What Is Aperture In Photography?

Send us Fan MailAperture in photography – what does this mean? And is it important?Yes, it sure is, so you need to understand aperture to take the best photos you can. Understanding aperture will help you take the highest quality, sharpest and correctly exposed photos with the desired depth of field.In this episode, I tell youWhat aperture isWhat do those strange numbers meanMaximum and minimum apertureHow aperture affects exposureWhat if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!  What is not to love? My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.  If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.Support the showGet your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about: answering your photography questions. Just head over to my shiny new website to find out more about me, my podcast and my photography.Thanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick