I understand what Tv and Av modes do, but what are the letters supposed to actually mean (or be short for)? And the easiest way for me to remember aperture is 0 = Open and anything higher is going towards closed
Can you help me with blurry images in auto mode? Was working just fine then don't remember if I changed settings when images started coming out blurry even though it is in auto mode.
Oh my gosh, where have you been all my photo student-life?!! You are seriously the best photography teacher I have ever heard or seen. I see next to this video that you said goodbye, not sure why, but please know that your teaching is amazing, and lives on as long as these videos are up. Cheers, Cat-
@@ModestMeowprsit is for people like you who woke up a fantastic photographer from day one, making no mistakes and knoig everything, but for those people starting out that know to press a button and get a picture, then this is fantastic content for them to understand many basics, including compression. So how about you leave your little ego at the door.
For the beginners... You are not completely stuck with a bad jpg picture. You can edit jpg as well - you just don't have as much control as you would have with RAW.
I have been studying photography for 3 months now and not all camera content creator explains and dig deeper on how to use every aspect of a camera should've specially the "compresion" stuff. Hands down the best explanation I've ever heard and saw!!! Salute to you Sir!!!!!
0:00 8 settings to focus on 0:12 1st: TV Mode (Freeze motion/ for moving objects) 1:00 2nd: Using the right shutter speed for different situations (faster shutter speed = greater capture of detail) 2:46 3rd: Av Mode (size of opening in the back of the lenses that lets light in) 3:43 Av Mode: Wider opening/more light = less focused background background 4:52 Av Mode: Smaller opening/less light = As many things in focus - street(F8)/landscape photography 6:02 Av Mode: F1.4 & F8 Demonstration 6:53 4th: ISO - Consequences of using max values of Av Mode & Shutter speeds 8:46 5rd setting: Picture Profile (colour scheme) 10:38 6th: jpg vs raw settings 11:35 jpg vs raw photos: visual comparison 14:16 7th: Exposure Meter (brightness/darkness control) 16:14 8th: Focal Length (zoomed in/out) 17:11 Focal length: Compression (zoomed in) 17:11 Focal Length: Compression real life demonstration 17:11 Focal Length: portrait look - Backing up and zooming in tends to be more flattering (35mm-150mm etc)
i think you're the only one who can actually teach, I understood everything, I've been reading, watching videos and finally understood because of you, the visual comparisons make it easy to understand rather than people who just talk without showing it, thanks man, now I will share this video to the homies.
Brilliant and comprehensive! In fact, it is the best 24 minute video I've come across on these on these need to know elements of photography. Thank you.
I recently bought the M50 MKII with the kit lens. Without a doubt this has been my go to channel in familiarising myself with the camera functions and variations in lens use. A comprehensive channel with clear and easy to interpret instructions for someone new to photography on a budget. Well done and keep up the awesome work Mark!
Thanks for keeping this practical and simple for us long term beginners. You didn’t get lost in the high level theory or professional jargon that so many do. This was very helpful
Excellent! Flying birds rule of thumb: Shutter speed 1/1000 for large birds such as eagles, geese, 1/2000 for medium birds such as ducks, 1/3000 for small birds such as swallows, etc.
I've been a DSLR user for a couple years now and of course still learning.. Never knew about zoom and compression. Thanks for explaining it clear and concisely!
So much knowledge stripped of all arrogance! No "you have to go full manual", instead just focusing of what matters in practice. Thanks! Personally, I am inspired to look into picture profiles!
Oh my, this post is priceless. You’re giving images for explanation as well as showing the settings AND differences!! This is juuuuust what I need, I’m a BRAND NEWBIE 😊
I've had Canon 550D for 4-5 months now as a first ever camera in my life, I've taken many pictures of portraits and landscape, I've been struggling to adjust some setting but still could not get a hang of it , watching this 24min video completely change my experience with taking some pics, I am very grateful of you
Your videos are always in detail and sooo much easier to understand especially by showing us an example with the numbers and etc on the screen. Instead of just explaining! And It's very rare to find these people here so you are one of them and I wanna say thank you
Such a helpful video! I'm learning photography and have watched a LOT of how-tos...you're the only one to talk about compression so far. Thank you so much for this!
