BACKLIGHTING pro tips for amazing photos!
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My name is Simon d'Entremont and I'm a professional wildlife and nature photographer from Eastern Canada. This video will show you the settings and field techniques to get the best out of backlit shots.
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I’m always looking for video ideas! On what subject would you like to see a video and why?
Zoo, photography. I know that you prefer the real wildlife but zoo's make good shot possible without going to the other side of the world to shoot some animals that you don't find in your country. There are however some challenges to zoo photographing. Fences, time of day (zoo's are typically not open until sunset or very early in the morning). Also have a question. Do you have a social channel where we can share pictures with you or with other wildlife photographers to get feedback. Think about Discord or something similar.
Overcoming the anxiety of the photographic learning curve. Sometimes I feel I have a great understanding of the basics and some advanced topics. Other times I feel I have no idea what I'm doing and find it hard to make time to go shooting. What kind of frame of mind (pun intended) do you put yourself in when things get tough and confidence is waning? Love your stuff!! Thanks for helping us all on our journeys!
Winter clothing for photography. Stuff that will actually keep your warm and dry. Do you use layers when doing winter photography? Can you suggest warm socks, etc.
Another very helpful video. As to your question. As a lot of us are now in winter this does present some great opportunites. However many will not be aware of how the colder temps affect equipment. Acclimatising lenses for example to avoid the warm car to cold air lens fogging. Keeping your batteries in your pocket closer to you so your body heat keeps them warmer than in a bag which affects their output. Clothing....gloves.....etc. Just a thought. I read your free download you so kindly linked for me....an invaluable piece packed full of great advice.....thank you @simon_dentremont
I would like to see a video on using AE Lock. Since you reassign the star button to register recall I'm wondering if you use AEL or the 'recompose and shoot' method. Thank you for all of your great videos!
The presentation of your videos are excellent. You go from point to point without rambling or repetition. Your instructions and incite are clear and easily understood. Your passion for photography is apparent in your delivery and creates an enjoyable experience for the viewer. It is apparent that you are very professional in all aspects of your life. Thank you for another masterful video.
this is one of the best videos to ever grace the halls of TH-cam.
Very interesting as usual, especially the tip about the 20° angle. Thanks !
Glad you liked it!
Most informative photography channel out there! Thank you!
My pleasure!
I have been using some of these techniques in my photography this year. I have been doing professional photography for some time, but I have really taken my photography to new levels and continue to get better and better. I feel like you're my personal mentor with all of the amazing information you have been teaching me. Thank you so much for everything you have done. Once I start earning money from wildlife photography, I will invest it into your course. You are the best!
Fantastic!
I find myself saying this increasingly, it seems, but, there is nothing else like listening to someone who knows what they're talking about. Thank you.
Great video, Simon! I'm a beginner and still working on compositions and this video came at the perfect time. You've been a great help to me!
OMG this guy is so nice in explaining what he knows. such deep quality video!
Wow, thanks!
Mr.d'Entremont, you are gifted presenter and accomplished photographer willing to share your gifts. You are appreciated!! Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
Man! I wish I lived closer! (I'd probably be a pest though...) These videos are the next best thing to having you as a neighbor! 👍👍
Glad you like them!
Thanks again for the wonderful video.
I love Tuesdays. Thanks Simon
d'Entremont, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I am improving my skills as an amateur photographer. In august 2024 I'll be in your neighborhood (Kingston) I'll take my modest Canon EOS SL2 and a pair of lenses, and try to make a good job there! As soon as income allow me, I'll invest in your course.
My take away: "It's easier to recover shadowy areas in a subject that's too dark than blown out highlights." I missed this concept in my early photo education so I'm still trying to make it second nature when I'm shooting.
This is 100% correct. Modern cameras can usually recover 4-5 stops of shadow and only 2-3 stops of highlight in RAW. You can try this on yours by incrementally over and under exposing the same scene and then seeing how far you can recover it before you lose colors and detail.
@@RG-rm9jt Cool. Thanks! Every bit of information (on this subject) helps me to internalize the idea.
Yes, the 'expose to the right' is mostly bad advice.
Yes, it’s the opposite of film photography where you can sometimes save things too light but if it’s too dark, you got nothing.
I love your practical approach to teaching photography, not as much focussed on the gear side as many other channels.
Glad you enjoy it!
Terrific instruction as usual. I have two backlit photos I am working on now and the darker background tip got me thinking. Thanks for your videos.
You are so welcome!
LIFE SAVER❤️ I am a photography student and I was struggling with this! Thank you so much❤️
Happy to help!
I am always thrilled when you have uploaded a new video. Great tips and teaching technique
Always interesting videos, thank you for all the work you put into making these
Great video as usual Simon !
Great tips. Thanks for sharing.
Great video. Your videos have really helped a lot. Thanks.
BRILLIANT!
Excellent videos indeed! Very helpful.....thank you!!
Fantastic video - inspiring me to try out this technique- i was previously intimidated by it. Thanks also for the ebook which is super helpful 🙏
Always learn something, and great tips. He knows!
As always, great discussion! I did a high key decision on my early shots (when i started photography) because the clouds in the background were muddy. Although my primary and secondary subjects were silhouetted, its still my favorite and best shot i took
Every week you come up with "✋ handy" tips. Thanks 👍
Didnt watch the video yet but it will be great, thx for your videos!
Backlit shots ... why God gave us Lightroom 🙂Lots of good tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Great advice Simon!
Bright tips!
Thank you for this valuable channel! You don’t have to give this information freely but you do!
My pleasure!
More great advice! Thanks!
You're so welcome!
