1 00:00:00,366 --> 00:00:02,286 [Female Narrator] Adorama TV presents 2 00:00:02,286 --> 00:00:04,663 Digital Photography One on One 3 00:00:04,663 --> 00:00:06,707 where we answer your questions. 4 00:00:06,707 --> 00:00:08,233 Here's your host, 5 00:00:08,233 --> 00:00:09,973 Mark Wallace. 6 00:00:09,973 --> 00:00:10,857 [Mark Wallace] Hi everybody 7 00:00:10,857 --> 00:00:12,527 welcome to this week's episode of 8 00:00:12,527 --> 00:00:14,111 Digital Photography One on One. 9 00:00:14,111 --> 00:00:15,336 I'm Mark Wallace. 10 00:00:15,336 --> 00:00:16,073 Well this week 11 00:00:16,073 --> 00:00:17,396 we don't have a specific question 12 00:00:17,396 --> 00:00:18,534 from a specific person, 13 00:00:18,534 --> 00:00:19,876 in fact we have a question 14 00:00:19,876 --> 00:00:20,826 that's been asked by 15 00:00:20,826 --> 00:00:22,549 many, many people over many months 16 00:00:22,549 --> 00:00:24,448 and the question is simply 17 00:00:24,648 --> 00:00:27,621 what settings do I use on my camera? 18 00:00:29,361 --> 00:00:31,139 Now the reason that we get asked this 19 00:00:31,139 --> 00:00:32,668 is because in different situations 20 00:00:32,668 --> 00:00:33,561 you have to use 21 00:00:33,561 --> 00:00:34,763 different settings on your camera 22 00:00:34,763 --> 00:00:36,279 so there's no one answer. 23 00:00:36,279 --> 00:00:37,491 So what I wanna do 24 00:00:37,491 --> 00:00:38,564 is I'm gonna walk you through 25 00:00:38,564 --> 00:00:39,652 an exercise 26 00:00:39,652 --> 00:00:41,508 that I've in my workshops for years 27 00:00:41,508 --> 00:00:42,674 and it will help you 28 00:00:42,674 --> 00:00:44,929 with sort of a my mind workflow, 29 00:00:44,929 --> 00:00:46,413 some questions to ask yourself 30 00:00:46,413 --> 00:00:47,272 so you'll know 31 00:00:47,272 --> 00:00:48,933 what to set your camera on. 32 00:00:48,933 --> 00:00:49,992 Now remember 33 00:00:49,992 --> 00:00:51,161 we have something called 34 00:00:51,161 --> 00:00:52,476 the exposure triangle. 35 00:00:52,476 --> 00:00:53,803 That is our ISO, 36 00:00:53,803 --> 00:00:54,853 our shutter speed, 37 00:00:54,853 --> 00:00:56,246 and our aperture value. 38 00:00:56,246 --> 00:00:57,206 We need to set 39 00:00:57,206 --> 00:00:58,675 those three things correctly 40 00:00:58,675 --> 00:01:00,808 so that we get a perfect exposure 41 00:01:00,808 --> 00:01:02,126 and not only that 42 00:01:02,126 --> 00:01:03,116 we need to make sure 43 00:01:03,116 --> 00:01:04,393 that we set those correctly 44 00:01:04,393 --> 00:01:06,471 so we get a creatively correct exposure, 45 00:01:06,471 --> 00:01:08,753 that's a term I'm stealing from Bryan Petersen, 46 00:01:08,753 --> 00:01:10,689 and what he's talking about there is 47 00:01:10,689 --> 00:01:12,131 we can get something that's 48 00:01:12,131 --> 00:01:13,675 not too bright or too dark 49 00:01:13,675 --> 00:01:15,028 but what we really want to do is 50 00:01:15,028 --> 00:01:16,506 make sure that we capture something 51 00:01:16,506 --> 00:01:18,076 that we're either showing motion 52 00:01:18,076 --> 00:01:19,107 or freezing motion 53 00:01:19,107 --> 00:01:20,652 or isolating a subject 54 00:01:20,652 --> 00:01:22,099 using shallow depth of field 55 00:01:22,099 --> 00:01:23,026 or showing everything 56 00:01:23,026 --> 00:01:25,006 so we have a phenomenal scenic photo 57 00:01:25,006 --> 00:01:26,617 and so we need to figure out 58 00:01:26,617 --> 00:01:27,766 how to do that. 59 00:01:27,766 --> 00:01:29,063 And so we're gonna do is 60 00:01:29,063 --> 00:01:29,984 in a second 61 00:01:29,984 --> 00:01:31,120 I'm gonna bring out my computer 62 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:32,259 and I'm gonna walk you through 63 00:01:32,259 --> 00:01:33,340 a spreadsheet, 64 00:01:33,340 --> 00:01:34,620 I know that sounds crazy 65 00:01:34,620 --> 00:01:35,510 but that's right, 66 00:01:35,510 --> 00:01:36,580 I created a spreadsheet 67 00:01:36,580 --> 00:01:38,217 and you can download the spreadsheet 68 00:01:38,217 --> 00:01:39,920 from the Adorama Learning Center 69 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,194 and it just walks through some questions 70 00:01:42,194 --> 00:01:43,971 and it will help you understand 71 00:01:43,971 --> 00:01:45,764 what settings to use on your camera 72 00:01:45,764 --> 00:01:46,820 and the nice thing is 73 00:01:46,820 --> 00:01:48,025 it allows you to put in 74 00:01:48,025 --> 00:01:49,220 a lot of different variables, 75 00:01:49,220 --> 00:01:50,273 the type of light, 76 00:01:50,273 --> 00:01:51,520 if you know, a flash or a tripod, 77 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:52,672 the kind of lens, 78 00:01:52,672 --> 00:01:53,558 and what you're shooting, 79 00:01:53,558 --> 00:01:54,456 and based on that 80 00:01:54,456 --> 00:01:55,356 it'll tell you 81 00:01:55,356 --> 00:01:56,168 what kinda settings 82 00:01:56,168 --> 00:01:57,270 to use on your camera. 83 00:01:57,270 --> 00:01:58,141 Now ideally, 84 00:01:58,141 --> 00:01:59,384 once you learn how to 85 00:01:59,384 --> 00:02:00,829 ask yourself these questions 86 00:02:00,829 --> 00:02:02,024 you won't need the spreadsheet, 87 00:02:02,024 --> 00:02:03,179 in fact it's very, very simple. 88 00:02:03,179 --> 00:02:04,454 What you'll be able to do is 89 00:02:04,454 --> 00:02:05,479 do this all in your head 90 00:02:05,479 --> 00:02:06,938 and with a little bit of practice, 91 00:02:06,938 --> 00:02:08,683 you'll be able to do all of this 92 00:02:08,683 --> 00:02:09,592 all on your own, 93 00:02:09,592 --> 00:02:10,665 with no spreadsheet, 94 00:02:10,665 --> 00:02:12,560 you'll just become intuitively able to do this 95 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,421 and when you go into a situation 96 00:02:14,421 --> 00:02:16,876 you'll know what settings to use on your camera. 97 00:02:16,876 --> 00:02:18,133 So let me bring out my computer 98 00:02:18,133 --> 00:02:19,418 and we'll walk through it. 99 00:02:19,418 --> 00:02:20,165 Well now that 100 00:02:20,165 --> 00:02:21,264 I have my computer out here 101 00:02:21,264 --> 00:02:21,726 let me walk you 102 00:02:21,726 --> 00:02:23,007 through this spreadsheet. 