Mike, you are the only one pro photographer lecturer on the internet who is actually photographing, teching exceptionally efficiently and not just talking about techs and numbers ;)
So cool you're pursuing your dream. Life's too short not to! Thanks for your comments. And please say Hi to Chile for me until i get a chance to come say it myself. Travelling South America is one of my dreams....
Thank you. Yes learn the basics because they're really all you need - the rest will grow from there. I can't advise on either of these cameras because I've never used them. Have a look on some forums etc and see what people are saying....
Hi Mike! Your tutorials are great, Just sold my NEX-5 and purchased a D90+18-105mm. You have helped me learn a lot. I like the way you present your videos. Straight to the point!
Thank you. Tricky situation. Flash is one colour and tungsten light another so there'll always be two different colours going on and you can only WB for one of them. However you can put a tungsten coloured gel over the flash so it produces yellow light so everything is lit with the same colour and then white balance for that.
Mike, I have to say that this is one of the best videos on White balance settings I have ever watched. I appreciate and thank you for such a useful and most important info.
Stumbled across your channel after searching for camera reviews. Have watched about 5 videos on succession (and subscribed!). many thanks for the excellent material. Really easy to understand and straight to the point. You are a good teacher.
Mike I have to say of all the video's on RU-vid you are by far are the best at explaining the different topics!! A new subscriber here... thank you so much for the time it takes to make these, and if you ever decided to write a book please let us know, and also add it to kindle hehe.. I'll be one of the first to buy!! :)
I learned the most when you were giving real examples of different lighting and taking pictures. I've struggled with Tungsten lighting but now feel more confident to address in future pictures. I really didn't notice the blues in outside lighting until you showed some really precise and clear examples. The pictures of the plant with mixed lighting was especially helpful.
I took some (old, analog) photography classes when I was at School and fell in love with it. Ten years leater, life set me in the path of my dream (And I am pursuing it) But man, your videos have tought me all about the digital stuff, and before watching them I was kind of frightened about it, now I'm practicing everyday and taking better and better pics! Thanks a lot, and greetings from Chile!!!
Great video. Clearly explained with good examples. Went out and tested it myself and really noticed a difference. Thanks again for posting these videos. They are very informative and useful. Defiantly worth a watch.
You're welcome. As technology is advancing the 'magic' setting is probably getting closer but it's not here yet. And anyway - no matter how magic the setting is image quality wise as photographers we still have to understand how to use light, focal lengths and composition to make great images. NO camera can do that for us. :-)
Thanks so much for the videos. I'm retired and recently purchased a Nikon D3200. All of my past photographic experience has been with point and shoot cameras on auto settings. Your videos have been an enormous help to me.
than you +Thomas Lewis we are delighted it helped to bring back your passion on photography! it's never too late to learn few tricks! - MELISSA ( for Mike )
very clear explanations! I always preset my white balance as AWB, now I will try to set white balance based on different situations to give consistent and nice photo colours and not just depending on auto white balance. thank you so much!
first time seeing your videos. I am thoroughly enjoying them. No messing around,just plain and simple. I logged on 4 hours ago and I am still on. And I love the wedding cake tip. And best of all, after months of researching an upgrade I have choosen the D300( 2nd hand) amd am delighted it's your camera.
Hey Mike,just stumbled across your site, and it is great.This is the first time I have sent any comments to any site. I have subscribed and will continue to watch your clear and simplified videos.In just 2 videos, you have cleared up some question I had. continued success in all your future endeavours
Thank you very much for your kind words. Please help us keep making these films by Liking them on Facebook and Google + and sharing them with everyone. best wishes.. Mike
Hello Mike. This video makes understanding of WB simple with the sample footage. I never understood we need a different WB for direct sunlight and shade. That was a good catch for me in this video. Keep up the good work.
Mike! Thank you so much for all of these videos. You explain things so slowly and properly so that an idiot like me could understand. Thanks for the lessons
oh my god I really got super excited about the videos ..i,ve been watching them continiouously since morning..more than 6 hours..you are brilliant in explianing..choosing differentnet spaces, energetic scenes and spots..thank you
I just finished Block 7 of the 7 Building Blocks course today Mike..awesome course ( and a lot of work when you actually do the exercises :) )..so obviously had to watch this video again ..great stuff ! I've had numerous beginners ask me where to start with photography..I always tell them that everything that I have learned is from Mike Browne..thanks again
I usually blend my photos or if I took just one photo and I like how it came out I work with the color balance picker grab color from the white of the (in this case the bowl) and work with the slider if I need to . And yes WB is a pain but when you get it right , the pictures look amazing. Thanks for this vidoe Mike Browne
+ZhekaTrololo Set the white balance for the colour of the light the subject you're photographing is in. However you may still need to do some adjustment in post because cameras don't 'see' colours the same as our eyes do.
Mike you have been a great friendly help for small little doubts & queries which otherwise we couldn't have found anywhere else in such simple way , cheers buddy
Philipp Weimer Use "Specific White Balance" on your Digital SLR and it will take the X-Mean Average of Light between Cloudy and Incandescent Lighting without NO need for any Black and White Photoshop custom balancing!!!!
