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In this video, I explore the importance of experimentation in landscape photography and how using a shallow depth of field can completely change the way you approach a scene. I typically shoot my landscapes around f/8 to f/11, but in this week’s episode, I step outside my usual approach and experiment with shooting wide open. Sometimes, moving away from the settings you’re comfortable with can lead to some surprisingly rewarding photographs.
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Not too crazy about the out of focus heather in the foreground as it draws my eye there first. I love the overall composition. Maybe I'm just used to more overall DOF for my landscapes but the heather is so pretty.
I often turn the aperture ring.
Your hands are either a lot steadier than I am, because handholding for me is a disaster image stabilization or not. The images you are showing are fairly low resolution. What do they look like at 100%? The same goes for the telephoto shot at 1/80 of a second.
Lovely video Ian
love the little bit of blur at 6:01 perfect comedic timing 😂
Nobody cares. Good grief.
на f/8 снимок выглядит пошло, на нем есть всё, т.е ничего, как на смартфоне…
Have used F8 few times in 16 years of having DSLR/mirrorles cameras. Would not even miss if those F values would not exist on my lanses.
Guter Wagen))
Когда маэстро готовил сандвичи и выкладывал на тарелку рыбу, помидорки и авокадо я поймал себя на мысли, что уже не слышу о чём он говорит!!😄👋🌎
Very nice video indeed ❤
Just use full frame it's not extremely expensive 😂
Well good for you, I will shoot at whatever aperture, shutter, ISO etc. setting I the shot requires.
Hi Ian. First off, beautiful photography and some really interesting points. One thing that also seems worth emphasizing is the Micro Four Thirds relationship you mentioned: even though you’re no longer shooting exclusively at f/8, something like f/5 on Micro Four Thirds gives you depth of field in roughly the same neighborhood as f/8 on full frame. So in a practical sense, you haven’t moved quite as far from that look as the aperture number alone might suggest.
It reminded me of Spinal Tap — their amps go to 11, therefore they’re louder. LOL Great Video BTW.
How about: sharp should be what attracted you to take the pic, the rest did not
Nice, healthy lunch too.
Use your phone instead and declare I shoot wide open 😂
I think that a lot of us default to large depth of field because we get sick of having some pain in the neck person point out how such-and-such in our photo is out of focus. It was really interesting when I posted a photo I took in the Grand Place in Brussels on Bluesky; I was shooting with shallow depth of field out of a huge gateway, with the heavy timber iron-studded gate in focus and the buildings across the square out of focus. Sure enough, I got a few comments about how it looked like an accident, etc, etc. But that post got a bunch of re-shares and likes. So lots of people "got it". Maybe shallow depth of field is polarizing. I can live with that.
sorry Ian, but the shots look objectively different (not in colograding kind of way) from the scene through live video feat when they were taken, something is quite obviously not right
You're a great photographer. Your photos are truly captivating. But the viewer's eye focuses on what's unusual—what's blurry—because in reality, it's not. The viewer instinctively wants to examine it more closely, but can't because it's blurry. This leads to disappointment and the belief that the photo is spoiled. Aperture can actually make a photo better, but in a different way. You can make the background softer (but not blurry) to emphasize depth on a flat screen or flat print. This creates a 3D effect. But this requires very careful adjustment of the aperture and focus point to avoid spoiling the image and achieve the desired effect. This is where aperture bracketing can help. You can select the photo with the desired effect.
I enjoyed this video. Thanks for creating it, and thanks for your enthusiasm.
That was about time, using small apertures are an oldschool failure, it is rare that I use aperture 8, even more rare I use aperture 11 no matter which focal length, but more often used those apertures for tele Lenses. My experience of 47 years of Landscape Photography.
Yet another outstanding video by one of the masters, who soothes us with his very calming voice into accepting that he’s just carried his photo gear for quite a substantial portion of Pembrokeshire on foot, taking amazing pictures and explaining his reasoning.
However, at 2:37 you propose one of the most tiresome misconceptions in landscape photography
Why is everyone caught up in this falsehood? Depth of field depends on the optics of the le s: f/8 is f/8, no matter what sensor you put behind the lens.
There may be some slight difference in rendering due to the generally smaller pixel size of smaller sensor, but the geometry of the light rays impacting the sensor has nothing to do with sensor size.
Please, stop spreading this bit of misinformation
Edit: the only way sensor size impacts depth of field is if you change the distance to the subject to have the same coverage of a subject with a smaller sensor, but all other things being equal (distance to subject, framing, focal length, f/ stop, ISO, shutter speed) sensor size has NO EFFECT on depth of field.
my default in decent light is F 5.6 on my aps c nikon i adjust my shutter speed for light conditions.. and allow the camera to adjust the ISO. this allows me to focus on composition.. and works well for street, landscape, etc… I have an f2.8 16-50 lens.. and rarely use 2.8…. this trend of unrealist sharpness throughout an image gives an unrealistic image… the human eye never sees a scene completely in focus.. and out of focus areas can be used as compositional elements..
It’s the same with your question in previous video. Most of the photo should be done in the field. Love your photo’s today, very vibrant.
Gracias por compartir!!
Wow! What a session and what amazing photographs.
Great video Ian and you always give me inspiration. For me though, it's a bit like my school reports "Must try harder". I definitely will, next photography session.
I think that a bit of differential focus helps lead the viewer's eye into the major subject. Demanding that everything in the frame be within the DOF often just means that you haven't worked out what the main part of the scene is.