The focus in the background image is clearly 20cm behind the ring which is in focus. I'm confused about the logic of applying blur to the top and bottom of the ring when it clearly is in the wrong depth in the picture.
Yes I don't get adding blur in Photoshop why not lock focus when taking all the pictures, focus on the main ring and then leave the focus alone then the dof would look right because it would be real
Jack - Just my two cents, but photoshopping things out of a tack sharp image is usually WAY easier, vs. trying to fix soft edges and getting the color blend just right, or even knowing where cut line should actually be.
Same! I first saw him on a collab with MKBHD...been hooked ever since. I love me some Pete McKinnon. He’s just awesome plus tax And I’m not even a photographer 😎😎
@@excaliber2845 this aspect ratio makes literally no sense because every phone has the option to zoom in. For example my s10 is 18.5:9 so I still have to zoom in and crop, no big deal. But if I'm watching on a laptop or a TV I get the annoying bars for no reason at all
Peter we love you but depth of field doesn't work like that. The ring on the foreground would be completely blurred. Only items within the distance where the focus is would be in focus. The front ring is clearly closer to the lens than the focussed area.
11:17 I think..... focus line doesn’t work like that... The closest to camera ring wouldn’t be in the focus at all, because focus line is far behind. I think focus line works not like flat scanner parallel to the table, but perpendicular to it... like sphere? Is it so, guys? I rly doubt 🤷🏻♂️🤔
Yep, if the ring on the foreground is in focus, then what's in focus of the background should be the same distance to the sensor (or at least to the lens, if the subject isn't very close), in Peter's case, it should be the part of the wood board under the ring, not the part behind the ring.
i just cant help but notice that too, it doesnt match the focus line at all. He couldve used a higher aperture so that the three rings can all be in focus without using fake blur.
When I was Scout leader about 8 or 9 years back, I got to meet this kid of about 8 -10years old, he was one of the coolest and the most quite one who was very fond of me. The best thing about him is that, when ever he spoke to me he would speak of some other kid, his this friend and that friend who are so good at this and that. "This guy draws so well, that guy is the smartest kid in our class" Even back then I wished he would grow up to have the same spirit. I used to wonder what happens when we grow up that we lose such good qualities about ourselves. And then watching you be amazed by others work, while you yourself are so good at this trade, Reminds me of that boy. And sorry I just subscribed after watching may be close to a hundred videos on your channel. Thank u
@@NorbiCircusArtist exactly my point. I mean I love all the effort he took to take this picture. But would have been a lot easier with just manual focus, and the picture would have been even more awesome
You are a great creator, and should never apologize for plugging a product that you have created. Be proud, there are a lot of people that do not create a lick and ask the world to give them something, shamelessly. You, my friend, are a role model. Thank you for being an inspiration.
Just a general question, you say that you want the items to interact with the scene to make it more realistic. Why wasn't the reflection of the Shield ring in the glass @ 7:06 included? I'm just curious more so than anything. Thanks.
Ring stats : SHIELD = +8 Persistence and motivation HERITAGE = +7 Creativity and inspiration VOYAGER = +10 photography and cinematography skills That's why Pete is so masterful.
I think it may look more realistic if, shoot the main object first and lock the focus and do the rest. It may also save some blurring steps in photoshop. However masking out blurred rings that are not in focus may also be tricky....Gonna need try out and see how things goes.
Peter you could’ve set your focus to manual focus so that it only focuses on one part and so you dont have to photoshop the “fake blur” and save more time. I Appreciated the work dude keep it up!
@@Dev-nt9vt not toooooo difficult. You can make a selection with magic wand, refine edge, create new layer. Then reselect, feather the second selection. Make that a separate layer and clip mask the two layers.
Because at time of making the montage its pretty harder to mask a blurry object than a sharp one, and additionally, it could've created some blurry reflections that would've been harder to fix as well
I love these behind the scenes of photo shoot videos. So many cool ideas! Always great to see how someone can be inspired by someone else’s work and then put their own spin on it. 🤯
As an actual product photographer, I wish I could shake you sometimes. You made this so much harder on yourself than you needed to. You could have done one thing to not only make this easier but feel even more realistic and have it look actually accurate in terms of focus.