103 00:02:23,007 --> 00:02:25,149 Now this spreadsheet doesn't calculate anything for you 104 00:02:25,149 --> 00:02:26,651 but it helps you walk through 105 00:02:26,651 --> 00:02:27,647 some of the questions that 106 00:02:27,647 --> 00:02:28,848 you need to ask yourself 107 00:02:28,848 --> 00:02:30,313 and so you can do this all in your brain 108 00:02:30,313 --> 00:02:31,557 but what we'll do is 109 00:02:31,557 --> 00:02:32,390 we'll walk through this 110 00:02:32,390 --> 00:02:33,396 and it'll help you know 111 00:02:33,396 --> 00:02:34,185 what questions to ask, 112 00:02:34,185 --> 00:02:35,216 in which order, 113 00:02:35,216 --> 00:02:36,094 and then 114 00:02:36,094 --> 00:02:37,216 at the end, 115 00:02:37,216 --> 00:02:39,214 what settings to use on your camera. 116 00:02:39,214 --> 00:02:40,671 So what I've done is, 117 00:02:40,671 --> 00:02:41,679 and again by the way, 118 00:02:41,679 --> 00:02:42,859 you can download this spreadsheet 119 00:02:42,859 --> 00:02:44,019 from the Adorama Learning Center 120 00:02:44,019 --> 00:02:45,441 so if you wanna follow along 121 00:02:45,441 --> 00:02:46,936 at home you can do that, 122 00:02:46,936 --> 00:02:48,318 or you can just use a piece of paper, 123 00:02:48,318 --> 00:02:49,545 that will work fine as well. 124 00:02:49,545 --> 00:02:52,224 So on the left side of this spreadsheet, 125 00:02:52,224 --> 00:02:53,051 what I've done 126 00:02:53,051 --> 00:02:54,051 is I've entered this 127 00:02:54,051 --> 00:02:56,082 little column here called scenarios 128 00:02:56,082 --> 00:02:56,991 and that's so you can 129 00:02:56,991 --> 00:02:58,283 write in different types of things 130 00:02:58,283 --> 00:02:59,480 that you would like to shoot 131 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:00,720 and then you can sort of 132 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:01,648 work out all of the variables 133 00:03:01,648 --> 00:03:02,731 and figure out 134 00:03:02,731 --> 00:03:03,840 what settings to use on your camera. 135 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,020 So we're gonna walk through 136 00:03:05,020 --> 00:03:06,634 several scenarios here 137 00:03:06,634 --> 00:03:07,383 and so, 138 00:03:07,743 --> 00:03:09,154 let me scroll back up here. 139 00:03:09,154 --> 00:03:10,171 What I'm gonna do here is, 140 00:03:10,171 --> 00:03:11,230 I'm just gonna paste in 141 00:03:11,230 --> 00:03:12,271 some scenarios that we 142 00:03:12,271 --> 00:03:13,431 thought of earlier, 143 00:03:13,431 --> 00:03:14,529 and so we have 144 00:03:14,529 --> 00:03:17,283 kids playing sports outside. 145 00:03:17,283 --> 00:03:18,346 So in this instance 146 00:03:18,346 --> 00:03:19,540 we're talking about soccer, 147 00:03:19,540 --> 00:03:20,765 in the middle of the day. 148 00:03:21,205 --> 00:03:22,344 We're gonna talk about 149 00:03:22,344 --> 00:03:23,341 shooting some kids 150 00:03:23,341 --> 00:03:24,676 in the back yard at night 151 00:03:24,676 --> 00:03:26,420 for maybe a birthday party. 152 00:03:26,420 --> 00:03:27,621 We're also gonna talk about 153 00:03:27,621 --> 00:03:28,981 maybe shooting a senior portrait, 154 00:03:28,981 --> 00:03:31,239 so getting a nice headshot of somebody 155 00:03:31,239 --> 00:03:33,041 and then at the last 156 00:03:33,041 --> 00:03:33,909 we're gonna talk about 157 00:03:33,909 --> 00:03:35,666 shooting a dance recital. 158 00:03:35,666 --> 00:03:36,708 You know we're gonna talk 159 00:03:36,708 --> 00:03:38,084 to you about determining when 160 00:03:38,084 --> 00:03:39,540 it just won't work 161 00:03:39,540 --> 00:03:40,344 and so this 162 00:03:40,344 --> 00:03:42,082 will help you figure that out as well 163 00:03:42,082 --> 00:03:43,326 because that's nice to know. 164 00:03:43,326 --> 00:03:44,992 So what we gonna do here is 165 00:03:44,992 --> 00:03:46,634 we need to fill in some variables 166 00:03:46,634 --> 00:03:48,020 and once we have that, 167 00:03:48,020 --> 00:03:49,488 then we can solve 168 00:03:49,488 --> 00:03:51,505 the exposure triangle, 169 00:03:51,505 --> 00:03:54,267 ISO, shutter speed, and aperture value. 170 00:03:54,267 --> 00:03:55,405 So first let's talk about 171 00:03:55,405 --> 00:03:57,262 the variables that we have to understand 172 00:03:57,262 --> 00:03:58,633 and again you'll be doing this 173 00:03:58,633 --> 00:03:59,571 in your brain 174 00:03:59,571 --> 00:04:00,565 but working it out on a spreadsheet 175 00:04:00,565 --> 00:04:01,494 will help you sort of 176 00:04:01,494 --> 00:04:02,872 think through how to ask questions. 177 00:04:02,872 --> 00:04:04,100 So the first thing 178 00:04:04,100 --> 00:04:05,112 that we're gonna look at 179 00:04:05,112 --> 00:04:06,276 is the light level. 180 00:04:06,276 --> 00:04:07,312 In other words how much light 181 00:04:07,312 --> 00:04:08,753 do we have to play with 182 00:04:08,753 --> 00:04:10,281 in this situation. 183 00:04:10,281 --> 00:04:11,460 So the very first situation 184 00:04:11,460 --> 00:04:12,755 again we're talking about 185 00:04:12,755 --> 00:04:14,303 shooting kids outside. 186 00:04:14,303 --> 00:04:16,270 So we're gonna say it's very bright. 187 00:04:16,270 --> 00:04:17,845 So we've got lots of light, 188 00:04:17,845 --> 00:04:19,145 so we'll type that in there 189 00:04:20,045 --> 00:04:22,195 the kids party at the back yard at night, 190 00:04:22,195 --> 00:04:24,106 well this is really low light, 191 00:04:24,106 --> 00:04:25,658 there's not alot of light there 192 00:04:25,658 --> 00:04:26,641 so we're going to figure out 193 00:04:26,641 --> 00:04:27,710 how to deal with that. 194 00:04:28,290 --> 00:04:29,293 The senior portrait, 195 00:04:29,293 --> 00:04:31,607 let's pretend for this hypothetical situation 196 00:04:31,607 --> 00:04:33,101 that we're shooting outside in the shade, 197 00:04:33,101 --> 00:04:35,694 so this is shady but bright 198 00:04:36,494 --> 00:04:39,607 and we'll say yeah, shade / bright. 199 00:04:39,607 --> 00:04:40,508 So we've got 200 00:04:40,508 --> 00:04:41,676 plenty a light for that one 201 00:04:42,086 --> 00:04:43,778 and then the dance recital. 202 00:04:44,138 --> 00:04:45,243 For this scenario 203 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:46,177 we're gonna pretend 204 00:04:46,177 --> 00:04:46,824 that this is the 205 00:04:46,824 --> 00:04:48,560 absolute worst light possible, 206 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,291 so horrible light. 207 00:04:50,291 --> 00:04:51,300 In other words 208 00:04:51,300 --> 00:04:52,272 it is really dark, 209 00:04:52,272 --> 00:04:53,536 it's maybe in a gymnasium 210 00:04:53,536 --> 00:04:54,623 and the lights are 211 00:04:54,623 --> 00:04:55,547 you know those 212 00:04:55,547 --> 00:04:57,843 horrible lights that make everything green. 213 00:04:57,843 --> 00:04:59,001 So that's what we're 214 00:04:59,001 --> 00:05:00,162 gonna talk about in that situation. 215 00:05:00,162 --> 00:05:01,334 So the first thing to ask yourself is 216 00:05:01,334 --> 00:05:02,315 what kind of light 217 00:05:02,315 --> 00:05:03,452 do I have 218 00:05:03,452 --> 00:05:04,737 where I'm gonna be shooting 219 00:05:04,737 --> 00:05:05,820 and knowing that 220 00:05:05,820 --> 00:05:07,337 is going to really help you understand 221 00:05:07,337 --> 00:05:08,438 what equipment you need to bring 222 00:05:08,438 --> 00:05:09,784 and eventually 223 00:05:09,784 --> 00:05:12,021 what settings to use on your camera. 224 00:05:12,021 --> 00:05:13,770 So the next thing we need to talk about 225 00:05:13,770 --> 00:05:14,764 is exactly that, 226 00:05:14,764 --> 00:05:17,027 what equipment do you have with you? 227 00:05:17,027 --> 00:05:19,570 So we have another section of this 228 00:05:19,570 --> 00:05:20,981 spreadsheet here 229 00:05:20,981 --> 00:05:22,016 and it says 230 00:05:22,016 --> 00:05:23,273 do you have a flash, 231 00:05:23,273 --> 00:05:24,486 do you have a tripod, 232 00:05:24,486 --> 00:05:25,843 and what lens are you using? 233 00:05:26,363 --> 00:05:27,868 Now the thing to understand here is 234 00:05:27,868 --> 00:05:29,705 this isn't am I going to use a flash, 235 00:05:29,705 --> 00:05:31,312 am I going to use a tripod, 236 00:05:31,312 --> 00:05:33,024 what we're asking ourselves is 237 00:05:33,024 --> 00:05:34,656 is it available to use 238 00:05:34,656 --> 00:05:36,046 if I need it. 239 00:05:36,046 --> 00:05:38,206 So on this for scenario here 240 00:05:38,206 --> 00:05:40,926 where again we're talking about shooting kids outside, 241 00:05:40,926 --> 00:05:42,170 we're going to say 242 00:05:42,170 --> 00:05:44,191 we have no flash and 243 00:05:44,191 --> 00:05:45,902 we didn't bring a tripod 244 00:05:45,902 --> 00:05:47,656 because we just ran out the door for the soccer game 245 00:05:47,656 --> 00:05:48,972 and for this one 246 00:05:48,972 --> 00:05:50,067 we're using a zoom lens 247 00:05:50,477 --> 00:05:54,466 and so the- the lens is maybe a 75 to 300 millimeter lens 248 00:05:54,466 --> 00:05:56,058 because we're shooting sports 249 00:05:56,058 --> 00:05:57,639 and so for this I'm gonna just 250 00:05:57,639 --> 00:05:59,045 make a guess at what 251 00:05:59,045 --> 00:06:01,850 part of that lens I'm gonna be using most of the time. 252 00:06:01,850 --> 00:06:03,408 So I'm just gonna put in here 253 00:06:03,408 --> 00:06:06,010 that I'm gonna be using a 300 millimeter lens 254 00:06:06,010 --> 00:06:07,588 which is the long end 255 00:06:07,588 --> 00:06:10,298 so I'm zoomed in to the maximum ability of that lens 256 00:06:10,298 --> 00:06:11,508 and so now I have 257 00:06:11,508 --> 00:06:12,731 some parameters to work with 258 00:06:12,731 --> 00:06:15,095 saying here's the flash, the tripod that I have 259 00:06:15,095 --> 00:06:16,272 and the lens. 260 00:06:16,272 --> 00:06:17,572 Okay now that we have that 261 00:06:17,572 --> 00:06:20,459 we're ready to start solving our equation 262 00:06:20,459 --> 00:06:21,994 and so what we're gonna do here 263 00:06:21,994 --> 00:06:24,561 is we have to answer this question 264 00:06:24,561 --> 00:06:27,357 and that is what is the most important thing? 265 00:06:27,357 --> 00:06:29,422 Is it controlling motion, 266 00:06:29,422 --> 00:06:31,702 either freezing motion or showing motion, 267 00:06:31,702 --> 00:06:34,984 or is it controlling depth of field, 268 00:06:34,984 --> 00:06:37,067 how much is in focus in the image? 269 00:06:37,067 --> 00:06:38,866 Now if you're new to these terms 270 00:06:38,866 --> 00:06:40,987 we covered depth of field in 271 00:06:40,987 --> 00:06:43,601 Digital Photography One on One episode 12 272 00:06:43,601 --> 00:06:45,461 and so there's a lot information about 273 00:06:45,461 --> 00:06:47,187 depth of field in that episode 274 00:06:47,187 --> 00:06:48,181 so if this is new to you 275 00:06:48,181 --> 00:06:50,145 watch that because it'll really help you out, 276 00:06:50,145 --> 00:06:52,930 if you're new to controlling motion, freezing action, 277 00:06:52,930 --> 00:06:54,031 and showing blur, 278 00:06:54,031 --> 00:06:56,751 well you can check out episode 18 279 00:06:56,751 --> 00:06:57,969 for freezing motion 280 00:06:57,969 --> 00:06:59,129 and that will show you how to do that. 281 00:06:59,129 --> 00:07:00,139 We also have some other epish-- 282 00:07:00,139 --> 00:07:01,555 episodes on motion I think, 283 00:07:01,555 --> 00:07:04,092 episode 15 we shot about panning 284 00:07:04,092 --> 00:07:05,531 and recently we shot one 285 00:07:05,531 --> 00:07:07,050 on using a slow shutter to do 286 00:07:07,050 --> 00:07:09,123 some neat things at night with light. 287 00:07:09,123 --> 00:07:10,364 So if controlling motion is your thing 288 00:07:10,364 --> 00:07:11,399 and it's new to you, 289 00:07:11,399 --> 00:07:12,585 watch those episodes. 290 00:07:12,585 --> 00:07:14,247 But we have to make a determination, 291 00:07:14,247 --> 00:07:15,417 which one of those two things 292 00:07:15,417 --> 00:07:17,423 is the most important thing for us 293 00:07:17,423 --> 00:07:19,062 and you have to make this decision in 294 00:07:19,062 --> 00:07:22,112 every single scenario that you have. 295 00:07:22,112 --> 00:07:22,847 It doesn't mean 296 00:07:22,847 --> 00:07:23,839 if you're shooting motion 297 00:07:23,839 --> 00:07:25,055 and that's the most important thing 298 00:07:25,055 --> 00:07:27,043 that depth of field isn't important, 299 00:07:27,043 --> 00:07:28,002 it just means that 300 00:07:28,002 --> 00:07:29,429 motion is more important 301 00:07:29,429 --> 00:07:30,634 and you always have to make 302 00:07:30,634 --> 00:07:31,890 one more important than the other. 303 00:07:31,890 --> 00:07:33,019 So for this one 304 00:07:33,019 --> 00:07:34,231 we're going to say 305 00:07:34,231 --> 00:07:35,573 that motion 306 00:07:35,573 --> 00:07:37,735 is the most important thing for us 307 00:07:37,735 --> 00:07:39,176 and depth of field 308 00:07:39,176 --> 00:07:41,331 is not the most important thing. 309 00:07:41,331 --> 00:07:43,374 Okay it doesn't mean it's not important, 310 00:07:43,374 --> 00:07:44,454 it just means it's not 311 00:07:44,454 --> 00:07:46,171 the most important thing. 