8 Natural Lighting Tips From National Geographic Photographer Bob Holmes

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  • Bob Holmes shares his years of experience as a National Geographic and travel photographer, with tips to help you make the most of natural lighting. These are tips that can be used for any genre of photography to help you advance your photography!
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  • @juanvillela2505
    @juanvillela2505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    We need more of these natural light photographer talks!!!

  • @precioustraveler
    @precioustraveler 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love listening to people who are so knowledgeable about their craft. 😌

  • @ethannarrow5209
    @ethannarrow5209 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So helpful as a new photographer!! “Always expose for the highlights, and let the shadows take care of themselves” I’ll remember that

  • @siddharthbajpai1
    @siddharthbajpai1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow, this reminded me why I loved photography and why it's so tedious working for clients using all that equipment...I love natural lighting.

  • @sbhopper8511
    @sbhopper8511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So nice to hear a pro say that on digital cameras, with all the settings, it's so important to double check ISO, WB, etc.

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So true. We’ve all made those mistakes. Double check!

  • @caravanlifenz
    @caravanlifenz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I admire a pro who is humble enough to admit to incompetence now and again. Plenty of people would never own up to the mistake of shooting all of those people at really high ISO.

  • @rowliv
    @rowliv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wish there was more content like this on TH-cam.

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks but keep up with us and you’ll get it weekly ✌️

  • @ConsumerFanatics
    @ConsumerFanatics 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m guilty of all the things Bob says are issues. I love this guy, I learn something new every time I listen to him.

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then you'll love his full course coming out soon silberstudios.mykajabi.com/bh-pre-launch

  • @IntrovertRockstar
    @IntrovertRockstar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was one of the best videos I’ve seen on photography

  • @catseyes11
    @catseyes11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this, totally resonate with Bob's way of seeing and shooting. Thanks Bob!

  • @pandoraefretum
    @pandoraefretum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    words of wisdom all photographers should not miss.. thanks

  • @TawaraboshiGenba
    @TawaraboshiGenba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Most photographers: It's very hard to shoot in natural light. Let's use strobes to make shooting portraits easier.
    Bob Holmes: I only shoot in natural light. Strobes are too complicated.
    Seriously, this guy is the Chuck Norris of photography.

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He IS amazing and you'll love his new class coming out soon!

  • @richardwestwood3861
    @richardwestwood3861 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Agreed about shooting in midday Sun , regardless of whether we are travelling or not time is a luxury . I'd sooner spend a hour or two trying to fing good composition and lighting in midday sun than pass on taking a picture because of difficult circumstances. I'm new to photography but even the most seasoned pros all agree that they are always learning something new .

  • @Bazzasphotolife
    @Bazzasphotolife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was fantastic, thanks!

  • @jamiemorton2377
    @jamiemorton2377 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great interview, thanks again.

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching

  • @rebegre
    @rebegre 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So good!

  • @TaipeiGeek
    @TaipeiGeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tips. I am enjoying your channel a lot today. Thank you for the effort.

  • @TheJeffDeath
    @TheJeffDeath 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video and tips!!

  • @xinq2011
    @xinq2011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is gold

  • @girgis6374
    @girgis6374 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely ...... thank you!

  • @aishkoz
    @aishkoz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy is amazing

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is, wait till u see his full course silberstudios.mykajabi.com/bh-pre-launch

  • @rb1431
    @rb1431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    natural lights especially semi-dark sky before rain is my favorite, everything has the same color-coding, great moments for black and white photos. that how I've won most of my awards

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🙌

    • @arneheeringa96
      @arneheeringa96 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I once shot BW film on a beach in sunlight with an orange filter and it looked exactly like the sky before a thunderstorm.