Sincer , atatea detalii si tehici de fotografie atat de bine explicate , esti fantastic , sunt multe secrete pe care profesionistii in fotografie evita sa le expuna . Compresia m-a uimit , cata diferenta de fundal pt aceeasi imagine este o infinitate de posibilitati . Setarile camerei cu explicatiile de rigoare sunt foarte bine venite . MULTUMESC si apreciez foarte mult ceea ce faci . BRAVO .
I just want to say thank you for what you're doing with this channel. I recently bought myself a Canon M50 Mark II and because of you I have learned so much about photography over the last few weeks and I have tried out a few of your tips and it has absolutely changed my photography game so thank you very much!
I started to learn Photography by myself 5 years ago, and rn i'm finishing my photography degree, this vídeo is almost everything in tech regard that i've learned, really well explained, glad to have great teachers like you on the internet
This is the best video to understand my phone settings. One important thing I recently discovered is that you can adjust the viewfinder to match your eyesight. I couldn’t understand why I started having trouble using the viewfinder. Turns out needing glasses means I needed to adjust the viewfinder
The compression explanation is top notch. It is something that I've noticed only about the blur effect of the background but never seemed to realized that "approximation" of the background via the compression effect. It is very useful. Thank you very much.
This is 2 yrs ago but i'm glad i'm able to stumble upod this. Very helpful specially the compression, I noticed it while taking portraits but didn't really put much attention to it. Now it all makes sense.
Mark, really love your photographic examples. Great stuff. I'm sure people starting out will find the video super helpful. I realize I'm 2 years late to this party, but have to mention a few things. 1. Discussing AV mode in Canon cameras, you mentioned the graininess as sensor noise. I know you're aware that in most modern cameras, sensor noise is negligible except if you are shooting for long times in extremely hot climate at very high ISOs (leading to electron migration, amp glow, etc.). The primary source of noise in nearly all photos is shot/random photon noise, which when amplified at higher ISOs is more visible. 2. The appearance of a shallow DOF is possible with zoom/kit lenses especially at higher focal lengths and lowest apertures if there is a short relative distance to subject, and great distance to background. 3. Loved your excellent live example of changing aperture. I think your use of the term "blow out the background" was really meant to imply separation, not clipping. 4. In my experience, editing JPG 8-bit files is not nearly as bad as one would think. I've been able to push files from the Nikon Z9 that were JPG a great deal, albeit, shooting in raw gives the higher bit-depth and tonality so that blocking/banding are less likely with manipulation including sharping. 5. EC - You suggested in the video to use either Tv or Av mode (one of these automatic modes) and then also suggested using another automatic mode (Auto-ISO). I get it, but now there is an issue when using exposure compensation (i.e. EC). Telling your camera you're not happy with the metering (too dark or light) means you've given your camera the opportunity to change one of two values or both (i.e. SS/AP/ISO). Just saying, this could be confusing for beginners. 6. Compression - optical illusion that doesn't really exist for set focal length - yes, I know - but you can achieve the same look (of "compression") by standing close with a 24mm lens or standing back with the 200mm lens and keeping the FOV the same. Of course, the effect on the subject may change a bit. As you know, you can take a photo with a wide angle, and one with a zoom, and then crop in on the wide angle shot, and see the same compression (so it's not a feature of the lens, but more relative perspective). Really nice job covering all of this in the video. Again, loved your shots.
This is one of the clearest explanations of shutter speed, F-stop and ISO. While I am a good (maybe better than most)Amateur this really helped fill in explain the reasons on how, why and when. Thank you!
Your videos are so good. I love all your content. The information you include is so valuable and you deliver it on such a clear and easy to understand way (which I think is much harder than being super technical). Thanks for all your tips!
For the critics, just know that for many of us that have attempted to "read the manual" and have watched many videos on these subjects, Mark not only has the intelligence to understand these principles, but the ADDED intelligence needed to explain things more simply to us. Thus, his 100K subscribers (for which I am now one of). Thanks Mark!
I watched this directly after today's video about cinematic results for the R10. I must have been out to lunch 7 months ago when this came out but you got me twice today. Happy Holiday and New Year. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
An epic thank you for explaining that zoom and compression feature. As a noob I always heard it said, to avoid using the zoom as much as possible. But no one explained why, till now.
