How to Use PhotoPills For Your Landscape Photography Planning
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- How to Use PhotoPills For Your Landscape Photography Planning
PhotoPills is HANDS DOWN the best landscape photography app you can get to be sure you capture better photos as a landscape photographer. This is the app I use every time I take photos from the field. Landscape photography is 33% planning, and photographers need to start utilizing the best resources there are for planning amazing photos. In this video, I'll take you through the simple workflow I use for PhotoPills that yields tremendous results. PhotoPills is an IOS app as well as on Android.
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DO YOU USE PHOTOPILLS?
Yes, but as it can be so overwhelming, i only use it to 2% of its potential.
It’s a LOOOONG process to learn
Yes but also Planit! for Photographers Pro
Take a look at it
th-cam.com/video/QxoAdS8QYZk/w-d-xo.html
My Night AR won't work can you help me
Only just beginning to. The videos from the makers are very energetic and full of info. But they're a bit over my head. This is the first video not from them that I've watched about PP and I find it way easier to understand. Thank you. I hope to watch more of them and follow along as I did in this one. Maybe someday it will be a more useful app and I'll be able to use it rather than rely on a friend who has it. I have also subscribed to your channel after watching just this one video.
Actual content starts at 1:46
Thanks for making me avoid the cringe intro lmao
@@ZilveriCosas Yea I wish I had read the comments first. All these people trying to be personalities I think would be better served by not trying so hard.
Thanks
Thanks great information!
I’m glad I’m not the only one overwhelmed. I tried it a couple years ago. And I felt so intimidated by all the options that I gave up on it.
I’m optimistic that I’ll feel more comfortable after watching your video as I plan to do a lot more Milky Way shots this year.
Awesome!
Good one David. Very useful info. However, on my Planner screen there is no map. What do I adjust/hit/tickle to get the map?
never heard about this app but i will surely look in to this
really enjoyed watching this, thanks so much for sharing this with us
You bet! It’s a really useful resource
Till now I just thought Photo Pills Can Only Be Used For Astro Photography.
But You Made It clear That It Can Be Used For Landscapes Also.
Thank You It Was Very Informative I Would Definitely Try It.
And You Got A Sub.
Yes! I literally use PhotoPills every time I go shoot. Day or night.
@@DavidJohnstonPhoto But this app has lot of features which I know very little about.
Thanks for the review. But when I try to use the N AR while scouting for location it never works. Whichever direction i turn my phone i keep seeing the North. Please help. Actually i the opposite of each direction.
Good video, helped me understand the app better. Planning to shoot the Full Blood moon on the 20th at Newfound Gap in Tennessee
Nice! The Gap is a cool place to shoot for sure
Thank you so much for the simple yet, informative tutorial. Prior to watching your tutorial, I’m embarrassed to say, I was hopelessly lost. I’m headed to Yosemite NP in a few days and I’m very excited to put your ideas to work😊
Awesome! I hope you get some great shots!
Thank You Tiger.
This app is a must have. I first got turned onto it while watching Nigel Danson's channel. Its funny how the app maker warns you about getting overwhelmed with the information it is capable of providing. I need to go back through your videos to see but if you haven't already, it would be cool to see some street photography of Haiti.
Thanks for watching man! I haven't done a whole lot of street photos of Haiti as there are some cultural qualms about that. Culturally they aren't too fond of cameras if they don't know you, so I try and respect that as much as possible. There will be a lot more landscape treks in Haiti in the future though!
Doh!!! Can't beleive I forgot that. I have over 50 Haitian men that work with me and they are never too keen on cameras on them. I've been told that they (not all but some) believe that a camera (or picture of them) can steal or impede their soul or spirit. No worries...I totally understand and respect that you are thoughtful of their beliefs/culture.
*EDIT* I could swear that I subbed your channel but I just looked and I wasn't subbed. Very strange. Anyway...I re-subbed! Keep 'em comin brutha.
Yeah that’s true, some do believe that. That’s cool you work with a lot of them though! Such nice and loyal friends!
Great tips
Glad it was helpful!
From 5:50 min you say you can see the best time to shoot is from 8:30 to midnight, I missed something, what as you looking to come to that conclusion, I just bought the app :-)
still doesn't make sense.. 'when i tap on''? clock? what do the coloured bands mean? i gave up
Best app ever.
Agreed
Thank you so much for this video. If there was a way to give you 2 thumbs up, I would!
Haha thanks so much Paul!
your fan sir
Thanks man!
Photo Pills looks great but I may not have activated some features as the arched white dots and white circles don't appear even when I change the time to night
Be sure you’re on the galactic center screen
Tap on the tile that has a row of diagonal white dots , on the top tool bar, it will then highlight and the arched white dots will appear on the main screen
I'm following your vid but can't seem to get the white dots on the map. I just got the app awhile ago and I noticed your vid is in '18. any chance that they upgraded the graphics? How do I get the dots?
Did you find out how to get dots?
@@dinajensen1789 Eventually. Dude did not show the complete way.
How do you enable the dotted globe thing? It's not on by default or have they removed them in the latest version
Should be in the options if you click the little + icon at the bottom of the map. You have to be in MW view too
@@DavidJohnstonPhoto how do you get into MW view? My screen looks like yours at the top and bottom . I can't see an icon that might represent the dotted globe either - I have too much to learn!!
EXCELLENT! You helped explain this better than anyone I have watched. Thank you!
Awesome! Glad I could help!
Totally baffling. I see coloured lines on a map and I dont know what they represent. Are there any simple apps that you recommend?
Kha se kiya download apne🙄🥺
Lemme try this with my G pixel 4a later
Ohhhhh GGGEEEEEEZZZZZ!
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But how do you set location?
