Manual Mode Sunset Shoot PT1 - Mike Browne
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2019
- If you love photographing sunsets and sunrises you need to know how to use manual exposure. Cameras get it wrong sometimes and whether shooting jpeg or RAW, in high contrast sunrise shoots the exposure has to be perfect.
Sunset camera settings vary for every shot and will be changing all the time, along with the light. Camera settings are more than mere exposure, they’re creative tools as well. How much depth of field do you want? If you’re lucky enough to be shooting sunset over a waterfall, do you want to freeze the water, or give it a bit of movement blur?
These are creative choices of aperture, shutter and focal length you have to make as you decide how you want your photo to look, then use ISO to compensate for these creative choices to get the exposure you need. That’s why there are no ‘settings’ for a given genre, subject or situation.
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I love how you talk us through your thought process. Thank you.
Nice one. After a long time, tutorial video from you mike. Really like your tutorials. Please keep posting. Thanks
I don't understand the thumbs down. Your videos are almost always great, there's always a lot of knowledge learned. Excellent job Mike, cheers!
Thank you @LMH JGSeuk... MIKE
That is why I follow you Mike, videos that inspire me to go out and play with my camera. Thank for that.
It's been a while since I was looking at your channel frequently. I've been working, traveling, sailing etc.
After seeing this video, experiencing the way you think and share you're knowledge I'm impressed and hooked again. Just like I was before.
I learned a lot from you, and I'm aware I've a lot to learn still!
You're a great teacher and a very likable person Mike. Thnx
Thank you Peter. I can send you weekly tips and inspiring stories from other photographers who follow me if you like. Link below... bit.ly/mikes_tips
Great Mike back to basics! we all need reminders of how it's done.
Thanks for your reply, waiting patiently for part 2
A person who has tone of skills and talent and giving free lesson to others through TH-cam and people doesn't give high rate subscriber or followers and Mike Browne is absolutely great person with packed with lots of skills and talent and he go less subscribe. some others people has millions subscriber or followers even they don't share nothing to people humanly they have millions followers and subscribers. But believe they are not organic subscriber or followers. The people in world getting crazy and worthless. Keep up Mike and I learns lots from your youtube.
Thank you Pema. Please help spread the channel (as I'm sure you are) by sharing wherever is appropriate. ... MIKE
I like the way you think and explain while executing the shot. Thank you Mike I love your photography.
15 people have real photography envy! Great video Mike
Mike you NEVER disappoint!
I love how your thinking and how you explain things and teach them.
Thank you Tracee... MIKE :-)
He’s one of my favorite photography teachers.
Nice one Mike. Good to see the D600 and huge tripod back out for a spin.
Awesome, loved the way in which you explain the do's and dont's… Thanks Mike
What a great video! I'm a real beginner on this, but it's incredible how do you explain it and make it look so easy. Thank you very much for doing this tutorial!
Another fantastic video. Thank you Mike
Fantastic advice Mike thanks
Excellent job as always Mike....love it!
Hallo, Mike! My routine is very stressful as i work in hospital but i love photography! And every time you upload a video, my day is saved. Thank you! 👍
Thank you @leo.monteiro.x. Kudos to you and everyone who works in a hospital... MIKE
I always enjoy your videos..... thank you very much !
Missed these videos Mike having totally binged on your catalogue of content earlier in the year having bought my first DSLR
Always something to learn from videos which I very much appreciate
After long time, a lively lovely tutorial. I enjoyed much. Great. Thanks for your valuable video.
Mike, you are a great teacher. Enthusiastic and engaging. Thanks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you @Daniel McNamara... MIKE
Finally a new video!! Thank you for uploading!
Lovely images Mike and a very informative video.
Terrific stuff as usual Mike, thanks!
Hey mike, thank you so much for taking the time to shoot this! Keep up the wonderful work.
Thanks for the great video Mike - you really are a gifted teacher!
thank you for the kind words Robert - Melissa pp Mike
Really enjoyed that one Mike - back to basics!
Very nicely done, thank you for posting this.
Dear Mike, I saw that you have incorporated some extra information into your video and it looks good and clear.
You have given a good lesson again.
