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Thank you so much 🙏🏽

@royvanderwens My pleasure 🙏🏻

Finally someone calling me smart ;) But yes, it is actually more simple if you use the frameworks. I you need any help, please let me know!

Thank you!

Best thing to do is to start a new chat and if it still dienst work you can just tell it. Tell that it can do it because you have seen it before. Talk to it like a colleague that won't listen 😂

I would say plastic is a not helpful waste.

That is so kind ❤️

The prompting is very Important. In this video I explain more about promoting th-cam.com/video/d1gs0RF_vJQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=cIDzYlqKHmPYvlfZ

That feature is already in Photoshop. But I think it doesn't work great. I can do it better manually in Lightroom. So they have still a long way to go.

Imagine having some context to build up your argument 😜

clickbait title and then a history lesson. I'm at minute 3 and the direction does not even come close to matching the title. But it's my own fault, I should stop clicking on these stupid titles.

Yes!

Hmm strange, I put a lot of effort into audio ducking, and didn't have any other complaints. Well better luck next time 😊

Capture one has a function that is similar to the ons in Photoshop - if I'm correct. You could try the Photoshop version to test out.

You are absolutely right. It occurred to me even more after the video that it’s essentially a multitude of prime lenses in one. However, I’m still a big fan of prime lenses for several reasons that a zoom lens can’t match. I might make another video diving deeper into this topic based on feedback like yours, so thank you for that, and for watching the video!

Please do make a video on prime vs zoom lenses, a couple (some sarcastic) thoughts here (just my personal opinions, of course), because that topic has been done a lot already. - Primes are better for low light performance (well, yes but only if you shoot at high apertures, f/1.2 , 1.4,... depth of field will be like a meter and a half though.) - Primes produce epic bokeh (yes, that is true, no argument there. No way you could do that at f/4.) - Primes are lighter to carry around for travel / documentary / landscape. (One prime is lighter than a zoom for sure, but 4-5 primes will be a lot heavier than one zoom.) - Primes are sharper (No. Unless you're shooting test cards, every piece of glass built in the past 20 years will out-resolve the sensor on your camera if you know how to use it.) What I use is a 16mm 2.8 (when I can't zoom with my legs, because I'm already standing with the back against a wall or on the edge off a cliff), 35mm 1.8 (low light or night street, some macro, and the occasional muh bokeh), 24-105 zoom that lives 95% of the time on my camera. For personal and professional use. Anyway, just my thoughts, you do a great job, Roy. Looking forward to more videos from you. Cheers!

I don’t feel offended at all. I respect every photographer’s way of working. If it works for you, then that’s all that matters. My video is based on years of experience shooting fashion and weddings worldwide. In recent years, I’ve been conducting many workshops in collaboration with Canon, where I help aspiring photographers get their photography businesses off the ground when they feel stuck or things aren’t working out. In a large number of cases, I find that photographers struggle to discover their style and identity as a photographer. If you can’t find that for yourself, it won’t be clear to your potential clients either. A lack of consistency and an overemphasis on technical aspects are common reasons things don’t work out, such as using a zoom lens at 40 different focal lengths. In that whole process, people often forget that you shouldn’t be looking at the camera, but through it. That’s why I find it important to teach photographers, from my perspective, how to get closer to themselves. Once again, thanks for your feedback, your response, and for taking the time to watch the video. It’s greatly appreciated, mate 👊🏽

@@royvanderwens Thanks but you've missed the major point. Your comments on zooms are out of date. As for taking photos. I could not agree more with your philosophies. I won awards back in my film days using a SLR with just one lens: 55mm. Current cameras just make life a lot easier. Composition is still the key. Yes consistency helps. That's why I used flash at weddings inside and out. No white balance back then. Flash provided an equivalent instead. That made manual processing of colour prints far easier too.

That is a really good way of working with it! Does it give you more peace of mind knowing you don’t have the zoom constantly?

@royvanderwens It's more that it helps me consider each focal length strength and weakness. Examples: At 28mm, the exaggeration of facial features and the forground. At 45mm f1.8, I have to be particularly mindful of the thin depth of field. Each focal length creates as well a different connection to the portrait person.

