How to Easily Master MANUAL MODE for Perfectly EXPOSED Landscape Photos
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In this week’s episode, we discuss how to easily master manual mode for perfectly exposed landscape photos. I'm personally not one that believes using manual mode automatically makes you a better photographer and I don't think manual mode automatically makes better photos either. I do however believe that understanding how to use manual mode is what matters most in order to improve your landscape photography. Whether or not you actually use it isn't as important as the knowledge you gain from merely understanding how manual mode can positively impact your photography.
In this video, I review an easy step by step process that enabled me to finally understand the inner workings of manual mode. It doesn't matter what type of camera you use, manual mode is manual mode regardless of the brand or style of camera you're using and this process should help resolve any confusion you may have. I recall when I was new to landscape photography the mere thought of using manual mode made be quiver with angst and no matter how many videos I watched or articles I read on the topic, I still didn't understand it.
My goal with this week's video is that at the end you'll not only have a newfound appreciation for the creative control that manual mode provides, but also a clear and comfortable understanding of exactly how it works and how you can apply it to your landscape photography moving forward.
If you enjoyed this video, please consider giving it a thumbs up and let me know what you think in the comments below - I guarantee I'll get back to ya.
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What camera mode do you use most often?
It depends on the subject, if shooting birds, I'll use shutter priority. If landscape, mostly manual, ETTR, bracketed. So, it depends.
Manual 100%
I shoot Aperture Priority with a fixed ISO. After the first shot I will look to see if the highlights are blown out. If they are I will bracket darker by a stop for blending. If I need to slow down the shutter speed for effect I will use ND filters.
On a tripod, always manual with f8.
Great educational video. 👍👍👍👍
Manual, sometimes AutoISO with Max 800 on my Fuji X-T30
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, I just turned 77 years old and purchased my first digital camera and have been struggling with manual mode settings. While I have no problem taking photos with my new Nikon D850 in auto mode it was a big problem for me in manual mode. Again I thank you for a very easy to understand explanation about manual mode.
Chuck
I use aperture priority mode which in a sense is a form of manual mode because I also set the iso and sometimes shutter depending on the scene. I like to have most of my control over the aperture which helps with depth of field.
Since currently I’m stuck in the house due to the rainy Northwest I will experiment around with your method.
Thanks for your video. You are the easiest person to listen to on TH-cam. Your voice is very calm with straightforward information for all levels of photographers.
Really appreciate the feedback Alan! Thank YOU!
Alan Humbard I feel you brother 🤷♂️ I’m in the PNW also. Have to motivate myself to get out and shoot
I totally 💯 agree!🫡
Your voice is so soothing I play all your videos and it helps my baby sleep. You’re my new Bob Ross.
Nicholas Nguyen Hahah! That’s awesome - Bob Ross is the man!
I can really appreciate the manner in which you explained manual metering. Well Done.
Great video Mark. 50+ years ago I managed to painfully, and somewhat expensively, teach myself manual exposure control using roll after roll of film and a notepad. I'd shoot one or two rolls of film and carefully log each exposure f stop, shutter speed and film speed. Once it was developed, studio for color and B&W by myself) I'd compare each image to my notepad and make notes regarding the outcome. It was an extremely satisfying experience and has served me well for decades. With today's DSLR's and camera phones it's surprising to me the number of people that have zero idea what it's like to take control of your shooting rather than just leaving the camera on auto. I still miss the smells of my local photo shop and my own darkroom. Dave
After 15 years of photography I perfectly know how to use manual mode. I use it in 90% of my photography to be fair. So I didn’t need this video but I thought to myself, I have a lot of time today so I turned on my 65inch tv, dropped myself in the seat and a few seconds later I was with you in the wood and as always with your videos, I really enjoyed it. Thanks Mark!
This is great! Many thanks for checking out the video!
Your YT channel always is the best place to get overall information about photography especially on the tech side. Thanks for your many year of contributing to my improving my photography skills. Thanks
Great video and probably the easiest explanation to understand I have seen. I have just started using vintage lenses on my Fuji XT2 and have no option but to use the manual settings.I can't believe how cheap some of these lenses can be. In some cases literally, 2 or 3 Uk pounds for some old film prime lenses from junk shops. It has opened up a new creative world to me.
