film since early 2000s and the core concepts of aperture and the exposure triangle and DOF and all those subjects are very clear in my mind, and yet i find it so nice to listen to this entire series and i still get to pick up lil tips and notes and get to remember certain details about those core things that i might have forgotten or just never considered.
i think this series and this channel is one of the very best resources for learning photography. great work we are truly grateful for this massive knowledge sharing experience
Really great series. I just purchased my first Leica, the D-LUX 7, and it’s been fantastic watching your video series to learn more about the camera specifically, and photography, generally.
Great to hear!
As someone who has picked up photography as a hobby again, this is a really great refresher and a good starting point for beginners as well.
this is the best video series I've found so far on photography for beginners. I have real trouble with the 'technicalities' and you explained this so well with creative choices in mind without being too overwhelming. I have just purchased a D-LUX 7 as a hobby photographer and had trouble understanding the settings and creative possibilities of my camera, this should be a standard course offered to customers of (entry-level) cameras, big kudos for your didactic skills! You give so much context without it being confusing - I've learned a lot, thank you!!
You're very welcome!
Good job. Wetzlar, you have a good instructor and representative in Nick Rains.
one might think this was "too basic"..... I thought it was BASICALLY GREAT- so well presented- and even though I understand the basics of aperture and the triangle- your explanations really do bring aperture.... and selection....(especially with Leica glass).....to the next level... I mean- I knew this (kind of)... but now I can explain it (to my mind (or my son) so much better.... and- think more about what I am doing when I go out on the street- and picking subjects and thinking.... hmmm......- Like your point about distance from subject.....and aperture choice- I had heard that before- but now I really understand........ thank you- look forward to your next episode
Thanks for the kind words.
This is a superb lesson. It was 60 years ago when my dad explained all this to me and whilst I remember it all I have got lazy over the last x number of years as cameras have become auto everything! Now with a retirement rationalisation of all my gear, I have moved on a shed load of kit and bought an M11 to use with my collection of M lenses which were gathering dust (as my old M8 was such a disappointment to my mind and it never felt right and my M7 becoming increasingly a challenge with developing costs!). Sadly I have become lazy. But I’m so inspired with my new set up and this presentation is getting me back on track. Thanks. 👍🏼
Thanks for this discussion Nick. I found it by virtue of your episode with Carwyn and Christian during the week and Im glad I've taken the time to watch this first episode. I shall tune in to the rest of the series too. A really good exploration of the basics, but not done in a basic way. I now have Leica envy too. Will have to save my pennies.
Although I already knew all this, I still watched it, and I think it is a good presentation and you explained things very well!
Awesome, thank you!
You are such a good communicator! Thank you for this refresher.
You are so welcome!
Great for the beginner to know about aperture and DOF
Great webinar Nick. Really enjoyed it. As a newbie to the Leica world ( CL ) I found it very valuable, especially in justifying my spend on Leica lenses! Looking forward to the next one.
Glad it was helpful!
Another great video! I too was well of aware of the subject but I still picked up on some interesting points that I haven’t really considered in the past. I’ve book marked this one and will certainly recommend to anyone who is just getting started in photography. Thanks!!
Please do!
I needed this, as a refresher, thank you! I was waiting to hear about not shooting at f/16 though...
Thanks Nick
Very well presented and even for an old hand very valuable
Peter K
Many thanks!
Excellent video. Very clear and didactic!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for making this very informative vid!!
Glad it was helpful!
Nicely presented. Thanks.
You are welcome!
Thank you! Very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video and refresher. I am just in the decision to buy a M11 with 35mm 😄
The meaning of life….5.6 is not a bad place to be. 😂
Love seeing this from another Brisbane-ite.
Great explanations Nick.
What if you wanted the leaves in the background to be in focus and the flower out of focus. Then what aperture do you use and where do you focus.
Thank you, i just got great class.
Wonderful!
Very good explanation, thank you. Greetings from Germany, Uwe
You are welcome!
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Wonderful presentation. Thanks. But, I have a question. If you use a zoom that's got a variable maximum aperture, say f4 (at 70mm) - f6.3 (at 200), does this mean that if the sharpest aperture is f8 when wide open at 70mm, that it's still sharpest for 200mm at f8 or is it a stop or two down from f6.3?
It will vary by lens design. The only way to find out is to test that particular lens. 'Rule of thumb' is 2-3 stops closed from maximum, but as we see from the Leica MTF charts, this is only an approximation. Test your lens on something with very fine detail and note the results.
Nick, I love your tutorials. I own a LeicaQ2, an SL2, and an SL2S. I'm wondering if there is a way to get Leica camera profiles into Lightroom. I'm stuck now with the Adobe profiles. Also, have you ever considered demonstrating how you edit your Leica photos in Lightroom? Thanks ever so much for all your helpful advice.
Hi Sonja. I do demonstrations of editing my images in my Lightroom course, available through the Leica Akademie Australia site. Regarding the profiles - for raw (DNG) they are not needed as Lightroom effectively works with the camera's full native colourspace. If you are referring to the jpeg settings then no, I don't think that's possible.
@@LeicaCameraAustralia Thanks, Nick. I was referring to RAW images. I've been using Adobe Neutral and Landscape mostly. I will most definitely look into your Lightroom course. There's always more to learn.
Those 'profiles' only apply to Jpegs. Raw files are unadjusted. The camera's own version of a landscape or natural 'look' cannot be directly chosen in Lightroom or Camera Raw, you only get the Adobe version, but it does affect the image that you see on the back of the camera (which is a jpeg).
@@LeicaCameraAustralia I don't think we're talking about the same thing. There's a profile browser in Lightroom in the Basic panel, item 2. For RAW photo processing, there are 7 choices, including Adobe Color, Monochrome, Landscape, Neutral, Portrait, Standard, and Vivid. Most cameras have their own profiles added there, in addition to the Adobe choices. These provide good starting places for RAW processing. Leica is the only camera that I know of that doesn't offer these profiles. I'm not a fan of in-camera filters, but I do use the Adobe profiles in Lightroom on RAW photo editing as a starting point.
I do get what you are asking about. As far as I know, the specific Leica 'Film Styles' (for example on the SL2-S: Standard, Vivid and Natural plus two B+W presets) cannot be chosen in that list - and these only apply to in-camera jpegs (and embedded DNG previews) which is why they are found in the jpeg menu.
This might be of use: www.reddotforum.com/content/2020/04/lightroom-presets-for-leica-cameras/
You are right with the sharp object until you see some of Anton Corbijn‘s pictures. He used unsharp but recognizable faces as a way to tell a story. (Skunk Anansie - Stoosh cover e.g. //// So you play with the rules until you master the field. Then you can do whatever you want, because you know which picture you want to make.
Thanks and greets from germany, near Wetzlar. Wetzlar should have a look at you, to be inspired. 👍🔔☑️
Carsten Klein from Villa Petersberg
Cool, thanks!
Great presentation, but I think you never explained why you would avoid going beyond f11
Diffraction softening starts to creep in at the smaller apertures. If you want maximum crispness, stick to wide open (Leica lenses) through to roughly f11. Beyond that, it you critically pixel-peep, you'll start to see a drop off in resolution.
Yeah what are you on about 😂
It is elementary, and not well explained. All these “mysteries” have very straightforward reasons. If he’d just write, corectly, aperature as a fraction f/4, not f4, for instance, it would become less mysterious why bigger number means smaller hole. Also , factor 1.4 is precisely because it is not an area but diameter. And 1.4= sqrt 2 . Etc. At that point I’ve lost confidence.
ugh, shallow DOF is a crutch for awful composition