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I just bought a Rebel T7 and know nothing about photography, your whole video collection has taught me immensely. Wanting to not have to go auto mode and learn settings your series helped out immensely. Thank you very much for the time you put into these, extremely easy to follow. I am waiting for when I have the moon around and a clear night as I really want my first moon shot.
One of the tips I learned when I was using film was that some subjects look great with the grainy look (digital noise). For instance, one series of photos I took was of buzzards. To get the effect I wanted I used a high ISO film (I thing 3200, but pushed to 6400 when developed) and shot in B&W. Cool effect.
You are right, a touch of "grain" can sometimes add a sense of atmosphere to an image - funny to think that we mostly work really hard to avoid digital noise yet with Lightroom you can add it if you wish. Best wishes Paul
Great video, and the tip on how to compare photos at the same zoom level was so useful. It doesn't seem to matter what the software is, there are always some more really useful shortcuts you only find out much later :)
Dear Mr. Paul: thank you so much for your videos. I joined a few “beginners” groups on Facebook , but I was still lost. I felt stupid. But you talk and explain in a way that makes it easy to understand . I hope that once the borders open after Covid that I could come to take a course ! (I’m in the USA)
When I set my aperture or shutter at my preference why is the auto ISO not helping me at all??? They always come out dark. Why doesn't act smart like when I shoot in AUTO.... HELP🙏
Hello Photo Genius, I'm Malcolm Living in Germany, and I'm British. Love watching your videos, Any chance of doing a video on taking photos of Airplanes Taking off and Landing Please,
Finally not another provocative clickbait like 'STOP shooting ISO 100!' (coming from landscape photographers), but the video that still recommends to use ISO 100 and explains situations where it's logical to bump it up. First?
I have an EOS 70d. i’ve had it for seven years and I’m just now trying to get familiar with it. I have it currently set up on a tripod on my patio with the telephoto lens trying to get close-up, detailed photographs of birds and squirrels. But my pictures are still coming out blurry not quite sharp? I have already blurred the background.
Cannon 1500D Thanks Heaps I haven't really dabbled with ISO but now I certainly will do. Off to Tassie in a few months and really keen to try my hand at the Aurora Australis and see that most pics are taken with a very high ISO.......Do you raise the ISO when there's bugger all light, and keeping the shutter open too long will create light trails....not always wanted ??.... Also thanks didn't know I had an Auto ISO mode
So much misinformation. First your definitions of 'exposure' and 'exposure value' are completely wrong. Exposure is a basic concept in photography, so how can you get it wrong. 'Exposure value' does not mean the same thing as 'exposure', so you get that wrong by default. I know you got your definition of 'ISO' from Nikon's material, but that's wrong too. It's a shame that camera manufacturers choose to mislead people about what ISO does, but they do. The place to find out what ISO does is the ISO standard that defines it, and that doesn't say it's 'amplification'. ISO defines the relationship between exposure and lightness (how light or dark the processed image looks). Of course if you think that exposure and lightness are the same thing, as you seem to, then you can't understand this simple concept. The noise in high ISO images has nothing to do with 'digital noise'. It is 'photon noise', not 'digital noise' - the noise in the structure of the light itself. Simply, if your picture is composed of not many photons you'll get noise. High ISO comes along with noise because setting a high ISO causes the meter to centre at a small exposure, and a small exposure means not many photons and thus more noise. Your T-shirt should be 'exposure - keep it high', because it is the exposure that you selected by choosing an ISO setting that causes the noise.
I have a sony dsc hx200v, in manual exposure mode I can find ISO and the F, but there is no option of 1/15 is it a limitation or i just don't know the right configuration?
Paul, You're incredible! Your videos are SO HELPFUL! You have helped me to really get to know my camera functions, and how to step into Manual mode. Thank you!!
