Why I don't like aperture priority! - Don't make these mistakes! Street photography in Tenby, Wales
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- I seem to be very much in the minority here, when it comes to photography and camera settings, I just don't get on with aperture priority!
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There is nothing wrong with that way of shooting... IF you understand what the rest of the camera settings are doing and where your histogram is compared to where it 'SHOULD' be.
Many images I see taken In aperture priority lack thought and consideration as far as the rest of the exposure triangle. Very often people think it's ok to set their camera to shoot aperture priority and let the camera take full control of the rest of the settings. While this might be ok when you are learning, you MUST know and understand what the camera is doing. If you notice any errors with the camera's metering via the histogram, you can apply some exposure compensation to help the camera out. tho I find this too stressful and would just rather shoot fully manual and own my mistakes, not blaming the camera!
So in this video, I address with examples of why I don't like using auto settings in photography.. i hope you find it useful :-)
#aperturepriority #learningphotography #streetphotography
Keep on shooting - embrace every mode, until you realize: it‘s not the mode that makes the picture but to know when to use which one. While loving AP and using it quiet a lot, there are situations I switch to other modes because they work better in context. And Manual gets used less and less, I have to say.
What matters is the results not how you get them. Whatever works best for you and as long as you are in control. You can still be in control using aperture (or shutter) priority if you know what you are doing. I feel AP allows me to operate quicker when the light is constantly changing. You just have to use exposure compensation to make sure the exposure is correct and not trust the camera to always get it right.
The reason an automatic car changes down when going downhill, increasing revs, is to give engine braking so you maintain better control and don't overheat your brake pads and suffer with brake fade/spongy brakes.
You should change down gear when going down hill, by overriding the gearbox and changing up, you make maintaining control of the car harder and increase wear on the brakes. You should also change down with a manual gearbox when going down hill, hence why steep hills always say "low gear".
I agree .I've tried all ways and manual is best for me, I set my camera up 1/500 for most walk around street photography and set the other two settings around that,with today's cameras Iso can be high especially in black and white.
I would not post a series of the same shot. When one sees only one of the pictures, one thinks: man, you really hit the perfect moment. When one sees 5 pictures he knows: you let the highspeed burst find the perfect moment. And secondly, when you show three similar pictures of the same scene, one could think, that you cannot decide for yourself, what of those is the best shot and you want the viewer decide for you... which is sad because most of your shots are incredible anyway... like them!!! Keep on!
Love Tenby, really missed it this past year, really got to get back their. Great shots, my personal favourite is the guy looking out the window with the binoculars with the sign wide Horizons next to him, works for me anyway 👍.
I completely agree with your reasoning for new photographers.. it will prevent them from developing bad habits and avoid discouragement from “blown” photographs with either too slow a shutter or an over exposed image.
However I’ve shot manual for DECADES... still do for studio, strobe and in evening event locations.
But for street photography... in the recent months, i’ve moved to AV mode.
One: dr400 on the fuji moves the dynamic range “up”, giving me 5 stops of hilight recovery at the loss of some shadow recovery.
Two: the fuji evaluative metering is enough of a close guess to allow the exposure comp to adjust for backlight or high contrast mid day shooting. Again the dr400 makes for a more BALANCED dynamic range.
Three: the 640 iso minimum required for the dr400 mode gives me two extra stops of room for my 160th shutter minimum. If my shutter drops I raise the iso (love the xt3 dials)... if the action gets fast, I move the shutter to 1000, 4000.... then raise the iso.... again all dials... eye still on the evf!
I use leica glass on the fuji exclusively... no fuji glass... so aperture is usually my first decision. Wide for isolation, narrow based on zone focusing! F4, 5.6...8? Set the right marker if DOF to infinity, see where my minimum falls, then frame from there!!!
Fujis gave my photography a pulse again.
Watched this last night Gareth and then realised the missus has us booked into caravan site at Tenby in September. Really looking forward to some great photo opportunities now. Cheers, keep up the good work!
Always wanted to shoot in Tenby, now you've given me the impetus do go for it. next time back in the UK, I'm there. Thanks for the usual great video, Gareth.
Loved the analogy between your camera and car. Also loved the image of the old guy walking under the boat launch ramp.
Loved this video. Tenby and Pembrokeshire holds a special place in my heart. Sadly living in the Midlands it’s a bit of a trek so it was lovely to see a video with two things I love, photography and Tenby!