Thank you
Greetings Frank Prinsen
Love this video, thanks a lot Mike.
Watching your shooting process, it’s really inspiring.
thank you for your tips, really helpful and interesting
Thank you Mike
Great video Mike
Fantastic informative video as per usual, thank you Mike.
lovely shot mike
Awesome Mike, thank you again. Looking forward to the post process video. All the best !
Thanks @Jim T. I'll be here in a couple of weeks... MIKE :-)
Great video. I tend to shoot with spot metering and exposure for the sky separately. Never crossed my mind to use evaluative under the same circs. I need to get out more and keep my skill set up to scratch. Can't wait to see vid 2 to see end results in LR
Greetings again from Paul the scouser exiled in New Hampshire. Always love your videos and have you to thank for getting back to photography. Thanks Mike - you're a star
Thanks @paul casey... MIKE
Where is part two? Have you done that yet Mike? Please send a link if you have - Nice to see you back Mike.. Lovely old Church...
Ha ha ha - I've only just made PT1 @Anthony Hazelwood. It'll be here in a couple of weeks... MIKE :-)
Thanks a lot Mike
It was really interesting watching you work and listening to your knowledge. I'm so looking forward to Part 2. Thank you.
Thank you @ Wendy Newing, it'll be here in a couple of weeks... MIKE :-)
Friday complete with a Mike Browne video.
Ha Ha - thanks @Cochise Hart... MIKE :-)
A perfect example of how to shoot a video presentation! Thanks for the tips!
Thank you... MIKE :-)
I absolutely love your videos, so helpful!!!
Thank you Richard... MIKE :-)
Good video Mike!
A great video, I expect the thumbs down are just trolls with nothing better to do, keep them coming Mike.
Thank you Andy :) - Melissa pp Mike
Great vídeo Mike. Specially because I am gringo to uk in August . Cotswolds and Peak District. This vídeo was very inspirating. Ithanks
Thanks Luis - and welcome to the UK... MIKE :-)
Enjoyed that mike
i love your outdoor shoots. love from india.
Just recently got my first camera (canon 600d with 18-55mm kit lens) and enjoying photography. Plus the aperture priority mode is my favourite at the moment.
Like your videos Mike. Subscribed.
Thank you and welcome @Kitsu. These vids are all available on my site with free articles too. If you sign up for my free tips I'll let you know each time there's a new one. There's a form at the bottom of every page on my site. Link below... MIKE
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Great Video! Thanks Mike, Subscribed!!
Thank you @lazybone - and welcome... MIKE :-)
Wow magnificent shots
Thank you Jether 🧡
That's great a video Mike.
Thank you Terry 🙏
You have my sub Sir, patiently waiting for part 2
Thank you @ Koketso Malekutu
Koketso Malekutu. It'll be along in 2 or 3 weeks depending how much rushing about I have to do... BTW, all my free videos are available on my site with free articles to go with them. Link below if you'd like to take a look... MIKE
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That was an excellent presentation sir. Very informative and very well presented.
Thank you @John Benedict.. MIKE
I really really really really Enjoyed this. Thank you!
Thank you @ CUISINED
- please share it around and help me make more like it... MIKE :-)
Great video as always. I do like the idea of as the sun goes down, My tripod and low shutter speed and maybe F 8 .Then I bracket it.
Thanks @Don Jones. Yes I usually bracket and merge sunsets but wanted to keep it simple for this one... MIKE
I wish Mike was my math class teacher... great Maestro señor Mike !!!
Ha ha thanks @Xeo989 but I promise you you would soon change your mind if I was your maths teacher. i'm hopeless with numbers... MIKE :-)
Great video, really inspiring and full of incredibly useful information. I wanted to ask you something that I noticed; the WB was set to 'cloudy' was there a reason for it, perhaps a to get colder colours? Thanks a lot for doing these tutorials!
Hi Fabrizio Rossi and thank you. It was a long time ago and don't remember for sure, but cloudy white balance is good for sunsets because it actually adds more yellow / orange... MIKE
Mike Browne thank you for the thorough explanation. Fabrizio
That’s awesome explanatory tutorial 👌
Glad you liked it
Great inspiring tips once again. Btw you're killing me posting this during this years heatwave (39°C in Germany today) and complaining about the cold 😉.