    • @rb1431
      @rb1431 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@arneheeringa96 as much as I like beach photos, they are a bit of a cliche, I tend not to take beach photos but I get what u saying 100%

  • @GeoffreyEduard
    @GeoffreyEduard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    is this a repost? I have the idea that I've seen this in the past

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s a remastered combination of two videos with Bob focused on lighting

  • @shy-guy5544
    @shy-guy5544 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent explanations and wonderful photos. I am curious whether Bob uses auto white balance and auto iso. Thanks

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  ปีที่แล้ว

      No on both. But wb can be adjusted in processing

  • @MrMtbunker
    @MrMtbunker 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Holmes = practical/pragmatic

  • @ClearComplexity
    @ClearComplexity ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's a bit backwards compared to film where a lot of film stocks did well with highlights but shadows crushed easily so I would expose for the darker areas I wanted with the zone system in mind.
    One thing I wish my Fuji's had is highlight priority for metering. I use a X-E3 and X-T3 along with a 50R. I generally just spot meter highlights mixed with blinkies. From experience and adapting/using the zone system I find important highlights, meter to preserve and then leave shadows and hard blown lights (mirror light reflections, things that naturally are blown out) alone. Not always, but usually.

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  ปีที่แล้ว

      🙏

    • @arneheeringa96
      @arneheeringa96 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out ETTR (Exposing to the right of your histogram)

  • @sbhopper8511
    @sbhopper8511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He talks about exposing for highlights and letting the shadows take care of themselves. Does he then say "as we did with film"? I thought it was the opposite with film. Expose for the shadows, develop/process the highlights.

    • @kimmorauhala702
      @kimmorauhala702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was wondering the same. I liked the video a lot, but those last words got me confused 😄

  • @Rafaga777
    @Rafaga777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video and beautiful photos but strangely enough I had a kind of deja vu feeling.

  • @andrewstewart6689
    @andrewstewart6689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    With in photo light such as the fire what is your recommendation for settings?

    • @adamsisler9687
      @adamsisler9687 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a series of photos I am working on of an individual by campfires. My typical settings depend on the illumination level of the flames, and also individuals skintone (lighter skin exposes with less open settings), typically I use a 50mm lens at about 1/60, f 2.5, Iso 3200 or 6400, but iso can come down depending on flame levels, if it's really bright you might be able to get to 800 or 1600. Best of luck.

  • @bmask4731
    @bmask4731 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sweet. Have you done, or can you do a in depth video on copyright? Including what you can or can't publish, sell, ETC. from outside/public/street photography of Ppl, places, things, etc. This would be awesome!

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It varies so much you it’s each country and even states or provenances it would be difficult. I tell people to check in their own area

    • @bmask4731
      @bmask4731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@marcsilber thx

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍

  • @LarsKiel
    @LarsKiel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    🙏👍

  • @doxfie.
    @doxfie. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    0:10 learn it so you don't have to justify not learning it

    • @arneheeringa96
      @arneheeringa96 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did, but I don't like strobes and flashes either. Bob and HCB apparently hated them so much they avoid them altogether, which is their choice.

  • @JaapKroon
    @JaapKroon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rembrandt is from the Netherlands not England ;-)

    • @Jabber-ig3iw
      @Jabber-ig3iw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s not what he said. He said it’s called Rembrandt lighting but he didn’t really paint like that, there was an English painter who did.

    • @kemelinux
      @kemelinux 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Correct me if I am wrong but… both Vermeer and Rembrandt used natural light from windows (outside the picture frame) because that was the only light source they had. Rembrandt lighting is recognised by a lighter triangle on the cheekbone on the shadow side of the face. To my knowledge Rembrandt lighting is not related to having a light source inside the frame. The naming of these techniques are not important, the techniques themselves and the better result that you get are important. Like the shot taken in the barn which is an excellent example.

  • @MikefromQueens
    @MikefromQueens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Natty light is the best light

  • @KNUSPERTAINMENT
    @KNUSPERTAINMENT 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "miraculously the shots were fine" bro has no Idea how ISO works

  • @larryvaughn5843
    @larryvaughn5843 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If only there was a way to see the photograph right after we clicked the shutter...um, wait...

  • @clasijuls1
    @clasijuls1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    a Photography friend ,told me that I am not a "real photographer "because I don`t use a strobe .

  • @eddyla00
    @eddyla00 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He hates strobes, that doesnt sound right from a pro shooter. He could have said, i dont use strobe....anyway, thats just me.

    • @marcsilber
      @marcsilber  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He says why he hates them. He’s a natures light photographer

    • @arneheeringa96
      @arneheeringa96 ปีที่แล้ว

      HCB hated them probably too. I too, but sometimes I use them. I hate tripods too.