Aperture & Depth of Field made EASY - Photography Course 5/10

[@michaelhanna3285]

Small f/# -> small DoF Large f/# -> large DoF ...this is so simple. And it’s not a groundbreaking statement. But the fact that you said it this way when so many others haven’t, makes you the winner of KZbin photography tutorials.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks!

[@xoxuntouchablexox]

Give this man a Nobel prize for explaining f/

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

lol =)

[@kenanfyi]

This is by far the best explanation I've ever seen!

[@JonneytheKidd]

finally!!! someone who knows how to explain this in regular terms.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Hahah yay! Glad you think so =)

[@shadowboxing7029]

I could cry, I tried twice to do a photography class online and just couldn't finish it. So much theory and written for people who already understand so much of the terminology, even though it was for beginners! Aperture tripped me up, I got it eventually motivated out of spite lol. The explanations you give are so easy to understand I can't thank you enough for making me want to pick up my camera again. Bless you for putting this course up you absolute legend!!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks for taking the time to say thanks!

[@areenhalabi4179]

This has been more useful than my paid for photography class. Thanks. you explain things so well!

[@arnellesigues6399]

absolutely you right!

[@alienaquarian]

Agreed! :D

[@smiffstravelsaroundaustral1620]

Totally agree! Thank you.

[@evelynildefonso766]

Great info

[@jannellsvlogs65]

I agree he explains everything so well.

[@skyshotgh5227]

A good teacher is one who explains a lesson so students understand not the one who confuses students with what he thinks he knows ...Big ups Chris Bray... u're one of the best photography teachers ever !!!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks! 😃that's kind of you to say Selorm, makes it worthwhile putting them out for free =)

[@Wearenick]

You are the best photography teacher I’ve ever seen on KZbin.

[@marioalien7587]

totally agree...

[@nataala_]

Without a doubt! Thank you Chris!

[@muratterzioglu8694]

indeed great teacher, thanks...

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks so much everyone! Im so glad you're getting a lot out of these videos, and thanks for taking the time to say so. =)

[@niky878]

Agreed. Amazed to see such a quality teaching in KZbin!

[@seamuskay7664]

Finally….my brain accepts this!!! Thank you.

[@MrJuanduenas]

You deserve more subs. You are the first photographer on KZbin to actually explain this.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks! Please help me share!!! =)

[@MariMarKat]

You are the first person who explained this in a way I FINALLY COULD UNDERSTAND 😭🙏

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Love hearing this! Thanks!

[@picoso777]

Right

[@marquizzo]

@@ChrisBrayPhotography Loved the mnemonic device "Think of it as f f f f f f f f leaving from your camera". That makes it soooo easy to understand depth of field with f-stops!

[@suhana39]

@@ChrisBrayPhotography Seriously...you made this so simple. Thank you

[@BUYimtryingithink_onAmazon]

*Hits subscribe*

[@L0veMe0rDie]

My takeout from this lecture: “the more fs you give, the more you focus on!” Literally my mantra in life 😂 i love these lecture series👌🏼

[@lawrenceluttah4154]

That explanation and the number of fs was really drawing the attention. It forms imagery kind of learning and you can't forget it at all.

[@BasedMando]

I have no more fs to give. I can't focus on anything for longer than a

[@rosarodriguezrealtor2524]

I was really focused on his awesome explanation until I read your comment 😂😂lol

[@Gadgetonomy]

I cannot thank you enough for the one simple thing you explained in this video... that small F-stop numbers mean small DOF and large F-stop numbers mean large DOF. I had given up on trying to understand everything about apertures and this often meant giving up on a photography course. This has helped me get excited about learning again. THANK YOU!

[@douggreenshields5701]

you are the only teacher i have heard who does not advocate/ promote the use of EXPENSIVE lenses!!! thank you thank you

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Glad my type of explaining works for you! =)

[@ryanmooncat3949]

You're a remarkably good teacher. Thanks so much for understanding exactly why aperture has thrown me every time I've tried to learn about it. A long row of Fs stretching out in front of me - that's what I needed. Bravo.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

You are so welcome!