Thanks so much - really glad you enjoyed it!
When I bought my camera I committed to shoot in manual mode only even though I didn't understand how the settings of ISO, shutter speed and f stop effected the photo. Practicing and making adjustments along with watching your video's has helped me understand how to take great pictures. I don't even consider auto mode as an option now. I still have lots to learn and look forward to your video's each week Mark. Thanks!
Many thanks Craig - very glad to hear it!
wow major difference between the two photos! For the first time, I actually am grasping how to use manual mode! Thank you!
THANK YOU!!! fairly new with my Nikon D3500 and only you have managed to get me to finally understand manual mode - I can't thank you enough!
Thanks Mark . Have been trying to wrap my head around using the Light meter, will use this lesson over and over again.
What a beautiful video. I felt like I was walking right alongside you enjoying that peaceful setting. Perfect explanation and perfect presentation. I may just watch it again to take that walk once more. I have found the most useful tool that I dread carrying around is the tripod--it really enables the most creativity and allows you to TAKE YOUR TIME, COMPOSE, and work the scene. Thanks for an enjoyable and inspiring 16 minutes! I'm going to the park tomorrow, with camera, AND tripod.
Glad to do it and very happy to hear you enjoyed the video!
Thanks Mark I have been meddling with auto mode for a while and always wondered why the exposure meter was never centred. Your simple explanation has created my light bulb moment....thanks so much.📷😊
Glad it was helpful Greg!
Read your camera's manual so you know about your light meter! Just saying to people who said they wish they knew how to understand the dreaded M-word when they first started in Photography.
Great video Mark, I see that you do it the same as I have shown other photographers. I don't start with the ISO, trying to base it on the kind of light you are in as the first thing to set for me its last.
For creativity, you have two choices for any type of photography. Aperture or shutter speed or a happy medium of both and one will always be more important than the other. So I pick what I definitely a must and set it. After that the second most important thing and lastly ISO.
Alvin Lipscomb Thanks Alvin! Appreciate you checking out the video!
@@MarkDenneyPhoto No problem It was recommended Its a good video
Started playing with aperture priority first and quickly went to manual. I don't really think about how I am doing it but what you described is exactly the process.
Really good stuff Mark. You made me realize what I am doing. Thanks
Mike H Appreciate it Mike!
Hi Mark, I owe you a debt of gratitude. I was having fits with my new (this year) camera, it's a Nikon D7500 with the 18 - 140 kit lens. All my exposures were coming out way under exposed and when I tried to balance it out I would get an over exposed shot - very frustrating until I viewed your video on shooting manual. I took out my camera and found that I had exposure compensation maxed out to the negative. I zeroed it out and now the camera is performing beautifully in all modes. Many many thanks to you, problem solved
Excellent video Mark on using Manual Mode. Its nice to see someone showing how to use Manual Mode, I have been using Manual for, well many years, long before desktop computers were even thought of. I hope you will continue teaching methods & techniques like this, perhaps focusing techniques for getting maximum sharp focus from near to infinity (Hyperfocal Distance), Focus Stacking, and much more. I see you already have some videos on Focus Stacking, well done! What part of the country do you live in?
Many thanks Rick! Glad to hear you enjoyed this week’s video👍 I live on the east coast in NC.
Good to see you getting out from behind your desk. Well done. More like this please.
Great video content explained in an easily understood manner. Something that struck me while watching the video is how much I appreciate that you do not use distracting background music to your videos. I hope you will keep it that way.
Thanks so much Roger! Really glad to hear you enjoyed this weeks video!
Thanks Mark! After watching this video twice, I finally get it! I know, I'm slow. You certainly aren't. Spent a couple of hours doing what you suggested to get a handle on manual mode and it worked like charm. Thanks again!