The best example of compression I have ever seen was from a photo class I took back in the early 1980s. It was of a country gravel road intersection with a stop sign and in the distance was a white barn. They shot six different pictures keeping the f stop high so the barn would stay in focus. Wide angle it looked small and way off, at 300mm it was right next to the stop sign.
Excellent teaching and teaching style. Love how extensive and complete this is. Wow. I am learning about creating valuable content. I love your set up too. I am going to check you out more. Thanks!
Thank you for this video!!! I am a newer to the photography scene, and I have been struggling with a lot of the stuff you talked about. I started out with my aperture as low as I could possible go, and was confused as to why certain photos looked good and others didn't look so good. I didn't realize that around F8 is where you want it if you wanted everything in focus. I also tried doing some super close up pictures at the widest focal length, and then zooming in to get the same picture and they look completely different. I have tried recreating some really nice looking pictures I have seen online where there's something off in the distance that I want to highlight in a picture, and I could never figure out how other photographers got it to look like it's naturally closer than it is. After watching this video so much stuff makes sense now.
My friend, you are amazing, this is a 24 minute masterclass so beautifully explained that most creators would do in a series. Keep up the amazing work and your beautiful personality just makes it that much more enjoyable to watch 👏👏👏
I'm gonna recommend your videos ( particularly this one) to my fellow classmates. We take veterans administration photo class online every week. Most of them don't understand these simple camera settings or composition... which is ok, it's a great recreational activity which is helpful in many ways
Hello!! I know you posted this video about a year ago. However, I am so thankful to you. You made this easy for me to understand. I am not a photography professional, but I enjoy it very much, which clarifies my doubts about shooting for sports. Thank you again!!
Dude!!! I'm literally brand new into photography and videography and this information is so helpful man. Thanks so much. It's a massive difference with the stepping back and zooming in with that compression. So much better when doing that, even if you lose some of the frame of a closer, zoomed out photo. Very helpful info man. I subscribed for sure. Thanks for the tips. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
This is a solid primer for beginning camera users on how to use camera settings. I really like your explanation of "compression" and how to use this in composition. But in the future, please change how to express the aperture settings: aperture settings are in fractions the same as shutter speeds are in fractions. Knowing these are fractions aligns the "smaller" aperture numbers with more "defocused" backgrounds (blurry, bokeh, circles of confusion, etc.), because the background blur is big as a fraction of the sharp image area. Conversely, the "bigger" aperture numbers show a smaller amount of blur as a fraction of the sharp image area. Preserving aperture and shutter speeds as fractions maintains their relationship to exposure, and the relationship with ISO.
First time ever I have heard and seen someone explain the whole zoom/compression factor. Had I not seen this video I don't how soon I would of ever realized it...probably years from now if at all. Super great to of caught this video to learn this and a huge factor in proper scene and creative shot placement. That just made me a subscriber! Thank you!
I asked one of my best friends who is also a photographer to recommend me a camera and he said canon m50. I just watched your video about cameras for every budged to see if it's in there and then I also watched this video. I have been watching tutorial videos for a while now and most of them keep repeating the same stuff. However, this is the first video which I feel like it offered me some true insight; like I actually understand some new concepts. So thank you for that! I do hope that you will see this comment :)) Also, if I ever decide to upgrade from the m50 I think I will go for the fujifilm xt3. I love the looks, the feeling and just how manual it is.
I just got my first camera and this video is soooo helpful! The way you explained how focal length works is the most clear explanation I’ve seen so far. Thank you for all the work you do!
Excellent video for me. I was just looking for an introduction to photography basics and concepts and this was very informative. Awesome job, thank you!
Absolutely the best basic tutorial! Mark. I started with photography in the late 1960s before I knew anything about how the interaction of exposure/aperture/ISO (ASA then) affected images. I've taken classes (on-line and collage level) and have built upon that education over the years and practiced A LOT. Yes, my photography has improved but lately I've found myself uninspired mainly because photography has become formulaic. I shoot AV 90% of the time because it's how "I've always done it". After watching this video I'm inspired again. Trying the Canon Picture Styles wasn't even on my radar before but it is now...shoot Tv...start looking for opportunities....Zoom lens compression techniques...ditto. I've watched several of your videos and enjoyed them immensely. One thing I'd like to see you do though, introduce the lens you're reviewing at the beginning. A few times I'll watch and wonder "....manufacturer?...model?". Now I have to subscribe so I don't miss your future reviews/tips. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into your videos. Very, very impressed!
