Switch your camera from AUTO to MANUAL. (Photo exposure basics.)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ค. 2020
- This applies to most any DSLR, digital or film camera.
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You've just provided in 25 minutes what a college photo 101 delivers in a semester.
I have never, ever,ever had anyone explain so thoroughly, and yet simply understandable the use on the manual settings of a 35 mm camera. NOT even, or/ and the literature that comes with the camera as what the Steady Craftin Craft man does! You are fabulous!!!, but guess we've all known that for some time. Love what I call your " slow south Louisiana drawl" it is so soothing to listen to. I'm saving this video, getting my camera out and take it off Automatic, and play with it to your video. Was sooo glad you did this video.
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I have never understood manual camera settings. I can confidently say now, I got it. Thank you SO very much for doing this.
Fantastic video indeed!!!!
Dang, my Grandpa lent me his camera a few months back and I'm just started using manual mode. Talk about perfect timing!
"It's either shut, or it ain't shut. It's a shutter" love it
I can’t believe I just learned this in 20 min. I’ve been shooting for a while and I have a complicated way of learning thing especially when it comes to numbers but you just helped me
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"Stopping It Down" sounds like the name of a CrafsMan song.
Your teaching is incredible - everything so wonderfully explained. There are so many professional and non-pros covering the same topic, but NOBODY can explain the concepts as well as you. Simply incredible.
Crafsman the word "bored" is nonexistent on your channel. Your videos are beyond golden💕
I came for silicone mold techniques and instead finally understood my camera! Thank You.
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Keepin' us focused.
Developing our abilities.
Thanks teach!
These concepts are usually not easy to understand or conceptualize,
but Crafsman makes it a lot simpler and gives great examples of what they mean!
crafsman! i have never heard anyone explain cameras so well before, i wish i could like this video twice
Your description of a shutter is absolutely the best. It made my day brighter. 😂 ❤
Crafsman--absolutely OUTSTANDING. All of these technical photography details have been intimidating and confusing to me all along. Watching you explain this bit by bit, I am starting to understand this. I am going to watch this repeatedly, and I really feel I will GET it. You do an excellent job of explaining things in plain English. Thank you so much for helping and inspiring us. I hope you'll stay motivated to keep on keeping on for years and years.
I have zero interest in this subject but I still listen to it like a child being told a bed time story
Thecrafsman also rocking a Quarantine beard like the rest of us.
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@@SpectrumInfinitum there's still time
I was wondering why he looked so hipster-y
Honestly one of the best explanations on shutter speed, aperture, and ISO I've ever heard. Thanks for history and analog to digital perspective!
My husband and I wanted to get a "good" camera so we can take proper photos of our baby when he or she arrives next spring, but neither of us had any idea where to start. In the end we got ourselves a Rebel Ti2 and Pentax lens from the local shop because your videos always look so good! We are so happy with it and its all thanks to you and this great video. Thank you!
Crafsman, this video was soooooo helpful! My grandpa gave me his old camera last Christmas, and I had no idea how to use it. This video showed me in a way that wasn't boring and monotonous, but got the information across really well. Thank you!
I have looked at what seems like hundreds of camera tutorials and this is by far one of the best. Super easy to follow and will be a great go to for quick reference. Super helpful. Thanks crafsman!
You are the best teacher I’ve had. I’m a very visual leaner and this really helped me want to get back into taking pictures. You the man. I appreciate you CRAFT MAN !!
Crafsman on shutters: "The Shutter - think of it of the thing - that it's either shut - or it ain't shut. It's a shutter!"
Me: *slams subscribe 50 times but I was already subscribed*
Ok?
I am sixty years old and for my whole life I have not been able to understand anything about all of this camera stuff. And it hasn't been for lack of trying - I just couldn't wrap my mind around it for whatever reason. But you, Crafsman, you made me finally understand it. Aperture. Shutter. You made every bit of that understandable. Thank you, Crafsman. I no longer feel like a complete idiot about camera stuff now. You are an amazing teacher.
Had to save this for later, cant wait to give it a watch as I do need a crash course on these sorts of things, will watch this on the way home from the hospital later. I'm sure it'll be awesome as always.
thank you for making videos like this that help amateur people grow artistically. Have a safe and wonderful day
Yesterday I shaved my pandemic beard. Today Crafsman appears with one.
Coincidence?
Crafsman, thank you for this tutorial! I am dyslexic, so most camera tutorials are super confusing for me, but I found this to be very helpful, so thank you!
CrafsMan you've done it again! This is exactly the kind of video explanation I needed on this subject. Thank You!
Crafsman - I have been watching camera tutorials for quite a bit from all kinds of levels of user. This is the first time that I actually understand what I have been shown. You are a gift that keeps on giving! Thank you!