This is the best video I've seen on ISO! You have inspired me to experiment some more, and to systematically test the limitations of my camera. I've been having challenging issues in low light settings with my Canon Rebel T3i for the past three years; and I finally, recently, started getting some answers. Especially for event photography and dogs playing in their parks, because I was getting noise at as low as 400 ISO, I started underexposing and trying to fix it in post processing. Finally, just a few months ago, I got a helpful reply to a RU-vid comment regarding this challenge. Under exposing WAS my biggest problem. My favorite thing to do is photographing dogs playing in their dog parks, freezing the action and the water droplets flying off their fur. So, after receiving this potential answer to my problem, the next time I went to the dog park just before sunset, I shot on auto ISO. A lot of my images were still noisy; but the noise was not as bad as it is when I underexpose. I've learned I can't fix my camera's poor ISO responsiveness by underexposing my images. I've also learned that I was being a little too much of a perfectionist, and a little bit of noise can be acceptable, as long as I'm not trying to submit an image for stock photography or a contest. I've also learned that, while the golden hours might be good for landscape and portrait photography, those are not necessarily the best hours for pet photography. I should try shooting in dog parks earlier in the afternoon. I still don't know what to do about those sunset weddings friends and family ask me to shoot, though. Ugh! I like moving around to get different angles; but I guess, if I ever do another one, I'll have to resort to planting myself in one spot and using a tripod. But, what if they move? I wonder what is the lowest shutter speed I can safely use on a tripod for a wedding.
Thank you so much Carolyn for your great feedback and I'm glad you are picking up some great tips and loving your photography. You are right, a little digital noise is not a problem - and I would rather have an image with some digital noise than no image any day. Regarding lowest shutter speeds for weddings, whilst the tripod will keep the camera steady, the movement will be in the wedding guests and the amount of blur will depend on what they are doing. Example : for guests sitting in the church you might get a great shot at 1/25 (if they are sitting really still), but once the guests are out of their seats and start moving around they will blur and you will need to raise the shutter speed (and the ISO). If you are considering doing a wedding may advice would be to pick up a prime lens (the Canon 50mm f1.8 is a great starter). Best wishes Paul
Now I am progressing with very slow speed of learning. I was stand still before watching your videos. Actually I had been using Auto settings of the camera for photography .
what do i do if i have to use a faster shutter speed (1/500) in a fairly lit indoor set but the image is still dark, and I have to increase the iso to 1600 but the image is now really bad
hi paul,lee from uk,can you help me please,,im,e trying to buy a shutter release or remote,for the nikon d3500,but i can,t find anything can you help me please thank you ,lee
Hi Lee, unfortunately the only way to remotely control the D3500 is by using the Snapbridge app. Syncing the camera and a smartphone can be tricky but once does it should work fine. Paul.
thanks paul,for your fast reply,i hope you don,t mind another question,,ime thinking of buying a nikon z50 mirrerless camera,with lens adapter,plus lens,,£1000,300.pound,complete,can i use my old nikon lenses,on it,and can i use a shutter release function on this,with such a large investment,for me anyway,i would like to hear your pro,views,,thanks paul,lee
Hi Lee, The Z50 looks like a great camera, and with the FTZ adaptor (assuming that is what you will get with the camera) you will be able to use any F mount Nikon lens. As far as I know you will need the ML-L7 remote which works via bluetooth. Paul.
Excellent explanation of ISO and how to use it. I think this is an under used feature of digital cameras especially for old film photographers. Also, I think many do not realize they can control the ISO settings the camera is allowed to use.
A great and simple way to understand the highest acceptable ISO for my camera. Thanks for the great tip. I was already using auto ISO, but now I can set the max setting with confidence. Thanks again!
Hey Paul, I’ve watched you for a while now, so I should probably know this, but why do you suggest ISO 200 instead of 100? It seems to go against the “keep it low” mantra. Is it just for more shutter speed versatility (with no significant loss to the image)?
Yep you got it, as you correctly said.... ISO 200 rather than 100 gives me the opportunity to increase my shutter speed with no noticeable digital noise, great when shooting hand held. When I'm on a tripod I drop it down to 100 (or lower if camera allows). Best wishes and thanks for watching. Paul
Is the ISO on digital cameras the same as on film? With film 800 or 1000 was very grainy, and I never used a high ISO. (I don’t even remember if there was higher ISO than 1000.) As I recall ISO 800 and ISO 1000 films were rather expensive.
