I love how short your video's and tutorials are. You tell us what we need to know and you don't stretch everything out or bullshit about stuff that doesn't matter just to get to that 10 minute mark. Well done!!!
For crop sensor cameras, use your full frame equivalent focal length. If your camera has a 1.5 crop factor, take your focal length and multiply it by 1.5. Then divide that number into 500.
Alexandre de Terwangne 35mm here is referring to the size of a full-frame sensor, not a lens. So if you're shooting on a crop sensor, multiply your focal length by its crop factor. Divide that into 500.
I'd also suggest wrapping any camera strap around your tripod or taking it off completely. Any wind may cause the strap to continously tap on the tripod or camera body, resulting in minimal camera shake.
Awesome as always, thanks! I may add another important, although not photographic, suggestion: 5. Wear or at least take warm clothes with you (gloves!), since temperatures may drop significantly during night time. You don't want to break up your session just because you're freezing. ;-)
I love these tutorials from you guys. Short, simple, and to the point. Can't wait to get out and try this myself in a few days!!! Thanks for everything you guys do. :)
Brilliant video, you do have the best sense of humour. It's great to see people who show that photography should be fun and if it isn't you're not doing it right. Fantastic images, a very enjoyable video.
For focusing on close objects, I actually use a green laser (mounted on the camera). It works great, and I can simply point the camera wherever I want.
That's what I like about my Pentax: Astrotracer. 5 min exposure times with no star trails! Although you will need to combine two photos if you want really bright stars and a still foreground.
Good one guys! I started doing night sky shots a while back and started taking other photographers out to "my spot" as I call it to show them how awesome the night sky can be. Great video for good reference! I will have to hashtag some of my work!
And for focusing on infinity I have left a pencil mark on my lens. During the day I focused on an infinitely far object (like clouds) then left the mark on it. During the night, I just bring the focus ring to the mark.
i just discovered this channel and i find it sooooo helpful. I've been very into photography for quite some time now and i think your videos are absolutely amazing and incredibly informative. thank you so so much!!!
You guys are an inspiration from a lot of point of views. I already know most of the things about long exposure but you guys are so good I'm definitely watching ✌️😉
Still amazes me that you guys put the core necessary information in such concise videos. It's barebones, but enough, and that's the way I like it. The rest is up to experimentation and Doing it. Much love
Something important that kinda got missed: *When you use live-view to focus on the stars, zoom in with live view's digital magnification (the + and - buttons) instead of zooming in your lens. This can mess up your focus.* Not all lenses have equivalent focal range at the telephoto end, so if you zoom in with the lens and focus, then zoom back out, subjects will be blurry.
I know, I'm just mentioning it since lots of people use kit lenses or wide zooms which are usually the worst offenders of this. Not everyone can afford a 24mm f1.4...
For ISO go as high as you can go while still keeping the noise in check. Keep the shutter as long as you can while still keeping the stars sharp. Then adjust the aperture. If you can use a slightly higher number you will have a sharper image and a larger DOF. Most modern cameras handle higher ISO pretty well and is easy to correct in lightroom/photoshop. The most important thing is the experiment though. See how bright you can make the image while still being able to recover those highlights. Test out different aperture settings. Test out different ISO (just calculate the same exposure settings so it should look the same. If there are foreground elements somewhat close by use a flashlight (which you should always have with you while doing night shooting anyways) and paint them with light so you dont need to push the shadows too much after the fact. For the most part noise will mostly show up while pushing the shadows. If you can get away with not pushing those shadows you wont have as much noise and will be able to get away with using a higher ISO.
Hey you guys! awsome work on your channel. Just wanted to add one extra tip that've found useful over time. If you are working with low budget kit lenses is best to disable the image stabilization option on the lens (if available) IS for canons VR for nikons etc... I've come to see that these lenses tend to shift a bit after you get the focus nailed. It's just how they're built. after a while in the same focus posision they turn this off and a shift occurs. I hope this contributes with something. Keep up the good work! greatings from Portugal! =)
astrophotography in my absolute FAVORITE. ya'll that live on the west coast are lucky! the east coast has crazy light pollution so i can barely pick up anything most of the time (at least, nothing like ya'll get in national parks!)
