Photography is a great art form. Processing raw files is a different art form….I love them both……two hobbies for the price of one. Great video Joshua, well done.
I class myself as a beginner for the last 20 Years, and used Manual for about 15 Years, however I do like AV on the canon for quick photographs on holidays and the like.
A lot of professionals use Aperture Priority as their main mode. Manual isn't a holy grail, it just has uses where the situation would make the camera stop interfering with its own decisions. I would argue that only full auto mode is the only real beginner mode.
Lovely tips! I agree about the manual mode vs. auto. We actually started our RU-vid channel using our iPhones. Then, I purchased an M50. My kids who are photographers, told me to film and shoot in auto mode. I did - for 2 years. But, what that allowed me to do, was to practice composition without worrying about all the settings. And filming for a weekly video, I had to get "good" footage. I practiced video pans and so much more. So, when I finally took the jump to a Canon R6 with a really sweet fixed aperture lens, it was only overwhelming instead of totally overwhelming. Now, I rarely shoot in auto, but I'd rather switch to auto than miss a shot. Thanks again for the lovely video. (Yes. I'm binging your videos.) I'm on VERO too, but haven't posted in a while. I'll check out your feed there. Cheers, Kristina
I like your style Joshua, I don't do social media, at all, RU-vid is the only online tool, but ye you do see the same message hammered out for a few days., I'm not a landscape photographer, I prefer wildlife, different challenges, and not much editing, but you can see how easy it is to create ludicrous pictures, a few clicks and wham. A moto I learnt years ago is KISS , keep It Simple Stupid, works for me.
Love this! When you're out and about in the woods, one thing I also like to do, is pick out a small square (think the size of printing paper) on the forest floor, grab a macro lens, and spend a good 15 minutes sitting there looking at that square. It's amazing how much detail you can find if you give yourself a few minutes to look.
Yes, I really like your content, you are different from the others, not only take advantage of the photo and anything with payment. It would have been nice if you had made a video for editing, as you do, thank you very much!
As someone who has only recently taken up photography, information like this is invaluable. I really like your direct no nonsense approach. Thanks for the upload. Liked and subscribed.
Another good Video, I like your common sense approach to Photography, the old adage "Practice makes perfect" is so true although todays Photographer has the distraction of New Gear being pushed through Social Media which can cause the unwary to lose concentration on improving their skills and not their gear. Post processing is an art in itself I'm still learning, at this stage I fid if your Camera Settings are near correct you can keep processing to a minimum. Enjoy your work G'day from Aussie.
Love the video. I'm still a beginner and you've nailed a few things that I've done (mainly do everything manually). Fortunately, I didn't get too sucked into the tech craze because I really couldn't afford it (and my wife wouldn't let me). One thing I learned about doing everything manually is that you get such crappy pictures and then try to edit them which is a monumental task. I got burned out quick. I haven't been out to shoot (other than my kids' portraits), but after watching this video and realizing a few things, I've been inspired to go back out and start shooting again. Additionally, I think I'm going to focus (no pun intended) more on just making time for short trips as I work 1pm-10pm and my days off are full. The idea of getting up at 430am...yeah not so good. Thanks for the video.
I enjoy editing my shots as much as taking the pictures in the first place, I will happily remove things that I don't like, for example alarm boxes on old buildings BUT I would never add anything
Im new to your channel and a beginner photographer, ive had my kit for a few years a d dont get out as much as id like , this is a great video ,thank you
I actually shot in Automatic and P for a year before I bought any lenses and started using manual mode. I didnt even think about it at the time, it just felt right.
Great practical videoo as always Joshua learning so much from you. Was out at 5am this morning had a great time. Conditions absolutely appaling but changed in the space of 15 minutes. Patience is an essential tool to use in becoming a better photographer and has nothing to do with the most up to date gear or accessories. Keep up the good work
Good points about editing! Even if you only showed the JPEGs of your photos, it is still an edited photo, just edited by the picture profile software in the camera.
I really like what you said about editing. I used to be sort of conflicted about it. That if I had dialed in my settings correctly all would look good on the computer screen, social media or on a print to mail to family. At the end of the day, I realized was that I was trying to create what I saw w my eye and not what the camera firm ware thought it should look like,
Another good video Joshua! I especially enjoy your photos that you include, they are super! I’ve acquired 2 Canon cameras and a fixed lense Nikon and several lenses and some filters, I knew I wanted to have plenty of the common items to expand in my own photography, been taking lots of photos for just over 3 years now.
What a fantastic video! I'm coming back to photography after minoring in it in college. Now that I don't have access to a studio, I'm finding myself moving towards other types of photography. I really like your perspective and it makes me feel good with using what I have & focusing on my photography instead of obtain a collection of photography gear!
More great advice! I’m guilty of buying so much gear , most of which I never really use. Now streamlined my gear and taking a more minimalistic approach to photography. Switched to a smaller camera set up with only two small lenses,that makes me want to take it out all the time. My larger Canon DSLR is now only for any Wildlife photography. I enjoy the editing but found using the Fujifilm simulations makes this process so much faster and easier, only really shadows and highlights. I love the VERO app but slow for me to again a following.
Does the composition work. You take from one viewpoint. Sit down on the grass (kneel) about 2 meters off the end of the pile with 28mm loaded. Maybe from the other end...a waterfall of logs.
I disagree with your assertion about Maunal Mode. When I started learning about using a 35mm camera, most cameras came with manual mode - that is centre-weighted TTL metering (if you were lucky). If you were half-serious about photography you invested in a Weston with a white cone for taking incident-light readings. The standard 35mm camera came with a 50mm lens, with a zoom facility provided by a pair of legs.
Auto all the time, only a year later I’m slowly progressing from waterfall manual shots. Gear hype, my other hobby drones. Enough said Dji releasing 4 drones a year. Aerial photos via Air2s or Mini2 is my avenue aswell as video.
Ye, the new DJI Mavic pro looks insane! (along with it's price tag 😅) I'm yet to buy a drone. Think it'll be on the wishlist for the near future though as it's the last piece of my videography puzzle that I need 😁
I do own a mirrorless (my video camera is a full frame 24mp mirrorless). However, the 250D has still to let me down. I love it. It's gonna take something special to convince me to fork out more money than I need to 😅 I'll almost certainly upgrade one day, but before I have to.
When it comes to deciding whether to use photos as they come out of the camera or to edit them, it's important to accept that ALL photos are "edited"! It's just a question of whether you want to accept the camera manufacturers adjustments to the raw data, or use your own skills to adjust them. Surely the artistically correct thing to do, is to do it yourself, rather than cheat, and allow the camera manufacturers to do that for you? So when you say "I did that without any fancy post production software" you're talking rubbish - you had Canon, Fujifilm, whoever spend huge amounts of money on the very best engineers and artists to write and use the software for you.