312 00:07:46,171 --> 00:07:47,150 Now that we have that 313 00:07:47,150 --> 00:07:48,505 we can zip over here 314 00:07:48,505 --> 00:07:50,557 to the right side of our spreadsheet 315 00:07:50,557 --> 00:07:51,497 and there's a little 316 00:07:52,377 --> 00:07:54,069 column here and it says mode. 317 00:07:54,069 --> 00:07:55,887 What that's asking is 318 00:07:55,887 --> 00:07:56,929 now that we know 319 00:07:56,929 --> 00:07:58,129 what's the most important thing, 320 00:07:58,129 --> 00:08:00,424 shutter speed or depth of field, 321 00:08:00,424 --> 00:08:01,494 which is aperture value, 322 00:08:01,494 --> 00:08:04,325 which mode setting do we 323 00:08:04,325 --> 00:08:05,795 put on our mode dial on our camera? 324 00:08:05,795 --> 00:08:06,871 Well because we said 325 00:08:06,871 --> 00:08:08,026 shutter is-- 326 00:08:08,026 --> 00:08:09,100 I mean our motion 327 00:08:09,100 --> 00:08:10,049 is our most important thing, 328 00:08:10,049 --> 00:08:10,902 we control motion 329 00:08:10,902 --> 00:08:12,143 with our shutter speed 330 00:08:12,143 --> 00:08:15,084 and so we would use shutter priority mode. 331 00:08:15,084 --> 00:08:16,158 Now on a Canon 332 00:08:16,158 --> 00:08:18,338 that is the TV 333 00:08:18,338 --> 00:08:19,447 on that dial 334 00:08:19,447 --> 00:08:20,894 and on almost all other cameras 335 00:08:20,894 --> 00:08:22,900 it's just an s 336 00:08:22,900 --> 00:08:24,466 which stands for shutter 337 00:08:24,466 --> 00:08:25,636 and so that's the mode 338 00:08:25,636 --> 00:08:27,179 that we would put our camera on 339 00:08:27,179 --> 00:08:28,262 and now 340 00:08:28,262 --> 00:08:29,286 we are ready to go in 341 00:08:29,286 --> 00:08:31,233 and start talking about exposure 342 00:08:31,233 --> 00:08:33,373 and again here's our exposure triangle, 343 00:08:33,373 --> 00:08:35,909 the ISO, the shutter, and the aperture value. 344 00:08:35,909 --> 00:08:37,370 Now the first thing we're gonna do 345 00:08:37,370 --> 00:08:38,324 is we're gonna talk about 346 00:08:38,324 --> 00:08:40,604 the ISO and what to set that on. 347 00:08:40,604 --> 00:08:42,374 Now the ISO 348 00:08:42,374 --> 00:08:44,326 since we have lots and lots of light, 349 00:08:44,326 --> 00:08:46,933 we can set that to a low ISO, 350 00:08:46,933 --> 00:08:48,376 doesn't have to be very sensitive, 351 00:08:48,376 --> 00:08:50,875 so we're gonna set that to 100 352 00:08:50,875 --> 00:08:52,063 and that's gonna be great. 353 00:08:52,063 --> 00:08:53,262 Now if you're new to these three things 354 00:08:53,262 --> 00:08:54,422 and understanding how 355 00:08:54,422 --> 00:08:56,066 they work in relationship to each other, 356 00:08:56,066 --> 00:08:58,396 check out Digital Photography One on One 357 00:08:58,396 --> 00:09:02,746 episode 16 and specifically I talk about ISO 358 00:09:02,766 --> 00:09:03,913 and what it does, 359 00:09:03,913 --> 00:09:05,015 and how it works. 360 00:09:05,015 --> 00:09:06,439 So if these things are new to you, 361 00:09:06,439 --> 00:09:08,192 check out episode 16 362 00:09:08,192 --> 00:09:09,176 because I talk all about 363 00:09:09,176 --> 00:09:10,392 how these three things work together. 364 00:09:10,392 --> 00:09:12,310 Okay now the next thing is 365 00:09:12,310 --> 00:09:13,905 we know that we are in 366 00:09:13,905 --> 00:09:15,783 shutter priority mode which means 367 00:09:15,783 --> 00:09:16,921 that we get to set 368 00:09:16,921 --> 00:09:17,838 the shutter speed 369 00:09:17,838 --> 00:09:19,065 on our camera. 370 00:09:19,065 --> 00:09:20,176 The question then is 371 00:09:20,176 --> 00:09:22,031 what do we set that shutter speed to? 372 00:09:22,031 --> 00:09:22,926 So let's go back 373 00:09:22,926 --> 00:09:23,891 and look at what we have here. 374 00:09:23,891 --> 00:09:25,725 We have a 300 millimeter lens 375 00:09:25,725 --> 00:09:26,723 and that tells us 376 00:09:26,723 --> 00:09:27,770 something right off the bat 377 00:09:27,770 --> 00:09:28,858 and that is 378 00:09:28,858 --> 00:09:29,685 if we're handheld 379 00:09:29,685 --> 00:09:31,021 and we know we're handheld 380 00:09:31,021 --> 00:09:32,459 because we have no tripod, 381 00:09:32,459 --> 00:09:34,234 our shutter speed 382 00:09:34,243 --> 00:09:35,449 needs to be at least 383 00:09:35,449 --> 00:09:38,509 as fast as the length of our lens 384 00:09:38,509 --> 00:09:39,904 and that's a rule of thumb 385 00:09:39,904 --> 00:09:41,223 that we learned in episode 18 386 00:09:41,223 --> 00:09:42,572 and so we know 387 00:09:42,572 --> 00:09:43,444 that our shutter speed 388 00:09:43,444 --> 00:09:44,336 has to be at least 389 00:09:44,336 --> 00:09:46,626 1/300 of a second, 390 00:09:46,626 --> 00:09:48,108 at the very, very minimum 391 00:09:48,108 --> 00:09:49,581 to freeze that motion. 392 00:09:49,581 --> 00:09:50,753 But we also know 393 00:09:50,753 --> 00:09:51,831 that we have a lot of light, 394 00:09:51,831 --> 00:09:53,561 we really want to freeze that motion, 395 00:09:53,561 --> 00:09:55,133 so we're gonna set our shutter speed 396 00:09:55,133 --> 00:09:56,386 a lot faster than that 397 00:09:56,386 --> 00:09:57,680 so we're gonna set it to 398 00:09:57,680 --> 00:09:59,731 1/1000 of a second, 399 00:09:59,731 --> 00:10:00,626 so I'm just gonna put 400 00:10:00,626 --> 00:10:01,567 a thousand in there. 401 00:10:01,567 --> 00:10:02,926 So we're at thousandeth of a second, 402 00:10:02,926 --> 00:10:04,700 and that's really gonna freeze that motion 403 00:10:04,700 --> 00:10:07,159 and what aperture value should be used, 404 00:10:07,159 --> 00:10:08,799 well we don't really care, 405 00:10:08,799 --> 00:10:10,735 because depth of field 406 00:10:10,735 --> 00:10:12,260 isn't as important as the 407 00:10:12,260 --> 00:10:14,124 shutter speed 408 00:10:14,124 --> 00:10:15,587 and controlling motion 409 00:10:15,587 --> 00:10:16,822 and because we're in aperture-- 410 00:10:16,822 --> 00:10:19,160 I'm sorry, we're in shutter priority mode, 411 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:20,396 the camera is gonna 412 00:10:20,396 --> 00:10:21,715 automatically figure out 413 00:10:21,715 --> 00:10:23,680 the aperture value for us 414 00:10:23,680 --> 00:10:24,831 and so right there 415 00:10:24,831 --> 00:10:26,086 we've walked through this, 416 00:10:26,086 --> 00:10:27,711 we know what settings to put our camera on. 417 00:10:27,711 --> 00:10:29,055 Now one thing to note 418 00:10:29,055 --> 00:10:30,290 is that you really 419 00:10:30,290 --> 00:10:31,409 need to pay attention to 420 00:10:31,409 --> 00:10:32,974 what's going on inside your camera. 