Gary Roberts This is great to hear Gary! Appreciate you letting me know👍
Mark, I am not sure you made the case for manual over shutter priority or aperture priority. Full manual is clearly total control but trying to juggle 3 sides of the triangle is asking a lot when the camera can sort out one of them, based on the other two. I was recently shooting handheld in low light and I knew I wanted sharp images so went for a fixed shutter speed. As you quite rightly pointed out there were occasions when the wide open lens was not enough to get '0' on the meter, so it was then a case of increasing the ISO. Having started with fully manual film cameras, I really like allowing the digital camera to do some of the work.
Mark, I just discovered your channel, and I have to say you and it are amazing - helpful, transparent, useful, and well-thought-out tips every time. I've learned something in nearly every video I've watched, and I've just scratched the surface. Keep up the wonderful work.
Tom Vaughn Thanks so much Tom!
I just started in photography about 5 months ago, kind of. I have been exposed to photography my whole life, my dad was a really good photographer back in film days, but never made the digital conversion. One of my original goals was to not shoot in auto at all. Another goal is to maybe get my dad back into photography, he’s retired and could use a hobby.
I often find myself shooting the same compositions with vastly different settings just to learn.
Keep up the great videos, I am enjoying the learning experience, especially with post editing as I am finding that more difficult than expected.
Love seeing you out in the field man. Great video as usual!
Perea Photography Appreciate it Mike!!
Another Excellent Learning Video, Clearly presented, enjoyable to view. Thanks Mark
Mark...Thank you for the reason/reality of Manual Controls and how you arrived at that. Before now, felt that it was more of a guess as to what kind of "looked" ok, vs a specific way and reason to achieve a balanced photo. Much appreciated. Mostly have been using Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority. Now I have a reason and means to use Manual.
Certainly a helpful video! I just switched from a simple point-n-shoot Canon IXUS thingy to an Olympus OM-D E-M10 III (M4/3). This vid helped a lot to somewhat understand what the LCD-screen is telling me in terms of exposure and when it's 'right' once the mode-dial is switched to 'M'.
jjp_nl Thanks so much! Great to hear the video was helpful👍
Thanks for the tip. I was always scared of manual mode and only shot shutter or aperture priority. Now i will experiment with manual.
Thank you for explaining this in a way that is easy to understand. I will be taking this information and applying it to help me become a better photographer in manual mode!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and details guide. You make photography more than a hobby.
HI Mark.. In the last example where you showed a little long exposure, how similar would your shots have looked if you had shown manual mode as you did, and shutter priority set to 1/4 of a second rather than manual and program modes?
As always, thanks for taking time to make and share content, it's really appreciated.
It's tough to tell what aperture setting the camera would have selected in shutter priority mode - I wish I would have tried it now that you mentioned it:)
Oh your tutorial made sense to my dyslexic brain. Other people made it so hard and complicated with all sorts of math calculations etc which I cannot fathom with my form of dyslexia. Thank you so much! I am going to go through and write it out step by step (unless you have that somewhere) and practice. I also liked the quiet walk and set up piece at the beginning. It was a nice lead in.
Boofy Halfpint Great to hear the video was helpful👍
@@MarkDenneyPhoto Oh it was. I look forward to nutting it out and getting better at my hobby.
Good info in a surprisingly short video. You kept the how and why of using fully manual mode concise and to the point.
That said, I have lost count of the times people have told me "I only shoot manual", only to find out they are using Auto ISO. Well, that ain't manual even though the camera's exposure mode is set to M. It's not necessarily wrong, but it definitely isn't manual.
I've béen shooting for many decades and some of the cameras I've used gave me no choice but to shoot fully manual. What I've learned is that manual exposure puts me I most fully in charge of how the image will look, but I have to be able to predict the results in my mind to decide the settings I'll use. Also, strictly manual exposure isn't always the best choice. It depends upon the situation.
You were making landscape images and that's your forte. It's also usually a slower and more deliberate or thoughtful form of shooting that really lends itself to fully manual exposure.
But there are other types of photography where some form of auto exposure can be essential, such as a lot of sports photography. Following subjects moving through different lighting conditions and having to shoot rapidly in response to the subect's actions, there's often simply no time to adjust manual exposure.