@@jerrengrimes3708 he's talking about manual focussing where he wanted the focus to be in the final image. But that would have made masking the rings waaay harder. Masking out the blurry rings is a nightmare when the clamps must not appear in the final image
This is a composite photograph in case anyone was wondering. Also, Pete missed a step at the beginning where you set your manual focus and leave it for the rest of the shots. Then you won't have to blur objects in post.
Thanks for your time mate. You re doing an excellent work for satisfying our hunger for learning those things from, if not the best one of the best wordwide
Screen shot the photo and have a look at it . It’s not good . He should of just thrown em 1000 times in the time it took do all the fake shit and he would have had a better shot . Fake is fake no matter what you throw at it .
Hilarious: We’ve evolved so far that now, “Rings” requires an adjective! “Finger rings” vs toe vs nose vs navel etc. Because it’s now normal to have all these other rings on your body at the same time in addition to others in places that I didn’t list. LMAO! Serious, not judging. You can put a ring on anything you wish. Evolution.
Peter, this is a great video -- very similar to the spirit of the first year of videos where you combined a great tutorial, with humor and amazing photography training. Well done, sir.
I am a subscribe to your channel and have been a professional photographer/instructor for 50+ years. One thing that I wish that you and most project focused TH-camrs would do is show the finished product at the beginning of the video to capture the interest of the viewer. I have watched many diy or project focused videos only to have wasted my time when I was not interested in the final product. Sure, I can scroll to the end and and find the end result, but that is another waste of time. The majority of your videos are extremely interesting and for the most part, were worth the viewing. I always love seeing the results first because it is easier to understand the process and more interesting to see the process, knowing the great result at the end. Hope you took my comments as constructive; if I did not like your channel I would not have spent time suggesting ways to improve. I do not know about you, but I am always open to suggestions and love to find ways to improve my craft. After all, you saw the dice and then asked your friend how he did it. Hope you have a wonderful day.
Great work Pete!! I think what would have made the photo even better is if you would have focused on the ring in the foreground and then switched the camera into manual focus before taking the other shots, that way you would achieve the correct depth of field for all the objects in the photo based on their position :)
The reason why he shot everything sharp is so he had maximum control over the depth of field. This way he could still make changes in the post process.
PETE!!!!!!... you know, its been a while since i saw any upload such an awesome fan... you've inspired me to even create my own youtube channel, created it last week which is steadily seeing results
The photo is great and all, but this is a branding masterclass. Peter is not afraid of reusing knives, cards, rings, coffee, etc. To me, it doesńt feel repetitive but consistent. Good stuff!
One thing that I would correct - the sharpness of the ring in the front doesn't match the sharpness of the environment. I mean, theese cards shouldn't be blurred that much. Everything else - so good and so helpful for the case that I'm working on right now - a perfume photography. I wouldn't think about using this method until watching your video. Thank you for some great tips that I would use for sure! And thank you for every video that you made till Today, cause because of you I've interested in photography and filmmaking. And also thank you for every video that will came up in the future, cause I already know that they will keep me inspired as hell! Love your work and can't wait for another episode of any of your "series" ;) Cheres, Peter! Peter. ;)
Your ideas on "texture" in a setup photo have been some of the best ideas ever. I set up a shot with my buddies band sticker and used black pepper as sand since I had no sand laying around my and it added SO MUCH to the photo, please do more detailed videos on your product shots because they are unbelievably informative and helpful. As well as awesome as F**k
@4:53 ok now we can DEFINITELY be friends! I spotted the Lagavulin 16 and that is undoubtably one of my favourite single malts I've ever had the pleasure of finishing - the Oban 14 is a great dram too! Great video Peter.
"we want to avoid it looking as fake as possible, like putting a mountain in a desert, or something" killed me
This is never gonna leave him is it ? lol
Manel, I‘m afraid not. 😂
LOL twas mentioned suddenly
I died
That's perfect! It can't be forgotten.
The focus in the background image is clearly 20cm behind the ring which is in focus. I'm confused about the logic of applying blur to the top and bottom of the ring when it clearly is in the wrong depth in the picture.
Yeees! That's exactly what I thought!
Yes I don't get adding blur in Photoshop why not lock focus when taking all the pictures, focus on the main ring and then leave the focus alone then the dof would look right because it would be real
also he could have just not changed focus from the background image in the first place and blur wouldn't be necessary at all..