[@darksidefarmer]

Ive watched days and days of videos on this stuff, and nobody explains it as easy as you, especially the bit with the fffffffff's I understand a lot more now, thanks.

[@MrHopper911]

Midi on my Mind ditto

[@feeshac1974]

Totally agree! The fstop stuff never stuck until I watched this video

[@Poznog]

Same here! I was starting to get really frustrated. So glad I found this video!

[@KawaiiPh94]

Count me in hehege

[@jonathanchambers3395]

Speechless on FINALLY being confident enough to know this.. nearly 3 years in to photography and just now COMPLETELY understanding this..mayor need a medal..

[@capricornmagic63]

This fellow is one of the best tutors in the KZbin universe. The mark of a good coach/tutor is one who can effectively simplify the complex and that's what this fellow does

[@rlm41]

The more simple you can explain something, it means the more knowledge of it you have. Well done

[@ellenmarkoff7130]

It's incredible how simple you make this. I'm fairly new to an actual camera and have struggled with the inverse relationships. It's a huge relief to have someone explain it in a way that actually makes sense. Do you know how many videos I have watched!?!?! Plus taking beginning photography at City College. You should get an award. I have passed this on to a friend who teaches at a CA state university. She immediately showed it to her class who said they understood aperture but their settings showed differently. I am now a Chris Bray Devotee! Thank you!!!

[@cris7570]

The Mental Gymnastics is right. You're the first photographer who got me to understand aperture without doing cartwheels in my head. Your lectures are spot on! Thanks a mil!

[@andyturner4945]

It’s the first time after watching endless tutorials,I understood everything you explained. Really impressed Thanks.

[@mohsinajaz63]

Chris you are an amazing teacher, everything you explained is so easy and absolutely clear. Thanks

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks!

[@GayleHolmes-t7r]

Holy Moly & OMG! Thankyou! As a beginner I have spent almost 12 months trying to get my head around aperture. You have made it finally click for me.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Glad it helped! That's great to hear, thanks!

[@ikhidae7642]

I’m about to venture into the world of photography, the way you teach it makes me even more motivated to start. Thank you!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Glad to hear it!

[@hbw333]

After years of watching insanely complicated tutorials you've just cracked it in a few minutes. Brilliant! Thank you for finally making me understand Aperture!

[@annas6863]

I want to add to the diverse choir of voices and let you know that here we are, five years later, your video(s) are still helping people. I needed a refresher as it's been a couple of years since finishing my Graphic Design diploma and so lovely to have happened across your channel!

[@martinafarkasova4771]

I would like to give you Oscar for this video!!!

[@marylounorman4276]

Finally after many KZbin videos I found you… you are incredible…. I’ve learned more from this video then I did watching a gazillion other videos…

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thats lovely to read, thank you!

[@flhx2008ptc]

At 77 years old and looking for a new hobby and decided to try photography. After seeing multiple tutorials on youtube I came upon Chris Brays site. Wow, within a few videos I am now able to actually get off the automatic mode and set my Pentax up in several different ways. I can now have fun when in the Provincial Parks in our are. Thank you so much Chris. You have made an old man actually fell great about accomplishing something new to me.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

That's so lovely to hear, thank you for taking the time to let me know. Have a great weekend!

[@giajain8918]

I am a beginner photographer and this video was explained way better than all the other ones I have watched. Thank You!

[@amazingjapan7231]

I was trying to understand aperature before but not understanding it. After watching your video, camera aperature is easy for me. Aperature explanation can not get easier than this. Thank you.

[@ejthompson441]

Chris, there are teachers, and there are TEACHERS. You, my friend, were born to be a TEACHER. You've make this topic so easy to understand, even a 2-year old would understand it better than it being "explained" by those who claim to understand photography. Thank you; I've subscribed to your channel, and I have informed my contacts of amateur photography enthusiasts to do likewise.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Wow thanks so much! That's really kind of you, and I really appreciate it. =) I hope I can find some time to make the rest soon, I've just put video #7, about ISO, on my website if you're interested! =) Thanks for helping me get the word out about them! Cheers!

[@medarocksta]

You changed the game for me. This is the most simple and best explanation

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Glad to hear it!