421 00:10:32,974 --> 00:10:35,019 So if you're shooting that soccer game 422 00:10:35,019 --> 00:10:37,219 and you're at a thousandth of a second 423 00:10:37,219 --> 00:10:39,359 and you see that inside your camera, 424 00:10:39,359 --> 00:10:40,926 the camera is blinking at you 425 00:10:40,926 --> 00:10:43,409 saying your aperture value is, 426 00:10:43,409 --> 00:10:45,463 you know it can't get wide enough, 427 00:10:45,463 --> 00:10:46,830 or it's saying low, 428 00:10:46,830 --> 00:10:47,918 not enough light, 429 00:10:47,918 --> 00:10:48,846 or saying high, 430 00:10:48,846 --> 00:10:49,736 too much light, 431 00:10:49,736 --> 00:10:50,905 you may have to adjust 432 00:10:50,905 --> 00:10:52,509 your shutter speed, 433 00:10:52,509 --> 00:10:54,514 either faster to restrict light 434 00:10:54,514 --> 00:10:56,154 or slower to let in some more light 435 00:10:56,154 --> 00:10:58,308 based on what your cameras telling you. 436 00:10:58,308 --> 00:10:59,350 So this is just 437 00:10:59,350 --> 00:11:01,077 sort of a starting point 438 00:11:01,077 --> 00:11:02,106 but it'll help you 439 00:11:02,106 --> 00:11:03,696 think through what you need to do 440 00:11:03,696 --> 00:11:04,624 and get you there. 441 00:11:04,624 --> 00:11:05,461 So let's walk through 442 00:11:05,461 --> 00:11:06,820 a couple more of these really quickly 443 00:11:06,820 --> 00:11:07,942 and we can see 444 00:11:07,942 --> 00:11:09,491 where we can avoid some problems 445 00:11:09,491 --> 00:11:10,683 using this methodology 446 00:11:10,683 --> 00:11:12,151 of thinking through our scenario. 447 00:11:12,151 --> 00:11:13,592 So what we're gonna do here is 448 00:11:13,592 --> 00:11:14,428 we're gonna talk about 449 00:11:14,428 --> 00:11:15,444 shooting our kids party 450 00:11:15,444 --> 00:11:16,411 in the backyard 451 00:11:16,411 --> 00:11:17,092 at night. 452 00:11:17,092 --> 00:11:19,168 So let's talk about the equipment, 453 00:11:19,168 --> 00:11:19,817 do we-- 454 00:11:19,817 --> 00:11:20,557 that we have 455 00:11:20,557 --> 00:11:21,508 so let's say yes, 456 00:11:21,508 --> 00:11:22,375 we have a flash, 457 00:11:22,375 --> 00:11:24,155 we're not going to use a tripod 458 00:11:24,155 --> 00:11:25,598 cause kids move around too much 459 00:11:25,598 --> 00:11:26,811 and since we're shooting at night, 460 00:11:26,811 --> 00:11:27,984 we have our favorite lens, 461 00:11:27,984 --> 00:11:28,813 which might be 462 00:11:28,813 --> 00:11:30,417 a 50 millimeter lens 463 00:11:30,417 --> 00:11:32,305 and so we've got that. 464 00:11:32,305 --> 00:11:33,676 Now what's the most important thing, 465 00:11:33,676 --> 00:11:34,724 is it motion 466 00:11:34,724 --> 00:11:36,008 or is it controlling depth of field, 467 00:11:36,008 --> 00:11:36,984 how much is in focus? 468 00:11:36,984 --> 00:11:38,446 Well for my money on this, 469 00:11:38,446 --> 00:11:39,496 I'm gonna choose motion 470 00:11:39,496 --> 00:11:40,438 because I wanna make sure 471 00:11:40,438 --> 00:11:41,814 that those kids aren't all blurry, 472 00:11:41,814 --> 00:11:42,579 I want to make sure 473 00:11:42,579 --> 00:11:43,428 I get some really nice shots 474 00:11:43,428 --> 00:11:44,856 so again I'm gonna say 475 00:11:44,856 --> 00:11:46,569 motion is the most important thing, 476 00:11:46,569 --> 00:11:48,539 depth of field is something that 477 00:11:48,539 --> 00:11:50,313 we don't care about too much 478 00:11:50,313 --> 00:11:51,470 for this scenario. 479 00:11:51,470 --> 00:11:52,337 And now we can 480 00:11:52,337 --> 00:11:53,391 go over to the right hand side 481 00:11:53,391 --> 00:11:55,036 and somehow I just 482 00:11:55,036 --> 00:11:56,175 scrolled way over . 483 00:11:56,175 --> 00:11:57,495 I can go over here 484 00:11:57,495 --> 00:11:58,540 to the right hand side 485 00:11:58,540 --> 00:11:59,405 and say what mode 486 00:11:59,405 --> 00:12:00,276 do I need to be in. 487 00:12:00,276 --> 00:12:01,569 Well this, again, 488 00:12:01,569 --> 00:12:02,736 we're controlling motion 489 00:12:02,736 --> 00:12:03,607 so we're in 490 00:12:03,607 --> 00:12:04,479 the same exact mode, 491 00:12:04,479 --> 00:12:05,628 which is shutter priority. 492 00:12:05,628 --> 00:12:07,390 That's either TV or s 493 00:12:07,390 --> 00:12:08,401 on your mode dial 494 00:12:08,401 --> 00:12:09,662 and now we can 495 00:12:09,662 --> 00:12:10,629 start dialing things in. 496 00:12:10,629 --> 00:12:12,210 So ISO, what do we use? 497 00:12:12,210 --> 00:12:14,441 Well the light is really low 498 00:12:14,441 --> 00:12:16,225 so our first inclination would be 499 00:12:16,225 --> 00:12:17,450 let's crank the ISO 500 00:12:17,450 --> 00:12:19,026 as high as it will possibly go, 501 00:12:19,026 --> 00:12:20,432 maybe 3200 ISO. 502 00:12:20,432 --> 00:12:22,412 Well we could do that 503 00:12:22,412 --> 00:12:23,674 but we don't need to. 504 00:12:23,674 --> 00:12:25,634 Why, well we have a flash 505 00:12:25,634 --> 00:12:26,614 and so because 506 00:12:26,614 --> 00:12:27,504 we know we have a flash, 507 00:12:27,504 --> 00:12:28,832 we know we can let our flash 508 00:12:28,832 --> 00:12:29,637 make up for 509 00:12:29,637 --> 00:12:30,475 some of that light 510 00:12:30,475 --> 00:12:31,640 that we don't have 511 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:33,152 and so let's increase our ISO 512 00:12:33,152 --> 00:12:35,717 but not make it crazy that we have a 513 00:12:35,717 --> 00:12:36,908 a lot of noisy pictures. 514 00:12:36,908 --> 00:12:37,966 So what we're gonna do is 515 00:12:37,966 --> 00:12:39,111 I'm gonna type in 800. 516 00:12:39,111 --> 00:12:41,381 So we're gonna have our ISO at 800 517 00:12:41,381 --> 00:12:42,061 which is pretty high 518 00:12:42,061 --> 00:12:43,699 but not crazy high. 519 00:12:43,699 --> 00:12:44,650 What I suggest is 520 00:12:44,650 --> 00:12:45,922 you do some experiments 521 00:12:45,922 --> 00:12:47,626 to see what different ISO levels 522 00:12:47,626 --> 00:12:48,455 do for you 523 00:12:48,455 --> 00:12:49,385 as far as creating noise 524 00:12:49,385 --> 00:12:50,325 in your image 525 00:12:50,325 --> 00:12:51,362 but 800 is a 526 00:12:51,362 --> 00:12:52,513 pretty good starting point. 