Jack - Just my two cents, but photoshopping things out of a tack sharp image is usually WAY easier, vs. trying to fix soft edges and getting the color blend just right, or even knowing where cut line should actually be.
I was saying that the moment I saw the individual frames of the rings. The finished product looks really off because of it.
That “120fps” neon light is dope 🔥
Its Photoshopped...it, it has to be...lol
Were I need that
@@philindeblanc 😂
Peter: Drops video
Me: Drops everything
Ha 😂
Same! I first saw him on a collab with MKBHD...been hooked ever since. I love me some Pete McKinnon. He’s just awesome plus tax And I’m not even a photographer 😎😎
I can relate to this feeling
Bravo, how original
@@adamjobs Very😂
That „mountain in the dessert“ reference will never get old to me, lol.
LOL Never
I think that a “Peter McKinnon REACTS TO MAGIC” is well overdue! 😂
I second that!!
TOTALLLLY！
AHAHAH I can't believe this wasn't done as yet!
I’d also like to see “ Peter McKinnon DOES Magic “ 🤙🏻🤩
I miss him doing Magic tho. I want "Pete Reacts to magic'' too
When you're so Peter McKinnon that even your aspect ratio is more cinematic than everybody elses.
Aspect ratio does make a difference! Cheers!
Tbh most TH-camr use this aspect ratio because no a single phone uses 16:9
@@excaliber2845 this aspect ratio makes literally no sense because every phone has the option to zoom in. For example my s10 is 18.5:9 so I still have to zoom in and crop, no big deal. But if I'm watching on a laptop or a TV I get the annoying bars for no reason at all
@@JChenTech Indeed it does! Keep at it with the channel bro you're doing well!
@@excaliber2845 I haven't seen it before Peter though? Maybe I'm just watching the wrong part of youtube.
Peter we love you but depth of field doesn't work like that. The ring on the foreground would be completely blurred. Only items within the distance where the focus is would be in focus. The front ring is clearly closer to the lens than the focussed area.
Exactly my thought! I don't get him for this point
Yup. Kinda ruins the final image.
He can do whatever he wants leave him alone
@@landonjeong8028 yea he can but if hes teaching people how to do something then he should teach them the correct way.
He dun goofed, happens to us all. It's just funny he did it with an audience watching it. Desert mountain part 2!
11:17 I think..... focus line doesn’t work like that... The closest to camera ring wouldn’t be in the focus at all, because focus line is far behind. I think focus line works not like flat scanner parallel to the table, but perpendicular to it... like sphere? Is it so, guys? I rly doubt 🤷🏻♂️🤔
Yep, if the ring on the foreground is in focus, then what's in focus of the background should be the same distance to the sensor (or at least to the lens, if the subject isn't very close), in Peter's case, it should be the part of the wood board under the ring, not the part behind the ring.
i just cant help but notice that too, it doesnt match the focus line at all. He couldve used a higher aperture so that the three rings can all be in focus without using fake blur.
He could have used manual focus to make it perfectly realistic. I dont get why he focused on all the rings seperately.
I think so too...
Agreed bruh
When I was Scout leader about 8 or 9 years back, I got to meet this kid of about 8 -10years old, he was one of the coolest and the most quite one who was very fond of me. The best thing about him is that, when ever he spoke to me he would speak of some other kid, his this friend and that friend who are so good at this and that. "This guy draws so well, that guy is the smartest kid in our class" Even back then I wished he would grow up to have the same spirit. I used to wonder what happens when we grow up that we lose such good qualities about ourselves.
And then watching you be amazed by others work, while you yourself are so good at this trade, Reminds me of that boy.
And sorry I just subscribed after watching may be close to a hundred videos on your channel.
Thank u
Instead of faking the blur, you could just set the camera to manual focus and take both pictures with same depth of field ;)
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@@NorbiCircusArtist exactly my point. I mean I love all the effort he took to take this picture. But would have been a lot easier with just manual focus, and the picture would have been even more awesome
THIS
Saves a lot of time right!
I don't think he realized that the depth of Field was severely messed up in that image.... why is a part of the closest ring in focus at all?
