I started watching this video expecting a technical treatise on getting the 'correct' exposure when shooting long exposures. I was very pleasantly surprised to find a much more in depth discussion of the choices you make when setting shutter speed, selecting filters etc. I'm grateful to Mali Davies for pointing me to your channel which promises to be a goldmine. I have subscribed. The video quality is exceptional. Your presentation, clear explanations, and self direction are very professional. Many thanks. Footnote: I love the high key image of the small tree in Derwentwater?
7:22 - Change the setup of your camera so the AF will no longer be assigned to the shutter half-press. Use back button focus instead and you won't have to turn off AF before dropping in the ND16
I have looked at a lot of photographers and their attempts to be entertaining, however I really like that you explain your methodology and the, as you said in the video, work flow, your right, preparation or sequencing what steps your going to take, is like driving a car, you follow procedures to get you safely to your destination. Very good and well explained.
Definitely worth going through the whole video. Some very good tips shared. The tactics and hints mentioned help organise and structure in our minds what most of us have learned through trial and error and still fail many times to put in order. In other words, Adam puts it all together in this video very smoothly providing us with a workflow that starts with finding the right composition and what kind of art we want to create. From there, we figure out what tools and techniques we should use to achieve the right final artistic image. The example photographs in the video are excellent and are very well placed to illustrate what Adam is explaining. A thumbs up and have indeed subscribed.
Well timing is everything, I am parked up by the Black Sea and have taken a few long exposures but nothing was really blowing my skirt up. Then up pops your video! Tomorrow I shall start again, with work flow and more artistic thought about what I shall do. Brilliant video . Thanks.
Part of my workflow for long exposures is turning the mirror lock ON to prevent the camera to 'shake' at the start of the exposure. Also, if you don't use a remote shutter button, you may want to set the camera to a shutter delay of 2 seconds to make sure the camera isn't moving anymore after you pressed the shutter button.
Just getting into this style of photography, love this video, it’s very helpful. Wondering if the circular polarizer ever plays into your workflow of long exposure photography?
I believe the main use of VNDs is for video.. I have two by Hoya, the manual warns of a big X if you go too far. I think it's good for about eight stops, though I adjust it for the exposure I want and watch out for the X.
hi, really liked your video about long exposure photography. i also liked nd filters you use cause they look solid and reliable. looked around to find them on internet but didn`t succeed. could you tell what make are they? thank you.
do you check histogram after the shot before setting shutter for the next level. do you keep histogram on left or right or center ? needs your suggestions. thank you
Thanks for the lesson. My DSLR went bust several years ago, still saving for a mirrorless full-frame body and then the telephoto lens! Will not get to practice for several months to come. Still with above average interest in photography, I did learn a lot from this video since I've had tripod and filter challenges in the past. Naturally, I'm a subscriber to your channel now!
Lots of great image results..if I may provide a little unsolicited crit on the tree in the water lake district (@20:00 ) : The tip of the top of the tree is 'kissing' (a painter's terminology) the darker shadow on the water behind it. If they over lap, or provide a gap, then it can look better. A lot of composition rules are from painters - rule of thirds, leading lines etc. Worth checking out a few sites covering it and adapting to photography. Maybe a subject for a future video (if not already) ..but just my OCD kicking in. You have lovely images.
Some great tips there Adam & love the pics. I'm looking to buy an all in one desktop computer, could any of you guys advise me on which one would be best to deal with processing pics 😊
I like the way you go into why something is done. Just watched Thomas's just uploaded vid, he also did the why. Explaining the way and why a certain shot with certain settings is taken helps.
I've been doing long exposure at night for decades but other than water falls never much messed with it during the day. I'm headed up into the Front Range next week for some landscape work and plan now to play with some long exposures. Great video!
Fantastic buddy, terrific explanations of what to do and why to get those wonderful results, thank you, definitely going to try these methods, thank you
I've been getting into long exposure photography over the last month and I'm happy with some of the results that I'm getting. I'm still trying to be more consistent with it.
Outstanding video to wake up to... love your work First Man Photography. Curious as to the lens you have on your Canon, looking to add a wide angle like the 16-35mm f/2.8L to my 7D Mark II.
This was fantastic to watch! I appreciate the cinematography you've put into the infield interviews as well. Great explanations and comprehensive. Thanks!