[@rachelhinva1785]

I have taken photography classes, attended workshops, watched other YT videos and I've learned more in this one video than all of the previous combined. Just bought your book on kindle for reference. Thank you for the "FFFFFFFF..." visual. That made it so much clearer to me.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Im glad! Thanks for saying thanks!

[@camranh_royal]

Best explanation of The "F" word on YT

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Hahah great! Thanks Joe! =) I appreciate it - it helps make it worthwhile =) You might also find the course booklet that goes with the video series handy too (either the physical book, or the iBook, both available on chrisbrayphotography.com/) along with my summary clip-cards (or app!). Thanks very much for your support, have a great week & keep practicing! Maybe we can meet one day if you join one of my photo tours around the world? =)

[@NECHOLA]

Wow. I'm understanding so much more than I ever did after watching your tutorials! You break everything down so that the beginner can really get it. I love the FFFFFFFFFs lined up analogy. Thank you for doing these videos!

[@prakashsapkota5969]

sir you were born to teach... among many other people doing just for subscription and selling books or something... I found you the one who really love to teach. Thank you for the video. Recently ordered 1 dslr, I hope I will learn a lot from you...

[@Black_Jesus3005]

Man this makes things so much easier as a noob starting out. Small depth of field, small F/# big depth of field, big f/#. Thanks👌🏽

[@davidlessard3741]

OMG! No more "mental gymnastics" trying to find out the correlation between f#, DoF, and hold size! THANK YOU!!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

welcome!

[@beleiveyoucan6399]

3 years in a multimedia course, and not a single time did my tutor show any of this? You’ve saved my life!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Hahaha better late than never hey!

[@opendanio824]

Lectures like this make classes obsolete. Well done.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Yeah sorry photography teachers. =P lol. Thanks Eric. =) You might also find the course booklet that goes with the video series handy too (either the physical book, or the iBook, both available on chrisbrayphotography.com/) along with my summary clip-cards (or app!). Thanks very much for your support, have a great week & keep practicing! Maybe we can meet one day if you join one of my photo tours around the world? =)

[@augiegarcia2940]

WOW - You have the knack to explain photography in such an easy way to understand terms that it makes your videos so interesting and absorbing that they seem to go so quickly that I want more.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Hey thanks so much for taking the time to say so =) I appreciate it. I've just put video #7, about ISO, on my website if you're interested! =)

[@pattimiller7914]

Best explanation of aperture ANYWHERE!! Thank you!!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Wow, thanks!

[@rasheedaperkins9189]

After watching many videos on aperture you are the ONLY one who explained it clear enough for me to understand. Thank you

[@CanoManuelGonzaga]

I've learned so much about aperture here than in my entire life!

[@Giftofficial250]

itx better but teach me in order to improve becouse am a rwandan people

[@vash847]

To be honest,I enjoy your tutorial more than the current photography lesson I’m taking. You kinda nailed it all. Keep it up and keep inspiring. Cheers!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

hahah thanks!!!

[@GigglesHeHe216]

Wow I took a photography course in High School and I was so lost. I’m now 28 and picking up photography again and wow you just made me hear the “hallelujah” chorus in my head. You’re an amazing teacher! You got my sub and like for sure! Thanks!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Haha thanks so much Astiney =) Lovely to hear!

[@shakalanevins1846]

Thank you so much. No one ever explained it this way . So much easier

[@AntonioKowatsch]

The best explanation on KZbin.

[@sopranomusingsphotography3077]

I feel so much better and confident in understanding dof/aperture after watching this video. Thank you for giving us such an easy simple explanation!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Great to hear!!! =) Enjoy!

[@whyhelloelsie5286]

This is the first time I've *truly* understood how to use aperture mode. Thank you 😭😭

[@realchosen11]

Thank you so much Chris. After watching many other youtubers and trying to figure out what exactly aperture is, this is actually the first time I have really understood the entire subject and in such a great simplicity way. I had a blast watching your video.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Glad to hear it =) Thanks!

[@yasminmohamud2436]

Me toooooooooo

[@kfcheah5697]

I watch a lot of camera videos for beginners. This is the best.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

cheers!