527 00:12:52,513 --> 00:12:53,599 Ok now that we have that, 528 00:12:53,599 --> 00:12:55,014 we know that we need to 529 00:12:55,014 --> 00:12:55,970 set our shutter speed 530 00:12:55,970 --> 00:12:56,999 to something. 531 00:12:56,999 --> 00:12:57,965 Well we know we can't 532 00:12:57,965 --> 00:12:59,679 set it to a thousandth of a second 533 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:00,574 because there's not 534 00:13:00,574 --> 00:13:01,739 very much light there 535 00:13:01,739 --> 00:13:02,801 and so what I 536 00:13:02,801 --> 00:13:03,668 suggest that you do is 537 00:13:03,668 --> 00:13:05,018 make that shutter speed 538 00:13:05,018 --> 00:13:06,209 as slow as possible 539 00:13:06,209 --> 00:13:07,553 without having blur. 540 00:13:07,553 --> 00:13:08,456 And we know 541 00:13:08,456 --> 00:13:09,363 based on what we 542 00:13:09,363 --> 00:13:10,891 taught you in episode 18, 543 00:13:10,891 --> 00:13:11,779 there's a rule of thumb 544 00:13:11,779 --> 00:13:12,988 that says your shutter speed 545 00:13:12,988 --> 00:13:13,874 should be at least 546 00:13:13,874 --> 00:13:14,773 the length-- 547 00:13:14,773 --> 00:13:15,491 at least as fast 548 00:13:15,491 --> 00:13:17,855 as the length of your lens or 549 00:13:17,855 --> 00:13:19,579 a sixtieth of a second, 550 00:13:19,579 --> 00:13:20,555 that's the slowest 551 00:13:20,555 --> 00:13:21,384 you should go 552 00:13:21,384 --> 00:13:22,626 when you're shooting handheld 553 00:13:22,626 --> 00:13:23,684 and so we're gonna put 554 00:13:23,684 --> 00:13:24,819 our shutter speed 555 00:13:24,819 --> 00:13:26,774 on sixtieth of a second. 556 00:13:26,774 --> 00:13:28,015 What aperture should be used? 557 00:13:28,015 --> 00:13:28,920 Well we're gonna 558 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:29,722 let the camera 559 00:13:29,722 --> 00:13:30,418 figure that one out. 560 00:13:30,418 --> 00:13:31,545 So we're just gonna say 561 00:13:31,545 --> 00:13:32,408 we don't care, 562 00:13:32,408 --> 00:13:33,755 the cameras gonna figure that out 563 00:13:33,755 --> 00:13:35,325 and we're off to the races. 564 00:13:35,325 --> 00:13:36,209 Now once again 565 00:13:36,209 --> 00:13:37,264 we need to look at that 566 00:13:37,264 --> 00:13:37,799 and see if 567 00:13:37,799 --> 00:13:38,949 our cameras complaining to us 568 00:13:38,949 --> 00:13:40,234 and saying not enough light 569 00:13:40,234 --> 00:13:41,251 or we need to 570 00:13:41,251 --> 00:13:42,128 do some changes 571 00:13:42,128 --> 00:13:43,055 but this is going to work out 572 00:13:43,055 --> 00:13:43,983 pretty darn well 573 00:13:43,983 --> 00:13:45,705 in fact we did an episode 574 00:13:45,705 --> 00:13:46,374 where we used 575 00:13:46,374 --> 00:13:47,260 these exact settings 576 00:13:47,260 --> 00:13:48,238 at night, with kids, 577 00:13:48,238 --> 00:13:49,669 when they were trick-or-treating 578 00:13:49,669 --> 00:13:52,344 and that's Digital Photography One on One episode 36. 579 00:13:52,344 --> 00:13:53,254 So you can see this 580 00:13:53,254 --> 00:13:54,901 actually working out 581 00:13:54,901 --> 00:13:55,786 in real life. 582 00:13:55,786 --> 00:13:56,921 Okay let's talk about 583 00:13:56,921 --> 00:13:57,898 one more here 584 00:13:57,898 --> 00:13:59,608 and this is 585 00:13:59,608 --> 00:14:00,901 shooting a senior portrait. 586 00:14:00,901 --> 00:14:01,976 So a friend of yours 587 00:14:01,976 --> 00:14:02,578 is asked you to 588 00:14:02,578 --> 00:14:03,305 shoot a senior portrait, 589 00:14:03,305 --> 00:14:04,839 so you found a great location, 590 00:14:04,839 --> 00:14:06,130 lots of shade, 591 00:14:06,130 --> 00:14:08,487 your senior's all ready to go 592 00:14:08,487 --> 00:14:09,864 and so what 593 00:14:09,864 --> 00:14:10,734 you're gonna look at here is 594 00:14:10,734 --> 00:14:11,751 what are you using? 595 00:14:11,751 --> 00:14:13,132 So let's go in here and say 596 00:14:13,132 --> 00:14:13,982 do we have a flash, 597 00:14:13,982 --> 00:14:14,701 let's say yeah, 598 00:14:14,701 --> 00:14:15,855 we have a flash in our camera bag. 599 00:14:15,855 --> 00:14:17,055 Do we have a tripod, 600 00:14:17,055 --> 00:14:18,000 sure we have a tripod, 601 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:18,945 cause we want to make sure 602 00:14:18,945 --> 00:14:19,890 that we have everything 603 00:14:19,890 --> 00:14:20,630 framed up just right. 604 00:14:20,630 --> 00:14:22,151 What lens do you have? 605 00:14:22,151 --> 00:14:23,031 Well let's say 606 00:14:23,031 --> 00:14:24,495 you have an 85 millimeter, 607 00:14:24,495 --> 00:14:26,518 which is a great lens 608 00:14:26,518 --> 00:14:28,256 and specifically maybe 609 00:14:28,256 --> 00:14:31,268 let's say this is an 85 millimeter with an aperture 610 00:14:31,268 --> 00:14:32,669 that goes to maybe 2.8, 611 00:14:32,669 --> 00:14:33,452 something like that. 612 00:14:33,452 --> 00:14:35,088 So we've got this great lens 613 00:14:35,088 --> 00:14:36,874 and now we're ready to go in here 614 00:14:36,874 --> 00:14:38,379 and say where do we start, 615 00:14:38,379 --> 00:14:39,548 what's the most important thing, 616 00:14:39,548 --> 00:14:41,128 is it motion our depth of field? 617 00:14:41,128 --> 00:14:42,467 Well for a senior portrait, 618 00:14:42,467 --> 00:14:43,777 hopefully that senior's 619 00:14:43,777 --> 00:14:45,199 not gonna be moving around a lot, 620 00:14:45,199 --> 00:14:46,157 we want to really 621 00:14:46,157 --> 00:14:47,762 get that nice shallow depth of field 622 00:14:47,762 --> 00:14:49,067 so for this, 623 00:14:49,067 --> 00:14:49,942 depth of field is 624 00:14:49,942 --> 00:14:51,111 the most important thing 625 00:14:51,111 --> 00:14:51,864 and our motion 626 00:14:51,864 --> 00:14:53,688 is not what we really care about 627 00:14:53,688 --> 00:14:54,898 and so what mode 628 00:14:54,898 --> 00:14:56,170 do we set our camera on? 629 00:14:56,170 --> 00:14:57,142 Well again over here 630 00:14:57,142 --> 00:14:59,200 for mode we would probably 631 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:00,703 most nobly say 632 00:15:00,703 --> 00:15:01,849 we want to set this to 633 00:15:01,849 --> 00:15:03,541 aperture priority mode, 634 00:15:03,541 --> 00:15:05,419 so on a Canon that's Av 635 00:15:05,419 --> 00:15:06,516 and for all other cameras 636 00:15:06,516 --> 00:15:09,405 that's A on the mode dial 637 00:15:09,405 --> 00:15:10,209 on your camera. 