Excellent video on long exposures and for me the key element is workflow. Having just started on long exposures i have forgotten to switch off auto-focus only to hit the shutter button and hear the lens move when trying to auto-focus with a 10 stop filter mounted. A double question but how important is it to cover the view finder when taking a long exposure and if I switched to live view would this negate the need to cover up?. Thanks and keep FMP coming
Great video Adam. I brought Manfrottto snowshoes 230 for my tripod.. These work great on sand in water also snow.... Very simple to install and uninstall... Very light
Very good, I have a question, I'm starting with long exposure photography, how do I focus, first I focus without the filter and then I put it on, or I focus with the filter on the lens, the filter is very dark and some situations I’ll use 2 or 3 filters and I don’t think you can focus on them in front of the lens.
Thanks for posting! I got my new ND filter the other day and just go out to play with it last night! Then I got up this morning to see the notification that you had posted a new video! My shots weren't the best, but it's still exciting to play with long exposures.
Another great video Adam. I always look forward to being notified you've uploaded another video. And, I love long exposure photography. I've been experimenting with a 15 stop ND filter and must say I like using it.
Hi I enjoyed the advice all the way through, great Technics using all the stop filters, I live in the Lake District and have done many shoots along the water edge, but I have never noticed that very small tree, I will be looking next time, and also trying out what you have demonstrated using these long exposures, Many Thanks welshman 2081
A very informative video Adam. This is my second video I’ve watched in last 2 days of spurn point, Your mate Gary Gaugh put one up, which was also very good. I like the fact that the finished images were different from both of you, especially the water tower, your image was very different, though I’m guessing your weather conditions dictated greatly to your finished image. The lesson I will take away from watching both videos is that there are many different ways to capture an image of the same scene, even when using the same technique.
Great video and channel Adam. The water tower from your 1st image is the old lighthouse. If you get chance have a read up as spurn has a fascinating history. I remember going as a kid about 40 years ago and we drove down to the end. I was at spurn yesterday taking long exposures of the groynes. I don’t often take long exposures. It was quite windy and the majority of my images have blurred subjects. Obviously not my intention. I have the same tripod and ball head as you, so fairly sturdy. Would using image stabilisation help in this scenario do you think? I know the advice is turn IS off when using a tripod, but thought I’d get an opinion.
Photography is such a vast subject. This being another example of one technique that can be further examined and mastered. Great work my friend. Great video overall. Cheers 🍻
Man... That was amazing! Essencial concepts in a simple, practical and direct way through live moments 👏🏻 thank you very much!!! After all, it is not about the technics, but yes, about us elaborating ART on a Perception of the World 🙏🏻
Great video Adam and love the tactics. I think the main area I go wrong with long exposure is I take it because I can and not because it is the right thing to do. Lesson learned. Cheers Keith
Amazing video. Ive just purchased my first ND filters and am planning to give it a go and experiememt but this video has given me me real food for thought
Thank you for this video I struggle a bit with long exposure. learnt a lot from this. New subscriber. Going out today and try today in the Canadian Rockies.
I have just got to the Sycamore Tree and as soon as I saw it I glanced down at the date when this was done, as since then, that Sycamore has been vandalised and cut down by some vile individual! But weirdly I have just completed the book by John Grisham Sycomore Row, very good! But hope you enjoyed Mull I was there in 2022 June I met three guys and was commenting on the place and weather, Aiy they said, you see its either raining or thinking about raining, that's Mull!
Thanks, Adam. Great pics. One question about covering the viewfinder. How do you cover it and why? Maybe I'm missing something but I can't understand how light from the viewfinder is getting into the shot.
Usually there is a cover that comes with the camera....on a Canon it's on the strap. I lost mine though so just made my own using another eyepiece. On my 5DIV the seal around the the mirror will block out all light coming in through the viewfinder up to exposures of about 2 minutes. Longer than that and the light bleeds through and is picked up by the sensor.
Which filter holder is that? I use the Wine Country Camera system but they are almost impossible to get hold of in the UK now. Looking for a suitable replacement.
When you achieve focus by AF, what do you mean to 'lock' focus, how do I do that... thank you. Very much enjoyed the content, will get out and use it. Have liked and subbed .
You achieve focus with auto focus (AF) as usual. Then, turn off AF however your camera does it. On Canon, there's an AF-MF (Manual Focus) switch on the lens.
Hello, very interesting, your videos, I would like to know something, personally I like to take photos of landscapes with long exposures and I would like to know if some trees fall within the frame and you are using long exposure times and they are somewhat blurred by the winds, it is a technical error or is it part of the result of these long exposures
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I started watching this video expecting a technical treatise on getting the 'correct' exposure when shooting long exposures. I was very pleasantly surprised to find a much more in depth discussion of the choices you make when setting shutter speed, selecting filters etc. I'm grateful to Mali Davies for pointing me to your channel which promises to be a goldmine. I have subscribed. The video quality is exceptional. Your presentation, clear explanations, and self direction are very professional. Many thanks.
