Lessons
Introduction
03:17 2The Camera is Simply a Tool
06:24 3How Does a Camera Work?
12:07 4How to Adjust Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO
07:22 5Exposure Triangle
13:53 6What is a Stop of Light
07:06 7Reading Exposure Via the Histogram
11:59 8Blown Highlights or Clipped Details
04:18White Balance & Color Temperature
23:24 10No Such Thing as the Correct Exposure
06:13 11How To Measure or Meter Light
06:41 128 Key Points to Understanding ISO and Image Quality
15:59 13Understanding the 3 Primary Metering Methods
12:18 14How to Get Perfect Exposures in One Shot
06:49 15Equivalent Exposure but Different Images
03:49 16Compensating for Light and Dark Scenes
06:14 17Starting with Automated Modes
02:19 18Auto Mode and Flash-Off Mode
09:33 19Portrait Mode on a Fashion Shoot
08:45 20Landscape Mode on the Beach
08:18 21Sports or Action Mode
12:09 22Macro Mode with Food Photography
10:10 23Creative Effects Mode - Floral Photography
08:52 24In-Camera Processing
06:01 25A Glimpse into RAW Processing
12:55 2615 Tips When You’re Having Trouble Focusing
15:18 273 Primary Types of Autofocus
03:42 28Single Shot with Portrait Session
04:05 29Single Shot with Action Shots
02:06 30AI Servo with Action Shots
06:14 31Focus Recomposing vs. AF Point Selection
05:41 32Shutter Speed and the Reciprocal Rule
06:50 33How to Hold a Camera and Panning Tutorial
11:07 34What Makes a Great Photograph?
05:07 35How to Capture Candid Moments
07:08 36How to Find the Right Light Direction
11:40 375 Basic Compositional Theories
11:17 38The Power of Cropping
10:22 39Color Schemes
04:43 40Diving into the Narrative
12:38 41If It’s Not Working With, It’s Probably Working Against
01:56 42More About Your Camera and Lenses
01:20 43Understanding Megapixels
09:15 44Crop vs. Full Frame Cameras
06:01 45Crop vs. Full Frame Cameras Demonstration
04:55 46Prime vs. Zoom Lens
06:57 47How the Lens Affects Composition
08:54 48Dynamic Range and RAW vs. JPEG
09:22 495 Tips on Memory Cards
07:06 5010 Tips on Buying Gear
11:35 51Conclusion
03:43 52The Good Karma Jar
01:41 53Posing and Action Shots with Female Model
12:39 54Posing and Lighting with Female Model
01:31 55Posing and Lighting Couples Portraits
06:00Lesson Info
How to Adjust Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO
All right so in this video we want to go through and actually show everybody how to adjust our shutter speed are aperture are aiso on a few different cameras okay and also how to do a couple of their basic things like switcher lenses and so forth basically how to adjust the exposure triangle right let's get started okay so I'm gonna grab my nikon here oh have cannon and we'll play nicely we'll play nice play fair now I'm actually more used to shooting on canada's that's why typically shoot on but let's go out and put him on I want already oh well look at you yeah well special okay let's get into manual mode m which does not stand for master mode right I've got that dial I got my down line two it's em online as well rumor that we're getting a name manuel because if you're in any of the assisted modes well we can only control certain functions for an after priority all we get is the appetite foreign shutter priority all we get is the shutter if we're in programmed we get esso and certain...
things but again we want to be in manual to have full control over everything all right so let's go ahead and start from the top with shutter speed shelly wait let's show them really quick how to take these lenses off let's do it okay I always get okay okay so cannon I've got a little button that can release and then I turn is this clockwise clockwise? No, it's kind of clockwise. Just kidding. It's reversed on okay, so on my night kind of have the same button, but then I would turn to the left, all right? And then same thing when I put it on, you don't need to press the button. You just line up the little white dot, have white dots on these clothes. You just line them up to this side and then pop it on twist until you hear that snapping lock sound often times when you have the lens on your camera if you get kind of weird malfunctions, have you seen that? Yes, it's, because the lens isn't sitting properly on your camera, so you probably just have to reset, maybe dust off a few of the sensors. Yeah, or something that doesn't click in all the way like something clicking in which is dangerous, it can actually fall off. So if there's ever a lens issue where it's not focusing or something that's, just check to make sure it snapped in and everything's in place. Okay, so now let's, move on to ready, okay, shutter speed on my nikon I'm gonna go ahead and flip on the live you so you guys can see this I just turned around for you. So with my shutter speed, I'm gonna control my shutter speed with this back dial right here. So as I go to the right, well, didn't just turn off. It just turned off. Okay, there we go as I go to the right, you're going to see the shutter speed increasing in speed as I go the left, it is decreasing in speed. Okay, so that is adjusting shutter speed and I have the dial up top over by my shutter release and again now shutter speed is measurements of time, right? So you'll see a fraction so one eight hundreds is pretty fast and then I can go the other way toe slowing it down to maybe a fifth of a second somewhere there one quick note. Generally these functions are going to move as default at about a third of a stop. You can actually change in the menu based on the advanced menus. It allowed you to change how you want these adjustments to move. If you want it in increments of a third or a half or so forth, I just keep it default. I like having more options basically. So the aperture is the same way let's go ahead and speaking of amateur, look, move on the capture so after right now this on this lens I have the thirty five millimeter one point eight so the widest taken get is one point eight currently it's set to f to sew at two point oh what I could do on my nikon is I have little button