For that reason I cringe a little when someone tells me they only shoot manual. Maybe they only shoot the types of photography where that's possible, such as landscape, some macro, studio product or portrait work under controlled lighting, etc. However, only shooting manual leaves them unprepared for other, faster shooting situations. I try to encourage people to not restrict themselves to manual only, to learn how their camera works in aperture priority, shutter priority and manual + auto ISO modes, as well as how to use Exposure Compensation to tweak those auto exposure settings. Now, you weren't suggesting in the video that people restrict themselves to fully manual mode. But in my experience people often take this type of video that way, assuming it's the one and only method a "real pro" will use for everything, when it may not be unless they only shoot certain types of images.
Thanks for the excellent video, though. Very useful and informative.
The fact that mirrorless cameras show you what is basically the end result on the screen before you even take the picture makes everything so easy. I think you can even overlay a real time histogram on your screen. This is what's driving me to get a mirrorless setup. That and I'm still shooting with a D700.
Great tutorial. Answered several questions. Thanks!
George E Much appreciated George - thank you!
Wow your tutorials are always so clear to understand. Thank you for this video 🙌🏼
Guacamo-Lei Thank you! That’s great to hear!
Really good easy to understand set of instructions since I am very new to photography and especially the Sony a6400. Thanks for the video.
Terry Gordon Glad to do it and thank YOU for watching Terry!
This video was VERY helpful! Thank you so much for sharing this.
This is exactly what I was looking for‼️ Thanks Mark‼️
Thanks for this simple and effective explanation! I’ve typically used aperture priority or shutter priority. Now I feel like I have the confidence to use manual. Thanks!
David Clore Glad to do it David!! Thank for checking it out👍
A great explanation of the benefits and the simplicity of manual mode. 95% of the time I'm shooting in Aperture Priority with 5-shot bracketing. However, for my upcoming trip to the Smokies I spend more in manual mode. Thanks so much for your great videos and super content.
I loved the few seconds of nature at the start. Like a mini mindfulness session!
Neil Partridge Thanks Neil! It’s one of my favorite parts - loved making that segment!
Thanks Mark. I've learned to shoot in Manual but tend to only make changed in Aperture and Shutter Speed, leaving the ISO. Do you recommend leaving the ISO in Auto or including it as one of the three variables along with aperture and shutter speed?
Mike in Oz
I always leave the ISO on it’s base setting and only increase it when I need it. I try and use as little ISO as possible in order to get as clean of an image as I can - hope that helps!
Good question. I had the exact same question on ISO. Is base ISO the lowest ISO setting you can choose? In the case of Nikon D750 it being ISO 100?
Good video Mark. If I could add something. Camera meters read reflected light and when zeroed out will make it 18% grey, or a grey card (film talk). The problem can be photographing subjects that are brighter than medium tone (18% grey) or lighter than medium tone. Snow for instance, if you make the meter read zero, the snow will be grey, but if you move the indicator over to about +1.7 you will have properly exposed snow. It doesn't mean you are over exposing the snow, it is properly exposed but based on its tonality to medium it should be brighter, in this case +1.7. The meter doesn't know what you are pointed at, you have to help tell it what tone you are looking at. A great exercise for me years ago was to go buy a pack of construction paper and lay out the colors that are similar and meter to find the one that is medium than meter the others to see how they relate to the one that is medium. My Ah Ha moment was reading John Shaw's book on Nature Photography years and years ago. Then working with him for several years set it in my mind even more. I hope that makes some sense. Again, love your videos.
Much appreciated David - thank you! I actually mentioned that same example with regards to snow in my Winter Landscape Photography video earlier this month. It took me forever to figure one winter why my snow always looked gray! I’m not familiar with John’s book you mentioned, but I’ll be sure to check it out👍
@@MarkDenneyPhoto it is a great book. Thanks again for always putting out great videos.
Got my camera a month ago. Usually in aperture priority. I've never seen such a brilliantly simple and effective explanation of this matter. And i've seen a LOT! I think this was my "a-ha moment". Thank you for that. Cheers!