And that’s why I love living near Tenby. There sure are some great characters to photograph. Keep them coming.
My wife Tina just pointed out Gareth that the lady in the car was Shirley from Saundersfoot. A lovely lady and great capture!
Auto-ISO will just as much make whites / blacks to gray. Also, on fuji you can set minimum shutter speed your camera will use before it starts ramping ISO up. That way you can choose for example 1/250th to be minimum speed to prevent motion blur etc.
Sadly Big Shirl who you captured Gareth in this video at 7:09 passed away on Easter Sunday. Such a lovely lady and known by so many in Tenby. Photography capturing special moments once again.
Having started in photography in 1977, I quickly adopted Aperture Priority vs manual for the speed and control is gave me. Control? How? Looking though the viewfinder, you can see the shutter speed combination selected by the camera and can easily adjust the aperture to reach a more appropriate combination. When lighting is tricky, I use the exposure compensation dial to ensure proper exposure. It's still simple, fast, and giver you control. I think preferences vary depending on whether people need to prioritize aperture or shutter, or simply want to control both settings manually. There is no right or wrong way to get there as long as you capture the image you want.
Another great video. Thank you Gareth! Not a big fan of AP on my A6300 for the same reasons.
There where lots of great pictures! Loved most of them. Overall great and entertaining video! I’m also an all manual guy. Can appreciate auto ISO, but want to know my aperture and shutter speed.
Love Tenby!
The wide horizons photo with the man looking through his binoculars is my favourite, I like the way he’s looking for his wide horizon!
Need to have another look at my camera, haven’t been able to figure out how (if?) I can see the histogram whilst shooting (Nikon D3300)
Always enjoy your vids and captures, visit Tenby quite a bit as a South Wales coach tour driver and always packing my Fujis 😁👊👌
AP = Awesome photographer mode ;) Number 1 is the best of the lot - nice simple composition, muted colours and a sense of moment. 12 is very good and so to is lady with pram.
I'm using manual more than ever now. As well as the points you mentioned, it also forces you to slow down and think about what you're doing, the images you're intending on creating, and generally think more...
The couple in the window is my favourite shot; nice simple shot with a good narrative.. Lately I've been trying out auto iso: this means that on my Sony A7R2 I can be in manual but let the ISO sort itself out. I find that this reduces the number of things that I need to think about, but most importantly I can be in control of my aperture and shutter speed. I'm generally on 500sec and f4, but if I wander into a darker area I can then reduce my speed manually. Love Tenby, but it usually rains whenever I go there. cheers, nice vid.
My manual street settings for Zone Focusing (Quickest);
F8-F11 … 1/125-1/250 … Auto ISO … AWB
My Aperture Priority street settings;
F5.6-F11 … Minimum Shutter 1/125-1/250 … Auto ISO … AWB
In either case, I may shoot up to 2 stops under as to not blow out the whites or highlights.
I’m a Canon shooter, BUT for street I use a Leica Q2 which shows you on the LCD or EVF when the whites or highlights are blown out before you take the shot along with the histogram on the screen as well.
For whatever it’s worth 👍🏻👊🏻✌🏻
Whatever works for the individual I guess. I use AP and give the camera thresholds of ISO and minimum shutter speed, if it's bright i'm always underexposing slightly anyway, I never bother with the histogram although I do have the blinkers on the screen. Manual is fine if you're into controlling everything but these camera's are pretty sophisticated computers i'd rather let them do most of the thinking and I can concentrate on capturing moments rather than messing with settings. With shooting RAW there's something going wrong if you're blowing highlights all the time with AP.
Huh, I use exporsure comp, and auto iso min shutter settings in combination with AP. I don't have much problems. I will however switch to full manual at night.
My parents used to have a static caravan in Pendine, loved going to Tenby.
I just spent 10 hours shooting an event. I tried AP for most of the day and I was constantly fighting the settings it wanted to use. It kept dropping the shutter speed below my set min shutter speed. It would dramatically over expose images. It was stressing me out and causing too many problems. I went to manual mode with auto iso and had much batter results. It was more trouble than it was worth.
Yep this is the way. X-e2 with ultron 27mm f2 manual lens, f8~4 zone focusing, manual shutter speed and let camera determine the iso with the limit of 6400 is how i shoot most of the time for street right now.
i like the photos of the jetty fittings with the guy walking into the frame
#9 was great! Really enjoyed most of them, Thanks!