right at the top right here and it's kind of hard to see but there's a little amateur icon there what have to do is hold this button down and while it's being held down that's when I can adjust my actors I'm gonna hold out my right hand on well to suggest the left so if I go to the left side and goes on wider so this is one point eight that's the widest go and as I go to the right it stops down and gets smaller and smaller and it gives me this nice little graphical display as it shows my after closing down letting less light in all right let's see it on the cannon I mine has the same icon however might also says avion it for aperture so if I press that down hoofs hold on let's turn mine on here we go if I press mine down as I turn the dial yes asai hold that button down and I turned my diallo you'll see and actually we're looking for the f number okay that's your aperture um it'll change my aperture just like it does on yours perfect okay so let's go on to so now now so it's gonna be a little different these air basic entry level cameras and so there's less dials on them one of the reasons to get more advanced cameras tohave mohr dials more functionality which makes it quicker to adjust things rather than holding multiple buttons down we're just adjusting you know with an individual but but for this camera to adjust my s o what I would do I think probably the easiest way to get there is just to hit I and I'm going to bring my little d pad over to the I s o sensitivity and I can adjust up and down so to go to two hundred eyes so I can go toe one third increments as well yeah all right so I can go down and pick any and it gives me a nice little picture next to it that really doesn't tell me much okay brian is cooler than yours because I mean I also haven't s o button and I can do my adjustments that way but on mine with c hold on I can pick the iso on my job touch pence yeah and then I can move my choices around if I wanted teo you've even touching your finger I can okay so that's it for the basics now let's go ahead I'm going to show you guys and advanced well this is an advanced mirror lists cameras so this is one of those cameras that again this is the sony a seven aren't gives you more functionality makes things a little bit quicker to access so for my shutter speed I have a dial right here in the back it's a thumb dial that will adjust shutter speed so let me just go in flip this you guys can see is I go up and down it adjust my shutters also I have a dial right at the top this is going to adjust my aperture up and down okay, yeah and I also have this doll in the back and this will adjust my eyes so up and down so it makes it very, very quick to basically move from these different functions are finding mark threes there the same way the more advanced the camera that mohr that kind of make these functioned accessible to you but with a basic dslr they're trying to kind of keep things simple keep the buttons rather to kind of ah minimalistic approach though it doesn't look so well overwhelming overwhelming when you first that's a thing right all three different cameras they all have an adjustment I kind button dialled for aperture shutter speed and I s oh yeah sometimes it might be a different location sometimes you might have jumped into a menu to act a certain things but they are there okay, so that's it be sure at this point, if you don't know how to adjust it on your camera, if you have, say, a point shoot, that isn't like what we just showed, or if you have a different model, that isn't what we showed. Well, just go ahead, pick up your manual and just check out how to adjust your after your shutter speed, and you're so manually in your camera that we guys know going forward. All right, so that's it for this video, you guys radio well, I'm ready. Let's, go. I think they're ready.
Ratings and Reviews
P K
I watched this class "live" and was simply amazed at the amount of information Pye covered. Yes, he talks a little fast, and since I was streaming the class I couldn't stop it to review anything, but this guy really knows his stuff and explains it very well so I absorbed quite a bit. Bye is enthusiastic, clearly enjoys his craft, and delivers excellent information to students in a light heartedI and fun way. I think some reviewers are a bit harsh about his humor. Lighten up, people! His examples and the additional information his co-host provides are very worthwhile and you can tell the course was well thought out. I plan to buy the class to help me get back into DSLR photography.
user-7d0810
I really enjoyed this class. I am not a beginner, but there were still things I learned here that I found helpful. I really enjoy learning from Pye. He is quick, gets to the point and doesn't spend a lot of time going over and over the same point. There is a wide variety of things that he covers, so really something for everyone. I would recommend purchasing this class if you want to understand your camera better, improve your technique and start taking better photos.
Joy Bobrink
I have tried to learn photography myself via the internet / YouTube but always felt like I was missing something in my foundation. Sure I can zero out my meter...but why? How do I know the settings I've selected are the correct ones? I've been circling this drain for a year until this course. WOW! Pye has SO MUCH information in every video. He doesn't just stand in a classroom and talk, he's out in the field actually putting his settings into his camera, talking about why and why not and then shooting. He's hands on the entire course. You don't just hear him, you see exactly what he's doing! I'm a visual / listening learner and this is my eureka moment! Thank you Pye! Watching the Exposure video and how you changed the settings yet maintained the exact same exposure was mind blowing. Awesome course! I would recommend this to anyone new to photography or anyone that feels like they don't have all the info.
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