A question and a comment. Question: Is it necessary to focus, or can you just set the focus to infinity, since the stars are so far away? Comment: Thanks for keeping the video short. I watched a different video earlier about "Top 5 things..." and it was over 10 minutes long, and driving me crazy. I should have just read the article instead!! Thanks again!
It's quite hard to get the focus right using the liveview since at least in mine, the image on the screen is usually pitch black even with the highest aperture I have (f/1.8). So it's better to try to focus on a visible object in the distance in the landscape like a light, or a really bright star like Sirius or Betelgeuse or Vega, or even the moon.
Before watch the video: Long Exposure Tutorial in 2 minutes? haha good luck. After watch the video: I LOVE YOU GUYS. YOU HAVE A GIFT. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS.
I feel like a dummy. I bought a shutter release recently for long exposures. I totally forgot that I could just use self-timer to minimize camera shake. Thanks for all of the great videos guys!
Great tips! Will have to get out one night to put them to practice. Have tried to do some night shots in the backyard but there is too much light pollution unfortunately :(
Hey guys. I m a photographer based in greece i want to ask you both where do you find inspiration now and also when you first started. You have a great channel going on. Keep up the good job!
I'm so ready to try some long exposure night photography! Wish I could do it at Yosemite, but the crowds are insane right now. I'll research my options :)
I should've said this in the video because so many people have said this. When you have a wide angle lens and need to focus far away, it's pretty easy to get your entire bg in focus -- even with a low aperture.
I love how short your video's and tutorials are. You tell us what we need to know and you don't stretch everything out or bullshit about stuff that doesn't matter just to get to that 10 minute mark. Well done!!!
Gilles Bodson * cough * * cough * PeterMcKinnon * cough *
Getos cough-cough almost every TH-camr-cough ;)
You guys are the best. Honestly, two of my favourite photographers.
Also, is it weird to think that Daniel's voice is really soothing?
becki groves ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I was thinking about his voice as well
I am okay I understand all their video but I am french
For crop sensor cameras, use your full frame equivalent focal length. If your camera has a 1.5 crop factor, take your focal length and multiply it by 1.5. Then divide that number into 500.
Just wanted to ask this question :D Thx for that!
flic.kr/p/VE6DUA one of my latest pictures with a tracker.
Came to the comments to ask this exact question. Thanks for clarifying :)
Mango Street why no wide angle lens for crop sensors?
Alexandre de Terwangne 35mm here is referring to the size of a full-frame sensor, not a lens. So if you're shooting on a crop sensor, multiply your focal length by its crop factor. Divide that into 500.
I'd also suggest wrapping any camera strap around your tripod or taking it off completely. Any wind may cause the strap to continously tap on the tripod or camera body, resulting in minimal camera shake.
good tip!
I just love the vibe in your videos. keep it up.
love how concise your videos are!
Awesome as always, thanks! I may add another important, although not photographic, suggestion:
5. Wear or at least take warm clothes with you (gloves!), since temperatures may drop significantly during night time.
You don't want to break up your session just because you're freezing. ;-)
Nice work guys! Loving the short tutorials
This is by far the tiniest yet most informative video on "Long Exposure at Night" .. Keep up the good work..
Love how concise y’all are
can I just say, your tutorials are well paced, informative and well edited and have their own unique vibe!! so glad I subscribed. hello from Indonesia
can i say i love you guys, and this channel is growing up exponentially and you do deserve more
I love these tutorials from you guys. Short, simple, and to the point. Can't wait to get out and try this myself in a few days!!! Thanks for everything you guys do. :)
I woke up early and have been WAITING for this. You guys are amazing!
this is so beautiful to watch, my heart might burst.
Brilliant video, you do have the best sense of humour. It's great to see people who show that photography should be fun and if it isn't you're not doing it right. Fantastic images, a very enjoyable video.
Love how you guys can give such important info in such a short amount of time! Thank you!
