Mastering the hysterogram is a weak part of my photography. Cool to be reminded of the basics, MH. Any travel plans this summer, your 2019 Euro cruse movies were the best! They were all encompassing, I think you reviewed a drone, a Fuji, not to mention the foods and sights. Happy summer MH!
We have no plans yet, but are starting to think about it. The pandemic pre-empted a cycling trip through Italy, but we probably won't resuscitate those plans until next year.
I have always enjoyed your content and have found them very informative and illuminating. With my recent purchase of a Fuji xs10, I am looking forward to more of the same from you. I would greatly appreciate if you can make some video about focusing and different methods to get it right.
Good note. I'm working on the X-S10 Firmware 2.0 update, let me see what I might do on those topics. Do check this out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mu_iDi0VfvA.html
Henri Cartier the decisive moment specialist didn't had liberty of auto mode but his composition were great. Can you throw light on how he managed to do that. I have used auto mode or Program mode for most of time. But now want to explore manual mode. I know camera does the work and one can focus on composition as you said and why let camera under-perform, but want to get into Cartier's shows and try "composition"
Maarten, as usual, a brilliant lesson clearly and succinctly delivered. I know I have mentioned this before, but it really is incorrect to state that the "bigger/larger" number lets in less light as both the aperture size and the shutter duration numbers are actually fractions. 1/2 a second exposure is a larger number than 1/8th of a second (half a sec being 2 'stops' of light more). It is the same with apertures as an aperture of f/2 is larger (two stops of light more) than f/4 - written out fully these should be f1/2 and f1/4, where 'f' represents the focal length of the lens. I know that, when we teach this, we tend not to tell students this from fear of confusing them, or, indeed, as I have witnessed a million times, supposed photo teachers actually do not understand this themselves. It is a pretty moot point so long as a person realises what does what. After all who gives a carp how or why it works if you know how to make it work! I find my students get the plot much quicker once they realise that, particularly apertures, are actually fractions and not whole numbers. However, I fully endorse one of your main points, which is use your camera to its fullest. Happily use 'P' (for professional!) if the situation calls for it. These days cameras (well Nikons anyway! 😂) are pretty well faultless with the exposure of your image and, if a little off, then it can always be sorted post after all! Great video and thanks for letting me have a quick rant! 😉
Thank you for your kind words. Your quest to correct this should start with the manufacturers who overlook the fraction when labelling shutter durations.
I try to no get too far into the weeds with my students (high school). I want to get them excited about taking photos and find immediate success. A good example is the ISO. If start off with signal amplification and electronic noise then interest will be lost. Rather, I tend to go with telling them to think about it as "fake light" but then tell them at the same time this is wrong, however for now just go with that concept and use it to brighten their images. Like Maarten mentioned, the camera can't do composition - only the operator. I want my students making photos first, using the rule of thirds, etc. so Auto mode is fine to start - then we move into the three pillars as the year moves on. Maarten, I have already added a link to your video for my students for next year. It was brilliant and non intimidating. I very much enjoy your content - thank you.