[@oneshotstudios_uae]

Thank you so much for this! I've tried to get my head around the Aperture settings and just as you said, everyone persistently aims to explain it in the most convoluted way possible! You've broken it down in such a helpful way. Thank you!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

You're very welcome!

[@runtime_engineer]

Hands down, one of the best photography tutorials/videos. The way you explain and use graphics as an example for the information is vital to visual learners like me, so thank you!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Im glad! Thanks for taking the time to say so! More videos in the set online now! Enjoy!

[@ZippyBrew]

I had so much trouble understanding exactly what to do with aperture, then I watched this, and now it finally clicked!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Awesome! Glad to hear it =)

[@marieriddick8388]

You explained it so easy. Great video, thank you.

[@olubunmiolajoyegbe545]

Love the way you explained the aperture and the numbers of F in relation to depth of field. . . Genius! 👍🏿

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks!

[@iggysmeralda2930]

Best explanation of this in the internet. Thank you!

[@sharonhansen4980]

Thank you for making aperture so much EASIER to understand! I've watched other lessons from other sources but yours boils everything down and puts it in terms and illustrations that make sense! I am getting ready to go practice what I have learned from your video today! Thanks again!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Sweet! Im glad to hear it Sharon! Please do tell your friends about these videos, and maybe even grab a copy of the course booklet (or ibook, or clip-cards from my website chrisbrayphotography.com - there's heaps of other free tutorials on various specific topics there too) to help me keep these videos free if you can! =) Thanks again and have fun practicing!

[@channielle6940]

THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THIS IS SIMPLE UNDERSTANDABLE ENGLISH OMG. I FINALLY UNDERSTAND THIS. THANK YOU A WHOLE LOT

[@willrobinson4280]

Wow, makes so much sense. My favorite is "the more things in focus, the more Fs".

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

=)

[@segolamcdonald4422]

Finally, it’s all clear regarding aperture and depth of field! Many thanks!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Very welcome!

[@hiteshaneja]

Wow! Never seen a simpler way to describe aperture. Thank you!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

You're very welcome!

[@fl333gfx4]

Wow Chris!! Thank God for your simple explanations, so easy compared to other videos or even college courses. God bless you sir

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Welcome!

[@helloimkerry]

Finally someone who really makes sense in a way that’s easy to understand

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks Kerry! Take a look on my website www.ChrisBrayPhotography.com for heaps of other free photography tips and tutorials!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks Kerry! Take a look on my website www.ChrisBrayPhotography.com for heaps of other free photography tips and tutorials!

[@1606]

I don't even have a dslr or mirrorless cam but the way you explain, I SOOOO LOVE IT! I can say you are the best photography teacher I am able to see in youtube. You now made me decide to purchase a new camera! I will definitely apply these techniques! Thank you so much!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Wow, thank you! =)

[@BigBird1584]

Thank you for that straight forward explanation. The more f's the more you include.

[@renatastone8447]

Oh my gosh! I will never ever forget how F stop works. Thanks sooooo much 😍😍😘😘💛💛

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Happy to help

[@sonasharma2439]

Omg. I cnt believe how easy u made it.u practically simplified life for me as a beginner .i understood. Thank u

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks Sona! Check out the rest of the videos - #6 is free online already and #7 onwards are on my website for $5 but I'll slowly be releasing them online too...

[@petronics2454]

Beautifully explained Chris for those struggling to understand the same … your tutorial and the way you explained it and the stills in the background is insanely; well - fantastic!!!!! I have just found another Ozzie and I will explore more in your platform /channel in the hope that you do a Premier Pro tutorial on how you produced this tutorial. Absolutely the best I have seen.

[@hypnochic007]

This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you for explaining F stops like this. It makes so much sense now 🙏

[@trishschaum9846]

This is the very First time I understand aperture!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

hahah great!!!

[@daniesza]

Brillliant way of approaching the whole aperture conundrum!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

haha thanks!

[@skillachiayoola6855]

I really have to comment on this, this is the first time I really understand Aperture after paying a lot of money for a photography class and watching endless videos, you explained this so well. Wished I had met you before paying for the class. THANKS REALLY APPRECIATE

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thats great to hear, thanks!