638 00:15:10,209 --> 00:15:11,416 So once we know that 639 00:15:11,416 --> 00:15:12,640 we can go back out here 640 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:13,879 and look at our exposure triangle 641 00:15:13,879 --> 00:15:14,558 and say okay, 642 00:15:14,558 --> 00:15:15,458 let's start over here 643 00:15:15,458 --> 00:15:16,378 with the ISO. 644 00:15:16,378 --> 00:15:17,327 Well we know 645 00:15:17,327 --> 00:15:18,079 we're in shade 646 00:15:18,079 --> 00:15:18,800 with lots of light, 647 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:19,525 we can keep 648 00:15:19,525 --> 00:15:20,498 that ISO nice and low 649 00:15:20,498 --> 00:15:22,092 so we're gonna set that to 100 650 00:15:22,092 --> 00:15:23,663 and we're gonna say 651 00:15:23,663 --> 00:15:24,692 what aperture value 652 00:15:24,692 --> 00:15:25,641 do we want to use? 653 00:15:25,641 --> 00:15:27,014 Well again, we talked about 654 00:15:27,014 --> 00:15:28,529 depth of field in episode 12 655 00:15:28,529 --> 00:15:29,559 and we know 656 00:15:29,559 --> 00:15:30,510 that we want to 657 00:15:30,510 --> 00:15:31,608 have a really wide open aperture, 658 00:15:31,608 --> 00:15:32,559 which is a low number 659 00:15:32,559 --> 00:15:33,407 and so let's say 660 00:15:33,407 --> 00:15:34,669 that our lens 661 00:15:34,669 --> 00:15:35,692 allows us to shoot 662 00:15:35,692 --> 00:15:37,386 at an aperture value of 2.8. 663 00:15:37,386 --> 00:15:40,978 So I put in there f/2.8 664 00:15:40,978 --> 00:15:41,929 and there you go. 665 00:15:41,929 --> 00:15:42,951 So we know what that is. 666 00:15:42,951 --> 00:15:45,226 Shutter speed, well the camera is gonna 667 00:15:45,226 --> 00:15:46,241 figure that out for us 668 00:15:46,241 --> 00:15:47,411 because it's in 669 00:15:47,411 --> 00:15:48,830 aperture priority mode 670 00:15:48,830 --> 00:15:50,054 and now we know 671 00:15:50,054 --> 00:15:51,027 that we have all of our 672 00:15:51,027 --> 00:15:52,467 settings ready to go 673 00:15:52,467 --> 00:15:53,537 on that scenario 674 00:15:53,537 --> 00:15:54,945 and that's how it works out. 675 00:15:54,945 --> 00:15:55,938 What are you shooting, 676 00:15:55,938 --> 00:15:57,293 how much light do you have, 677 00:15:57,293 --> 00:15:58,638 what equipment do you have, 678 00:15:58,638 --> 00:15:59,996 what's most important, 679 00:15:59,996 --> 00:16:01,045 what mode 680 00:16:01,045 --> 00:16:02,045 do you set your camera in, 681 00:16:02,045 --> 00:16:03,246 fill in the blanks, 682 00:16:03,246 --> 00:16:04,274 you're ready to go. 683 00:16:04,274 --> 00:16:05,198 And I use this 684 00:16:05,198 --> 00:16:06,565 every single time I shoot, 685 00:16:06,565 --> 00:16:07,441 it's just an exercise 686 00:16:07,441 --> 00:16:08,390 I do in my head 687 00:16:08,390 --> 00:16:09,548 and it's become automatic. 688 00:16:09,548 --> 00:16:10,756 Now I want to show you 689 00:16:10,756 --> 00:16:11,913 one more illustration 690 00:16:11,913 --> 00:16:12,801 of how this can 691 00:16:12,801 --> 00:16:13,798 really help you out 692 00:16:13,798 --> 00:16:15,047 and I've created this 693 00:16:15,047 --> 00:16:17,010 hypothetical situation that is 694 00:16:17,010 --> 00:16:18,818 the worst case scenario 695 00:16:18,818 --> 00:16:20,542 and using this methodology, 696 00:16:20,542 --> 00:16:21,514 we know 697 00:16:21,514 --> 00:16:22,591 that it's best for us 698 00:16:22,591 --> 00:16:24,031 to just to leave our camera in our bag, 699 00:16:24,031 --> 00:16:25,429 cause it is not going to work out. 700 00:16:25,429 --> 00:16:26,710 So let's walk through it really fast 701 00:16:26,710 --> 00:16:28,025 so I can illustrate this for you. 702 00:16:28,025 --> 00:16:29,888 So we have this dance recital 703 00:16:29,888 --> 00:16:32,748 and in this fictitious scenario 704 00:16:32,748 --> 00:16:34,056 we're shooting at 705 00:16:34,056 --> 00:16:35,214 let's say in a gymnasium 706 00:16:35,214 --> 00:16:37,194 and it's really low light 707 00:16:37,194 --> 00:16:38,198 and we're shooting from 708 00:16:38,198 --> 00:16:39,660 the very top of the bleachers 709 00:16:39,660 --> 00:16:42,092 and they won't let us use a flash, 710 00:16:42,092 --> 00:16:44,105 we can't bring in a tripod 711 00:16:44,105 --> 00:16:46,705 and you know we don't have 712 00:16:46,705 --> 00:16:47,898 a really, really nice lens. 713 00:16:47,898 --> 00:16:48,868 So what we're gonna do 714 00:16:48,868 --> 00:16:49,735 over here is 715 00:16:49,735 --> 00:16:50,517 we're gonna say 716 00:16:50,517 --> 00:16:52,523 what equipment do we have? 717 00:16:52,523 --> 00:16:54,123 So we have 718 00:16:54,123 --> 00:16:55,274 a flash 719 00:16:55,274 --> 00:16:58,346 and the answer to that is no. 720 00:16:58,346 --> 00:16:59,300 We have no flash. 721 00:16:59,300 --> 00:17:00,388 Do we have a tripod? 722 00:17:00,388 --> 00:17:01,510 The answer is no. 723 00:17:01,510 --> 00:17:02,970 What lens are we using? 724 00:17:02,970 --> 00:17:04,557 Well we're using a 300 millimeter lens 725 00:17:04,557 --> 00:17:05,322 cause we're just trying to 726 00:17:05,322 --> 00:17:06,311 get a picture of our kids. 727 00:17:06,311 --> 00:17:07,667 Okay so we know that 728 00:17:07,667 --> 00:17:09,677 what's the most important thing, 729 00:17:09,677 --> 00:17:10,921 is it motion or 730 00:17:10,921 --> 00:17:11,637 depth of field? 731 00:17:11,637 --> 00:17:12,478 We know its motion 732 00:17:12,478 --> 00:17:13,254 because those dancers, 733 00:17:13,254 --> 00:17:14,442 you wanna freeze those dancers. 734 00:17:14,442 --> 00:17:15,976 So the answer is motion 735 00:17:15,976 --> 00:17:17,031 is the most important thing, 736 00:17:17,031 --> 00:17:18,350 depth of field we'll let it 737 00:17:18,350 --> 00:17:19,839 come out where it comes out, 738 00:17:19,839 --> 00:17:21,363 so what mode do we use 739 00:17:21,363 --> 00:17:22,151 when we're 740 00:17:22,151 --> 00:17:23,014 trying to control motion? 741 00:17:23,014 --> 00:17:24,806 Well it's shutter priority mode 742 00:17:24,806 --> 00:17:25,658 which we know is 743 00:17:25,658 --> 00:17:28,344 the TV or s on our mode dial 744 00:17:28,344 --> 00:17:29,618 on our camera. 745 00:17:29,618 --> 00:17:30,988 Now that we know that 746 00:17:30,988 --> 00:17:32,131 let's talk about 747 00:17:32,131 --> 00:17:33,266 the ISO setting. 