Nice video thought provoking as always , reminds me why I love Tenby so much ! Still can't believe I didn't snap you and your glamorous model Dave coming down that hill !
Haha. I’m glad you didn’t mate. I loved tenby for street. Will return
@@GarethDanks definitely want to try street photography there
Looked like a fine adventure. Cracking pictures and video as always. How did Dave get on?
I used to always shoot manual and then started aperture priority for street photography unless I needed to make alterations for certain things such as slow shutter speed. I have noticed myself shooting manual more often and switch to aperture priority if it looks like the lighting is going to shift and the subject lighting gets tricky due to faster action. I really enjoy your channel and plan on taking a workshop with you one day. I love your explanation. It’s spot on. I agree about the feeling lazy comment. I think using manual may force me into planning on the fly better.
Yeah im def more of a lazy shooter now days.. but ive got a lot better at predicting my exp comp settings. so i can quickly adjust that before turning the camera on. Thats partly changed my mind on shooting AP mode. Would love the workshop mate.. email me! :-)
I agree about full manual....but....often too many checks and adjustments mean you miss the shot. AP sometimes helps to get a shot.
Agree with your points about the histo.
Hi Gareth. Well done to you. Enjoyed your Video and Some of your Photos were fine! I must say that after teaching myself The Art of Painting With Light AKA Photography, i am now 70 years young. And the bulk of My Photography has been with Manual Cameras. When, i decided to Try Digital I used my Cameras in All the Settings. To,me using Autofocus is ok for quick access to certain Lighting and Situations. However, after some practice with Digital i still Love using Manual especially when I mount My Nikon Manual Lenses. I find that Armed with 1 Autofocus Nikon Lens ,and Manual Nikkor Nikon 50mm f1.8 a 28mm F/ 2.8 and a 135mm f /2.8 I can cover Most of the Scenes that I choose. Keep up Your Good work and of course Your Videos! Many thanks and Kind regards Colyn. Subscriber.
It all comes down to your workflow of nailing a shot you want. I do streetphotography, using zone focus, shoot from hip:compose through viewfinder=9:1, and I use a M10-P, I can see all my setup just looking down to the camera: ISO, shutter speed, aperture, focus distance. Since I don’t use viewfinder often, and I don’t light up the LCD for most of the time, if I use A-mode, I don’t know the exact shutter speed I’m given. That’s a big concern since I usually walk in a fast pace, shoot from hip or chest, if the speed is not fast enough, I will get blurry shots. So I go fully manual on streets.
Loved the photo with the seagull ready to nick a chip above the lovely couple! A new video on histogram would be nice. I've seen a street photographer on TH-cam who mostly shoots In AP with settings 1/250 f2.8 and auto iso, I wondered if this was correct? Keep up with the good content 🙂
That girl pushing the pram through the sand...haha what a trooper! Nice video man, looks like you had the weather, I got absolutely drenched shooting some street photography in Castle Combe today
Ah wow. How was it? I wanted to shoot there a while back. Let’s do a shoot in the next few weeks mate
@@GarethDanks It was actually pretty epic, so small so I was done in an hour but got some great moody images. Video is up in 15mins if you wanna check it out. Definitely up for a shoot, let me know what you're thinking!
Already liked this in the first 3 minutes you are unbiased even with yourself and want us to be honest with you about what we like and not that say a lot of your character as a person. that's a like and follow for sure for me!
4:17 i know how that goes - the flip screen *is* my least favourite thing about the X-T4 tbf. Much prefer my old X-T2's screen (and size of it!)
Love the vid. Panoramic/wide shot of harbour was best. What about using manual and adjust with exposure compensation? Would that work?
Great vlog as always man, glad to see you went to se Wally
Loved the wide horizons shot
Really love the B&W shots of the musicians Gareth!
I liked them too and wondered if one of the musicians is Prof Brian Cox on his day off. (6.33)
LOVE THE VIDEO! Keep shooting in different modes: Aperture Priority AND Manual modes, depending on what you're seeing. Also like the occasional black and whites!
