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2. The EFFECTS of APERTURE and SHUTTER SPEED in our free photography course – intro to the chapter

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Chapter 2 of our free photography course deals with the effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed. They do much more than just define the brightness of your image. With Aperture and Shutter Speed you can create certain looks. Aperture for example is very important for portrait photography, and Shutter Speed for sports photography.

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Here is a complete List of the lessons and movies of our free photography course:
0. Welcome
https://youtu.be/rAjU2MMB4mo
Just a short welcome to our free photography course
1. Exposure
https://youtu.be/trUZDQ6oiLM
An intro to exposure and its components Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO
1.1. Aperture
https://youtu.be/YWdRP7VGR7E
Did you know that the Aperture is just a hole in the lens of your camera and that you can compare it to a window to better understand photography?
1.2. Shutter Speed
https://youtu.be/RpEP062B-QA
The secrets behind Shutter Speed and how the shutter in your camera works. Take better photos by understanding Shutter Speed
1.3. ISO

ISO is a very important component in photography. With modern cameras you can take much better use of ISO. But what is ISO and how does ISO influence your images?
2. The effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed

Aperture and Shutter Speed can do much more than just brightening up your image. Aperture is important to blur the background of your portraits and Shutter Speed will freeze your images when you photograph fast movement, or blur the water of waterfalls.
2.1. The effects of Aperture Part I

See how the Aperture changes the sharpness of your foreground and background. In this movie we make an Aperture experiment that you can easily follow with your own camera.
2.2. The EFFECTS of APERTURE Part II

learn which aperture to choose in different situations. This video covers aperture settings macro photography, landscape photography and architecture photography
2.3. The EFFECTS of APERTURE Part III

learn how to blur the background in portraits. See the difference between small and large aperture and enhance your photography.
2.4. The EFFECTS of SHUTTER SPEED Part I

let´s do a short shutter speed experiment together to understand the difference between long and short shutter speeds.
2.5. The EFFECTS of SHUTTER SPEED Part II

Learn how a slow shutter speed blurs motion to understand how to avoid motion blur using faster shutter speeds.
2.6. SHUTTER SPEED and its EFFECTS PartIII

the 3 factors that determine how fast your shutter speed has to be in order to freeze motion.
2.7. SHUTTER SPEED and its EFFECTS PartIV

Best Shutter Speeds to Freeze Motion.
2.8. CAMERA MODES and Chapter Summary

What camera modes you really need for taking great pictures

Aperture and Shutter Speed are THE factors of exposure that make an image look creative.