BLOWN OUT HIGHLIGHTS? FIX IT with these 6 PRO TIPS!
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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 how to manage, and why you shouldn't be afraid of, Dynamic Range.
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YES !!!
Loved your family history - as a French speaking Swiss in a heavy huguenot-shelter region, this was very interesting. And the Acadiens-cajuns homophony-deformation was well explained, didn't know!
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@@labalia30we say « septante » for « soixante-dix » and « huiptante » for « quatre-vingts » and I hear some french-Swiss do too. Do you?
@@simon_dentremont yes, I do! We have the septante-huitante-nonante for 70-80-90. The French-speaking Belgian also (they have a lovely way of pronuncing "houitante"). In some regions of FR-speaking Switzerland which are just near France (Geneva for example), they tend to use more "quatre-vingts". In Brussels, too. I didn't know that you did in Nova Scotia, too - perhaps because your French is of a more ancient origin - the "soixante-dix" or "quatre-vingt" seems to have been fixed in the late 17th century by the Académie française. How do they say in Québec?
What inspires me on your channel is that your teaching widens not only our understanding but also our creativity. A lot of teaching is restrictive by telling people "how it is done" or what not to do. You tell us all the interesting options you learned and encourage us to try something we didn't do before.
Welcome!
You are a wonderful teacher and inspire your listeners to go out there, experiment and have fun !
Thank you so much!
This is why I like Simon's tutorials, cause he always end his videos that wont scare amateur photographers. 😊
Quote at 9:20 - "I don't recommend lower your ISO for getting more dynamic range above getting the shot." Great job explaining things clearly, Simon, and reminding us of the ultimate goal - getting the shot.
Thank you Professor ! I spent my entire career in image reproduction (photo & print) and have been an active photographer for 50 years. You do a spectacular job of explaining technical stuff for mere mortals -- balanced with a "get the shot" sensibility. I most enjoy your videos and alway pick up a nugget or two from each. Old dogs can indeed learn new tricks! Keep up the good work!
Right on!❤
You´re not only a good teacher, you´re a great human being for sharing the knowledge, you´ve built on a long and hard journey! Thank You!!!
Once again, M. D'E. offers a clear explanation of one of digital photography's basics, dynamic range, provides some practical strategies for managing it -and puts it into perspective. Voilà, encore un travail de qualité!
Wow, thanks!
These videos are so useful. I am so happy that I came across your videos!
Thank you very much for all your videos. Simon, you're the best teacher!
I run into this issue all the time when I’m doing symphony concert photography, when the musicians are all wearing black, playing off of white sheet music, and hit with a spotlight. Meanwhile, the background lighting is changing at times to reflect the mood of whatever they are playing. It drives me insane at times. These tips will help greatly. Thank you.
Simon's bonus tips are always worth sticking around for.
But is it really a bonus tip, if there's always a bonus tip? 😂. Sounds like all is included
You make complicated issues a “non-issue” - you always make me want to grab my camera and go shoot! I’m sure looking differently since I started watching your videos. Thanks, and keep up the good work!
The Portuguese and Basques were fishing the Great Banks outside the coast of Canada.
They fished here even before there was permanent settlement. Some believe even prior to Columbus. Many families have ties to Basque, Spain and Portugal. In fact many Basque lived in what is today France. Many Iberians moved to Navarre which was where many French explorers came from. Samuel de Champlain was also from near La Rochelle.
Finding your UA-cam channel has just been a gift! I had to put down my camera for a year or so to handle family matters. Now that things are going well again, I can concentrate on my photography hobby. Mr. D'Entremont, you are a fabulous teacher. I have bookmarked your videos for repeated viewing. This one on dynamic range is of particular interest as I am headed to Namibia in a month for a photography safari. Your explanations are clear and understandable - I am not nor will I ever be a pro - but I do love my hobby and am always striving to improve my skill level with the camera. Thank you very much. Anyone with a photography hobby could benefit from these tutorials!
I've just discovered your channel and I must confess your "lessons" are just what you need to improve photography.
I've so much to watch to catch up! 😊🙏
Happy to help!
You got that lion shot at 1/50 hand held?! That’s amazing!! I’ve gotta start weight training my arms… Thanks for another informative video, this encourages me that it’s not bad that I like to underexpose a little.
I have Huguenot heritage on my mother's side. They fled to England from France.
Comme d'hab, les conseils de M. d'Entremont sont toujours top -et sa façon de les présenter toujours très bien fait.
Thank you!
I just got affirmed of my technique: just embrace it.
Simon, you are a constant delight and you're appreciated more than you know. Thank you.