I rarely use aperture priority mode for the reason you stated. I mostly use manual mode but if I'm in a situation where the light changes faster than I can adjust I'll use auto ISO. Your shutter speed and aperture are the two most important settings. ISO just brightens the exposure which is why there's no ISO priority mode. The only thing ISO does is amplify the signal. I bought the 40mm f/2 on black Friday and used it for the first time for street photography Christmas week. I was impressed by the little lens. Street photography is outside my comfort zone. I'm fine with taking pictures of objects, scenery or wildlife but taking pictures of people makes me nervous. Nobody pays attention to someone with a cell phone out but if you have a camera it makes you stand out more. And I almost feel guilty (guilty?) taking pictures of homeless people. But that's part of the grungy side of street photography. I'm just now going through all of my pictures from last week. I hadn't made it through all of them yet. I thought all of your photos in this video looked fine.
After watching this video I had a few thoughts. Last weekend I was shooting some coastal photography on one of the South Devon Coastal paths. Now by their very natural coastal paths are narrow so using a tripod can be very difficult. I was shoot hand held, with the wind whipping up the water. I realised that I needed to shoot in manual mode because I also wanted the spirit level in the view finder. I have not found a way on the Z7ii to have both at the same time in the viewfinder or LCD. However by shooting in manual mode at least I new what the exposure was. I aperture priority I didn't. Just an idea. I think it was about 7 years ago when I first started out in photography I was on that beach in Tenby.
In Aperture Priority you can see in the viewfinder the shutter speed it selects for you AND in Live View mode there's Exposure Simulation where you use the Exposure Compensation and can see in real time how bright or dark your image is going to look before you take it.
So would you be less worried to shoot aperture priority if your camera had highlight weighted metering?
Hi Gareth another great vid on an interesting topic thanks, when manual focusing for street, do you use zone focusing with focus peaking set or not?
Cheers Gary. I zone focus and normally around f5.6 to 11 so I have a big zone. Especially on a 35mm eq. If I’m wider than f4 I’ll af tho. Unless I’m being zone specific and there’s no room for error. 😊 focus peaking is off for street. On for landscape and video
Yes Zone focusing is okay for streets photography if you stay in one place and wait for the subject matter to come to you. Also manual focus and a faster shutter speed is best it depends on the light and the day which f stops you may use I f8 and f56 on a love sunny day ISO well again depending on the light also the light meter in camera. Sometimes it what the eyes see in tones that matters.
It would be interesting to see how you get on with Aperture priority with your Z7 with the metering on highlight weighted mode. It should stop highlight clipping and cope OK with the shot in the alley with the bright background. I use matrix metering most of the time and I have mapped highlight weighed metering to a function button for those extreme contrast shots to avoid fiddling with exposure compensation. I don't know if Fuji have that metering mode, I'd be surprised if they don't.
Yup. Highlight weighted metering. And also minimum shutter speed to make sure motion is frozen as desired.
I shoot Av for everything except astro. The aperture is set to the widest usually. When the sun is bright i compensate with -1, this way i make sure i don't blow the image for good. But even if not for this reason, in bright light it never exposes correctly.
Very interesting that you do not get on with A-priority, I use it a lot of the time but I do bracket shot then pick image in lightroom, this is because I come from landscape/architecture and do not have easy access to histogram (old camera Nikon d7000) it is a bit of a pain, as for the images most were fine (really liked the one under the pier) but I felt the man in the white hat a bit obvious and may I say seemed a little to predictable, great as usual Gareth keep it up
Like most of them to be honest. I would've cropped the one with the woman driving the Queen a bit wider to include the; "Half Price", "£6" and "90p" price tags above their heads, but that's just me… Any chance of just purchasing that one edition of f8?… 🤔
Love your work at to smile at this when at about 9:30 you say that exposure is not changing
I started using aperture priority in my early DSLR years when a Nikon rep’ recommended it for street photography. My son was encouraging me to get off the habit, so I made an effort to do so. Then I got a Nikon Z and I’m 99% manual with my shooting. As far as your shots in this video, I enjoyed them all. The guitarist shot was my favorite, being a player myself and a lover of Gypsy Jazz. I loved the gentleman on the bench too.
When I started out over four decades ago with a Nikon F2A & Hasselblad 500 C/M as an enthusiast, I thought a manual SLR was all I needed. So I bought a Nikon FM as my backup SLR later on. It worked out well until I missed an opportunity to capture images of Princess Di with two manual SLR. Lesson learned and I replaced my FM with a semi-auto Nikon FE2 that offered Aperture priority.
Since then, I have shot in AE mostly (user case) with non manual cameras and that included street photography, because I know how to override with +/- EV or switch to another mode if necessary. Also, which mode to select really depends on each individual situation, such as switching to shutter speed priority to capture a chase.