Hi Mike. Very educational I tend to use spot-metering mostly but shall eval & matrix whenever possible
Thanks, JA
Thanks @John Allibon. Personally I never ever use spot metering because I don't want the added work of finding where to peg mid grey, so i use evaluative for a starting point, quick check of histogram and off we go... MIKE :-)
The safety brigade comments saying "ooh you shouldn't be looking at the sun..." true, you should avoid pointing at the sun but he's hardly using a telephoto is he plus _common sense._ Thanks Mike, can't wait for part 2 👍🏻
Thanks @ hyprfocal... MIKE :-)
"f8 is a lovely aperture, I DO love f8!" Lol Mike's the best
🙂😉
interesting scene, have to drive a ways for something like it here in missouri, usa enjoy your style of teaching
Always a pleasure to watch your videos! Your enthusiasm always shines through, and among all the many YT photo channels out there, yours is my favourite, by far. I kind of miss the days you were shooting with your D300's, however, but I guess we all have to move on :-). One question: Isn't it a bit risky to aim directly at the sun, looking through the DSLR lens, even at sunset? Thanks again for all your great work!
Thank you @flimbosquest. Why would it be risky to aim at the sun? We have pain receptors that warn us when to stop, We can squint just the same as we do when looking at the sun without a camera. I think there's too much scare mongering in the world these days and most of it propogated online. Just use your common sense and you'll be fine... MIKE :-)
Another excellent Video Mike , I need to get out and try sunsets now , something that I avoided because of the “not getting it right factor” , Many Thanks
Thank you @Vid Qual. Don't worry about getting it wrong because anyone who ever did anything has got it wrong at some stage. We learn the most from our mistakes. They are pure gold... MIKE
Mike, you’re a genius.
Thank you indeed @Whale driver... MIKE :-)
(Alan) Great video Mike. After watching you talk about the "Quality" of light, and taking the best pictures
early or later in the day (a couple of years ago) We went to our local beauty spot of Hadleigh Castle (in Essex)
At sunset it was a completely different place, with beautiful colours. I use manual virtually all of the time. It may
sometimes take two or three shots to get it right, but so what ? If you don't get it quite right, as you say,
Lightroom (or whichever programme you use) is your friend.
Thanks @tectorama (Alan)... Though I suggest you don't think of Lightroom or Post as a get out of jail card for when you get it wrong. In a high contrast situation like this it's vital to get it right or you won't be able to get a good image file from the RAW... Best wishes buddy... MIKE
Lots of love from India....🥰
Mike, how you recording sound? It's good quality for that distance. External Bluetooth or other method?
I use Sennheiser Sennheiser ew112P G4 radio mics @Ivan ... MIKE
Mike is part 2 coming soon? Love your photography
Thanks Mat. Coming this Friday... If you sign up for our free tips and articles on my site we'll send you an email each time a new vid goes up. They have additional content with them on the website BTW. Link below... MIKE
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Mike , loving the videos but can you explain what you meant when you said the camera was telling you what the exposure should be? did you mean from the histogram or have i missed something else?
Thanks Emma. The light meter is telling me what the camera 'thinks' is the correct exposure. But cameras can't 'think' so I always check the histogram and sometimes argue with the light meter to get the tones how I want them - not how the camera wants them. It sounds complicated but when you know how a camera calculates exposure it becomes obvious why cameras sometimes get it wrong. Like shots of snow that look dull and grey for example. It's too big to explain in a comment here. My online Masterclass In Photography course will make it and many other things clear. Please come and try it. I'm giving away 7 free lessons at the link below... MIKE
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Great vid as usual. Just a thought though - wouldn't you just use a tripod and bracket your exposure to make sure you got the highlights and shadows sorted?
Thank you @Ben Storr. Well it depends what you want to do. Bracketing just in the hopes you get a data filled exposure isn't controlling what you're doing. It's hoping the camera gets something useable. If you check the histogram it'll tell you exactly what you need to do to capture all the data. In super high contrast situations like this bracketing is super useful when the histogram cannot fit between either end because you can shoot +/- 2 stops then combine them as HDR in lightroom before doing PP on the new RAW file. I'm a hige fan of the tripod, but only when it's needed. If the shutter's fast enough why not use burst mode + bracket mode and it'll shoot the 3 frames fast enough the camera won't have moved betwen shots... MIKE :-)
@@MikeBrowne wow thanks for the lengthy detailed reply. Really appreciate your time.