Footnote: I love the high key image of the small tree in Derwentwater?
7:22 - Change the setup of your camera so the AF will no longer be assigned to the shutter half-press. Use back button focus instead and you won't have to turn off AF before dropping in the ND16
I have looked at a lot of photographers and their attempts to be entertaining, however I really like that you explain your methodology and the, as you said in the video, work flow, your right, preparation or sequencing what steps your going to take, is like driving a car, you follow procedures to get you safely to your destination.
Very good and well explained.
I'm not even kidding, 2h ago I looked at your channel wondering why there hadn't been an upload in a while...
Good to have my FMP fix! Cheers!
at the coast, or on soft ground anywhere really, I place an old CD (I find Take That ones work best...) under each tripod foot to spread the load.
Adam your videos are so inspiring. Long exposure photography is by far the most fun and exciting to shoot. Great video.
Definitely worth going through the whole video. Some very good tips shared. The tactics and hints mentioned help organise and structure in our minds what most of us have learned through trial and error and still fail many times to put in order. In other words, Adam puts it all together in this video very smoothly providing us with a workflow that starts with finding the right composition and what kind of art we want to create. From there, we figure out what tools and techniques we should use to achieve the right final artistic image. The example photographs in the video are excellent and are very well placed to illustrate what Adam is explaining. A thumbs up and have indeed subscribed.
Well timing is everything, I am parked up by the Black Sea and have taken a few long exposures but nothing was really blowing my skirt up. Then up pops your video! Tomorrow I shall start again, with work flow and more artistic thought about what I shall do. Brilliant video . Thanks.
Part of my workflow for long exposures is turning the mirror lock ON to prevent the camera to 'shake' at the start of the exposure. Also, if you don't use a remote shutter button, you may want to set the camera to a shutter delay of 2 seconds to make sure the camera isn't moving anymore after you pressed the shutter button.
Fantastic video has anybody have any idea what is the filter system he used with the holder please( the whole kit)
Great vid thankyou just starting to do long exposures it's opened up a whole new world great 👍
Just getting into this style of photography, love this video, it’s very helpful. Wondering if the circular polarizer ever plays into your workflow of long exposure photography?
I believe the main use of VNDs is for video.. I have two by Hoya, the manual warns of a big X if you go too far. I think it's good for about eight stops, though I adjust it for the exposure I want and watch out for the X.
Great tutorial. What filter system are you using for your slide in filters? They look great.
hi, really liked your video about long exposure photography. i also liked nd filters you use cause they look solid and reliable. looked around to find them on internet but didn`t succeed. could you tell what make are they? thank you.
do you check histogram after the shot before setting shutter for the next level. do you keep histogram on left or right or center ? needs your suggestions. thank you
Thanks for the lesson. My DSLR went bust several years ago, still saving for a mirrorless full-frame body and then the telephoto lens! Will not get to practice for several months to come. Still with above average interest in photography, I did learn a lot from this video since I've had tripod and filter challenges in the past. Naturally, I'm a subscriber to your channel now!
Great video Adam, I think I need to go take a look at the basics first before moving on.
Useful and thought provoking. Thanks Adam
Thanks Ian. appreciate the comment
Lots of great image results..if I may provide a little unsolicited crit on the tree in the water lake district (@20:00 ) : The tip of the top of the tree is 'kissing' (a painter's terminology) the darker shadow on the water behind it. If they over lap, or provide a gap, then it can look better. A lot of composition rules are from painters - rule of thirds, leading lines etc. Worth checking out a few sites covering it and adapting to photography. Maybe a subject for a future video (if not already) ..but just my OCD kicking in. You have lovely images.
Amazing photography
Some great tips there Adam & love the pics.
I'm looking to buy an all in one desktop computer, could any of you guys advise me on which one would be best to deal with processing pics 😊
I like the way you go into why something is done. Just watched Thomas's just uploaded vid, he also did the why. Explaining the way and why a certain shot with certain settings is taken helps.
Thank you for explaining so much about long exposures. I have dabbled and failed so far but will try again armed
with a better understanding.
I've been doing long exposure at night for decades but other than water falls never much messed with it during the day. I'm headed up into the Front Range next week for some landscape work and plan now to play with some long exposures. Great video!
So many lessons in this video. You are a very good educator.
