7 Secrets To Get SHARP Photos For The Rest Of Your LIFE! 

@Pierre T. Lambert My favorite focusing mode is back button focus. I detach the focus activation from the shutter button to give me more control. It comes in very handy for shooting action. When I know my subject is in the focus zone, I can shoot quickly and not worry the camera will stop me from taking a picture because it may get confused to what is in focus.

@Pierre T. Lambert my absolutely favourite focus mode is the so-called "Back-Button Autofocus" (BBAF) mode which is a mixture of managing AF-S + AF-C modes, I never focus via shutter button my three absolut helpful tips for sharp images: 1) never buy or use cameras without a viewfinder (+ diopter adjustment) and prefer the viewfinder over the monitor because of No. 2 2) learn and use effective camera holding techniques which help capture sharper images ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EDsx3-FWfwk.html with a little bit of thinking and training this technique works for everyone no matter whether you`re a right-eye or left-eye shooter or you can switch easily, but it minimizes your fails) 3) use a tripod or a monopod as often as possible, that`s the easiest and perfect way to always get sharp photos under all circumstances, especially when using Live View, with a backpack it`s easy to always carry a lightweight but effective tripod with you, there are models aviable for every need, using a tripod or monopod has nothing to do with the focal length you use and on the other side pros can catch sharper images as you even with longer hand-held focal lengths because they´ve trained it and they are used to it of course I use Manual AF mode when the automatic modes fail for whatever reasons or when I shoot macros, table tops, food, products, landscapes, architecture or even portraits especially with wide open aperture + longer focal lengths, street photography with short focal lengths (24 or 35 mm FF, focus once set manual in relation to the aperture + depth of field, fixed with tape, done, or I use one of my elder non AF lenses) or when I have to photograph causing as less noise as possible (wildlife, special performances or events), but it all depends on the subject, the circumstances and of course my personal mood (the main factor in my photography !!)

Great vid man

Jürgen Kaßnitz I’m trying to take self portraits using my Sony a6000 on a tripod-self timer but they seem to be out of focus.. any tips how to avoid that?

Also use back button focus. Really prefer now that I m used to it. Allows me to keep focus in afs-c and control when I want it to continually focus (moving subject) or stay put. Also avoid the random focus on the bamboo tree in the background problem you mentioned that can happen at any time with the shutter button focus

Yeap! :) ps: New video is out, enjoy! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EbO1rskM_AA.html

Buying a Sigma Art Lens, checking on DXO Mark wich is the best F number and focal length, multiply by 4 the shutter when you have a 50mp camera, this video is the last and show me this guy is an idiot

What about if there´s crop factor involved? CMOS etc.

@@DatFunnyPerson Then the shutter should be X4 for a m4/3 camera and in between for an APSC.

@@canturgan if you have a lense with optical image stabilization and in body stabilization you definitivly dont need to double your shutter speed comapred to the focal length

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Heya! Thanks a lot for watching - glad you enjoyed :) Try and lmk! ps: new video is out it's more about Drone photography! Enjoy!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IlHgNdS1-OU.html

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Hey Brian! Thanks!! Gosh, I never tried the zone focus for the birds! Good tip :) And back focus I've never crossed the line yet... I have almost all my buttons programmed but maybe if I can save changing AF-S/C that'd be good! :)

Thanks Brooke!

Same here, this video helped out a lot.

Haha! Well part 2 is ready for you!!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rXOC7wgC0yw.html enjoy :)

Bro what does mean auto zone? ..

@@whitefeather468 On my camera it means it will select the subject for you

Hey Matt! Thanks for all the super useful tips! :)

Nice one, I have an adapted Hanimex M42 zoom that I use on the 6d. I have to rely on my eye to get the focus right.

Good point ;-) Thanks for watching see you in the next episode!