I've been here for your lens reviews but had absolutely no idea you did videos on photography lessons and tips! I learned so much, thank you! Love your 'teaching' voice too, it's quite noticeably different from your other videos 😄 cheers
Been shooting off and on, for a little over a year now, and still replay your videos to keep this info fresh in my brain. Still trying to find a good lens to pair with my m50 and the crane m3
The best most useful and informative videos for someone like me who has dabbled a bit and knows the bare minimum and wants to up their game a bit. The compression piece is golden I had no idea. I will be trying this out extensively. This is a great channel that I’m sure is going to grow like crazy. Keep it up!
Thanks a Million Mark !!! Super Cool Class !!! All the Terminologies and Jargon decoded for a Beginner !!!! Only confusion as a Beginner is Which Brand Camera and which Lens to go for :-)
NOTE: TV Mode is marked as S, and AV Mode as A, on many cameras.
Yo wtf
I understand what Tv and Av modes do, but what are the letters supposed to actually mean (or be short for)? And the easiest way for me to remember aperture is 0 = Open and anything higher is going towards closed
@@CliffR Time Value and Aperture Value.
S for SHUTTER PRIORITY and A for APERTURE PRIORITY
Can you help me with blurry images in auto mode? Was working just fine then don't remember if I changed settings when images started coming out blurry even though it is in auto mode.
Oh my gosh, where have you been all my photo student-life?!! You are seriously the best photography teacher I have ever heard or seen. I see next to this video that you said goodbye, not sure why, but please know that your teaching is amazing, and lives on as long as these videos are up. Cheers, Cat-
you gotta be joking
Bro this is the most basic stuff 😭You could learn this by reading the instruction manual.
Try reading MY instruction manual.@@ModestMeowprs
@@ModestMeowprsit is for people like you who woke up a fantastic photographer from day one, making no mistakes and knoig everything, but for those people starting out that know to press a button and get a picture, then this is fantastic content for them to understand many basics, including compression. So how about you leave your little ego at the door.
For the beginners... You are not completely stuck with a bad jpg picture. You can edit jpg as well - you just don't have as much control as you would have with RAW.
If you’re going to edit, better to use RAW + JPG so you still at least have the option
@@DanielDuhon - of course.
Thanks for the tip. @@DanielDuhon
I have had 2 classes on photography and you gave me more insight on settings in 24 minutes than both of them which were hours long. Well Done!!!
So kind of you, thanks.
I have been studying photography for 3 months now and not all camera content creator explains and dig deeper on how to use every aspect of a camera should've specially the "compresion" stuff. Hands down the best explanation I've ever heard and saw!!! Salute to you Sir!!!!!
Wow, thanks!
0:00 8 settings to focus on
0:12 1st: TV Mode (Freeze motion/ for moving objects)
1:00 2nd: Using the right shutter speed for different situations (faster shutter speed = greater capture of detail)
2:46 3rd: Av Mode (size of opening in the back of the lenses that lets light in)
3:43 Av Mode: Wider opening/more light = less focused background background
4:52 Av Mode: Smaller opening/less light = As many things in focus - street(F8)/landscape photography
6:02 Av Mode: F1.4 & F8 Demonstration
6:53 4th: ISO - Consequences of using max values of Av Mode & Shutter speeds
8:46 5rd setting: Picture Profile (colour scheme)
10:38 6th: jpg vs raw settings
11:35 jpg vs raw photos: visual comparison
14:16 7th: Exposure Meter (brightness/darkness control)
16:14 8th: Focal Length (zoomed in/out)
17:11 Focal length: Compression (zoomed in)
17:11 Focal Length: Compression real life demonstration
17:11 Focal Length: portrait look - Backing up and zooming in tends to be more flattering (35mm-150mm etc)
THANK YOU! 🙌
i think you're the only one who can actually teach, I understood everything, I've been reading, watching videos and finally understood because of you, the visual comparisons make it easy to understand rather than people who just talk without showing it, thanks man, now I will share this video to the homies.
Thank you for your kind words!