This current trend of shooting in manual makes no sense to me, since I did it for so long and it isn't either fun or in control. IMO, what is more important are KISS, knowing to select the appropriate mode and still able to use that mode as well as others. 🙂
@@bfs5113 I started out in 1971 with an Argus rangefinder. I’m still amazed at the great shots I got with that basic camera, typically set at 5.6 and 125 as my instructor recommended. 😂 I used the school’s Pentax SLR for yearbook and newspaper assignments, so that was my first experience with more options. I bought a Ricoh SLR in ‘77, but there were no auto options. A built-in light meter was helpful now and then. I had three lenses and later on was given a Pentax K1000. I gave all my gear to my daughter when she became an art/photography major in 2005. That same year, she and her brother purchased Nikon D50s, and so we entered the DSLR world. With two kids in college I could not afford a DSLR for myself until 2010, and it was a used D80. No matter how we use them, the fact is they pay for themselves because we are not paying for film and processing. No matter our settings, we are free to shoot and experiment to our heart’s desire. One of these days I’ll mess around with shutter priority. Cheers!
@@jonstout7635 👍 We had plenty of those good old stories!
Actually, I learned photography years earlier before I could afford my own camera, at the high school club and did the yearbook & newspaper things too. The school camera was a Canon QL RF. What got me hooked was seeing the first print developing, thus later on, I did processing & printing B&W and Color at home. Yeah, digital is a time saver in my book
@@bfs5113 I think I spent most of my high school days in the darkroom, more for myself than the school paper & yearbook. I was part of the "photo club" and as long as we bought our own paper and chemicals, we could use it whenever it was available. I remember when my classmate Steve introduced to solarizing and to create a fake full moon. Never had a dark room of my own though. My mother-in-law had a home studio for her public relations business. After she retired it was all offered to me and my kids, but we didn't have anywhere to set it. We could have done B&W and color as well. My son has a good collection of SLR's (his grandmother's Nikon and lenses), an old enlarger and more, so he'll get something thrown together in his own house eventually. Take care and keep taking photos!
Your son may have done you a disservice but having said that, if your happy shooting Manual for mostly everything then that's all that matters :)
I do use AP, I do however primarily take macro shots, it works for me. Some great images Gareth, I don't see the point if the seagull shots or the chap in a white hat, the 'wide horizons' shot work really well, not sure how they would have worked if the sign wasn't there, the reflection shot for me works well but I think it is the POV that makes the shot, the spade shot tells a great story but the ally shot does not, there is some interest I find in the seagull/bench/chips shot due to the expected even though the bird didn't do it's duty! you must have been gutted about the RNLI man and I think the guys with the ladder would have been worth taking. Keep it up Gareth always a pleasure to watch.
hey thanks so much richard.. im inclined to agree with all your points mate.. especially looking back at the vid
Thanks for sharing your comments and suggestions on AP.....I assume Tenby is in England somewhere ,?? As a hobbyist & still learning photography at 78 yrs...I enjoyed all your pics for different reasons... always enjoy street photography from other countries... cheers from Australia..😀
Tenby's in the west of Wales 👍.
Thanks Robert. Yeah South Wales mate.
Agree. I've been trying out AP inside and my ISO is 25,600. What setting do you use inside and in darker settings- RAW + MANUAL? Everyone raves about AP but so far, it's producing noisy, over exposed images when shooting inside. Nikon D5500.
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I liked everything except the passageway shot. I thought the one with your friend reflected in the water was outstanding. I'd have chosen black and white for the guitar players. Overall, you shot a great set of photos there. I have to admit that I don't care for aperture priority much myself, unless DOF is especially important.
Looks like a really cool place to shoot. Like the reflection photos on the beach and the verticals and contrast of the guy under the pier 👌 really nice.
Not a fan of the guy in the black jacket just showing the back of his head. The girl pushing the pram, the guy with the binoculars and the seagull and chips have a little more story going on.
Great video Gareth 👏
For street the shutter prio is the most important as you dont wabt blurry people. Also you dont want too high ISO.
fair points here. I wouldn't dissuade anyone from going into aperture priority, but I could see the benefits to just getting comfortable with dialing in your manual settings
One mans meat is another mans gravy.. I've been making pictures for fifty years and since the digital age - especially mirrorless - I've always shot spot metering, aperture priority and have never had a problem.. I'm also a Fuji Jpeg shooter using a dialed in simulation and rarely are the highlights clipped, if they are are I pull them back in PP, not a problem! as I say to each his own.. love the channel and content Gareth, I'm a long time subscriber and have recently been reviewing your content, some watching again and some I missed, but none-the-less enjoying it all.
