Best Camera Settings for Landscape Photography 

As a relative newcomer to photography, can I say how welcoming it is to have someone who presents with such clarity, in a concise and thankfully simple manner. I will be spending quite a time viewing your other videos and learning from them. Thank you Spencer.

So glad you're making videos again! Keep up the great work. You are the most clear and concise person that I've seen talking about photography in detail. Thank You!

Your explanation is clear succinct and complete.

Good to have you back Spencer, love your tutorials.

Great to have you back!

Very pleased to see you back on RU-vid!!! Please continue!!!

Love your work and style. Looking forward to seeing more of you. Thanks for all you give us and congrats on the 75K!

One word Brilliant

Your videos help me to take better photos.. clear and concise.. keep posting good tutorials !

Thanks! Short and sweet.

Thank you for sharing this tips.

Welcome back Spencer, I always find your articles I Nassim's) and videos very informative.

Wonderful video.. thanks much

thanks again for a great video

Oh, finally another video from you. You have such a good material in written form-so easy to draw ideas from it. Plus your photos are quite clean,sublime and inspiring.

Pleased to see you back! Your vids are so informative and presented in easy-to-understand format. Thanks!

Good advice thanks

Unbelievably useful, thank you!

Just what I needed; a video that’s simple to follow, and understand. Thank you from Australia

Thank you much for the intel since I bought my first dslr the other day! this information helps me a lot and appreciate it!

Very helpful. You have every quality to become a good mentor. Keep it up!!!

Thanks

Awesome video ❤

Very very good video!!!

Thank you!

Thank you very much, Spencer! Really clear explanations and suggestions!!!

Congratulations on the 75k, well deserved.

you are the best and thabk you🏆

Great video Spencer 👌 As always, super clear, clever! Thank you.

Hi Spencer, your videos are extremely useful I must say, Incredible job being for free. Thank you very much.

Great video. Easy to understand.

This was such a helpful video. Really clear, practical, and such good tips. Thank you!!!

Informative video 👏

Good to see you back Spencer. Bungee Cord, Genius!

One word. Excellent 👌

Simply brilliant, thank you …

Great video. Simple, easy to understand and follow! Look forward to seeing you more in 2022! THANK YOU!

Thanks, Spencer, good video. I have a different take re: the statement that your WB setting doesn't matter b/c it can be adjusted in post. What I've noticed is that when shooting inside if I take a custom WB reading and adjust that during post, it seems much easier to make subtle adjustments to the WB. Many times I found that w/out the custom WB starting point I couldn't get the WB I desired. Shooting outside under sunny or cloudy conditions and leaving WB adjustments to post does seem to more easily allow me get the color I want; but I've found that when the light is getting dimmer or may be more mixed, taking a custom WB and adjusting in post is better than not taking a custom reading. Also, changing WB often affects exposure; now, most of the time the shift in exposure is very noticeable on the histogram and perhaps not significant, but it might push your whites too far for what you want in an image. I understand that with rapidly changing light it might not be possible to repeatedly take a custom WB, but in such situations I do try to get more than a single custom WB reading, if possible.

Thank you I love that you go right to the point, very explicit can wait for your next videos, great pictures enjoy and stay safe

Excellent video. New to Photography Life. Glad I stumbled upon this site.

Thank you

Great video. Congrats

Thanks a lot 🙏 very nice & up to date presentation 👏I m really excited to watch your next video on new topic. 😊

You are a very good instructor,

Thank you for another excellent video Spencer. I love the bungee cord connected to the camera bag trick :)

So very, very helpful. Just awesome pictures 📸. Your presentation is outstanding and so easy to follow. Thanks so much.

Very worthwhile, understandable, logical and good example images. Thanks! 👍🏽

Hey Spencer.. great work mate!! .. please bring in more videos „frequently“, content is superb.. hard to get these days.. keep up the amazing work!!