Mark, you are a Brilliant teacher!! I can't say enough how much I appreciate your delivery and style. Wishing you the BEST! SUBSCRIBED!!👍
Brilliant and comprehensive! In fact, it is the best 24 minute video I've come across on these on these need to know elements of photography. Thank you.
So kind of you to say! Thanks.
Totally agree!
Agreed!
Really great information made easily understood
I agree
NEVER ever heard of or thought of compression consciously. AMAZING video. Thanks!
4:32 F stop is a ratio: focal length divided by f-number = aperture diameter
This is one of the best lessons on the internet. You should be teaching a course for beginners and intermediates.
I recently bought the M50 MKII with the kit lens. Without a doubt this has been my go to channel in familiarising myself with the camera functions and variations in lens use.
A comprehensive channel with clear and easy to interpret instructions for someone new to photography on a budget. Well done and keep up the awesome work Mark!
So kind of you to say, thanks!
Just bought the same camera and came across this channel. Well worth the sub. Thanks Mark!
Thanks for keeping this practical and simple for us long term beginners. You didn’t get lost in the high level theory or professional jargon that so many do. This was very helpful
Excellent! Flying birds rule of thumb: Shutter speed 1/1000 for large birds such as eagles, geese, 1/2000 for medium birds such as ducks, 1/3000 for small birds such as swallows, etc.
I've been a DSLR user for a couple years now and of course still learning.. Never knew about zoom and compression. Thanks for explaining it clear and concisely!
So much knowledge stripped of all arrogance! No "you have to go full manual", instead just focusing of what matters in practice. Thanks! Personally, I am inspired to look into picture profiles!
Oh my, this post is priceless. You’re giving images for explanation as well as showing the settings AND differences!! This is juuuuust what I need, I’m a BRAND NEWBIE 😊
Incredibly concise and digestible. VERY helpful.
This video takes many years of experience and condenses it into 24 of the most valuable minutes anyone can spend learning photography. Bravo!
I've had Canon 550D for 4-5 months now as a first ever camera in my life, I've taken many pictures of portraits and landscape, I've been struggling to adjust some setting but still could not get a hang of it , watching this 24min video completely change my experience with taking some pics, I am very grateful of you
Your videos are always in detail and sooo much easier to understand especially by showing us an example with the numbers and etc on the screen. Instead of just explaining! And It's very rare to find these people here so you are one of them and I wanna say thank you
So kind of you to say, thanks.
Mark, you’re the best photography teacher that I experience since I started my fun for photography. Thanks for your tips. God bless.
So kind of you, thanks.
Probably the best and most comprehensive, but easiest to understand explanation of compression
Such a helpful video! I'm learning photography and have watched a LOT of how-tos...you're the only one to talk about compression so far. Thank you so much for this!
So nice to hear, thanks fos sharing that.
I'm a beginner and this is the best and most useful tutorial I've seen so far. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
This is actually a pretty good photography explanation video for beginners, I'd argue the best!
Thank you! I've watched dozens and dozens of videos and you provide the most comprensible explanations
Thank you for your kind words!
Sincer , atatea detalii si tehici de fotografie atat de bine explicate , esti fantastic , sunt multe secrete pe care profesionistii in fotografie evita sa le expuna . Compresia m-a uimit , cata diferenta de fundal pt aceeasi imagine este o infinitate de posibilitati . Setarile camerei cu explicatiile de rigoare sunt foarte bine venite . MULTUMESC si apreciez foarte mult ceea ce faci . BRAVO .
I just want to say thank you for what you're doing with this channel. I recently bought myself a Canon M50 Mark II and because of you I have learned so much about photography over the last few weeks and I have tried out a few of your tips and it has absolutely changed my photography game so thank you very much!
Ce monsieur a donné les information dont ils nous faut sans rien cacher, contrairement à d'autres . Merci pour le partage
thank you, the first video on photography that gives a good comparison for viewers. Most channels tell you what but never show how.
I started to learn Photography by myself 5 years ago, and rn i'm finishing my photography degree, this vídeo is almost everything in tech regard that i've learned, really well explained, glad to have great teachers like you on the internet
This is the best video to understand my phone settings. One important thing I recently discovered is that you can adjust the viewfinder to match your eyesight. I couldn’t understand why I started having trouble using the viewfinder. Turns out needing glasses means I needed to adjust the viewfinder
Watched 10 videos and got know where, watched this and now it’s coming together
The compression explanation is top notch. It is something that I've noticed only about the blur effect of the background but never seemed to realized that "approximation" of the background via the compression effect. It is very useful.