748 00:17:33,266 --> 00:17:34,569 Well in this light, 749 00:17:34,569 --> 00:17:35,679 it's horrible light, 750 00:17:35,679 --> 00:17:36,793 there's just hardly any of it, 751 00:17:36,793 --> 00:17:37,879 so we're really gonna have to 752 00:17:37,879 --> 00:17:38,815 increase your ISO 753 00:17:38,815 --> 00:17:39,790 so we're gonna 754 00:17:39,790 --> 00:17:40,573 put it at 3200 755 00:17:40,573 --> 00:17:41,538 and let's pretend 756 00:17:41,538 --> 00:17:42,832 that's the highest ISO 757 00:17:42,832 --> 00:17:44,059 we have on our camera. 758 00:17:44,059 --> 00:17:45,008 Well when we look at this 759 00:17:45,008 --> 00:17:46,887 we're saying what shutter speed 760 00:17:46,887 --> 00:17:47,784 should we use? 761 00:17:47,784 --> 00:17:48,712 Well we have 762 00:17:48,712 --> 00:17:50,965 a lens that's 300 millimeters 763 00:17:50,965 --> 00:17:51,641 and let's say 764 00:17:51,641 --> 00:17:52,913 this is the absolute worst case scenario, 765 00:17:52,913 --> 00:17:53,731 we have no 766 00:17:53,731 --> 00:17:55,400 image stabilization on this lens, 767 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:56,916 so it's just totally handheld. 768 00:17:56,916 --> 00:17:58,082 Well we know that 769 00:17:58,082 --> 00:17:58,887 our shutter speed 770 00:17:58,887 --> 00:17:59,638 has to be at least 771 00:17:59,638 --> 00:18:01,013 300th of a second. 772 00:18:01,013 --> 00:18:01,816 So I'm gonna say 773 00:18:01,816 --> 00:18:02,872 300th of a second here. 774 00:18:02,872 --> 00:18:05,766 Well based on experience 775 00:18:06,816 --> 00:18:07,419 and you can 776 00:18:07,419 --> 00:18:08,791 try this out for yourself, 777 00:18:08,791 --> 00:18:09,888 what would happen is 778 00:18:09,888 --> 00:18:10,771 as soon as we 779 00:18:10,771 --> 00:18:11,888 got our camera out 780 00:18:11,888 --> 00:18:12,726 and we're trying to 781 00:18:12,726 --> 00:18:13,739 shoot at 300th of a second 782 00:18:13,739 --> 00:18:15,318 our aperture is gonna 783 00:18:15,318 --> 00:18:16,188 start complaining 784 00:18:16,188 --> 00:18:17,170 and saying 785 00:18:17,170 --> 00:18:17,912 there's not enough light, 786 00:18:17,912 --> 00:18:18,919 there's not enough light, 787 00:18:18,919 --> 00:18:19,912 and the images 788 00:18:19,912 --> 00:18:21,061 are not gonna work, 789 00:18:21,061 --> 00:18:22,481 it's just gonna be really, really dark 790 00:18:22,481 --> 00:18:24,424 and so this is not going to 791 00:18:24,424 --> 00:18:25,236 work out for us 792 00:18:25,236 --> 00:18:26,101 because our aperture 793 00:18:26,101 --> 00:18:27,127 just won't open wide enough 794 00:18:27,127 --> 00:18:28,737 and we can't increase our ISO 795 00:18:28,737 --> 00:18:29,965 because it's already maxed out 796 00:18:29,965 --> 00:18:31,514 so the only option that we have 797 00:18:31,514 --> 00:18:32,946 is to slow down 798 00:18:32,946 --> 00:18:33,859 the shutter speed 799 00:18:33,859 --> 00:18:35,059 and really in this scenario 800 00:18:35,059 --> 00:18:36,162 probably you'd have to have it 801 00:18:36,162 --> 00:18:37,300 down to maybe 802 00:18:37,300 --> 00:18:38,366 a 20th of a second 803 00:18:38,366 --> 00:18:39,175 because it's just 804 00:18:39,175 --> 00:18:40,157 such horrible light 805 00:18:40,157 --> 00:18:41,084 and at that point, 806 00:18:41,084 --> 00:18:42,658 everything is totally blurry 807 00:18:42,658 --> 00:18:44,056 and there's really no room 808 00:18:44,056 --> 00:18:45,570 for you to wiggle here 809 00:18:45,570 --> 00:18:46,619 because you don't have options 810 00:18:46,619 --> 00:18:47,395 that you need 811 00:18:47,395 --> 00:18:48,076 like a flash 812 00:18:48,076 --> 00:18:48,769 or a brighter light 813 00:18:48,769 --> 00:18:49,589 or a better lens 814 00:18:49,739 --> 00:18:51,129 and so just based on this, 815 00:18:51,129 --> 00:18:52,186 you can look at this and say 816 00:18:52,186 --> 00:18:53,031 you know what, 817 00:18:53,031 --> 00:18:54,193 this is not going to 818 00:18:54,193 --> 00:18:54,908 work out for me, 819 00:18:54,908 --> 00:18:55,705 I'm not going to get 820 00:18:55,705 --> 00:18:56,625 the shots that I 821 00:18:56,625 --> 00:18:57,497 would like to get 822 00:18:57,497 --> 00:18:59,002 so either I need to rent a lens 823 00:18:59,002 --> 00:18:59,919 and a flash 824 00:18:59,919 --> 00:19:00,702 or I just need to 825 00:19:00,702 --> 00:19:02,029 enjoy the dance recital 826 00:19:02,029 --> 00:19:03,281 and understand that I'm not 827 00:19:03,281 --> 00:19:04,249 going to get the shot 828 00:19:04,249 --> 00:19:05,143 that I want 829 00:19:05,143 --> 00:19:05,977 because sometimes 830 00:19:05,977 --> 00:19:06,895 that's the truth, 831 00:19:06,895 --> 00:19:08,023 you don't have the equipment 832 00:19:08,023 --> 00:19:08,805 or you don't 833 00:19:08,805 --> 00:19:09,694 have the right scenario 834 00:19:09,694 --> 00:19:10,531 to shoot the shots 835 00:19:10,531 --> 00:19:11,746 that you wish you could 836 00:19:11,746 --> 00:19:14,200 and unfortunately that's just the law of physics 837 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:15,623 and this workflow 838 00:19:15,623 --> 00:19:16,437 will help you understand 839 00:19:16,437 --> 00:19:18,547 why something horrible is 840 00:19:18,547 --> 00:19:19,546 happening to your shots 841 00:19:19,546 --> 00:19:21,167 like that where everything is all blurry 842 00:19:21,167 --> 00:19:22,251 and that's because 843 00:19:22,251 --> 00:19:23,436 there's just not enough light. 844 00:19:23,436 --> 00:19:25,978 Well that's the methodology I use, 845 00:19:25,978 --> 00:19:27,163 I've taught this for years 846 00:19:27,163 --> 00:19:28,721 in my seminars and workshops 847 00:19:28,721 --> 00:19:29,460 and a lot of people 848 00:19:29,460 --> 00:19:30,197 have used this 849 00:19:30,197 --> 00:19:31,408 to get their thinking 850 00:19:31,408 --> 00:19:32,936 in the right shape so that when they go out, 851 00:19:32,936 --> 00:19:34,152 they know what settings 852 00:19:34,152 --> 00:19:35,007 to use in their camera 853 00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:36,294 and they've been very successful 854 00:19:36,294 --> 00:19:37,986 I hope you're successful as well. 855 00:19:37,986 --> 00:19:39,200 Well thanks for joining me 856 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:40,255 that's all the time 857 00:19:40,255 --> 00:19:40,961 we have this week. 858 00:19:40,961 --> 00:19:41,804 Remember if you have 859 00:19:41,804 --> 00:19:42,800 a question about photography 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