For focusing on close objects, I actually use a green laser (mounted on the camera). It works great, and I can simply point the camera wherever I want.
brilliant!
That's what I like about my Pentax: Astrotracer. 5 min exposure times with no star trails! Although you will need to combine two photos if you want really bright stars and a still foreground.
Great! I spent 3 hours last night to find right settings. I love it!
Been waiting for a vid on astrophotography for a while! Awesome job!!
The 500 rule! I totally got star trails on my most recent night shoot -- good to know a simple remedy to avoid that from happening again. Thanks guys!
Good one guys! I started doing night sky shots a while back and started taking other photographers out to "my spot" as I call it to show them how awesome the night sky can be. Great video for good reference! I will have to hashtag some of my work!
And for focusing on infinity I have left a pencil mark on my lens. During the day I focused on an infinitely far object (like clouds) then left the mark on it. During the night, I just bring the focus ring to the mark.
Thanks guys for yet another awesome video.Watched all your videos and these tips are really helping me improve my photography
i just discovered this channel and i find it sooooo helpful. I've been very into photography for quite some time now and i think your videos are absolutely amazing and incredibly informative. thank you so so much!!!
Trying this tonight!! You guys are fabulous!!
You guys are an inspiration from a lot of point of views. I already know most of the things about long exposure but you guys are so good I'm definitely watching ✌️😉
Still amazes me that you guys put the core necessary information in such concise videos. It's barebones, but enough, and that's the way I like it. The rest is up to experimentation and Doing it.
Much love
You're sincerity is so refreshing. Thanks for making great content once again. Cheers (:
Something important that kinda got missed: *When you use live-view to focus on the stars, zoom in with live view's digital magnification (the + and - buttons) instead of zooming in your lens. This can mess up your focus.*
Not all lenses have equivalent focal range at the telephoto end, so if you zoom in with the lens and focus, then zoom back out, subjects will be blurry.
we weren't using or recommending a zoom lens, though 🤷🏻♀️
I know, I'm just mentioning it since lots of people use kit lenses or wide zooms which are usually the worst offenders of this. Not everyone can afford a 24mm f1.4...
On a trip in Ireland, and got to try this last night! Got some cool shots! Thanks so much!
Great video guys. Straight to the point and on point. Great visual and audio 10/10
Another superb video guys! Love it! You should add 1 more tip, shoot in a dark area away from any possible light pollution.
best TH-cam channel out there!!
Wow, I was going to find something like this in the internet! Thank you!!
For ISO go as high as you can go while still keeping the noise in check. Keep the shutter as long as you can while still keeping the stars sharp. Then adjust the aperture. If you can use a slightly higher number you will have a sharper image and a larger DOF. Most modern cameras handle higher ISO pretty well and is easy to correct in lightroom/photoshop. The most important thing is the experiment though. See how bright you can make the image while still being able to recover those highlights. Test out different aperture settings. Test out different ISO (just calculate the same exposure settings so it should look the same. If there are foreground elements somewhat close by use a flashlight (which you should always have with you while doing night shooting anyways) and paint them with light so you dont need to push the shadows too much after the fact. For the most part noise will mostly show up while pushing the shadows. If you can get away with not pushing those shadows you wont have as much noise and will be able to get away with using a higher ISO.
This was super helpful and very appreciated, thanks!
Simple and short but informative. Love your video!
Hey you guys! awsome work on your channel. Just wanted to add one extra tip that've found useful over time. If you are working with low budget kit lenses is best to disable the image stabilization option on the lens (if available) IS for canons VR for nikons etc... I've come to see that these lenses tend to shift a bit after you get the focus nailed. It's just how they're built. after a while in the same focus posision they turn this off and a shift occurs. I hope this contributes with something. Keep up the good work! greatings from Portugal! =)
Thank you ! This is what was needed as summer is here :)
Can't wait to try this guys, thanks!
Finally!! Was wondering why you guys didn't have a night sky tutorial.
Awesome vid! Thankyou so much for the tips and tricks ❤️❤️
You two are such an awesome duo :) Keep it up!