You can use playing cards mostly black which also maches with whole aroma of your studio ones which gives a godfather type of look
Oh boy I literally stoped everything to watch this
I know who doesn't 😁
Same here.
Yup also with pewdiepie 🤣🤣
Even breathing? O_o That must not be very healthy.
Lmaoo me too. I was gonna keep scrolling honestly but felt compelled to click
You are a great creator, and should never apologize for plugging a product that you have created. Be proud, there are a lot of people that do not create a lick and ask the world to give them something, shamelessly. You, my friend, are a role model. Thank you for being an inspiration.
“ [p]What’s up everybody “ this will never get old 👊
Bro the product photography tutorials are the tutorials that inspires me the most of any tutorial ever. Ever.
Drop a like if you’re thinking what I’m thinking! A product photography challenge Peter 👀👀👀
oooooooh I fw this
Nathan WhY definitely would be so dope!
@THE ALPHA ATHLETE 100
Yeahhhhh !!!
this style of product photography I FREAKING LOVE!!! nailed it
*edits a mountain in the middle of the desert
PM: that looks cool
Just a general question, you say that you want the items to interact with the scene to make it more realistic. Why wasn't the reflection of the Shield ring in the glass @ 7:06 included? I'm just curious more so than anything. Thanks.
YES!!!
We have a saying in Spanish that says: 'al mejor cazador se le va la liebre' that could be translated as: 'the best hunter can lose the rabbit'
That is the first thing I thought of too.
Oh, the desert mountain showed a bit))
I was waiting for the reflection haha I really thought he was gonna mention and show how he included it 😬
Closing line: “You’re like 10 times better the photographer” LOVE!!!
Ring stats :
SHIELD = +8 Persistence and motivation
HERITAGE = +7 Creativity and inspiration
VOYAGER = +10 photography and cinematography skills
That's why Pete is so masterful.
I think it may look more realistic if, shoot the main object first and lock the focus and do the rest. It may also save some blurring steps in photoshop. However masking out blurred rings that are not in focus may also be tricky....Gonna need try out and see how things goes.
Man these videos save 2020.
Peter you could’ve set your focus to manual focus so that it only focuses on one part and so you dont have to photoshop the “fake blur” and save more time. I Appreciated the work dude keep it up!
it would be hard to mask the ring in post tho
true💯 Same thought 💭
Exactly what I thought xD
Came here to write that! Good thinking!
@@Dev-nt9vt not toooooo difficult. You can make a selection with magic wand, refine edge, create new layer. Then reselect, feather the second selection. Make that a separate layer and clip mask the two layers.
Officially my favourite video....the words chosen are extremely inspiring.....thank you for this
Hey Peter, why not simply lock focus on the nearest ring to the camera, switch to manual focus and click rest of the images?
It would become more unrealistic to do so.
Because at time of making the montage its pretty harder to mask a blurry object than a sharp one, and additionally, it could've created some blurry reflections that would've been harder to fix as well
Bro i am following you for long why u asked this dumb question 😂
well i guess we do like to know we have more control over it in case we'd like to try some different scenarios.
@@HyperNawab Hello there, making question does not make you dumber; in this case I wander who is the dumber.
Here we go!! Pete is cranking these vids out!!!
Great...just spent 16min in the restroom...
Very sincere comment. I hope I will get a comment like this to my videos one day.
Same 💀😂
That feeling...
@@Microscopyenthusiast just keep creating man
I love these behind the scenes of photo shoot videos. So many cool ideas! Always great to see how someone can be inspired by someone else’s work and then put their own spin on it. 🤯
No one is going to mention that he actually snuck that in there at 13:25 for Sam? 😂😂😂
iCoverTech I was just looking for anybody commenting on this. Thank you!
Oh man.... That planning is on another level.
U take everything to a whole other level
Justin Desjy its called a layer, not a level,
My first language is french sorry guy
Finally a composite video we all needed!!!! THANK YOU
As an actual product photographer, I wish I could shake you sometimes. You made this so much harder on yourself than you needed to. You could have done one thing to not only make this easier but feel even more realistic and have it look actually accurate in terms of focus.
and what is that?