Highest film ISO / ASA I ever used was 3200, very grainy indeed but it suited certain subjects. With ISO (on digital cameras) you can't really compare the results against film as the results will be different depending on the camera, sensor and processor. Paul.
Hi can you post one video for shooting cinematic clips from DSLR. What are the basic settings and things needed to be taken care of. I am having Nikon d3400 with 18-55 mm kit lens and 70-300 mm lens. Please suggest .Many thanks in advance
Pushing ISO can make grainy images even though my EOS 1 D MK 4 has 102400 I never go past 6400 most of the time if it's low light I use a tripod and release as lower light and high ISO makes the image too grainy or noise even the newer cameras with high ISOs will suffer grain or noise As a film and digital user I know this when you can't change the iso when using film. For really sharp clear fine images I use the ISO 100 setting on my EOS 1 D MK4 just to get that extra sharpness with no noise with high ISO speeds except noise most digital cameras is maxxed out at 6400 iso after this it's starts to get noise what ever camera you are using To learn about ISO get s film came with one ISO speed ( remember film has only one ISO or film speed unless you want to push it and tell the developers so you don't get too much grain
Thank you for this! You're amazing! I've always wanted to get into photography as a hobby and have just bought my first Canon DSLR after just using my modern iPhone for years. I quickly realised after some bad photos that it's not the tool that counts it's how you wield it. Can't wait to try out all these tips to get the most from my Camera
Just bought a Nikon D3200 and I didn't knew why my images had such a bad quality. My ISO was high as Snoop Dogg, (6400) even in full day. Now it's great that I know how to use it, I can actually take photos that actually blow my mind.
Excellent tutorial, opens up so much more for my photography. Thank you very much Paul. My particular problem is early morning in my wood trying to photograph Deer, low light levels meant (or i thought) a slow shutter speed and hence camera shake. I will try Auto ISO and see what happens.
Thank you for the explanation of ISO. I still wonder why cameras even offer the higher ISO numbers like 52100 or 102400. Is there even a time when that would be used? Or is it just a marketing scheme by the camera manufacturers that a certain camera ISO will go that high? It certainly seems like the photo taken with the ISO that high would be totally worthless with so much grain in the photo. You are very good at explaining. It almost seems like anything over 3200 or 6400 is almost too much and makes an image too grainy.
When life finally gets back to a somewhat resmbance to normal, I would love to meet you and learn. You are my favorite teacher in photography. Cheers from Norway 🤗📷
Thanks again Paul , just bought my camera Nikon D3500 a week ago and I watch at least one of your tutorials a day , you explain things really well especially for a more mature woman who is just starting out in photography 😉 best wishes from Scotland 🏴
If it is nice and sunny I usually use 100 to 200, if it is overcast or dim I shoot in A mode or S depending on what I want and let the camera handle the ISO (up to 1600)
Nice explained ! just small note, if you want to get the best quality image possible in low light get a lens with a wide aparture...it increase lens cost and reduce grain cost :-)
I prefer using 200 for most day to day shooting because at ISO 200 there is no noticeable digital noise, but it does allow me to keep the shutter a little faster which in turn helps avoid camera shake. If on a tripod then 100 ISO (or lower if camera allows) most of the time.
Hi Paul, I use auto ISO taking birds in flight, what would you recommend as the maximum ISO I should set. Thanks for your knowledge and simplification which is a great help.
Hi Martin, It depends on which camera you are using - in the video I test the full ISO range on a Canon camera to find out how the camera performs through the range. I recommend doing the same and you will have your answer. Paul.
Thanks for that , every camera I've had over the last few years , mainly just used aperture mode and occasionally shutter mode, I have played with the iso on occasions but couldn't really work out what I was doing, I've gone back to a compact now just because it's easier to carry about but I will change that auto iso setting now for starters and will pay a bit more. Just subscribed too.