Just bought my first DSLR this week. Started on the manual settings. Steep learning curve, but lots of fun too. Your video's are informative and well explained. Thanks.
Mike thank you for all you informative lessons,i think your a great teacher, as a novice your videos have helped me so much,keep up the good work..... Aussie Dan
Excellent video,many thanks.Certainly help simplify things for me.I think sometimes its good to hear that depending on light conditions there is no way to get the perfect image straight out the camera.I am guilty of looking for that "magic" setting...keep up the excellent vids.Thanks again
Hey Mike THANKS A LOT for all your awesome videos you are so good in explaining all this "rocket science" for all us beginners into this wonderful world of colors. i wish i could have a teacher like you to school me for a whole month in how to get the best out of my camera. best regards Thomas from Denmark
i just bought a GH3 micro four thirds camera (mainly for filming) not having really any experience with these types of cameras ( i know yours are DSLR) i find your videos BRILLIANT ! things are so much clearer now, its 4:00 am, and i have been watching you for hours.. cant thank enough mate :>) you are a very good presenter too.
This was a fantastic video - very clear explanations with great set-up/examples to show the concept. I have enjoyed all of your videos so far Mike! Do you have one on using ND or fader filters?
Thats really good help thanks so much. Im a videographer rather than photographer. So il def have a good play around with white balance on my video cam next time..
Hi Mike, your videos are amazing. Thanks a lot If I am shooting in RAW, can I stick to AWB and fix it later on with the editing software available instead of bothering my self with this setting a lot, specially that I am shooting in different places at the same time (like trips) and I don't want to miss the moment adjusting the settings on the camera ?
Great tutorial Mike. When faced with them outdoor/indoor shots, (like the cake picture) you can use flash gels to match the white balance of the outside.
Great video Mike, White balance was always something that I couldn't get to grips with, always just used auto! Very glad you've stopped using RU-vid's image stabilisation, it messes with your eyes!
I think the easiest way is to do it in Photoshop afterwards if it's that crucial. Take two shots from a tripod at two white balanced then blend them. Or set up lighting of all one colour which would mean placing lights outside the window as well as inside. Trying to line up different shaped filters would be a nightmare.
Great tutorial, Mike. I keep learning something new from you every day. Thanks for your time. You're a great teacher. BTW is there something wrong with this video? I feel like I'm drunk.
hi Mike,. Finding your no-nonsense, easy to follow and informative vids quite helpful, keep it up! Although im only an amateur and not everythings sunk in yet. Im contemplating getting a Nikon 3100d, but im swayed to the Canon 1100EOS too; is there much difference? would like to get into infa red photography with filters it looks amazing the things you can do, but I suppose Ill just learn the basics first. Have a great weekend Mike.
Good question - I don't know the answer for sure. I guess it's because our eyes are seeing our surroundings as well as the photo we're looking at and colour correct for the whole thing. Maybe if we looked at a photo through goggles which excluded the surroundings so we can only see the photo it would look the correct colour after a couple of minutes. - Mike
You can but you're making work for yourself because the auto WB will keep changing even when you're in the same light source because it doesn't measure the colour of the light, it measures the colour of the photo. so if you photograph something blue then something red chances are the auto WB will be different on each image so both will need correcting. Set one WB, correct the first photo in sequence then copy the settings across all the others is easier and quicker.
You can use a grey card for white balance too. But make sure it's a photographic grey card so there's no colour content. Some greys have a colour cast and that will mess up your White balance.
Dark situations just set whatever the light source is - but for night clubs is'a almost impossible because there are so many coloured lights. I would try a couple of test shots when you're there and go for whatever looks best.
Hi. Sorry - without actually being there it's difficult to know what's going on. If the background is going dark the screen might be too bright - have you tried darkening the screen? And if the BG is going orange it sounds like you're filming a daylight balanced screen in tungsten light. Try doing it outside in the shade or by a window facing away from the sun. make sure there are no artificial lights switched on in the room.
excellent explanation but what should i do if i want to make realistic photo - picture exactly like it was in life (with all colors and tones as it was, with no correction - as it was seen by my eyes)? what settings i need to use?
Excellent tutorial! Thank you! Questions: - Just last week I was at my son's soccer game where 3/4 of the field was sunny (late afternoon).. however where I was standing it was shady. These photos that I took were dark or darker.. even though they boys were in the sunny part of the field. Pictures where they were in the shade were terrible.. really dark. - Because the boys are in and out of the sun but I was in the shade, How should I have set this? I was using a Canon T3i with kit lens 55-250mm.
Thanks YakMan NC You had every photographers nightmare. There are a couple of possible solutions. 1 you adjust the exposure for action in sun and shade as the boys run between them, but there'll be problems when half are in sun and half in shade. What I would do is shoot RAW, find an exposure that holds maximum data in sun and shade (probably a U shaped histogram) then pull shadows up and highlights down when processing the RAWS. You'd still have to be alert to changes in light levels whilst shooting and adjust exposure as and when needed.