The recent episode with Matt Hall was a gem, right up my street.. yeh, I know, terrible pun!
thanks robin! appreciate the feedback mate!
I only shoot full manual. I have trust issues. Sometime auto iso with strict parameters, but I want control of shutter speed and aperture.
Some of it is down to knowing how your camera reacts in given situations. Many great street photographs were taken on vintage b&w, and to get a shot in the moment back then required knowledge and experience. So any mode is fine, as long as you know what your camera does. Live View and EVFs are an absolute gift in this day and age, but can’t be 100% relied upon - especially the main screen if hard sunlight is hitting it.
That's where those loupes come in. I still shoot an old crop sensor Canon 60D DSLR and I absolutely cannot shoot in bright sunlight without my Hoodman Loupe. I never shoot on a bright sunny day outdoors without it. I wear it around my neck. A little annoying but that's fine. I've gotten used to it. There are ones that attach straight to the screen and stay there. Might get one, eventually. So there are options to rely on the screen in bright sunlight :)
Unless I've got something very specific that I want, the auto settings work well enough for me.
Ah, I forgot about the woman pushing the pram; I like that one too. It's like a WTF moment. Prob a good idea to crop in a bit, not too much, for the full effect.
I haven’t got a clue how you’re doing this manually, for me street photography happens so quickly I don’t have any time to set any other settings except program?
The only people I know who shoot manually and do street are zone focus users. Sure if you have the time you can play with the settings, but most of the time I don’t have but a split second to react, or the shot is gone!
AP FTW (I still don't know what FTW means but it seems fitting for this comment). You just need to be brave and embrace AP; it's the future Gareth ;)
For The Win. As in being in a quiz show and you are going to answer one more question for the big prize.
@@luismartins3262 It also means **ck The World, depending on situation
Great video as per normal and I'm with you regarding manual. I like to have full control of the camera and tell it what to do and not the other way around. Personally, the man in the hat shot (1:54) adds nothing to your style of street - too boring and perhaps a closer crop? The shot of Dave on the beach (5:32) might have been better without the man on the right? The musician shots looked better in mono. The lady in the car? A fun shot, but her face is in shadow. Shot 14 (7:50) Dave in the alley is cracking. However, my favourite is shot(s) No6 (4:31 onwards) They would definitely convert well to mono. Anyway, what do I know. I'm 68, have never really tried street, but really like your style. Keep 'em coming mate and stay safe :-)
Who cares whatever mode anyone uses? As long as you know what you are doing shoot in any mode you like. Can't see what difference it makes if I have to turn the compensation dial or a dial for adjusting the aperture or shutter speed. A dial as to be turn no matter what.
ps The pictures looked great 👍🏻
Tell me you went down and offered to help the lady with the pram? I'm judging you Gareth Danks; don't let me down!
Great shots. Do you shoot in raw?
10.3 is s banger. Great composition.
Thanks mate. Can’t work out which that one is tho 😂
@@GarethDanks the First and third shot under to pier with the old guy framed in between the pillar/pylon thingos.
Ahhhhh sorry I thought this was from a different video haha. Thanks mate. Yeah I liked them too 😊
Thought the picture with the black jacket was crap (you asked for it!) - too cluttered. But the others were brilliant, I've subscibed. I like manual too, doing landscape mostly, but for street photography do you really inspect the histogram for every shot? Surely you don't have the time?
Haha thanks for the honesty. I though half were crap haha. And yes 100% I wish the damn thing was bigger tho. Tho if I’m manual it’s not as much a worry as I’ve already metered 😊
Venue challenges w/contrasty light, and sensory overload for potential compositions (e.g., pastel buildings, and cheeky seagulls😁). Sporting of you to list image criteria when calling for comments - not seen that before👍. 8, guy w/shovel works for me because of human interest bit of mystery what’s on his mind - draws viewer in; eye follows line from man’s gaze to shovel. 9 stroller in mud too far away to be impactful - closer to show stroller tracks would have made it special, IMO. At about 15 min in vid, can see active gulls on rooftop - potential pics.