Fantastic buddy, terrific explanations of what to do and why to get those wonderful results, thank you, definitely going to try these methods, thank you
I've been getting into long exposure photography over the last month and I'm happy with some of the results that I'm getting. I'm still trying to be more consistent with it.
Really like the video. Thank you for sharing these tips, I can't wait to put them to use.
You always tell it very clearly, I like that
Outstanding video to wake up to... love your work First Man Photography. Curious as to the lens you have on your Canon, looking to add a wide angle like the 16-35mm f/2.8L to my 7D Mark II.
thank you so much for the great tips :) imma try it next time il do my long exposure shots
Your photography always blows me away. Love your long exposure work.
What's your thought on the tamron 24-70 f2.8 di vc usd mark one lens thanks
Fantastic step-by-step pointers of everything. Another great video 👌🙏
This was fantastic to watch! I appreciate the cinematography you've put into the infield interviews as well. Great explanations and comprehensive. Thanks!
Excellent video on long exposures and for me the key element is workflow. Having just started on long exposures i have forgotten to switch off auto-focus only to hit the shutter button and hear the lens move when trying to auto-focus with a 10 stop filter mounted. A double question but how important is it to cover the view finder when taking a long exposure and if I switched to live view would this negate the need to cover up?. Thanks and keep FMP coming
A great instructional video,long exposure being nicely explained. Many thanks...
I really enjoy the tips. Thanks
Great video Adam. I brought Manfrottto snowshoes 230 for my tripod.. These work great on sand in water also snow.... Very simple to install and uninstall... Very light
You got a new subscriber adam thank you for the tips! ♥️
Thanks Shin. appreciate the sub.
Very nice. Great review and I picked up some insightful tips. Thanks.
Very good, I have a question, I'm starting with long exposure photography, how do I focus, first I focus without the filter and then I put it on, or I focus with the filter on the lens, the filter is very dark and some situations I’ll use 2 or 3 filters and I don’t think you can focus on them in front of the lens.
Was wonderful information - thank you very much
PRECIOSAS TUS FOTOS , ADAM !!! ME HAN ENCANTADO !!! GRACIAS POR EL TUTORIAL !!!
Lovely pics, can you pls add camera setting on the final images, would appreciate
Great and timely video. I got my first 10 stop this week and am excited to try it out by the sea!
That's gorgeous, it's crazy! What lens were you using?
My camera is old and only does 30" exposure ... what kind of camera does the 2- 4- 6 minutes exposures? TIA
Great video and perfect timing! Heading to Rathlin Island first thing tomorrow for a day of Landscapes! Always enjoy your videos Adam. Top man!
Thanks for posting! I got my new ND filter the other day and just go out to play with it last night! Then I got up this morning to see the notification that you had posted a new video! My shots weren't the best, but it's still exciting to play with long exposures.
Another great video Adam. I always look forward to being notified you've uploaded another video. And, I love long exposure photography. I've been experimenting with a 15 stop ND filter and must say I like using it.
Great video full of ideas. Thanks
Hi I enjoyed the advice all the way through, great Technics using all the stop filters, I live in the Lake District and have done many shoots along the water edge, but I have never noticed that very small tree, I will be looking next time, and also trying out what you have demonstrated using these long exposures, Many Thanks welshman 2081
A very informative video Adam. This is my second video I’ve watched in last 2 days of spurn point, Your mate Gary Gaugh put one up, which was also very good. I like the fact that the finished images were different from both of you, especially the water tower, your image was very different, though I’m guessing your weather conditions dictated greatly to your finished image. The lesson I will take away from watching both videos is that there are many different ways to capture an image of the same scene, even when using the same technique.
I hope no one swipes that little bit of netting. I like this guy. Very easy to listen to.
Great video and channel Adam.
The water tower from your 1st image is the old lighthouse. If you get chance have a read up as spurn has a fascinating history.
I remember going as a kid about 40 years ago and we drove down to the end.
I was at spurn yesterday taking long exposures of the groynes. I don’t often take long exposures. It was quite windy and the majority of my images have blurred subjects. Obviously not my intention. I have the same tripod and ball head as you, so fairly sturdy. Would using image stabilisation help in this scenario do you think? I know the advice is turn IS off when using a tripod, but thought I’d get an opinion.
Photography is such a vast subject. This being another example of one technique that can be further examined and mastered. Great work my friend. Great video overall. Cheers 🍻
How is your sensor with hot pixels? I find my camera takes photos that look more like a disco than a landscape if I try any longer exposures.
Long exposure photos are always incredible!