I was given a DSLR not long ago and I had to get of of auto mode. Before that I used either my phone or my sony cybershot which I also relied on auto mode. But to be better I started using other modes and learning to take better shots on my DSLR. Your videos helped me alot. Btw, I have a Nikon D3000 which is kind of an entry level I assume
Very sorry we never got around to commenting at the time!
Random question. When using manual focus on a lens in general does the little focus box on the screen matter? Or is that just for autofocus? I'm thinking in manual it doesn't matter just how much you turn the focus ring
Yes you're right @Yoko Kurama
- If you're in MF mode then you are doing it... MIKE :-)
Good stuff! Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks Mike..good video
Sorry for the delay - thanks!
Great video Mike. You use no spot metering for the light, which one you use then?
Thanks Luc. I never use spot metering, I only use evaluative. Spot is super accurate if you already know exactly where to peg mid grey in an image is. In a situation like this where super accurate exposure is critical I find it much easier (and quicker) to meter the entire composition and check the histogram. TBH I never never never ever use spot metering for anything because it adds an additional level of technical thinking which I don't want. I want to concentrate on composition, light qualities, decisive moments... MIKE
Thank you Mike
Hi Mike ! I enjoyed to shoot sunsets with you at Lanzarote ! :o) this Church seems a good foreground for nightscape photos...
Hey @Patrick L, It was fun wasn't it... Yes I've often thought it's a good place for a night shoot but haven't gotten around to it. Stay well my friend... MIKE
Great video. I noticed you had a positive (+0.3 EV) dialled in. Does that have any effect in manual mode?
none whatsoever !!
thompy1uk I didn’t think it did. I only found out by accident when giving manual mode a go. My go to mode is Aperture priority. 😀
Hi @Gail Sawyer. No Exp Comp has no effect on manual mode because you're telling the camera to leave everything to you and not interfere. It was on the LCD because I forgot to re-set it to 0 from something else... MIKE
Mike Browne thank you.
New in your channel. Love the way you communicate with . Get photography ideas also. Thanks from Messinia Greece
Thank you and welcome @Stavros T... MIKE
Fantastic video ! Can you probably make a video of the fear of charging for your photos or not knowing how much your worth etc. Not talking about finances more of dealing with insecurities on setting prices etc.
Thanks @ Amuro Diaz
.. It's a possibility... However the only way to overcome fear of charging is to do it. As confidence grows you can increase the price. You must of course know you can deliver what the customer wants.... MIKE
Yeah, this is the kind of Mike Brown video I enjoy. The biggest take away for me was the use and non-use of the tripod.
Very well explained! Again a great video and lovely pictures! I shoot only for fun - of course therefore not earning any money in photography :D I need, however, such a beautiful building where I live ...
Thanks @Roland. Well sometimes we have to travel to find the things we want to shoot. This is about an hour away from where i live... MIKE
@@MikeBrowne A most beautiful place indeed! We have some ruins here in the vicinity, however, mostly in the woods ...
@@MikeBrowne Inspired, I tried a sunset (over the town Jena) too this weekend ... instagram.com/p/BzV8G31IPyj/?
Hey Mike. What mode are you shooting in ? I'm confused about how the camera shows you what your SS and aperture should be. I shoot Nikon. Thank yo so much. Love you !!
Ah thanks @Laureen Ignarro - you too. Like it says in the title I'm shooting in Manual Mode. ... MIKE :-)
@@MikeBrowne Oh Duh ! Yes, of course. My bad. I was confused at 9:55 re: evaluative metering but now I get it !! Thanks for your time Mike.
@@Laureen1954 : Your camera does tell you how to get the exposure right in Manual Mode. Just look at the big light meter bar at the bottom of your viewfinder while you set the shutter speed in manual. Manual is really not that difficult, it just takes a few seconds more compared to Aperture.