AP plus exp comp, plus histogram might work better for you if you added highlight alert (aka “blinkies”) to display, no? Cheers!
Since you kept saying how you need to control your shutter speed in Manual mode it almost seems you are describing shooting in Shutter Priority more than Manual mode itself. It just depends on how your brain processes the "exposure triangle". I have always been an Aperture Priority guy and I only need to worry about depth of field. My ISO is always locked to a certain setting, usually the lowest possible. And then I just need to quickly glance at my shutter speed to make sure it isn't too slow. Easy peazy!
100% agree. KISS. Too much thinking is no good for candid street stuff. It's all about that captured moment. And since it's not film, just snap off 2 or more and cherry pick. Doesn't have to be picture perfect. Who cares.
Sorry, don't think those images were that good (not that I would have done better). Aperture mode works well with auto iso and in reasonable light can give you high shutter speeds. But it all depends on what type of photography used. Back button focus is not for me. It has it's good points but with the thumb of the focus button and a finger on the shutter button it is hard to use the dials or change settings quickly. It works on a tripod with time to change settings but I was missing too many shots that had to be taken fast or not at all; so back to the shutter button on my Nikons.
I love aperture priority until I don’t. Once I set my shutter and aperture my Ricoh will take care of the rest. My Fuji I don’t feel has it down automatically
That’s interesting about your Ricoh. What do you feel fuji is missing?
It's not about "blaming the camera". Not sure why it has to be blame but okay lol. It takes just as much time to use manual Mode as it does Aperture Priority. And Auto Exposure Lock is your friend. That needs to be engaged. Too much talk of histogram lol. Your histogram is whatever you want it to be. Doesn't need to be to the right at all but to each his own.
So your camera tells you what the shutter speed and ISO are in Aperture Priority at pretty much all times. I also think Spot Metering would not have done what you said. I think it would have taken that 2-5% of whatever your focal point was and metered from that mostly. A lot of people crap on AP because they also don't know how to use it properly or even when it will most likely do a good job. AP is 90% on the way to Manual. It's not that far off lol. But I do get what you're saying and there are a lot of people who don't like the Priority Modes for whatever reasons and that's absolutely fine.
I shoot both Manual and AP but having said all that stuff before, it's okay not to like and/or use certain modes. My issue comes when people shit on other people for using modes that they don't like. Shoot the way you feel most comfortable. Do what works for you. Happy shooting. Oh....btw, you had some perfectly great shots in this set. Just sayin' ;)
Woman pushing the buggy would've been better with a long zoom, standing further back. Compression. Making her smaller as opposed to the large boats. Old man on chair- cut his hand off. That drives me insane when I do it lol. Reflection good, old man under bridge great. Musicians great. I would love to shoot there.
I think you take great photos
I’ve been all over the map.... big on manual...
For street photography... i did settle on.... aperture priority! 🤣🤣🤣
On the fuji I shoot at iso 640 for the dr400 mode during day, 1600+ iso at night with flash fill.
That gives me enough room, wide open, as my shutter hovers between 2k and 8K
Don’t like my exposure thru the evf? Exposure compensation to the rescue.
Rarely exposure gets too hot... i narrow the aperture if the mechanical shutter hits the 8k limit, sometimes I go electronic shutter.
Sometimes shutter drops below my minimum of 160.... I raise the iso.
Don’t spot meter.... evaluative meter.
Priority modes are like family fights in a small care on a long trip... you pick the quietist solution! 🤣
He's awesome.
4:18 why did you need to get your screen out to take the shot?
Because it was going to be placed touching the water on the floor 😊
@@GarethDanks Well that explains it then👍🏻
4, 5 and had nothing going for it, the back of the guy wasn't interesting enough nore was the composition in front of him, 1-3 were quite fun :) good framing, interesting subject, 6 has potential, probably would have been better during sunrise, 8 was humorous but not a strong photo, and too far from the subject, i somehow missed 9? 10, actually had better framing from the video's angle, but i do get what you were trying to do, the first shot with 11 wasn't good, bad framing of the subject but the following one was quite beautiful,12/13 were cute even though boring shots, 14 was lacking anything interesting.. that's all for commenting :P
love tenby, its my go to place. thought jon bon jovi was busking in tenby for a moment lol
Haha. He does look like an older Jon 😂
@@GarethDanks another quality vid by the way
Thanks so much Jamie. Let me know if I can improve them in any way mate
So the AP shots worked, yet all you could do was throw theoretical what ifs about it not working!
