Draw attention to your subject with or without wide apertures. What aperture is and does.

I this video I cover aperture - what it is and the effect it has. Why shooting 'wide open' can become a crutch. Alternative ways to draw attention to your subject without needing to be at your widest apertures. For beginner or new photographers I would recommend watching the whole video. For more experienced photographers please use the chapters below to skip to the content you want. Search for "Sergey Gorshov Wildlife Photographer Of The Year" to see the photo of his that I mentioned. Other videos that you may want to watch include: Waterfowl https://youtu.be/OlgHNJTDTQg Waders https://youtu.be/gQJwY68pdlA Rabbits https://youtu.be/_7hygHJzOGA Terns https://youtu.be/oRCt9z3c7cs Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:53 Aperture - what is it? 3:26 Examples of aperture effects 5:09 The right aperture? 7:51 Tips 8:18 Fully in focus 10:20 Full blur 13:42 Framing 14:52 Extraordinary backgrounds 16:03 Mist and fog 17:56 Birds over water 20:20 Aspect ratio or crop 22:35 Final thoughts