@@orbit7979 Yup. I got confused for a minute. But I'm okay now. Thank you Orbit 7979.
I have not heard explanation to why +0.3 exposure compensation appears on LCD of your Nikon . If you in manual, then you compensate according to histogram
Hi @ Mar Grab
Mar Grab. Yep +.03 exp-comp was still set on camera from an earlier shoot, but it had no effect because I was using manual mode . Sorry I should have checked and re-set so it didn't cause confusion... MIKE
Just out of interest what was your in camera light metre telling you? I’m finding I have to be more than 2 stops under to retain any detail in the sky and I’m wondering if my camera needs looking at, with my 5d mkii I never had this much trouble getting an even exposure
It wasn't far off Jon as you can see from the first shot - the settings are on the histogram. Under by 2 stops doesn't sound right. Make sure you're not spot metering a bright area of the sky. Personally i only use evaluative metering to get a strating point, then adjust away from the meter's advice according to the histogram... MIKE
Thanks for your reply, I generally only use evaluative unless shooting portraits. I had my suspicions this was a little off. If I meter from the sky I usually overexposed as you would for snow. I’m wondering if it’s due to the increased sensitivity of the larger sensor or that there may be a fault with the in camera light metre. I guess I’ll have to take it in for a check over I also find that with the 5d Mk iv that high iso tends to lean towards the over exposed even when taking readings from something roughly 18% percent grey like grass or such like. Further investigation required again thanks for your input
You know what I hate the most, the people who post photos and say "straight out of the camera" like post production work is the devil's work.
A lot of photographers don't realise the camera has done post production on their images for them when shooting jpg. The only image file that hasn't been touched is a RAW... MIKE
I think, you could have gone 1/3rd or half a stop more and burn the sub out a tiny bit more
I noticed you chose WB 'cloudy'. I am wondering Why did you not select Auto, Full sun or Manual Kelvin setting. Please let me know. Thanks n
Hi @Aviation Enthusiastic. I never use auto white balance because it changes according to the %age of differing prime colours in the composition, so 10 similar shots in the same light will usually all be slightly different. I mostly shoot 5600K because that's standard daylight or a WB preset such as cloudy because it keeps colours consistent and they are quick and easy to adjust in post... MIKE
Thanks for that info about auto WB. I suppose you used cloudy because it was late in the day. Would you ever use sunny if shooting earlier in the day with “harsher” light?
Great video Mike 📷-👍
Hi Mike, I wondered as it was getting darker why not set the ISO to a higher number? even in the last pic it was still on 100 ISO. thx
iltulipano he was saying that he was wanting to shoot with the lowest iso so there would be the least amount of noise and grain. In doing that, when he tweaks the picture later, he will not get much grain and noise when he pulls the shadows out in the picture later, or at least the tiniest amount anyway.
@@johncantrell614 thanks, missed that!
iltulipano no problem! Good luck with your shots!
Hi @iltulipano - @John Cantrell has it spot on. Thanks guys... MIKE
Hi, have you ever taken a photo of a red flower and found it all blown out, with no definition? I use a tamron 70-200mm f2.8 tried to use it in auto also under exposed it and cant seem to get the flowers true colours and definition also tried using a canon 100mm 2.8 I thought maybe it could be the way my camera is set up, im using evaluated mode, and a canon full frame camera.do you have an suggestions.
Hi @ Marilyn Zanca. On some cameras (older ones in particular) strong reds oversaturate to the point where all detail is lost - especially when shooting jpg. I suggest you try shooting raw and bringing down red saturation to make it look natural... MIKE
Thanks
Got two good bits of info there, Mike. Interesting excuse for Lightroom.😂
Thanks @Fabian Lee. But what do you mean by "excuse for Lightroom"? Lightroom isn't where you fix stuff that's broken... MIKE
I've watched a few videos on LR, as I'm learning the ropes, I was a bit sceptical, Mike.
It's the first time someone explained scientifically, in a nutshell, why it's such an important tool.
I've seen some very poor uses of it, so I was shying away from it. Of course I was being facetious in my comment,
but like all tools, we need to understand what they're for and how best to use them. Fabian
you are likeable person