And in your running man fantasy shot you're going to check your shutter speed, exposure, histogram, BBF, leaving nothing to do in processing! The guy would be getting dizzy the number of times he'd have to pass you LOL
So you shoot raw, manual and bbf, you should just be using film, you don't need any electronic trickery :-)
Just do whatever gives you the types of pictures you're after 🙂
love 8 and 9
After 5 minutes of vasrwd time I left your video. I waited too long for the aperture title
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I think you are making things a bit complicated when using A.P. when it's not! most cameras should be able to cope with the whites if you have a camera that does not cope before you set about taking pictures on a bright sunny day hit the + or - setting it's all about knowing what your camera can cope with, I watch most of your blogs and I am a bit surprised that you said you cant get on with A.P. I have used A.P. for years and I select the aperture according to what's infront of me using f11 down to f2 if needed. Your pictures this week at Tenby are the sort which most of us would take if we spent the day there, some were keepers some were losers, but I thought the best one was the couple in the window but the others were ok to keep just as a reminder that you have been to Tenby! oh by the way I have never been there so it's on my bucket list now. You asked our thoughts, and these are mine. Thank you for a very interesting blog. Now where's my bucket and spade?
Not sure if I’m reading that wrong des but it came across a bit harsh mate. Knowing what your camera can cope with?? I’m not sure I understand that. All cameras work the same. You say hit the + or - but my point is without looking at the histogram and seeing your settings and understanding them how would you know to adjust the compensation. All I’ve said in the video is I don’t like having to constantly adjust and monitor what the camera is doing. I don’t have to do that in manual. Any mistakes are therefore mine and I can learn. What’s your Instagram mate. I’d love to see your photographs
@@GarethDanks Hi Gareth, the comment was not meant to be harsh (honest) all I am trying to say is that you must know what your camera limitations are, if you know what they are adjust your camera to the setting which would normally give you the best results, for instance in my case on a bright sunny day my straight from the camera pictures some would be darkish so I would give the picture more expose by using the + button I do check the histogram just to check that readings are on the right side and not left! most of my pictures are in jpeg most of yours are in raw so you should be ok as there is far more you can do with slightly blown highlights, most of my pictures are on Instagram and some are on F/B and you are welcome to have a look if you wish there is a massive variety on there, and like you you can say what you like about them! I am an old dog in photography and quite often my my bark is louder than my bite. I love to watch photography on TH-cam and its nice to see how you work, indeed its much different now than what it used to be when I was a young man. Its nice to talk and thank you for answering my comment.
Photo 9 Mum and Buggy - brilliant - impossible not to ask "WTF. Why????" Nit picking - I'd have had her more camera right in the frame to give more emphasis to the sludge ahead of her she still had to slog through. Getting philosophical, you can see the image as a metaphor for the drudgery and gruelling nature of early child care... :-)
Pictures are very nice. congrats. but the ironing was a bad one.
Generally speaking, using the standard rule of thumb is to make the shutter speed equal to the maximum focal length of your lense when hand-holding your camera. For example, if you are shooting with a 200mm lens then you want to keep your minimum shutter speed at 1/200 sec or above to avoid any blur occurring from camera shake.
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I used to shoot Aperture Priority for the first two years of my photography, but was forever farting around with the exposure compensation. Much prefer manual, and if I need to go into auto ISO (which I probably would do for street photography) I use spot metering. It's all made even easier now that I have a live histogram (neither of my DSLRs had this) and with mirrorless you get to see in the viewfinder how your image will look.
I guess aperture priority can work quite well if you use BBF to enable you to meter independently of focus... but meh, prefer manual anyway
4 and 5. I would much prefer to see the face of the subject.
I’m also with you on the aperture priority. I rarely shoot anything other than manual. I experiment with it occasionally and rarely get what I expect.
Engine braking. Sometimes automatics are smarter than us humans.
Manual exposure is the only way for totally consistent results especially if you understand how exposure and cameras work. I think the reality is many don't realise that any auto mode (including auto iso), mean the camera is in control and the photographer is not deciding the exposure or what the exposure is based on within the scene. Learning and using full manual is the way forward if you want to move your photography to the next level, obviously you know this Gareth and your images prove this.
I thought many did realise this.
🙂
Shutter priority gang 4-ever.