@@jerrengrimes3708 he's talking about manual focussing where he wanted the focus to be in the final image. But that would have made masking the rings waaay harder. Masking out the blurry rings is a nightmare when the clamps must not appear in the final image
This is a composite photograph in case anyone was wondering. Also, Pete missed a step at the beginning where you set your manual focus and leave it for the rest of the shots. Then you won't have to blur objects in post.
Peter: By the end of this you will know how to do this
Me: Sees expensive light
Also me: Yeah no
Well you know how to do it. You just can't pay to doo it the same ;)
I’m a HUGE ring fanatic. Especially rings that are unique and have story. I wear 5-6 everyday. Can’t WAIT to get my hands on these! 🖤
Peter McKinnon is an amazing sketch artist! 😂
Thanks for your time mate. You re doing an excellent work for satisfying our hunger for learning those things from, if not the best one of the best wordwide
Haven’t even watched yet but this is the fastest I’ve ever responded to a video notification
I love getting to the end and seeing what Pete has for us after the 'credits'.
All I was thinking of was 'Is that the Canon R5?'
Wow, I wasn’t expecting to still get a free two month! Crazy, thanks Pete and Skillshare!!
I hope everyone who reads this has a successful day! ❤
And thank you Peter for inspiring me to start a self-improvement channel during this pandemic!!
There was this nice reflexion of the 'shield' Ring in the glass. I think if you let that in it would look even more realistic.
2:03 Now try drawing the Canadian flag 😰 Gets me EVERY SINGLE time...
Any Canadians here? 🍁
U are again here always find you
Yooo the 2 months are a real thing!! Thank you peter!
I loved this video! I will have to try this out with my new Enamel Pins!
I like the Peter figuring it out vibe in the this video. I dig it.
Looks great. But I feel that the main big ring was just far in front of the focus plain. But the rest looks awesome.
DUDE!!
The tutorial is insane!
your attitude in the video is amazing!
The fact you did the rings is so sick!!!
and finally the magic ;)
Chapeau bas
i want to ask you from where do you prefer to get the technical stuff like camera, lens, tripod,... in a good price with good quality.
Why isnt he using the same focus for all of his shots instead of adding these blur fields? 🤔
WhoooooWeeeee! Dude you killed that edit!!! That was wizardry. 😀🤙🏾
why you deleted the reflection on the glass, that tied the middle ring to the shot perfectly
Screen shot the photo and have a look at it . It’s not good . He should of just thrown em 1000 times in the time it took do all the fake shit and he would have had a better shot . Fake is fake no matter what you throw at it .
Love the Owl back there, my spirit animal !
Why didn't you just focus on the ring in the foreground an keep it that way. You dont have to do the blur in photoshop then =D
That composition though. So sick!
doctor: “you have 16 minutes and 10 seconds left to live”
me:
Dat ass tho
But ads...
Matthew Dunton photoshop
Lol
Wow, just WOW! Just love your energy Peter and your creativity is just 'next level'.
I’m so nervous to find out who the winners are for the 72hourchallenge! Wish everyone luck! But I hope I win 🥺
nic comm
I'm still waiting with batted breath!
Same here 😰
The suspense is killing me!!! Lol
When is it being announced?!
I just love the vibe of the channel
1:57 I’ll just leave this here.
Underrated comment
The moment that you realized that Matti, Petes, and Casey all posted on the same day. Amazing!
I know!! Busy morning for us in the Uk with all of this amazing TH-cam goodness ^^
me: *sees notification*
me: *clicks rapidly*
Yes! More product photography! Would love to see more in the future. So helpful.
Peter's Video are really the best! :) Who's here again for the comments? Viele Grüße aus Österreich, spricht wieder jemand Deutsch hier? :)))
Ja absolut, auch deutschsprachig!
Cool, Österreich Community wieder mit von der Partie.
Klaro, und sicher ist Peters Kanal super cool, deiner ist aber auch gut!!!
Auch vom Dudelsackspieler hier ein großes haallooo!
Yep, wie immer dabei, beim Video sowie in den Kommis
If I'm pumped, you're pumped... and if you're pumped, i'm pumped again!
Great video, Peter! I will try with something!
Hilarious: We’ve evolved so far that now, “Rings” requires an adjective! “Finger rings” vs toe vs nose vs navel etc. Because it’s now normal to have all these other rings on your body at the same time in addition to others in places that I didn’t list. LMAO! Serious, not judging. You can put a ring on anything you wish. Evolution.