But how can you do this if the subject is moving while shooting f/2.8 or below? You can't manually move the focus point so fast and accurately and at the same time pressing the release. I mean let's say for example some paparazzi fotos where you are rather far away, so you have like 85mm or 105mm (or even more) and the subject is just moving erratically and it's quite shadowy so you need to use quite a big aperture. Wouldn't you rather use the locking mode, where the camera automatically follows the subject? And why not use this all the time with moving objects?

For me this comment was more useful than the video itself lol I will never focus and recompose at fast aperture

You're welcome!! Thanks for watching ;-)

Crush it ;-)

Hey Moymoy!! I've never really tried too much!! What do you love about it? :) Thanks for watching!!

I push the bouton AF/MF to take the focus (AF-C) and if I release the this bouton the focus stay like the AF-S I can’t wait a subject or recomposes my AF is ready. And for the portrait the eye-AF work well.

Oh cool! I'll try :) Yes EYE-AF is AMAZING! I didn't mention because not everyone has it yet!!

moymoy117 with you 100%. Best of both worlds 👍

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Thanks for watching :)

I really love using "Back Button AF". I can have AF-S and AF-C whenever I want without switching options. Really helpful in animal and sport.

What is back button focus ?

@@RVDS1996 It's technique where you disable default autofocus on half-pressed shutter button and have it set to some custom button in the back of the camera. Your AF mode is also always set to AF-C. This way you don't ever have to switch between AF-S or AF-C. When you need continues AF, you keep button pressed, when you have to pick up something in focus and recompose, you don't have time to move focus ppint on the screen, you just lift your finger from the button and it turns off autofocusing.

Thank you Brenda!! :)

Ha yes I should do one! Thanks Gotham! ps just dropped the new one ;) Enjoy!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t01i6BQa8B8.html

havent tried that one yet. good advice

Chris Harmon what is the back button?

Locd N Loaded I wonder the same lol

@@locdnloaded1180you can set it up as a custom button

I tried that on the M50 Mark II, but the back button is just to crappy.

Hey Brian!! Great idea! I’ll do that soon :-) See you in the next episode !!

no, not a single person has ever talked about that

@Bijo S he is doing street photography!

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Yeah well you can combine focus peaking with focus magnification and i think that's what he had on mind. But those 2 together can be tiring sometimes...

I Thought I was the only one that noticed lol. My M50 has focus peaking. It’s when the object in focus is highlighted to assist racking. 🤷‍♂️ not trying to be a jerk just helpful. Good video however !

Thanks for watching! Glad it helps :)

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Thanks Blas!! :)

Sending you some 😃!

Your point about using a tripod is a good one, particularly when used in conjunction with Pierre’s comments on using alternate focus points. Combine those with a bit image stacking on whatever editing software you are using and you can end it with some outstanding images.

I’ve been using a tripod taking self portraits and I get out of focus pics..

@@parinazaz4044 hopefully you can control your camera remotely (via phone using app) if so its a lot easier. Otherwise you will be guessing too much.

parinaz Az - Yeah. I have had the same problem. It can be solved in a number of ways. Obviously stopping down your aperture is going to give you a greater Depth of Field and increase the “zone” in front of your lens in which you’ll be in focus. and give you a greater chance of capturing a a sharp self portrait. However, the downside of doing this is the loss of bokeh in both the fore and background. I consider this to be a big problem. Nothing makes a portrait pop like bokeh. I have a simple wireless remote that works with my old Canon 600D. It was cheap and it will help you obtain focus if you’re using any of the automatic modes (such as Aperture Priority). This is not without problems either you have to be directly in front of your camera for the wireless function to work and larger lenses can block the wireless receiver on your camera, and you have this thing in your hand...it’s certainly not a panacea, but you can make it work. Someone commented on using your mobile phone as a remote if your camera has that capability? Mine doesn’t, so I can’t comment on it’s effectiveness. Have you tried setting your camera to take a burst of shots? I can set my 600D up to take a burst of up to 10 shots. You can then move towards or away from your camera as it fires a burst of shots and hope you hit the sweet spot as you move... There’s a lot of tricks you can use by combining one or more of the above + making use of your cameras focus tracking system. Trial and error and creative use of the tech at your disposal will give you good results, but it can take some time to find out what works for you as far as focusing goes. Then you only have to worry about composition, light, your modelling skills and everything else that goes into getting a really good portrait!!! Hey, if it was easy we’d all have shots on the cover of magazines!! Hope this has been of some help. For what it’s worth - remember to have fun and don’t get discouraged if you don’t get the shot you want every time. In time you will - and the mistakes along the way are just part of the process every good photographer must under go. Or so I hear!, ‘cause I’m not yet a good photographer. I will be someday. 👍🏼