But you would never ever buy 35 and 45. This is not even a 2x zoom. It's expensive and heavy

​@k1k13004 In the end, that totally depends on your style, and the 28-70mm f2 has a lot going on for it as a more versatile alternative. I prefer, however, the rendering of the Sigma and indeed for me it covers most of my needs. Before I was using a lot a 40mm and a 35mm lens, using each depending on the context with the wish at times to go a bit wider. The 50-70mm range was never my thing. When I go longer I prefer 85mm and an aperture of at least f1.4, to blow out the environment. It provides a lot more flexibility when the background is cluttered and can't be changed or if I really want to focus on what the person is doing. I don't care too much about the weight, but I can understand if people do. This lens isn't light, but it's so far the lens I like the most and I tried my fair share. Prime lenses always leave me somewhat frustrated with their lack of flexibility and zooms with their lack of wide aperture. This lens fixes that for me.

@@maggnet4829 1kg and this price is too much for even not 2x. There is a canon f2 lens but it's canon.... And sony as well. Waiting for L mount

Come on, Josh, we discussed that you would make a full chapter list!

Thank you. As soon as I heard “the history of the zoom lens” I thought, oh no it’s one of thooose videos…

I know we live in a time of 3-second videos, but sometimes you need context to make a point. If I had just said, ‘only set your zoom lens to the marked focal lengths,’ it would not have been a solid argument.

@@royvanderwensdisagree. You wasted time and didn’t have an interesting enough of a video to make something longer than 30 seconds. I almost clicked out until I saw this comment. Also this isn’t that useful of advice tbh. It’s just your feeling about things and doesn’t really account for the 100’s of different applications of zoom lenses outside of weddings and portraits. Also look at cinema lenses, there are tons of non traditional focal lengths people use all the time. My favorite focal lengths are 32,40 & 65. All non traditional but Cooke Leica and Arri all make b-set focal lengths with these sets. Moral of the story, don’t box yourself in because someone told you so

Thanks for sharing

I appreciate you have watched the video and sharing your opinion. I understand your perspective, but as you’ve seen in my video, I don’t entirely agree. I know that the photographer is the only limitation of a lens. In every workshop I give for Canon, I emphasize to aspiring photographers that technology isn’t the bottleneck in their work, it’s their mindset and approach. That being said, if this works for you, who am I to judge? Keep doing your thing and turn it into a wonderful career, brother. 💪🏽 Thanks again for watching. 🙏🏽

@royvanderwens its a well made video, but, we all have opinions :) I believe that photographer, scene and gear matter, prime lenses are just not my thing.. and some photos have a specific focal length that hit just right, that might not be 35mm, or 50mm, or any other predetermined focal length.. but tbh, the point you make about being consistent can be very nice and satisfying.. so there's that

I hear you! I had exactly the same thing. No I only use zoom lenses for TH-cam videos.

I've been using zooms for 40 years. I started with primes in the 1970s. Even bought a major brand 'nifty fifty'. It was no better than my zoom at 50mm. Never again.

Glad that I saved a life 😂

Great to hear you are you using it this way 💪

Absolutely agree with you. Composing a shot by using your body and angle makes the shots much more interesting.

For that reason and many more, I shoot prime. I didn’t say it in the video, but it was something I later thought of: it would be great if the lens clicked into these positions. On the other hand, it is the responsibility of the photographer, not the lens designer.

Explain?

First of all, thank you for taking the time to watch the video. I’m sorry if it felt like a waste of your time. Second, I get the sense that you might be going through a tough time. If you’d like, I’m here to talk and offer some support. I don’t want you to feel this way.

You chose to watch the video, so if you feel it was a waste of time, that’s on you. This video is packed with valuable photography knowledge, just like all of his videos.

You're welcome!

It’s your colleague working next to you, you idiot. Haha!

Thank Rens!

Who doesn't like frize 😊

Thanks you for watching this video! Can you explain what the part is that doesn't make sense? So I can help you understand.