Thanks for sharing another wonderful video, keep up with the awesome content 👍

Knocked it out of the park as usual, Spencer...good to see you back in action! 😀 When you have the histogram up, do you ETTR at all based on how your histogram looks? Cheers!

re stability n windy conditions. I use a long bungee that I loop around my foot! great video 👍

Love the content! Keep it going! Will you be testing and reviewing the Arsenal 2? Does it seem worth it? Thinking on pre ordering one for my EOS 90D

Really great video. Thanks. I'm subscribing to your channel.

Nice to see Photography Life, well, coming back to life. I would suggest you put links to your video from 2019 about hyperlocal distance in the description. Thanks.

On the newer cameras with IBIS, I think it is safe to leave IBIS on, and can help you if your camera moves slightly from wind. This is different than leaving lens IS/VR on, which will cause softness in your image as those tend to continously look for movement, where IBIS does not seem to have such an impact. Of course if you're in an area where there is no wind you can turn it off completely, but if it's questionable or there's a little wind (or slight wind gusts) I would leave IBIS on. Regarding tripods, IF you find yourself shooting a lot of landscapes, it may prove to be helpful to buy a tripod that's designed for that (ie. heavy duty, sturdy and fairly wind resistant, like a CF tripod.... they aren't cheap but they are helpful if you're serious about landscape photography). I mean many photographers have two or more tripods (I have a dedicated landscape tripod which is heavy, but it's sturdy and wind resistant) and then a smaller travel tripod (both are CF) which is not as stable, but is lighter and smaller. Focusing in landscape photography is "easy" but it can also be complex, especially if you have a lot of depth in the scene you want to get in focus, and/or you have something close to the camera. Of course this portion would go beyond the scope of this video (into hyper focal distance, or double the distance, among other techniques) but it is easy in some cases, but harder in others. If in doubt, focus stack at a reasonable aperture, like f/5.6 or f/8 and merge in post. Personally for me, I've found that spot metering helps the most, since I tend to bracket my shots when doing landscape (I may not merge all the images, but it does give me a DR value I can work with, but this also depends on the tones in your scene. If you use full matrix and your scene is overly dark, it could cause the camera to want to overexpose areas, so I've found using manual mode, and spot meter gives me the best results (but that's just me).

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Thank you, I love your videos. You explain things in a very brief and clear manner. Without all the 'important detail neglecting' and unrelated fluff many others use to 'fill in' their screen time! And your double distance focusing video was a life saver, I'm not out in the field trying to be a mathematician, you solved that issue!

Another great video! Thank you. Question: Do you turn off stabilization when using a tripod, even when your shooting long exposures?

The audio sounds great. What camera and microphone did you use?

Great! Help pls; ¿How prevent against moisture get in the camera/Lens? (When shutting in this weather like your photos) ; fig, humidity in the air, cold under zero in winter, etc. I Know we can cover it, but the moisture in tbe air can still get in the camera, right? Any tips, like warming camera with some hiting belts? Algo; my canon EOS m50 instruction, says to not usé it under zero degrees Celsius. But I Am in Norway, and moisture and freeze, is inevitable😅

Good tips. I didn't realize F stops were different on APS-C. So I should go UP one F stop on my camera to get real F/8?

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Hi Spencer - I enjoyed the video. I noticed you are using a Nikon, and so I was curious to know if you have it set to AF-S or AF-A.

Can you tell me where to focus to get front to back sharpness, before I squeeze the trigger !

Hi there, I am one of those subscribers that subscribed to your channel, when you weren't posting anything..!! Just love your channel, I am also from Australia, ( European back-ground) just a quick question while we are in the subject of best settings for landscape , my problem (only a couple of year into photography) what do you recommend in those situations when you need to take a photo in a split second, I'll give you an example, I was just walking not quiet ready as I only just left the car park and walked into my local national park, when unexpectedly and for the first time, I saw a couple of deer , it was in the early hours of the morning (still a bit dark ..!! )And I just did not have time to set up, I know my fault right? what do you recommend young feller? A fast shutter speed , automatic ISO? what aperture? ETC. So in few words ... How to take photos in a hurry :) thanks and welcome back.

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