Thank you very much.
Awesome, thank you!
TV / S mode is definitely a super underrated tip!!
This is 2 yrs ago but i'm glad i'm able to stumble upod this. Very helpful specially the compression, I noticed it while taking portraits but didn't really put much attention to it. Now it all makes sense.
Mark, really love your photographic examples. Great stuff. I'm sure people starting out will find the video super helpful. I realize I'm 2 years late to this party, but have to mention a few things. 1. Discussing AV mode in Canon cameras, you mentioned the graininess as sensor noise. I know you're aware that in most modern cameras, sensor noise is negligible except if you are shooting for long times in extremely hot climate at very high ISOs (leading to electron migration, amp glow, etc.). The primary source of noise in nearly all photos is shot/random photon noise, which when amplified at higher ISOs is more visible. 2. The appearance of a shallow DOF is possible with zoom/kit lenses especially at higher focal lengths and lowest apertures if there is a short relative distance to subject, and great distance to background. 3. Loved your excellent live example of changing aperture. I think your use of the term "blow out the background" was really meant to imply separation, not clipping. 4. In my experience, editing JPG 8-bit files is not nearly as bad as one would think. I've been able to push files from the Nikon Z9 that were JPG a great deal, albeit, shooting in raw gives the higher bit-depth and tonality so that blocking/banding are less likely with manipulation including sharping. 5. EC - You suggested in the video to use either Tv or Av mode (one of these automatic modes) and then also suggested using another automatic mode (Auto-ISO). I get it, but now there is an issue when using exposure compensation (i.e. EC). Telling your camera you're not happy with the metering (too dark or light) means you've given your camera the opportunity to change one of two values or both (i.e. SS/AP/ISO). Just saying, this could be confusing for beginners. 6. Compression - optical illusion that doesn't really exist for set focal length - yes, I know - but you can achieve the same look (of "compression") by standing close with a 24mm lens or standing back with the 200mm lens and keeping the FOV the same. Of course, the effect on the subject may change a bit. As you know, you can take a photo with a wide angle, and one with a zoom, and then crop in on the wide angle shot, and see the same compression (so it's not a feature of the lens, but more relative perspective). Really nice job covering all of this in the video. Again, loved your shots.
This is one of the clearest explanations of shutter speed, F-stop and ISO. While I am a good (maybe better than most)Amateur this really helped fill in explain the reasons on how, why and when. Thank you!
Your videos are so good. I love all your content. The information you include is so valuable and you deliver it on such a clear and easy to understand way (which I think is much harder than being super technical). Thanks for all your tips!
Thank you for your kind words!
I have been trying to use the TV mode and the AV mode but I love your explanation of how it works. It's really helping me
Covered all the bases clearly and comprehensively. Thank you.
Thank you for this. I’ve watched several videos that tell you apply particular settings but fail to explain why. Your videos are the most helpful.
For the critics, just know that for many of us that have attempted to "read the manual" and have watched many videos on these subjects, Mark not only has the intelligence to understand these principles, but the ADDED intelligence needed to explain things more simply to us. Thus, his 100K subscribers (for which I am now one of). Thanks Mark!
Thanks.
I watched this directly after today's video about cinematic results for the R10. I must have been out to lunch 7 months ago when this came out but you got me twice today. Happy Holiday and New Year. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Wow this video is gold. I will have to watch it multiple times to absorb every bit of knowledge.
Excellent presentation. I especially liked the portion about compression. Your illustration really helped me to better understand it. 😀
Easily the most informative & understandable explanation of photography that I have ever watched, thank you so much!
Wow. What a nice comment, thank you.
AMAZING breakdowns and examples! Thanks you, Mark.
My pleasure! You are most welcome.
Thank you Mark, this has to be the most thorough, yet digestible intro I've ever seen. Please do one for shooting video/cinema!
I find that turning your camera on is the best setting.
Have you tried shooting with the lens cap off? Total game changer
@@TheSgyrothank you, game changer. I'm finally getting some images
I find the camera turning me on is the best setting 😊
You deserve a big like and views for explaining compression. Super tutorial. This was excellent sir.
