Creative Photography with Aperture

Challenge yourself to use your aperture settings to create a portfolio of imaginative and expressive nature photography.

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What’s Included?

  • Instant access to streaming video files for 1 YEAR.
  • 10 teaching videos for photographers who want to learn about getting creative with aperture settings.
  • More than 60 minutes of video content – in-depth explanations, examples, workflow, and case studies.
  • Workshop-style lessons taught on-location by pros.
  • Case Studies: Aperture-bracketing at Folaldafoss, getting a clean background for fishing puffins, creating a sense of location when shooting wild flowers, and more!

What You’ll Learn

  • Discover how professionals use aperture to capture original, imaginative, and expressive photos.
  • Learn to overcome challenges in nature photography by getting creative with your aperture setting.
  • Find out how aperture settings and composition can be used to create a smooth minimalist background for wildlife photography.
  • Explore aperture-bracketing techniques to preserve flow lines in nature photography.
  • How to create an artistic glow around your subject using Lensbaby Velvet lenses.
  • Get creative with our straight-forward, non-technical lessons.

What Customers are Saying

I really enjoyed the Behind the Lens course.

I really enjoyed the Behind the Lens course. It is the best of all the courses you’ve made. I own every one of your webinars and courses and this one was as intuitive as any of them.

Frankie Leyro
Fort Belvoir, VA, USA

Mastering Exposure Webinar did an excellent job of explaining

The Mastering Exposure Webinar did an excellent job of explaining the importance of the different types of histograms, and when different types of bracketing/blending would be beneficial.

Paul Tibbitts
Norman, Oklahoma, USA

I learn better with your focused approach

I have used both your free and paid video tutorials. What I really like about your approach over some of the many others I have read, is that you concentrate on one small topic (such as hyperfocal distance). I found that I was more likely to go out and practice and thus retain what I learned better than when attacking a much broader topic.

John
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

I’m successfully using Hyperfocal Distance all the time now!

I spent gobs of time trying to wrap my head around Hyperfocal Distance, but for whatever reason, I just never found the right teachers until I saw your class on the subject. I’ve watched it twice now, and guess what? I’m successfully using Hyperfocal Distance all the time now! It’s literally like you guys opened a curtain and let the sun in.

Kirk Peterson
Tennessee, USA

What a refreshing approach in an ever changing industry!

I have been an outdoor photographer for 25 years and really enjoy tuning in to Varina and Jay’s tutorials, they are leading the way with their technical knowledge and philosophy on composition, what a refreshing approach in an ever changing industry!

Guy Vickers
New Plymouth, New Zealand

Thank you Varina for explaining hyper focal distance

I am thrilled that this weekend I got to put to use what I have learned so far. Thank you Varina for explaining hyper focal distance, it even worked with my little Olympus OMD M5 with the kit 12-50mm lens. Thank you both for explaining how to use layers.

Robert Forrister
Makanda, Illinois

Experience you bring to your video courses was very uplifting

The fresh perspective and experience you bring to your video courses was very uplifting to me and since I have taken the course my images have really improved. I also have a renewed desire to shoot again. I continue to watch them over and over and find hidden gems in them each time I do.

Shane Davila
Boise, Idaho, USA

Every single case study was excellent

Great course! I am loving the narrower scope but more in-depth approach and both the “in the field” workflow and “the photo I didn’t take” explanations. Every single case study was excellent. (Behind the Lens Course)

Regina Velasquez

I can confidently say excellent job!

This (Visual Wilderness video courses) is exactly what I didn’t realize I’ve been looking for over the past few years: the videos, case studies, raw files, and explanations are what set this so far apart from anything else I’ve found. I have just started the course, but I can confidently say excellent job!

Mark Petry
Downingtown, Pennsylvania

I have benefited immensely from your instruction

I have benefited immensely from your instruction on hyper-focal distance, and on stacking, photos to attain sharp focus throughout the scene. Your enthusiasm for your work is contagious. I appreciate the influence of your vitality in my photography.

Jim
Indian Land, SC, USA

Is this Creative Photography Tutorial for me?

This tutorial is for you if:

  • You have some knowledge of exposure, focus, and bracketing.
  • You want to learn to be creative with your camera's aperture setting for nature photography.
  • You want to learn how to use aperture-bracketing on your camera to preserve flow lines in your photos.
  • You want to create minimalist backgrounds using aperture and composition.

This tutorial might not be the right fit if:

  • You are a beginner landscape photographer. If you don't know how to use your camera in manual mode, you may want to find out more before you start this course.
  • You want to learn the basics of camera settings, including exposure and focus.
  • You want in-depth explanations of how and where to focus. In this creative photography tutorial, we assume you know how to use your camera’s focus settings.
  • You want a cookie-cutter approach to capturing wildlife and nature photography.

About our Creative Photography with Aperture tutorial

Our Creative Photography with Aperture tutorial is packed full of easy-to-follow explanations, rich examples, and in-depth case studies. You will learn how to use selective focus, create dreamy effects in your landscape photos, use multiple apertures, and more... while building an original, imaginative and expressive landscape photography portfolio.

Here are some of the key concepts covered in this creative photography tutorial.