I think this is the most comprehensive camera tutorial I have watched so far.
I learned more from you then reading my camera manual. May the 4th be with you Crafsman
Bob Ross of photography...?
I've been casually (very casually) into photography for over a decade and you still had better tips in twenty minutes than some guides have in entire chapters, condensed down but still helpful. Been binging on your things for a few days; they've really helped my anxiety with everything going on. Thanks, Crafsman. You're awesome.
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Im one of the 3 folks who really enjoyed your explanation of the camera manual usage. I had photography class in 80's and we never learned the settings. We did learn how to develop our own film though.
A neat way to ensure top quality is using a color grading card, so things are always the same color - even with different cameras.
Manual is like driving a car with a stick, much more control than the automatic transmission. Thanks for the tips - and keep SteadyCraftin 🧦👍
A grading card is a fabulous idea! I keep me a white/gray/black one in my camera bag. At one time I was going to get more serious about photography and looked into those white diffusor deals you put over your lens, and take a picture FROM where you'll be shooting, basically collecting the light source colors, and letting the camera use that as the white balance. Really accurate, and great for portraits.
My stick shift vehicle has an automatic theft deterrent - few thieving thugs would know how to drive it!
Perfect timing. I just bought a camera last week. Now I know why my picture color keeps changing (AWB). Thanx Crafsman
This is a great video. I'm going to use it to help teach my kids photography. It is rare to use straight Manual mode. That's a hold over from days past, when photographers relied on hand held light meters. Most photographers choose what matters and let the camera's internal light meter handle the rest. If you use manual mode, you really do need to use a light meter (internal to the camera, or hand held) to get readings that give you a starting point to set the camera. Otherwise you just keep adjusting and guessing until it's right. Using one of the semi-automated modes lets the light meter in the camera adjust for you while you set the aspect(s) you want to control. For me, I use Aperture priority when I care about the depth of field, or if I am shooting in a dark area like a museum or late at night, and want to shoot wide open only. I use shutter priority when I am shooting motion shots to make them look right. For example, at the air show, I shoot 1/125, because it makes the planes nice and crisp, but I still get motion blur from the propellers. That gives it a nice action shot appearance. If I shoot too fast, the propellers are frozen with the planes, and it looks like someone broke the passage of time. Digital photography has greatly increased the skill level of us amateur photographers since we get instant feedback and can make adjustments for instant retakes rather than waiting until the film is developed. One last thing for my long winded comment, learn how to frame your picture. It will make a world of difference in the final result. Also, don't be afraid to zoom out a little. You can always crop an image, but you can't add in what's out of frame.
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It's been like a month now and I am killing photography now thanks to you! I also found a couple more tricks Craftsman if you ever want to revisit a camera video. I can't thank you enough. Honestly the best video on how to get started in photography!
I know nothing about crafts, nor do I have any interest in it. However, for some reason, I find myself wanting to continue watching your videos, the information in them is conveyed in such a unique and memorable way I find myself learning more and more each video! Please, keep doing what you love, I'll be sure to continue watching your videos!
Also, I saw in one of your comment sections you were afraid of conveying too much information, but it's really a great thing about your videos! As I said, I have no interest in crafts, yet I never skip a single second of your videos, I can't imagine how useful your videos are for people who want to learn more. Keep it up!
I appreciate how very easy you made understanding the manual settings. I am encouraged to take my camera off of auto and give manual a try. Thanks for this information and boost of confidence as well!!
This is the same camera I used to use. Great little guy, got the job done just fine!
Wow, thanks. I've been using a Sony digital for the past 20 years, always relying on auto or pre-programmed settings. This is the first time I've ever felt confident enough to play with the manual settings (which I didn't even know it had). Currently recharging the battery to see if it has the half-press light meter. I feel like a kid at Christmas with a brand new camera, thanks a million CrafsMan.
This was much easier to understand than trying to read the manual. Thanks a bunch.
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I love this channel so much! My roommate watched this video with me and he started out only ever using manual and by the end he said he was really interested in experimenting!
Crafsman grew a beard 😂
3 years of college and i just understood it all on a video, thanks so much!
I needed this. It’s so hard to get a grasp of when you are just reading about it
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Thank you, Crafsman! That was more than I ever knew about all these photography terms that I heard all my life. My brain has a tendency to shut right off, any time there is a lot of numbers and symbols and techie terms flying around. And yes, I just put my camera on Automatic, and I am amazed and grateful somebody made it so even I can take some really nice pictures, despite not wanting to learn anything. But I paid attention all the way through here, and now I know 100% more about photography than I did before thanks to this video.
I just got a Nikon dslr to step up my Instagram game. The timing of your video could not have come at more perfect time!!! Thanks Crafsman!