Thank you for your kind words!
Thank you so much for this great, accurate, concrete, comprehensive, detailed lesson..thanks for your time and passion of teaching sir.
Great work and effort like this mist be rewarded. Thank you for making this so easy to understand.
An epic thank you for explaining that zoom and compression feature. As a noob I always heard it said, to avoid using the zoom as much as possible. But no one explained why, till now.
The best example of compression I have ever seen was from a photo class I took back in the early 1980s. It was of a country gravel road intersection with a stop sign and in the distance was a white barn. They shot six different pictures keeping the f stop high so the barn would stay in focus. Wide angle it looked small and way off, at 300mm it was right next to the stop sign.
Best video on TH-cam that explains these settings! Thank you. 🦅🇺🇸
Excellent teaching and teaching style. Love how extensive and complete this is. Wow. I am learning about creating valuable content. I love your set up too. I am going to check you out more. Thanks!
Thank you for this video!!! I am a newer to the photography scene, and I have been struggling with a lot of the stuff you talked about. I started out with my aperture as low as I could possible go, and was confused as to why certain photos looked good and others didn't look so good. I didn't realize that around F8 is where you want it if you wanted everything in focus. I also tried doing some super close up pictures at the widest focal length, and then zooming in to get the same picture and they look completely different. I have tried recreating some really nice looking pictures I have seen online where there's something off in the distance that I want to highlight in a picture, and I could never figure out how other photographers got it to look like it's naturally closer than it is. After watching this video so much stuff makes sense now.
Great. That is so good to hear.
Thanks! I cannot believe I did not know about compression and zoom, but kind of used the technique. You're an excellent teacher.
So kind, thank you.
My friend, you are amazing, this is a 24 minute masterclass so beautifully explained that most creators would do in a series. Keep up the amazing work and your beautiful personality just makes it that much more enjoyable to watch 👏👏👏
Thank you for your kind words!
This is a terrific video .Breaks down and explains the dial settings.
@Markwiemels, great video! Thank you for adding the explanation on compression. It really helps!
I'm gonna recommend your videos ( particularly this one) to my fellow classmates. We take veterans administration photo class online every week. Most of them don't understand these simple camera settings or composition... which is ok, it's a great recreational activity which is helpful in many ways
Can you do a review of the voigtlander 35mm .9?
that part on compression was excellent! thanks!
I like FV mode on my M6 mark II. My old SL2 was when I had to decide TV or AV. I always shoot RAW + Large JPG and I have a custom picture style.
This was one of the most informative camera videos that I've watched on TH-cam. Thank you!
Hello!!
I know you posted this video about a year ago. However, I am so thankful to you. You made this easy for me to understand. I am not a photography professional, but I enjoy it very much, which clarifies my doubts about shooting for sports. Thank you again!!
Excellent just what I needed. So much that I had forgotten with a lull in my activity.
Thanks Mark for the Compression teaching. I've not heard this on TH-cam before.
Dude!!! I'm literally brand new into photography and videography and this information is so helpful man. Thanks so much. It's a massive difference with the stepping back and zooming in with that compression. So much better when doing that, even if you lose some of the frame of a closer, zoomed out photo. Very helpful info man. I subscribed for sure. Thanks for the tips. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
This is a solid primer for beginning camera users on how to use camera settings. I really like your explanation of "compression" and how to use this in composition.
But in the future, please change how to express the aperture settings: aperture settings are in fractions the same as shutter speeds are in fractions. Knowing these are fractions aligns the "smaller" aperture numbers with more "defocused" backgrounds (blurry, bokeh, circles of confusion, etc.), because the background blur is big as a fraction of the sharp image area. Conversely, the "bigger" aperture numbers show a smaller amount of blur as a fraction of the sharp image area. Preserving aperture and shutter speeds as fractions maintains their relationship to exposure, and the relationship with ISO.
First time ever I have heard and seen someone explain the whole zoom/compression factor. Had I not seen this video I don't how soon I would of ever realized it...probably years from now if at all. Super great to of caught this video to learn this and a huge factor in proper scene and creative shot placement. That just made me a subscriber! Thank you!
So kind of you. Thanks for the comment and encouragement.