Low percentages of West Asian on ancestry tests for someone of European ancestry is often the algorithm overfixing generic West Eurasian DNA as being specifically West Asian. Most of the algorithms do this, but some are worse about than others. Similarly, Iberian and Italian can be Southern French ancestry that doesn't fix as well into the "French/German/Dutch" combination model most algorithms use. (Southern French fit within that model but are shifted towards Iberian and Italian populations for various reasons.)
Good video, just thought I'd drop those comments for people who might find this interesting. You can always have an expert help evaluate your info and even run it through other models to get a better idea of what you're working with.
I like your last tip, don't worry about it!!
Great video, Simon. Through experience, I knew it was better to underexpose to prevent blown out highlights, but I didn't know why. Thanks.
Hey Simon.
Firstly, Your videos are amazing! They feel simple and are very informative!
Secondly, I am have been wanting to get into photography and I have no clue about storing camera gear over long periods of time.
I dont want to spend the money that I have on a good setup and not on anything to store it properly.
So a camera storage video will be immensely helpful!
Thankyou!
Simon isn't it amazing what we can learn from History!!! I learned a lot about the Acadian people during my 34 years in Moncton New Brunswick. I also married an Acadian girl. Then I took a tour guide course in Québec City. This course helped me connect the dot. I have a better understanding of Canadian History. What the British conquerors did to your people was extremely cruel.
Your ancestry is the proof that, back in the days, there were a lot of people travelling from country to country. For fishing, trading furs, spices, precious metals, etc. That was years before Samuel De Champlain founded Québec City, in 1608.
You speak the truth. Using a camera to make an image is an art form and as such it is our vision that is paramount here.
Thanks for a Great video and beautiful photos. Being from Miami, I was a victim of heat distortion this weekend in Yellowstone. I was finally able to get the lens a cold enough temperature to get some decent photos.
Very substantial info & highly useful tips, thanks!
Love your tutorials & work! Thank you. 📸
Interesting techniques to get better photos.thank you
I know the first part was an add but Simon, we could listen to you all day and about anything! Your cadence and voice just makes learning from you so easy and enjoyable! Thank you for everything youve taught me so far!
Wow, thank you!
Thank you Simon!!!
Another awesome video Simon!
Man, thanks a lot for taking the time to explain everything so clearly and understandable, I fell in love with photography thanks to your videos, I’m putting in practice all your tips and lessons, and already getting great results. A lot of videos on UA-cam are about showing off gear and pricey equipment. Is refreshing to see that there is someone taking the time to show the basics and fundamentals with that amount of detail. I wish that your channel keeps growing and getting more attention because, hands down, is the best photography channel out there. Thanks for sharing your work, talent and wisdom. God bless you and your work!!!!
Hey, Simon,
If you're looking for a sequel idea for this video, you could focus on the effect of the display medium on dynamic range. We don't directly observe RAW data when we see an image. We see RAW data translated into a form we can see via a screen or a piece of paper. It's ultimately the dynamic range of the screen or physical piece of paper that governs how much dynamic range we can see. Once it was explained to me that the "dynamic range of paper" was 7-8 stops and that the "dynamic range of screens displaying sRGB" was also 7-8 stops, it changed my understanding of what camera manufacturers were selling me when they talked about the sensor's dynamic range.
I set up a static shot with a standard light and shoot from way under exposed to over exposed to see how dark the senor will go before the noise enters the image. I do the same thing with the over exposed. This gives me the known quantity of light my senor will handle. I can then use any of the Technics you talk about for capturing the image. Getting it right in camera is important for me. Since i use two cameras I had to do it to both cameras so that I know just how far I can push it at most ISOs to capture what I want. The rest is hooking up you to the camera and practise. Wildlife is still the hardest to capture but when it all goes right I get goose bumps. Good post today I enjoyed it.
When in doubt, shoot a bracket, or underexpose a bit since digital cameras are better at recovering shadow. The tip about the gradient ND filter is something I would never have thought of! Smart!
Oh, there is actually one other thing you can do to help with noise and dynamic range. If you have a high resolution camera, sometimes they come with a medium raw format. In that format, the resolution is reduced, but the noise is decreased and the dynamic range is increased. The camera is binning pixels together to effectively create a larger photosite. This is a newer feature on high resolution cameras, and not everything has this yet.
As a M43 user you can be sure we never purposefully underexpose. That will kill dynamic range
Underexposure is always an error, the less you capture the more noisy the result will appear
@@tiktokfavorite3070…except when done on purpose.
@@tiktokfavorite3070when your only other option is to blow out the highlights, under exposing is your best bet. You can do noise reduction, you cannot recover lost highlights.