@@royvanderwens LR preset is changing original photo into modified photo, you used only one photo (processed one), so how anyone can create preset from only one photo? it's like giving one number and asking how big number we need to add to achieve this number

I take an edited photo of myself (so I can’t steal anyone’s settings). GPT analyzes the edited photo and creates a preset from it. I then apply this preset to a RAW file that has no edits. I don’t quite understand the point you’re trying to make, though. Perhaps you could write your text in your own language and let GPT translate it; then I might better understand what you mean. Because I really want to understand what you mean 😃

@@royvanderwens it's not possible to create preset from single photo because you need two photos: before and after

It is possible like I demonstrated in the video. But the next time I'll use the same photo so you will be happy 😁

Sometime it helps to start a new chat. When it doesn't create an XMP file you just tell got that it is possible and to try again. Speak to got like it is a colleague. Let me know if it works 😊

Ik ben benieuwd hoe je de settings vindt!

It is also different form my R5. It is just a small change in the casing as far as I know.

Thanks!

Me sarcastic?

@ “new charger”?

It's new, because I just unpacked it

That is a very good question! Me personality don't use flash that much. But I do have a free flash course on my channel that tells you how I work with flash. But basically it is still the same only you have to set up you shutter priority different.

Wow thank you SO much 🙏🏽

That would certainly be an option and, in most cases, a good solution. However, when shooting outdoors with the possibility of bright sunlight suddenly breaking through the clouds, I believe it’s better to allow for a bit more safety margin by using AV.

Thank you :)

You are absolutely right. That’s why, as an experienced wedding photographer, I explain that AV mode is a wise choice in certain situations during a wedding. So beginners don't mess up photos they shouldn't mess up.

Yes especially in modern times with programmable cameras its great. But remember to use that M so you once in a while :D

I suggest you look up the definition to professional. Professional just means you're (getting paid) in a profession. Photographers in yesteryear would pretty much only send their photos to a lab. Even today a lot of professional photographers at all proficiency levels send their images to an editor/retoucher. Obviously this video is likely more exaggerated than anything to generate content. There's a difference between being professional and an expert.

That’s not what I’m saying in the video.

It’s great to hear that you always enjoy my videos! If I understand your comment correctly, I feel like you might be misinterpreting the video (correct me if I'm wrong). I’m not saying you shouldn’t use Manual mode, in fact, I even explain that learning Manual is important. What I’m explaining is when you can use AV mode to avoid certain problems. How to do that is explained in the video. Additionally, there’s a difference between a photographer like you who learned to shoot back in 2007 and one who learned during the mirrorless camera era. The technology works differently, so there’s a different way of working with cameras. I hope this clears things up a bit, and thank you so much for watching the video! 😃

@royvanderwens You are doing great videos. I understand your point of view. Thanks for taking your time to reply.

Thank you for watching my videos and commenting. I've learned from your comment that I should explain things a bit better. So thank you for that!

Thanks

That is so great to hear! Hope it serves you well!

I have seen your work as a fashion photographer and it is stunning!

At 1:20, he knew some random armchair photographer who had been photographing for two weeks would come along and say something like, “You have to learn to shoot manual.” You clearly didn’t listen to what he said. He said you should learn to shoot manual, but there is a time and place for it, and that isn’t during the crucial moments of a wedding day. But keep on shooting the way you do, because nothing improves you more than making mistakes. Merry belated Christmas to you!

Hi Dave, thanks for sharing your thoughts! I can see you’re passionate about manual mode, which is great, but it seems like you might not have watched the video yet. I actually emphasize how important manual mode is to learn as a photographer, it’s the foundation. The point of the video is to explain why aperture priority (AV mode) can be a lifesaver during fast paced wedding shoots with changing weather conditions, where adaptability is crucial. As for “like a pro,” it’s just a phrase to make the content relatable, not a scientific claim. If you have problems with the phrase, why do you click the video? I’d love to see how you approach these situations in your own work, feel free to share your work as a photographer! I look forward to hearing your thoughts if you decide to give the video a watch ;)

How are people using manual in settings where lighting is not constance..........

I fear that shutter priority would mess up the ISO. Happened before where auto ISO in a certain setting exposed for ISO 640 which produced lots of grain. I then switched to manual and exposed for ISO 1600 - 2000 and the photos were so much cleaner.

@@hangtime6743 I've been guilty many times haha. I didn't use AV for many years tbh 😂