Hi
Just bought it today wish I’d had it in Thailand
You won’t regret buying it!
@@DavidJohnstonPhoto I hacked it and got it for free
1:50 start
Do all the features work when not connected to a telco? ie. Out of area...
Everything but the satellite map
@@DavidJohnstonPhoto ok do you know if you can download a map to use?
Unfortunately you cannot
@@DavidJohnstonPhoto ... thanks very much.
I completely agree with you. I just got back from a trip to the Ozark mountains>. Because of poor planning on my part, and being out of shape, I missed my prime opportunities for getting the shots I planned. But, it was a great scouting trip for future shoots.
BTW, do you have a good way to keep lenses from fogging? I kept my camera gear out in the car. But, it was close to the dew point (69F, about 99% humidity). No matter how quickly I wiped my lenses, they still fogged up.
Thanks for watching, Tim! Usually I'll keep my camera out of my bag and with with lens cap off for about an hour before I start shooting to prevent fogging. It's all about regulating the temperature of your gear to match your environment. That being said, I've also forgotten to do just that and didn't get a good shot due to fogging.
I haven’t tried it myself, but I’ve heard that warming the lens will keep condensation off of it... something as simple as rubber banding some hand warmers around the lens.
Dude, what do all the lines on the screen mean? You start changing the display, it flashes but I have no idea what the hell I'm looking at. Isnt this supposed to be a tutorial on how to use the app? How about telling us what we are looking at first. It's like trying to teach someone to drive and all you can see is the staring wheel.
How do you get the white line and the dots
Scroll on the timeline at the bottom of the screen to night
@@DavidJohnstonPhoto Tried that but I still don't get the white arched dots and white circles? Have I missed setting something?
Worked it out, in the top tool bar at the very left you can enable the dots etc by pressing the icon. There is a different icon for each view and they are not enabled automatically
How is everyone understanding this? You guys must be seasoned professionals.
It’s a complicated app. Be patient with yourself while learning
This App is truly a swiss army knife for landscape photographers. You've got Exposure calculator for ND filters, equivalent focal lengths, field of view, hyperfocal distance and other stuff as well in there. And you can put a pin which throws a shadow in the planner and whatnot.
So true. Basically in PhotoPills if you can dream it, you can find a way to calculate it LOL!
Indeed. Fortunately, the developers were so kind and implemented an extra tutorial section.
Oh, and I've got a question which unfortunately doesn't relate to the content of this video, but: I'm considering to start doing landscape photography videos on TH-cam, too. You know, the kind where I walk around and filming me explaining where I hike and so on. Now my question is, should I do this in English or in my native language? The advantage of doing it in my native language is, that I can handle it better than English (Or at least I hope so), doing it in English on the other hand could reach more people... and maybe I'd improve my speaking skills. Reading and writing are somewhat okay, but I spoke English just rarely since I left school (That was nine years ago). I'm aware that you might not give me a definite advice about that, but I'd like to hear (or read) your thougths about it.
I’ll give any advice you want! The question is, what is your native language and is that the audience you are wanting to reach? Or is an English speaking audience one you want to reach?
@@DavidJohnstonPhoto My native language is German. Well, I guess I don't know yet if I want to reach a German or English speaking audience. We Germans are well-known for complaining about everything. 🤣 But as far as I can tell, the German photography community is quite relaxed most of the time. At least on these channels which I subscribed to.
I would think about the long term goal of the channel. What demographic you want it to reach and then make that decision!
Can a novice photographer with limited equipment get a quality photo of the Milky Way? Great video.
Yes!
You have to get away from city lights in order to have a dark enough sky. I live in Arizona so there are many places where the sky is nice and dark. Plan a bit of a drive if you live near a city.
I'm going to keep plugging away, but I double tapped the clock and nothing happens. Go to settings and clicked Now, and still had the wrong date and time. Stunningly non-intuitive for such a basic feature. With GPS on it had me somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea.... I'm in Seattle. I'm going to stick this out but so far, this is not going well. Nothing on you, sir. I appreciate you trying.
Check your settings to be sure your time zone is correct
@@DavidJohnstonPhoto it's on auto detect. I'll do it manually.
Im using Photopills, its lacking location search, of all features they forgot the location search.
This is actually a really good point
of course you can search locations, sometimes it's better to rtfm! (description in the APP or on the website)
I tried to find Gueret in France. It is a mid sized town and it doesn’t know it. And it only know Paris France, not Paris Texas. So it is very poorly implemented. TPE does a much better job regarding this basic feature.
TPE (The Photographer's Ephemeris) app does all this and doesn't have all the other additional features to deal with.
The other features do come in handy a lot. I’ve tried both.
You get an automatic subscribe, like, and comment for that Haitian flag in the back.
Haha
Video starts at 2.10
Thank you ! Easy explained 👍
Thanks!
You say when the best option is for shooting the milky way but you don't explain why or what we're looking at. You just scrolled and claimed it was the best option.
We do not need all the info just keep it simple IE this is how to find the milky way
That’ll be a video in the future
I am just going to delete and let them keep my 10 dollars lol
The most confusing ""Supposedly Tutorial"" ever ...
I wonder why there are so many unanswered questions below? Because you didn't really show us the basics. You went to the milky way. Sorry David. This was literally NO HELP
This is not photography, its science and mathematics. Where is your artistic soul.
🤣 Whatever helps me prepare for the artistic side of photography I’m going to use.
Too much waste of time in this video
this guy skips over too many things. Useless
the intro talk and the intro song is entirely unnecessary. we already know what we clicked just get on with it already
Then just don’t watch and then follow by writing an unnecessary comment. That seems like an even bigger waste of time
What did we ever do when all we had was TV and couldn't fast forward through the intros? Lol.
David Johnston or take advice and feedback... 🙄