@@tiktokfavorite3070 "Always" is wrong. Never claim something is "always" an error, or it will be you, who is in error. I can assure you, along with the instructions in this video verifying, you are mistaken. In fact "most" times, that will be proven incorrect.
Once again thanks for your explanation of a very tricky part of photography to understand. Your video was very informative and interesting,in fact I watched it twice and I now have a better understanding of dynamic range and how I can improve my photography.
Thanks ever so much 👍👍
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your videos, this really inspires me to go out and shoot!
I smiled when I saw the subject of your latest video as I wondered if a comment I recently made on your video about high ISO gave you the idea for this video? However, great advice. BTW, love the close-up shot of the elephant's tusk. Thanks again Simon.
Best advice : don’t worry just shoot! Thanks Simon
I love your presentation. You even made me smile and watch the advertisement!!
Thank you so much!
Back in the days of film the best photographers used the 'golden hour' (post dawn and pre dusk) to get even tones all over their photos. Today it is still the best way to get great photos with beautiful tones all over the photo without having to worry about dynamic range. Back the amateurs took photos in bright daylight. The pros waited for the 'golden hour.'
Great video! Well made, to the point and explaining everything nicely. Thanks for sharing 🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Simon, I think lower dynamic range affects the whole scene, so the issue is not just about losing the pure black and pure white. That's why I don't understand why these companies do not focus on that essential point in photography but are more busy with nonessential elements. Maybe I am missing something. Thank you for the video.
Your channel is by far my favorite for educational photography content. You're great at just getting into the meat of things.
Very good, Simon. I am glad you don't sell used cars.
Très instructif ton sujet Simon , beau clin d œil sur historique des Acadiens
Another very nice video. Congratulations.
One detail: the Portuguese sailors and explorers have been going to eastern Canada for centuries, even before the French arrived there, especially in search of cod fish. Maybe that may explain some of your genetic heritage.
The name Labrador may even come from the Portuguese word Lavrador (farmer).
from Wikipedia:
“Based on the terms defined in the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Portuguese Crown claimed it had territorial rights in the area visited by the explorer John Cabot in 1497 and 1498 on behalf of the Crown of England.[1] To that end, in 1499 and 1500, the Portuguese mariner João Fernandes Lavrador visited the northeast Atlantic coast and Greenland, which accounts for the appearance of "Labrador" on topographical maps of the period.[2] Subsequently, in 1501 and 1502, the Corte-Real brothers explored and charted Greenland and what is today the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, claiming these lands as part of the Portuguese Empire. Fragmentary evidence also suggests a previous expedition in 1473 by João Vaz Corte-Real, their father, with other Europeans, to Terra Nova do Bacalhau (New Land of the Codfish) in North America.[2][3] The possible voyage of 1473 and several other possible pre-Columbian expeditions to North America in the 15th century, mostly from the Azores in the case of the Portuguese (included in donation royal letters), remain matters of great controversy for scholars. Their existence is based on brief or fragmentary historical documents that are unclear concerning the destinations of voyages.
In 1506, King Manuel I of Portugal created taxes for the cod fisheries in Newfoundland waters.[citation needed] João Álvares Fagundes and Pêro de Barcelos established fishing outposts in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia around 1521. These were later abandoned, however, when Portuguese colonizers began to focus their efforts mainly on South America. Nonetheless, the Portuguese-founded towns of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, St. Peter's, St. John's, Conception Bay and surrounding areas of east Canada remain important as a cultural region, even today.[4]”
Another good video and tips Simon
Great video! Experimenting with light/dynamic range with processing shots from a true natural light environment can produce wonderful surprises.
Absolutely!
@@simon_dentremont I'm unhappy with many images but the wonderful surprises really make up for it. I think I'm getting better about 25% of my keeper images are really keepers. Many thanks to you!!
Mirrorless or dslr camera has this dynamic range issues and blowout the image during bright sunny time. During that time I use my iPhone to take photos which is better and clear. Also iPhone has raw option to edit further.
You are by far the best "conseiller" I've found on UA-cam. Thank you for your videos!
Watching with pleasure in Sweden.
You are so welcome!
I’m just so grateful for these videos.
Although i have a canon 250d, i listen to this guy like i own a Sony a9iii. I just love this channel
Always educational videos thanks
So nice of you
Tip #7: use CPL filter. In some cases, you can selectively darken the sky and get a broader DR.
As always, great discussion, and I will be mulling for much of this evening. I started out shooting slide film and always protecting my highlights (harder then than now). Lately I've been digitizing those slides in raw and opening in LR. I'm finding LOTS of details in the darker areas that I never knew was there. So, that's my second to your premise.