Thanks Mark. I find your vedio useful for understanding the basics and applying to take good pictures.
Seriously the best beginner video I have seen!! Bravo
I asked one of my best friends who is also a photographer to recommend me a camera and he said canon m50. I just watched your video about cameras for every budged to see if it's in there and then I also watched this video. I have been watching tutorial videos for a while now and most of them keep repeating the same stuff. However, this is the first video which I feel like it offered me some true insight; like I actually understand some new concepts. So thank you for that! I do hope that you will see this comment :))
Also, if I ever decide to upgrade from the m50 I think I will go for the fujifilm xt3. I love the looks, the feeling and just how manual it is.
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
I just got my first camera and this video is soooo helpful! The way you explained how focal length works is the most clear explanation I’ve seen so far. Thank you for all the work you do!
Wow, so much fundamental informations in one compact video. Great presentation, easy to comprehend. Thanks a lot :)
Excellent video for me. I was just looking for an introduction to photography basics and concepts and this was very informative.
Awesome job, thank you!
Absolutely the best basic tutorial!
Mark. I started with photography in the late 1960s before I knew anything about how the interaction of exposure/aperture/ISO (ASA then) affected images. I've taken classes (on-line and collage level) and have built upon that education over the years and practiced A LOT. Yes, my photography has improved but lately I've found myself uninspired mainly because photography has become formulaic. I shoot AV 90% of the time because it's how "I've always done it". After watching this video I'm inspired again. Trying the Canon Picture Styles wasn't even on my radar before but it is now...shoot Tv...start looking for opportunities....Zoom lens compression techniques...ditto. I've watched several of your videos and enjoyed them immensely. One thing I'd like to see you do though, introduce the lens you're reviewing at the beginning. A few times I'll watch and wonder "....manufacturer?...model?". Now I have to subscribe so I don't miss your future reviews/tips. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into your videos. Very, very impressed!
Its not often a photo video gives something new(to me)
I'm practising compression now, should be on my way to work.
Really apreciate this.
That's really nice to hear. Thank you for sharing that.
I've been here for your lens reviews but had absolutely no idea you did videos on photography lessons and tips! I learned so much, thank you! Love your 'teaching' voice too, it's quite noticeably different from your other videos 😄 cheers
Naaah maan this is the only video i neeeeeeed hooolyyyy this was amazing i didnt want it to end 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks!
Thank you, this was one of the best explanations video made for beginners. The way you explain things are just amazingly easy to understand
Excellent vlog. I have had my M50 two years. I love it but this video has explained more in 25 mins than most do in hours. Well done 👍
Fantastic video,
Thank you for making how a camera works simpler to understand.
Great information.
Cheers!!!
Mark do you know how well your videos are particularly for beginners!!! Thank you so much!
Thank you for your kind words!
Best explanation of compression I’ve heard. Great job 👍🏻🇬🇧
Wow that 'compression' tutorial was amazing. I had no idea.
It's a big one, all the pros know. No one really talks about it on TH-cam.
New to photography here, learned so much in so little time! Thanks for the video.
Amazing podcast on compression.. Fantastic Teacher and very precise. ❤
Excellent tutorial - as are all of your offerings on the channel.
Thanks so much, I felt good about the information in this video.
Been shooting off and on, for a little over a year now, and still replay your videos to keep this info fresh in my brain. Still trying to find a good lens to pair with my m50 and the crane m3
Great video. Never thought of or heard of compression before. Really helpful and taught me better in 20 mins that a level photography course!
The best most useful and informative videos for someone like me who has dabbled a bit and knows the bare minimum and wants to up their game a bit. The compression piece is golden I had no idea. I will be trying this out extensively. This is a great channel that I’m sure is going to grow like crazy. Keep it up!
Thank you so much!
Best explanation of compression I’ve seen - thanks.
Thank you! This has been the most straight forward helpful video I’ve come across.
So happy to have found you
Thanks!
Thanks a Million Mark !!! Super Cool Class !!! All the Terminologies and Jargon decoded for a Beginner !!!! Only confusion as a Beginner is Which Brand Camera and which Lens to go for :-)
Very nicely explained in a simple understandable language !
The nature of lens is well explained. Though in photography sensor and lens are equally important ends but it begins with the lens.