More Reasons Your Photos Aren't Sharp! 

Watch part one here!: • So, Your Photos Aren't...
In our last video we talked about getting sharp photos with focus and shutter speed, but in this video, we look at aperture (f-stop), ISO, and artificial sharpening.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Card first focus video
00:31 - Aperture
02:27 - Lens Quality
03:26 - ISO
06:09 - Software sharpening
07:05 - TLDW
09:36 - Outro
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We often use aperture as a creative control to get the depth of field we want in our images, but aperture can also affect overall sharpness of our subject.
If maximum sharpness is key, using a middle aperture like f/5.6 or f/8.0 will get your subject sharper than it would at either end of the aperture spectrum.
Learn how sharp your gear is!: www.imaging-resource.com
Another factor to getting sharp images is your lens. There is a reason lenses cost so much money, as you spend more money on your lenses the sharpness across all your apertures will get better.
Why camera companies make so many lenses: • What is a FAST lens?
So, if you know you are optimizing everything that we talk about in this video and in our part I video, then it might just be that your lens has reached its upper limit of sharpness based on its cost.
ISO is another big piece to causing a non-sharp looking photo. ISO is an artificial amplification of light that if raised, it will add “noise” or “grain” to your photo. This starts to create a blurriness/speckled effect that causes less-crisp details in your photo.
That being said, you can adjust your other exposure controls to try and limit the noise in your photo due to that high ISO.
The final major factor that we talk about in today’s video is using a software like Lightroom Class, Photoshop, or really any editing software to add artificial sharpening to your already sharp photo.
Although, this technique will give the appearance of a sharper photo, it won’t help things like heavy motion blur or a very high ISO. This software trick is there to help counteract the slight blurriness that is inherent in a less expensive lens. NOT a fix all technique.
Again, this all starts with focus.
Learn more about back button focus here: • Back Button Focus: Why...
Learn more about focus modes and drive modes here: • Camera Focus and Drive...
Some of the big takeaways from this video is to know your lens’ sharpest aperture by either going to the website talked about www.imaging-resource.com or creating your own at home test to find and compare your middle/sharp apertures.
The other takeaway is keeping a close eye on your ISO and how it is affecting the crisp details in your photo. You can also do an at home test for this to find at what point your camera’s ISO becomes a sharpness issue.
If all of this seems like too much information at once, then start your photography journey by checking out our series on photo basics.
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Live: BASIC Exposure Workflow - Get the Perfect Exposure Every Time! • Live: BASIC Exposure W...
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