I am usually underexposing by 1/3-2/3 stops on sunny days, because exposure balancing is weird. Though magenta tint on really hard underexposed areas is disgusting to deal with.
I am really looking forward to global shutter giving us stackable multi-exposure RAWs as smartphones do already.
Even though I don’t learn anything I watched right until the end and really enjoyed it. A refresher is always useful :-)
Nice video Simon . You teach the "rules" well, but appropriately remind your audience that a pro knows the rules, but an artist will often break them to create something extraordinary. I love your images and video clips. Really good stuff. Sometimes a miscalculation results in an unexpected treasure. Sometimes it results in thinking that "this camera is really overrrated." 😗
I really do like your videos. Always fun to watch, to learn something new. Your way of explaining is so awesome, because it feels so supportive and encouraging.
Greetings from Germany, where some of your ancestors are coming from.
Bravo, voici une very good explanation as its vraiment clair mais pas overexposed ! 😉
That was hands down the best ad i've ever watched. I ended up watching the whole ad and forgetting about the video lol
I believe that tip number 1 should be shoot raw plus jpg. Raw images can help so much even if the dynamic was low, but your photo was underexposed by mistake. I have recovered many photos over the years with the raw image. Merci Simon
OK, thanks for responding. Keep sending out your wisdom!
Great video Simon. I agree that many photographers overstress about highlights…good photos can still be achieved!👍
A complicated topic which you made so simple to understand. Thanks so much!
Your videos are so educational for me, I catch myself wanting to like it before you finish the video. I am glad I found and subscribed to your channel.!!
A master in photography❤
Another great video, Simon. As usual, knew a bit, learned a bit, and enjoyed it all! Thanks for keeping them coming.
Very useful video. I'd like to add one thing. You can take a single photo, use a postprocessor to make a light version and a dark version and then merge all three versions (light, original, dark), and this too raises dynamic range.
Hmmmm, not sure about that one.
Excellent video! Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Thanks! Informative and enjoyable
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like nature photography for the enjoyment of it plus for a library of potential reference pics for my paintings.
This year, I have been using the aperture priority setting plus I invested in an entry-level mirrrorless.
Much sharper pics with the new camera (still a "budget" camera). Especially with bird pics in lower lighting conditions.
I can still add my interpretation when I get painting.
You've inspired this fellow Acadian and Louisiana Cajun to pursue wildlife photography. I recently bought a R8, and with your technical videos I finally processed my first pics! Thanks for the inspiration. I'd love share my pics with you to get your input on them
Simply the best!
You truly are a brilliant teacher, thank you, Simon!
You're very welcome!
Superb explanation, very easy to understand, congratulations and many thanks! 😊 Bravo pour la pédagogie exemplaire!
I've done my family history as well and have Huguenot too. My Father's mother was born In Rhode Island but her parents came from France in about 1868.
I enjoy your videos, wish you had an online calls for beginners. :)
It would be an interesting coincidence if you, as an Acadian, had a part of the Akkadians within you. Those were settled in the near east 2250 B.C. Check Akkad. Maybe this is the connection to "asia"
Very informative! thank you for taking our suggestions into consideration!!
Can you explain the up coming eclipse filters to use and some equipment that might be helpful
Thank you. Alway great advice and tips
My pleasure!
Love this!!
Thank you.
I totally agree. My take is that you should understand the technical implications and consequences of being out of DR. Anything is a tool and shall serve for achieving the photographer's artistic or documentary intentions. It's part kf the language, sometimes you use a formal key, sometimes you use hyperbolic statements which make no sense per se.
I'm going with the bonus tip, Thank you Simon d'Entremont👏🏼👏🏼📷
Amazing video as always, thanks again Simon.
Another valuable and inspiring video, appreciate it Simon! I'm glad that I started taking photos again and I can be here. Hope you'll make some videos about your last journey and experiences, I really like how you interpret everything, with that modesty and profession. Have a nice weekend!
I so look forward to Simon’s new videos. There is always something new to learn.
Awesome explanation thanks
You are welcome
Thank you very much
Always sensible advice. Thank you!
My pleasure!
Great video as always, Simeon - many thanks for this channel, it's invaluable to a beginner amateur hobbyist like myself!
Yeah, nicely explained... as usual.
Thanks again!
Hi Simon, I really enjoyed this video and was very useful to me as sometimes when I shoot Planes the Plane is well exposed but the sky is blown out White. And sometimes when I shoot high-rise Buildings the sky is blown out. I will try to Underexpose next time, small changes can make a bit difference to my photography. Many thanks Simon. 😊
Thanks Simon ☺️