Vanguard Coffee House thanks for the tips.. i think I’m gonna try the phone app and see how it goes.. also I’ve been using the back button auto focus, not sure if that has anything g to do it or not.. anyways, thanks again. 🙂

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Hey Dario! I export in 72dpi, 1600px long :) Hope it helps!

@@Pierretlambert 1600px? Why?? its max format is 1080x1350 :o never saw this Number :D

How to get sharper image when export in Adobe Photoshop?

Thank you Alexandre!!

press F for us Manual Lens peeps.

@@nyleen I am one of the peeps. Big F and big exposure times

Thank YOU!! :) Yes I'm planning to talk about video soon.....!!! Thanks for watching! ps: new video is out, enjoy ;) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QffXefaeR-k.html

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Thanks for the tip!!! :) ps: new video is out! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7yaFEFI5MGk.html enjoy!!

Thanks Shaun!

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Hey Tina!! I just never got the hang of it... maybe I should try again one day!

It takes a few days to get used to, but in my case I never went back. And it's years ago now. So: BBAF and Continuous handles everything here. Only case of manual focus is when using my only macro lens which is a 50 (fifty) year old Nikkor and ofc in full manual. But even in Manual my camera (D300s) tells me when the subject is in focus (little green dot in the viewer) and it works fine for me. The BBAF also makes it a lot faster to compose a shot because you only need to let go of the BBAF when focus is reached and then compose. And is it a moving object then just keep the button pressed and move camera as needed which is good for sports and wildlife. So:: BBAF ftw :D

Thank you!

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Heya! You are right, I should talk about it! To be honest I never got the hang of it - thus I never shared... but will have to try again! ps: new video is live now! Enjoy!! :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cNlSfOxyz34.html

Hey Ze! Thanks !!! See you in the next episode then ;)

Hey Martin!! Thanks for watching! Gotta try this more! Just released the new video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Uc4CetfP8vM.html hope you enjoy!!!

Yeah, I hav a lot of vintage lenses too, but no peaking. So almost always focus zoom and sometimes confirmation spot.

Good point for vintage!!! :)

What aperture do u set while shooting ?

Avinash Acharya what focus settings u using

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Very good point man! Thanks for watching :) Just released the new video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Uc4CetfP8vM.html hope you enjoy!!!

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Haha never heard that one before love it! Thanks :)

Timothy Roper on film photography

Oh cool! What do you shoot mainly?

I shoot landscapes, weddings, portraits and street photography and from those only in street photography I use manual focus! This is because I have many old vintage lens so I can't shoot auto focus!

immortal 23 Do you use any particular technique to manual focus quickly on weddings?

@@taz24787 at first I only hoped that I was doing correct focus and I changed focus at every photo but after some months I realised that I only have to have do focus on on e thing and keep almost every time the same meters away from the subject

@immortal 23 Thanks, do you keep the aperture above any value?

Yes I totally failed, it didn't show on the camera haha. That's magnifier, the peaking was supposed to show up to... mmm! Thanks for letting me know! ps: new video is out!! Enjoy!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-njmKjuBt_Fg.html

Thanks Frans!!

:-) thanks for the feedback!

Yes, I kinda agree on this. Even though I completely understand what you are trying to share.

take down the speed to 0.75??

I love your speed personally.

If you have anything specific you want to know just lmk in the comments!