This is awesome to hear Sergio! Thanks for letting me know!
Another excellent video! Love the explanation and the easy pace you set in your talks. I started out in photography in 1970 when I bought my first 35mm SLR camera - a Yashica TL Super. Like one of your other viewers said, the way you set the ISO was change the film. Pretty limited. So you learned real quick to adjust the aperature and the shutter speed for the picture you wanted. When I recently bought my first DSLR camera I had to learn the connection with ISO. The range was phenomenal! But I had to keep telling myself it was like changing the film. :)
John Wagner Thank ya John! Really appreciate the positive feedback as well👍
My goal for 2019 was to ditch manual mode. Now it’s late 2020 and I’m not super comfortable with it but I’m making myself use it more and more. This was a great video that was very helpful. Thank you!
Hi Mark,
Thank you for such clarity as always.
Can you tell me what metering mode do you use for Landscape. I have mine on ‘Multi’ but was wondering if you’d recommend something different like ‘Entire Screen Avg.’
Glad to do it Bruce! I always leave my metering on Multi as well.
Mark Denney Thanks Mark. 🙌🏻
Thank you for this video! Just starting photography and trying to wrap my head around this ....and you just made that wow moment for me...thank you.
Awesome to hear Troy! Thanks for letting me know!
So should determining the shutter speed, aperture, dynamic range and color balance be estimated before working the in-camera settings? Do you need to have a basic understanding of what is needed to create a macro of a mushroom as opposed to a barn & mountain landscape?
This is a great video for the newer folks. Very well put together and easy to understand. I typically use manual, and sometimes aperture priority. Depending on the situation. See you next week my friend!
Thanks Erick!
I'm new to DSLR cameras but I've been watching your videos. On this one, how do you get your photos on your iPad to display the ISO, Aperture, and shutter speeds? I have a PC, can i set that setting on the PC too, or is that just on the iPad?
Just had my aha moment! Your video is genius! Thanks Mark!
Great video. Thanks Mark.
Sergio Appreciate it Sergio!
Hey Mark, great thorough video. Quick question- maybe you always shoot in manual now for landscapes, but I’ve found myself in an in-between phase of late: if I’m on a tripod, shooting at minimum ISO, and not shooting water (and thus not concerned about shutter speed), I waffle back and forth between using Manual and using Aperture Priority with exposure comp. Any personal preference in that situation?
KarltheFirst Thanks Karl! I mostly use Manual, but also use AP when I’m rushing to capture something that’s unfolding quickly.
Mark Denney Cool man! That makes sense. I’m finding the general rule that’s forming for me is that if I’m on a tripod I’m usually in Manual and if I’m hand-holding I’ll use Ap with ISO on Auto and the Auto-ISO-Minimum-Shutter-Speed set to whatever makes sense for the focal length and any subject movement. (That ability to set a minimum SS in auto-ISO situations was one of the greatest things I found when I switched from Canon to Sony.)
Thanks, great explanation. My "aha" moment was actually a few days ago when I finally understood how to use exposure compensation and when it might be necessary to use the +/- little button.
Margarita N Thanks so much!!
I usually shoot I AP mode and compensate my exposure with the exposure dial. That way I control Aperture and ISO manually. This works fine except for moving water. But I probably should train more in Manual mode. What I find confusing sometimes on my Sony A7RIII is that it seems to be a lag in the exposure meter. Usually I then use the histogram for my main information source of how the exposure will be.
I have a Sony a7r3 and use aperture priority with the exposure comp dial most of the time. However, if lighting is tricky, I will switch to full-manual mode and expose based on what I know I can tinker with in Darktable. In any mode, I tend to use multi-metering instead of spot metering.
Thinking of Zone exposure while framing or visually determining shots helps me out quite a lot. I can usually get exposure within a half stop of what I wanted without needing to futz around with bracketing.
This video here was my Ahhaaaa moment. Thanks a million 🙏🏻
O.M TOP PRINT Awesome to hear - thank you!