Thank you so much for this - I recently started studying a tertiary course in digital media and one of the papers is aimed at photography. I'm a complete amateur with a camera, so this helped a ton! 👍👍👍
I was in the middle of reviewing some film I had taken about a month ago that I just recently got back when I saw this video on my feed. Absolutely impeccable and I learned a little more about my favorite hobby.
I am a simple man, I see Crafsman video, I like Crafsman video
Thanks for breaking it down Crafsman! You're so knowledgeable about so many things.
This was great for those people wanting to learn manual. I shared it with my camera club! Thank you!
As someone who has aspiration to learn as much art in my entire life whether it's computer based, fine arts, scuplting, etc, after discovering Crafsman, I feel more inspired to push myself every single day and I look forward to sharing my artwork with him. Not today obviously xD
Extremely informative (and helpful) while being entertaining. Also, the yes. Yes you do.
This video is never boring... 📸😎👌
Thank you so much for the refresher on taking great pictures. I took photography in high school and was rarely seen without my Canon. I've begun to take pictures of projects for my Etsy shop and wasn't very happy with the results. I'm going try some tricks this weekend. Thank you again!
Been awhile since I had my DSLR out. Time to dig it out and play along with my host, the Crafsman.
Wish I had this video when I first started learning on my AE-1. Very straight forward and well explained. Thanks Crafsman.
your videos are always a delight to watch, and a highlight to my evening! keep up the amazing work
CRAFSMAN! I can't tell you how helpful this video has been. THANK YOU !
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You just made clear so many camera mysteries! Thank you! And I think you look kind of like a 1970s Crafsman with your beard and mustache.
Absolutely adorable. This is one of my favorite channels.
well this will be... my Crafsman CHALLANGE!! I just found my favorite ever camera last week in a junk drawer, & it made me sad that I don't take pictures like I used to. I will now take this as a sign from the universe & I will order that battery!
Thanks Crafsman for always inspiring me!
Love your new look!!
Thanks for the info, it’s helped me to better understand my camera.
Thank you Craftsman, this is one of the best videos you've made me
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Excellent. I just got a DSLR camera as a gift and I don't know a whole lot about it. This is going to help a lot.
Fantastic video! This is extremely helpful and so clearly explained and so very well done. Thank you.
Thanks for the info. Can listen to you the whole day.
This was incredibly informative and helpful. Thank you!
This video was very Informative. Thank you, CrafsMan.
I love you Crafsman. This video was great! Explained a few things I never quite knew coming from mostly digital cameras. I want to go take some pictures now.
Thank you SO MUCH for this! I just bought a used Canon a couple months ago, but hadn’t really figured out how to use it the best way. This explained so much and answered so many questions.
Crafsman, do you want to hear a joke about photons?
;) Yes.
Ok so a photon was passing through the airport when security asked him, “Are you carrying any luggage?” The Photon replied, “nope. I’m traveling light”.
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@@SolarDrew Dad Joke FTW!
@@SolarDrew Some light humor for us. Thanks!
This is very timely information for me. Thank you for setting all this down for us!
Very educational video Crafsman! I knew some about photography but this has opened my eyes so much more to what those manual settings are and what they do now!! You placed it in terms that the layman can get very easily!
How'd you know I've been needing this video crafsman? You're the perfect teacher for this subject! Thanx a bunch!
You'll learn that he's the perfect teacher of ANYTHING.
Where were your videos 20 years ago when I had to explain this to people buying cameras.. lol awesome video Craftsman.
Awesome video! I would love to see more videos pertaining to photography and videography. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for this video. This is incredibly helpful.
Yes this is very useful. Thank you. Just enough information to get started and not feel overwhelmed
Crafsman: "I'm just going to teach you about these 3 things."
Me: "Cool, cool, cool, I don't know how to do those 3 things. (After video) That was easy enough."
Crafsman: "Also, here's how everything else works and what all these buttons do."
That was explained so well! I'm ready to take my camera settings off of Auto. Thank you, Crafsman!
P.S. that beard is wayyyy better than my quarantine beard.
I had that Earthworm Jim figure back in the day. Today your video inspired me to do some surgery on one of my Transformers and give him some firing weapon just like EWJ's head on that figure. You are truly the best Crafsman! :)
Thank you so much, you really making learning all this so much fun!
Thanks for the awesome video CrafsMan!!! Others said it already, but I think I learned more in that video than I did in my college photography 101 class.
Great photography lesson! Makes me want to go play around with my camera. Thank you!
Great video! Very informative without being boring. I need to get a dslr. My webcam is just not cutting it for my stop motion purposes.
wow, I finally have a grasp on this subject, great teaching, thanks you so much
Just got into photography and this couldn’t have come out at a better time! Always love your vids CrafsMan 😭
I found this video very informative. Thank you
I love this one, Crafsman!