Great video as always and good tips, thanks Simon👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for those tips!!
You are so welcome!
Simon.. another great video, I love your photos.... in my opinion you're the best on TH-cam. I don't hand out compliments, unless truly deserved. Thank you.
Wow, thank you
Another great video, thanks Mr d'Entremont!
My pleasure!
This was a very useful video for me as I like to shoot The Rainbow Lorikeet and the ibis Bird. With your tips I will incorporate it in my photography. Great advice Simon thank you. 😊
Thanks Simon ☺️
Always learn from you Simon, Thank you.
My pleasure!
Thank you again for another awesome video will be practicing backlit lighting all month. Have a wonderful holiday season.
Same to you!
Your a great teacher of your craft. Keep up these great videos.
Thanks, will do!
Another well done, educational video, thank you Simon. Perfect timing, as the sun doesn't get very high these days......
Absolutely
Good tips again Simon
Happy to help
Great video on back light. Looking forward to working on this. I'm amazed how much I'm learning after all the years I've been doing this. I have a larger range of interest now so that could be the why. Keep up the good work.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent tips with regards to back lighting subjects!
Glad it was helpful!
i love your videos, thank you for the tips as always i learned something new
Glad you like them!
Great Video!
Thanks!
Excellent as always. Confirmed a lot of things I noticed but didn't fully understand.
Glad to hear it!
I love this look… having said that, I just got my R5 back from canon repair service. Sensor damage, melted shutter damage and damaged circuit board due to sun. $800 dollars later and I feel like I have a new camera… lol. I don’t regret it as I got some killer images, but I’m definitely going to be a little moody carful going forward…
Big fan of the channel. Suggestion: maybe take us into the field with you and share some field craft live and in person!
noted!
Excellent video with sound advice and beautiful photos. Thanks
Many thanks!
Another amazing video, Simon! Echoing some of the comments about video ideas: cold weather gear is a great idea. I'd love to know what kind of gloves you use on those cold Nova Scotia mornings. Keep up the great work!
Great suggestion! I’m using The Heat 3 system gloves from The Heat Company, using Marino Wool liners.
Thanks so much, @@simon_dentremont ! I love that you take the time to personally respond to us. It means the word to us fledgling wildlife photographers!
Hey Simon! Big fan of your channel, and this is a terrific topic. Backlit photos are some of favorite compositions. Do you ever use a flash to add fill light to the subject in your work?
I don’t but it’s a good technique when well executed.
Could you do a weekly review of our photos in the channel. It’s a great feedback from your tips
thanks for the suggestion!
WOW..
Your knowledge base is significant. Did you start with film? How many years have you been shooting ?
Over a decade, but no film.
Hey Simon.
Thx a lot for sharing your knowledge in all your videos. It really helped me a lot to understand many things about "what to do" and most important: why / how it works.
But there is one little thingy that really annoys me a bit every single time: please let the girl in your intro speak out the word "fine" 😢😂 just let her say it or fade it out a bit, but don't interrupt her like that.
Looking forward to your next one 😃
Hiw about the sun ray effect in night photos...i have seen light lamps at night having this ray like effect in many professional photos....i have tried one time but couldnt replicate
Great video as always! Thank you!
My pleasure!
I embarrassingly join in every week and watch your videos just to hear you say your name. I love how it rolls off your tongue. I try and say it the same but it never sounds like when you say it. 🤦🏼♀️😂
Love that!
How to master backlighting with nature? Hope that your subject is in the right spot at the right time.
When you want high key. Do you change the metering mode? I normally use evaluative. Or just take some test shots with subject in center?
I just add exposure with exposure compensation as I often use auto iso
Hi Simon!
I'm shopping for portable LED panels, and I saw them in more than one video. Is there anyone you would fell comfortable to suggest? My goal is children photography, and flashlight distract them. (or worse: frighten!) Thank you very much, and Merry Christmas.
I have the F7 pocketlight by Falconeyes. vVery good, special effects, and adjustable color balance.
Thanks. @@simon_dentremont
Just came to mind. 🙂
"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone!"
Nice hat, a Tilly by chance? A brim hat while shooting is a must.
yup!
6:05. smoking bird.
I am guessing, your hand's width is 10 % at arms length ??
oops, yes.
I came to this video when you pointed out problems shooting out the car window but not see anything about that?
There’s a section on heat haze.
Must have been short. I missed it. I make sure my vehicle has time to cool so that is not my problem. Thx@@simon_dentremont
I recreated that photo and improved it with midjourney in 3 minutes.
But had less fun than I did…
@@simon_dentremont I could argue with that.
2 hand widths? No idea what you're on about. That bit should have been explained much clearer
A outstretched hand width covers 10 degrees in the sky.
Clear 1st you explained it.
So sick of all the Sparesquace spam!
When you pull out a 4K camera with a 10k lens you probably know how to take photos and don't need or want this guys advice, for the rest of us that have 500- 2000 dollars worth of gear, you won't learn much watching this guy play with high end stuff. 500mm at f4 wicked sharp lens on a 45mp lets him capture shots your lens can not because it is probably at f8 on a crappy sigma & a 20 MP old canon.
Indeed you are not far from the truth. My cropped 24MP Canon (SL2) and my pair of lenses couldn´t do much in comparisson of those pro gears!
I’m making a « crappy video and lens » video soon!
I presented some shots I took in 2003 of a sunset over the sea with my very first camera - 3mpxls.
The photo was protected onto the function room wall so it was maybe 2m x 1m in size. Not one person mentioned resolution.
I think the difference between 3 and 45mplxs is lost on a phone/computer screen. But ye the f-stop might hamper you more.