Experimented yesterday with full manual at a bird sanctuary. New to birds, not to photography. Would you set ISO to auto or still try estimating? It was an overcast Dec. day. with many fast birds. Thank you.
Wish I had had this video when I first started shooting in manual. Very well explained. When I used to shoot with film, only had to worry about 2 things - shutter speed and aperture. ISO was whatever film speed was in the camera...usually 100. Made photo's much more consistent and I really struggled when I went digital. Good video Mark.
Thanks Mark. Another very helpful video. I'm sitting at home in Edinburgh Scotland practising because the weather is dreadful. Well it is winter after all. Saturday promises to be windy but sunny so I'm heading 25 miles. down the coast to Tantallon Castle which sits on the east coast near the town of North Berwick. It's very dramatic and visually imposing. (feel free to Google). I normally use AP mostly but I'm going to use MM all day just to get used to it.
Thanks Roger👍
Excellent, Mark. It's nice to see you out in the field. Thank you for effortlessly going thru the steps. I'm usually in aperture mode.
Can we start a petition to have Mark wear Jedi Master robes/attire when he is doing his tutorials?
hahah - In next weeks video...
That's awesome LOL. Where do I sign!
I will vote for that! LOL
Yeah!!!
Mark looking to buy a tripod and love your setup. Is the ball joint camera attachment thingy bought seperate from your tripod?
Love the easiness and efficiency it works
Yep, it’s separate from the tripod. It’s the BH40 ballhead from Really Right Stuff - works great👍
wow Mark, I've been a keen photogpraher for many years and had a mental block about Manual mode. Your video gave me the ahah moment. Thankyou.
This is great to hear - mission accomplished! Thanks for letting me know!
Love the in-field bit Mark, great stuff. You've got such a knack for teaching.
Thank ya! I really enjoyed putting the intro portion of this weeks video together.
Mark great! if i may - i would punch in before taking the photo to check if the focus is where i want it to be. Using a small point like this may cause focus to jump to smthing else, right?
V PR Thank you! I always use a small focus point and generally don’t have many focus misses.
another great video Mark! Manual mode really is the way to go, I havent used a camera yet that takes a photo the way I like when in auto
Twisted Mountain Thank you!!!
Very good tutorial Mark. Also several videos ago you recommended some photographer TH-camrs. One in particular was Rachel Lerch. I did start following her and she is a delightful breath of fresh air. Thanks for putting me onto her.
Many thanks John! Rachel is fantastic, glad to hear you’re enjoying her channel!
Hi Mark, just wondering about the metering mode landscape photographers favour (should that be "favor" for the US?) ... matrix, centre weighted or spot? Really appreciate your videos.
Nicely explained. I use manual for my night scapes because there is no other alternative. And usually aperture priority or shutter priority in the daytime.
Thanks Keith! True - Manual is a must for Astro👍
Thanks for this very helpful video. I've gotten over my fear of manual mode but I still struggle with my choice of focus point with regard to maximizing sharpness throughout a landscape image. Would really appreciate a video on this topic.
My pleasure Nancy - glad to hear you enjoyed it! I actually made a video a few months ago all about Focus that may help: th-cam.com/video/3HzikyNsiGY/w-d-xo.html
Best explanation yet thanks
Thanks Ken!
Mark, what software were you using to compare the photos?
I was using Lightroom on my iPad.
Great job (as usual!), Mark...while I've been OK shooting in Aperture Priority, full manual had me a bit...buffaloed. Your explanation...and how to play around with things to gain some competence and experience...BIG help!
No mention of using exposure compensation to try and zero in on things...beyond the scope of this session?
Thanks a lot for another inspiring and very well explained video.😀
Hi Mark, thanks for all that you do. Quick question, what are your thoughts on the Lightroom app for the iPad?
Luke Edge Glad to do it Luke! So far so good - it’s a pretty robust mobile editing solution, I just wish it had access to LR Range Masks.
Haha, got it thanks Mark as always right balance of delivery and just the right amount of info.
Much appreciated - thank you👍👍
All of this is great. Thank you!