Awesome video ❤ tutorial. Loved it ❤
Man... That was amazing! Essencial concepts in a simple, practical and direct way through live moments 👏🏻 thank you very much!!! After all, it is not about the technics, but yes, about us elaborating ART on a Perception of the World 🙏🏻
Great video Adam and love the tactics. I think the main area I go wrong with long exposure is I take it because I can and not because it is the right thing to do. Lesson learned. Cheers Keith
Thank you for this video, I am inspired to take long exposure photos again! 🙏🙏
So I need to turn off the auto focus before shooting in long exposure? Nice tip!
Thank you, real nice video
can i take long exposer photos with canon m 50 mark ii or 200d mark ii? and how the photo would be?
nicely explained...thank you
Well done. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, I'm into long exposure, but your advice are so clear and useful so is always a pleasure to watch your videos. Repetita iuvant !
Amazing video.
Ive just purchased my first ND filters and am planning to give it a go and experiememt but this video has given me me real food for thought
Thank you for this video I struggle a bit with long exposure. learnt a lot from this. New subscriber. Going out today and try today in the Canadian Rockies.
I have just got to the Sycamore Tree and as soon as I saw it I glanced down at the date when this was done, as since then, that Sycamore has been vandalised and cut down by some vile individual! But weirdly I have just completed the book by John Grisham Sycomore Row, very good! But hope you enjoyed Mull I was there in 2022 June I met three guys and was commenting on the place and weather, Aiy they said, you see its either raining or thinking about raining, that's Mull!
I like making long exposures. Another great thought-ful video from you clarified the things to think about when building one of these images.
Do you worry about the diffraction in the image quality when you're doing the long exposures at f16-22?
Great video Adam. Thank you.
Thanks, Adam. Great pics. One question about covering the viewfinder. How do you cover it and why? Maybe I'm missing something but I can't understand how light from the viewfinder is getting into the shot.
Usually there is a cover that comes with the camera....on a Canon it's on the strap. I lost mine though so just made my own using another eyepiece. On my 5DIV the seal around the the mirror will block out all light coming in through the viewfinder up to exposures of about 2 minutes. Longer than that and the light bleeds through and is picked up by the sensor.
@@Firstmanphotography Thanks....I'll have to check around. I don't use my original strap anymore. Great videos. I appreciate the reply too.
Can you do a video like this showing long exposure and short exposure comparisons?
Nice video! I noticed some nice compositions behind you at the lake in the moss covered trees that you should explore too.
I do some long exposure, but have never thought of removing the detail from the sky. Thanks for the technique.
The bridge exposure also eliminates the people too! Nice video
thanks mate that is awesome
Excellent tips...and images! Great video 👍🏻
The 'water tower' is actually the original Spurn lighthouse. One of my favourite photography haunts.
Question: Love your work, when you say a 6 min exposure- what is your ISO, & F settings?
Thank you
so well done, keep it up. just really well done video.
Which filter holder is that? I use the Wine Country Camera system but they are almost impossible to get hold of in the UK now. Looking for a suitable replacement.
Details in the description
@@Firstmanphotography Thanks! I missed that line when I was looking for it yesterday.
Loved the video Adam some really good images on show and interesting tips you gave out, I'll have to try out. Thanks.
Adam what is the name of the filters you are using?
When you achieve focus by AF, what do you mean to 'lock' focus, how do I do that... thank you. Very much enjoyed the content, will get out and use it. Have liked and subbed .
You achieve focus with auto focus (AF) as usual. Then, turn off AF however your camera does it. On Canon, there's an AF-MF (Manual Focus) switch on the lens.
@@rnursemd Thank you Robert, appreciate your time..
Great vid ! Gave me the kick to get out there , blow the dust off my kit and create ! Thanks and keep up the great work you do !
Hello, very interesting, your videos, I would like to know something, personally I like to take photos of landscapes with long exposures and I would like to know if some trees fall within the frame and you are using long exposure times and they are somewhat blurred by the winds, it is a technical error or is it part of the result of these long exposures
Depends what you intend. If you know it's gonna happen within your frame then it's an artistic decision rather than a technical error.
Great video - nice to see the differences up to the 6 minute exposure.
Thank you for creating this video. Really helpful. 🙏
Thank you, great insights
Great tips, love long exposure photography it's fun even if it does take a lot of time. Good to get out and take things a bit slower.
another great video. thanks!
Really enjoyed this Adam. Some beautiful images with some great tips on long exposure :)
Great video. It was really horrible the destruction of the sycamore. I used to live less than half mile from it back in the 1980s
Thank you for a fantastic video!
Very nice video/tutorial.