[@candy2325]

This was so easy to understand! Thank you! I’m going away to Asia next month and now I know I need to use bigger aperture to nail my landscape shots

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Yup! You do that Candice! I hope they turn out awesome! Best wishes.

[@nuggystory]

This video is awesome. Love how you explained the DOF and aperture, so easy to understand!! Thank you.

[@acer4237]

This is one of the best explanations …going to watch the rest of your videos. Taking a photography class and was lost, thank goodness for people like you and the free KZbin channel

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Im glad!

[@kcarvell1]

I just subscribed- you made more sense in 2 minutes than anyone else has. THANK YOU

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks!

[@mcorleone1942]

Brilliantly and clearly explained. Thank you. Looking forward, (or should that be fffffffforward?), to watching your other videos. Excellent!!

[@shankeywanderlust]

This is THE BEST photography tutorial on internet. He is just amazing

[@janey2562]

I have been reading on depth of fields for quite a time, only now that I am able to understand it. Thank you so much. Now I am ready to use my camera.

[@josephwaters94]

You explained this subject better than any other person on you tube that I have watched.

[@edteach3r]

Oh my goodness! Where have you been hiding for the past 10 years?! I gave up on taking decent photographs, resorting to my 'point and shoot'. Today, for the first time since 2016, I pulled out my Canon 40D, charged up the batteries and thought I would give it another go... just to run into the same mind-boggling f-stop/aperture crap that made me quit in the first place. It was a godsend that I decided to look on YT and found your channel... It was a godsend. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am so excited to go out in the snow and to take pictures of the birds at the birdfeeder.

[@burntgrilledcheesie]

I have loved all of the videos. I am so shocked that you don't have more subscribers or more likes. I can't believe all this information you have given us, was free. Thank you so so much for everything!! Side note: the disappearing fence/screen/waterspots blew my mind!!! I wonder if this would work when taking pics out of dirty airplane windows. I feel like I finally "get" my camera. Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart.

[@zingydee8092]

A teacher is not just someone who knows, but knows how to teach what they know. The reason why our education systems suck is because teachers are not taught how to teach. Good job Chris👍!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks Zingy! Too kind

[@jonathanchater6105]

Erm I think you will find a large number of teachers do learn how to teach. For example, I did a 1 year-long full-time teaching qualification (PGCE), and I'd already done an MA in Photographic Studies before that.

[@Stone1108]

You're are so good at this, up there with the best teachers on KZbin. So glad that I found your channel. f numbers so simple !!!! Well now I've watch your video!!!! Thanks once again.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks so much Andrew =)

[@Apollos2023]

This was very educational. I appreciate you taking the time to explain things.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks!

[@mayureshsn]

You make things easy in very simple way. You are explaining in details very nicely. You are the best.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Thanks and welcome

[@thisislasvegas4857]

This is the best explanation of f/numbers I've seen. Very detailed and well done!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Haha great!

[@richardmoore6846]

Superbly explained, you are a natural at teaching. I have learned so much from you, Thank you.

[@OscarAbarcaChinchilla]

This series is absolutely fantastic, you are a really amazing teacher. Thank you so much for all this videos!

[@mikesrandomchannel]

The best explanation of aperture ever, wow. Just starting out on my (serious) photography journey and your course is a goldmine of useful information.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

im glad!

[@johnbishop2126]

At 73 years of age and lots of mistakes YOU have cleared up so much for me - no screaming at me - just a quiet voice that commands respect and makes you want to listen. Bravo!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

That's such a lovely comment John, made my day. Thank sos much =) Stay well.

[@hasithanuwan226]

The best lesson for aperture so far. ♥️

[@savvycha]

This was best video I've watched yet on big picture re: using my new dslr. Thanks so much.

[@ps3rick88]

Wow. Watching the explanation about aperture made me go, "OH YEAH!". Thanks a lot. So much easier thinking about aperture now lol

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MayankBadhan]

One of the most useful videos on KZbin.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Glad you think so!

[@mal9294]

Learned so many useful tips! Thanks chris for sharing such a amazing video. You are a great teacher!

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

You're welcome! Thanks for saying thanks!