I will have to walk through this over the weekend thanks
If you have any questions - just let me know👍
Hey Mark, what kind of pack is that? It looks really weatherproof on it's own without needing a separate annoying pack sized shower cap.
I see a Thomas Heaton moment there Mark, photographing the yellow leafed trees. Ha. Ha.
Once again, a very good instructional video from a master teacher.
Hi mark I'm doing landscape photography I'm new at photography If I'm shooting in manual mode what is the best f stopped number I use for landscape photography on manual mode I'm using a Fuji film s1000fd.
As always great tips!
Tommy Warrington Thanks Tommy!
Great tutorial, Mark...Keep em coming! :)
Thanks for the video, Mark! Question... does the metering mode have an impact on exposure? And if so, how?
Judi LeCompte Glad to do it Judi! It’s possible - really just depends on the metering mode and the scene you happened to be shooting.
The metering mode WILL impact on the exposure. Evaluative metering will try to predict a balanced exposure by assessing the whole field while the spot metering modes will determine expose from a selected area of the image. Depending on which you chose the relationship between the exposure indicator and the manual settings you chose will be different. With most mirrorless cameras, and many DSLR's in live view, it is possible to superimpose a histogram on the view shown and this will give a much better assessmeny of the exposure range within your image. Also you can set the "blinkies" which will flash in areas of your image which are totally over exposed. I would suggest that, for any static landscape scene, appropriate use of these tools in conjunction with aperture priority and exposure compensation will lead to better results than using manual settings with blind reliance on the simple exposure indicator and no consideration of the metering mode selected. I started out with a film camera in the 70's and can say that it is easy to overate the benefits of a fully manual approach unless you are using a bespoke hand held meter.
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Great video Mark, really enjoyed the content and how you presented it.
Mike
Much appreciated Mike - thank you!
Great video I must say you are a very good presenter not over powering very chilled
I mostly use Manual and like SemiRetiredBob, will put it in another mode, usually AP, for an easy grab out of the back seat. I tend to try to overexpose snow, even though it is already bright. It seems to show better detail and contrast.
I do the same with snow as well. It’s easy to underexpose it accidentally and end up with it looking grey
Most helpful video. 2nd time watching it. Learned even more. My question is, do you take any precautions about Lyme disease. If so what. We seem to be walking in the same kind of woods. Thanks.
Great video. When using it vertical, does it get the photo closer to the ground or does it matter vertical or horizontal. please advise. thanks
Dope video this week. I, for one, have always shot in manual mode, even when I shoot events and concerts. I've never really had an issue in doing so, and in concerts, I honestly find it fairly easy. I'm a bit of a tinkerer and someone who enjoys the process, so I tend to take the long road when doing work, even in editing.
Thanks Ricardo! Glad you enjoyed it man!
So, could the same thing be done by using Shutter priority, then changing ISO until you get the aperture you want? Are there benefits to each or just two different ways to do it?
So what’s a better way to get a good exposure, by using the light meter and finding zero or using the histogram and ETTR? Also, if you find zero on the light meter how does that correlate to where the histogram ends up? The other day I was shooting a waterfall mid day, overcast and no sun, F11, 1/5, ISO 100 and the light meter was on zero but the histogram was crammed to the right, clipping like crazy. When I adjusted to get the histogram to stop clipping on the right then my light meter was all the way to the left, negative showing underexposed. I use evaluative metering on my Canon.
Hi Mark, Love the video and the way you explain things. Many professionals talk about Golden Hour as the best time to get the greatest shots because of the awesome light. It’s difficult to get out at sunrise / sunset due to work and I was wondering how many of your best shots are taken during the day when the sun is high and if you have examples to show?
Much appreciated Danny - thank you! Most of my favorite photos were taking during sunrise / sunset times, but on days that are overcast I’ll shoot during mid-day. I often like those conditions as you get soft even light, but generally I try and avoid harsh mid day sun.
@12:41 The secret revealed “...light on the ceiling fan” lol 😂👍🏻 . I’ve done the same thing. Great video as always...