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

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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

Very informative and well presented

In Sharp Focus Webinar was very informative and well presented.

Gavin Stuart

Chatham, Ontario, Canada

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

Great stuff!

I’m enjoying your Creating Impact Course video tutorials and case studies. They’ve really helped clarify a number of areas that have always been a big vague for me – like hyperfocal distance! I’ve also really appreciated seeing your thought process when deciding how to photograph a location and the steps you work through in post processing. Great stuff! :)

Ruth Smith

Tasmania, Australia

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

The very best possible way to teach

I retired from forty years of teaching elementary and middle school math/science students. As a former Indiana Teacher of the Year and and inducted member into the NATIONAL TEACHERS HALL OF FAME, I know what makes great teachers, and believe me, you and Varina Patel are excellent at what you do because you take complex topics and make them so simple to understand. Better yet, you teach your lessons directly from the field, on site—the very best possible way to teach.

Mike Kaiser

Georgetown, Indiana

Varina is an exceptional teacher

Varina is an exceptional teacher (I’ve experienced hundreds over the years and she is among the very best, if not at the top). These case studies are an exceptional complement to the fieldwork teachings where both Varina and Jay excel with their skills and explanations. The Ultimate Landscape Photography Course is a MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE for anyone wanting to get into or improve their skills in this field.

Ron Brit

Manitoba, Canada

Jay and Varina explain photography really well

I have been enjoying your videos from Hyperfocal Distance and The Ultimate Landscape Photography Courses. And I must say you – Jay and Varina – explain photography really well. And I love the humour that you guys bring.

Jamie Blair

New South Wales, Australia

You have solved a huge mystery for me

Varina – this is EXACTLY what I have been studying these days and you have solved a huge mystery for me with this explanation of hyperfocal distance. I’m going to put your chart in my iPhone so I have it with me when I’m out in the field.

Catherine Martin

Palm Desert, California

great content from a very knowledgeable instructor

In Sharp Focus Webinar contained great content from a very knowledgeable instructor.

Paul Peters

Cobble Hill, British Columbia, Canada

Jay was very clear and to the point

Jay was very clear and to the point in In Sharp Focus Webinar. I learned a lot from him today and come to realize how much I don’t know.

Bob

Salida, Calif

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.