I love how this channel grew so fast... I was here when they had 1.7k subs ;-;
what's up, OG subscriber!
Videos are so perfecf 👌🏼 simple and effective
Do a star trails tutorial!
Awesome video... Would you maybe be able to make a version of this video for timelapse?
so awesome of you guys
Thanks for such videos. All such videos helps a lot. Had some knowledge beforehand but the 500 rule is awesome
What other photographers explain in 15 minutes. Does Mango Street in 2 min.
Thank you!
Liked before even watching it. Love you guyssssss
Awesome and easy! Thank you!
This is perfect for me since I live in Alaska and oftentimes see the northern lights!!
👍💚💐🌻💐💚👍
Thank you so much! Now I juuuust need some wide angle lens. *gets to saving*
What a great video! A tutorial about how you've edit this photos would be amazing!
astrophotography in my absolute FAVORITE. ya'll that live on the west coast are lucky! the east coast has crazy light pollution so i can barely pick up anything most of the time (at least, nothing like ya'll get in national parks!)
Awesome video as always, thanks!
To quality video and straight to the point.
How come you guys are not more popular?
tell your friends!
can't wait to test this out
Thanks SO much! This is super helpful, and you two are super funny! :)
quality over quantity, sweet, love u guys...
Great video, simple and impactful as always. Could you please do a video on tips of using a flash ?
Great video guys! Love it! ♥
Amazing photography guys! Love your videos!
A question and a comment.
Question: Is it necessary to focus, or can you just set the focus to infinity, since the stars are so far away?
Comment: Thanks for keeping the video short. I watched a different video earlier about "Top 5 things..." and it was over 10 minutes long, and driving me crazy. I should have just read the article instead!! Thanks again!
I love this channel so much
Short and Sweet as always!
Been doing star photography for a while but never heard the 500 rule! Good tip! Thanks 👍🏻
Thanks for this tuto! ^^
Thx ! Amazing tutorial
this is helpful. thanks.
It's quite hard to get the focus right using the liveview since at least in mine, the image on the screen is usually pitch black even with the highest aperture I have (f/1.8).
So it's better to try to focus on a visible object in the distance in the landscape like a light, or a really bright star like Sirius or Betelgeuse or Vega, or even the moon.
I have the same problem!
Coolest channel on photography!
Before watch the video: Long Exposure Tutorial in 2 minutes? haha good luck.
After watch the video: I LOVE YOU GUYS. YOU HAVE A GIFT. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS.
I feel like a dummy. I bought a shutter release recently for long exposures. I totally forgot that I could just use self-timer to minimize camera shake. Thanks for all of the great videos guys!
This video is sooo good, it doesn't have dislikes.
Great tips! Will have to get out one night to put them to practice. Have tried to do some night shots in the backyard but there is too much light pollution unfortunately :(
Hey guys. I m a photographer based in greece i want to ask you both where do you find inspiration now and also when you first started. You have a great channel going on. Keep up the good job!
great video as always! i want to capture great photos in the future also when i already have my own camera
I see Mango Street video, I like.
Fantastique, Terrifique, Magnifique
I'm so ready to try some long exposure night photography! Wish I could do it at Yosemite, but the crowds are insane right now. I'll research my options :)
Hey guys! Can you make a video of tips on how to take care of your camera so it lasts longer?
i finished watching the video, now im gonna go outside, it's currently 3:35 in the morning, but idc :), love your channel!!
THANKYOU!
NOTIFICATION SQUAD!
This is Dope!!
You guys are rad.
i miss being able to photograph during night time. i live above the polar circle and it won't get dark at night here until september!
Amazing.
Love u guys
I love you guys so much oml!! Quick question to anyone.. at what time of day should I go to try astrophotography
Why low aperture for night photography? How do you focus far distances with low aperture?
I should've said this in the video because so many people have said this. When you have a wide angle lens and need to focus far away, it's pretty easy to get your entire bg in focus -- even with a low aperture.
do a video on shooting the milky way please!!
May the force be with you all
subbed. This is great
You guys are my favourite
That moment when I realize I learned more just by watching short videos that you guys make.