Peter, this is a great video -- very similar to the spirit of the first year of videos where you combined a great tutorial, with humor and amazing photography training. Well done, sir.
nice try)
Ok now this made my heart sing. Thank you for this
Your videos are absoulutely amazing. Especially the pwhatsup 😂😂 Keep up the great work man☺
I am a subscribe to your channel and have been a professional photographer/instructor for 50+ years. One thing that I wish that you and most project focused TH-camrs would do is show the finished product at the beginning of the video to capture the interest of the viewer. I have watched many diy or project focused videos only to have wasted my time when I was not interested in the final product. Sure, I can scroll to the end and and find the end result, but that is another waste of time. The majority of your videos are extremely interesting and for the most part, were worth the viewing. I always love seeing the results first because it is easier to understand the process and more interesting to see the process, knowing the great result at the end. Hope you took my comments as constructive; if I did not like your channel I would not have spent time suggesting ways to improve. I do not know about you, but I am always open to suggestions and love to find ways to improve my craft. After all, you saw the dice and then asked your friend how he did it. Hope you have a wonderful day.
I am sold on those rings. Love how peter makes everything seems so indescribable good🧐😱.
Great work Pete!! I think what would have made the photo even better is if you would have focused on the ring in the foreground and then switched the camera into manual focus before taking the other shots, that way you would achieve the correct depth of field for all the objects in the photo based on their position :)
i love the banter! the knife is great
SO, SO thankful for this video. Amazing as always.
You definitely have those edits figured out, great job, great video
Nick you are awesome. thank you for sharing & for your invested time.
The reason why he shot everything sharp is so he had maximum control over the depth of field. This way he could still make changes in the post process.
maximum control, and he still did it wrong
These are always my favorite videos! Actually, it's all of them
PETE!!!!!!... you know, its been a while since i saw any upload such an awesome fan... you've inspired me to even create my own youtube channel, created it last week which is steadily seeing results
YESS PLEASE AND THANK YOU PETER!!!
Oh my morning just got better! Product photography tutorials 🔥🔥🔥
The field blur is a great idea. I'm still a little green on the photoshop side but that makes complete sense. Thanks Pete.
The photo is great and all, but this is a branding masterclass. Peter is not afraid of reusing knives, cards, rings, coffee, etc. To me, it doesńt feel repetitive but consistent.
Good stuff!
So cool love the step by step methodically processed. Like the rings decades ago my dad made different types of jewelry
Thank you, thank you! so fun to watch your creative process!
This guy just makes other people’s content look more amazing ❤️❤️😂🐐🙌🏾.
One thing that I would correct - the sharpness of the ring in the front doesn't match the sharpness of the environment. I mean, theese cards shouldn't be blurred that much. Everything else - so good and so helpful for the case that I'm working on right now - a perfume photography. I wouldn't think about using this method until watching your video. Thank you for some great tips that I would use for sure! And thank you for every video that you made till Today, cause because of you I've interested in photography and filmmaking. And also thank you for every video that will came up in the future, cause I already know that they will keep me inspired as hell! Love your work and can't wait for another episode of any of your "series" ;)
Cheres, Peter!
Peter. ;)
Your ideas on "texture" in a setup photo have been some of the best ideas ever. I set up a shot with my buddies band sticker and used black pepper as sand since I had no sand laying around my and it added SO MUCH to the photo, please do more detailed videos on your product shots because they are unbelievably informative and helpful. As well as awesome as F**k
Dude, I'm such a fan of your work. like I can spend hours looking at your videos. keep inspiring us, photographers.
to make photoshopping easier, you could've put the camera on manual focus which would've kept the original depth for each of the rings
My heart stops every time I have an alert from your channel)) awesome tips, dude!
@4:53 ok now we can DEFINITELY be friends! I spotted the Lagavulin 16 and that is undoubtably one of my favourite single malts I've ever had the pleasure of finishing - the Oban 14 is a great dram too! Great video Peter.
This composite looks amazing. Thank you so much for the demonstration.
I am not even a photographer, but I never miss any of your videos.
Already the highlight of my day
Peter you can make a skillshare or any online class... Dude it is going to be a huge success.