I made it this far on the your free photo course without commenting or asking a dumb question (takes a bow) and I am confidently looking forward to all the remaining videos on this channel. I've learned so much without even shooting a single picture on my new camera yet. I wanted to learn the basics before setting up my camera so I would have a better understanding of some of the more important functions and the operations manual. I have been observing as much photo art, as I could find, for quite some time and really only just made the move to hobbiest, with an actual camera, after learning about the true nature of light. I also recently took a hyper focused deep dive into color theory (Johannes Itten) Do you have a video in regards to display monitors and min requirements for accurate photo observation/editing? Any inference you can add regarding purchasing a monitor will be so very appreciated. I don't see this covered much anywhere in photography tutorials and seems like it would be important but then again I have no idea. All I'm asking for is perhaps a quick order of importance for features when buying a display monitor for photography. Please don't say "buy a BenQ" because I refuse. Way too much exposure! lol Thank you for all the great content kind sir... always in jest. Fluxus
Thank you for such a nice feedback. I'm afraid I don't know much about monitors, because I'm an apple user. I'm by no means a fanboy, but I know that I can trust the apple devices in regard to color, etc.. You can calibrate every monitor for example with spyder color calibration devices, but obviously not all of them will give you a beautiful display that is fun to work with. Eizo monitors are very well known for their color accuracy, but me preferring a glossy monitor with its deep blacks, I never found one that would fit my needs and they are pretty expensive too. I know that doesn't help much, but I hope it gives you a bit of a starting point 😉.
Wolf, your instructional videos are fantastic! As a video producer for more than 25 years, I can appreciate the time and effort you're putting into these segments. Question: what's the difference between Lightroom and Photoshop? If the goal is to improve the look of still photos without adding text and other elements, is Lightroom the way to go?
Thanks, Loren 🤗🤗. Absolutely Lightroom. In fact Photoshop’s Camera RAW can do almost the same, but is pretty inconvenient to use. Plus, misses e.g. the copy paste function from one image to the other, rating functions, etc.
I think there are 2 different school of thoughts... just do it right the first time SOOC, do it later... Fujifilm supports the former as it has better colour science, Sony supports latter as it's not so good at colour science... It's for us to decide which to follow.. As far as I'm concerned, I believe if you have to enjoy the process it's better you get it right at the first time.. later on you can slightly touch up the image.. but editing it completely because of lack of one's skills to get it right at first time sounds bad idea, and sign of ageing creativity...:)
You are right about the schools of thoughts. I don’t blame either. Some people enjoy the editing process more than the shooting and others vice versa. As long as things make people happy, it doesn’t matter what they do IMO.
I really like your videos. I do not have, “Lightroom” yet. I have Photoshop Elements and plan on getting Lightroom someday. I still find what you teach helps me in Elements. Thank you.
Thank you! I've been shooting like this a lot of the time. My cheap camera has OK sensitivity, but I really hate noise! Shooting in manual at 200 or 400 ISO and selecting a fast shutter speed and medium aperture has really improved my shots (after editing). I see almost no noise at all, and I'm using the free "darktable" not lightroom! It's made a "night and day" difference for me. On the LCD sometimes I can't really see much to check the shot, so it isn't always good. But the histogram can usually still tell me if I want too far and clipped. I'm getting much better shots than I was using "correct" exposure+ISO.
Thanks, great to hear that. In the end it‘s,the results that count. If you are unsure if the exposure will work, you can shoot brackets, but in this case the histogram is definitely helpful.
I definately need to learn abcd for lightroom, i just got my subscription for a month to see if I like it. U made it look so easy but i m so confused when i work in lightroom😥
Hey there. The 5DII doesn’t have the best noise performance. Try to find out the limits how far you can go to get the best compromise. Perhaps you can over expose the sky a tiny bit and bring then back the shadows 😉.
Great video with a real example most photographers can relate to. Nice image in the end. Another take away is one that would have allowed you to take that second longer exposure of the scene for the foreground... don't forget your tripod. 😉
@@wolfamri Me neither. 😆 For that reason alone its very worthwhile to have some workarounds in your pocket. Otherwise you might miss the shot, and that's what we want to avoid. Subscribed!
yes... instagram... i am der... sir it would be a dream come true if you can have a look onto my instagram, pic a favorite and critique. See what I learned from you... tell me how am I doing?
Luminar 4 is much slower than AI. I’d recommend downloading a trial version to see if it works on your system. I can get you a discount code if you’re interested. It’s an affiliate link. You can also check my video on Luminar 4.
@@wolfamri I've downloaded a trial version of AI & it installs but doesn't run so I think my hardware is too old. I may revisit later in the year if I buy a new LT. It's a shame as all Adobe products work really well on legacy hardware.
🙂🙂🙂 I don't use lightroom but I've been using the concept for years. As photographers or editors we see the before and after however we provide a finished product to the end user or to the eye of the beholder. This has been a tool in my tool box and it should be in everyone's just for the time when it's needed. WELL done!
I learned photography in my high school years and edited with photoshop only. Lightroom always kind of intimidated me. But, since watching your videos I bought a subscription and my photos have been brought to the next level. Thank you for doing what you do, sincerely.
Adobe suit should be banned to be teached in schools. The industry need to switch to open source alternative. If you don't want to feed the monster and possibly have to learn everything again when the time come, i suggest you learn darktable.
I‘m not happy at all in regard to Adobe’s pricing and subscription model. However, for professional use it’s still the best choice, particularly when you need many of their tools. But I agree, in schools (unless it’s dedicated schools), open source would be the best choice. Not because of learning again otherwise (which isn’t all that difficult), but because schools are supposed to give equal chances for everyone and also teach general skills rather than software specific skills.
Wolf, at what point do you feel we would cross from real photography to just image painting/ manipulation? If photography is light + composition + subject, does this take away the light component other than some basic skill in capturing a good starting template for light manipulation?
That’s hard to tell, Greg. I love to use Milky Way/ astro photography. With long exposure/ editing you get so much more than your eyes can see. But it is still assumed as photography. To me for example sky replacement is something I wouldn’t really do unless I want to sell an image, but even then I’m not sure. Also: what about staged shots, e.g. burgers for Mc Donald’s, etc. The food doesn’t look nearly as good as in reality, yet it is a photo (I know, a little off topic 😁).
I have never seen my pictures look so nice as I have since I got lightroom and I love the fact you even teach us how to use it. Thanks Wolf for helping us to become so good at photography. You're the greatest.
Thank you for the tutorial. It is really helpful. Will try the next time. Just wanted your take on bracketing for a scene like yours. Wouldn't that help get more information of how the scene actually looked like.
Thank you, Vinayak! HDR might have worked, but I had to shoot handheld and the ISO would have had to be high in camera to not introduce camera shake. I feel I have more control this way rather than with HDR, but you could of course also use bracketed shots and bring them into photoshop for masking. But it depends on the scene and the camera/sensor.
