For those who didn't get it (nailing proper exposure for video and photography)
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- Опубліковано 17 бер 2024
- Some people didn't understand that last video about how to get PERFECT exposure every video and photography shot every time using 3 different methods- grey card ( gray card) color chart, histograms, camera exposure meter and colored paper. These are what I use to get proper exposure for camera lighting in my videos especially when using available light or constant LED lighting while vlogging both indoors and outdoors for vlogs and portrait photography or even product and cooking or food photography without doing any post processing or editing! Forget RAW. Get it right immediately when shooting jpegs.
Technically gray cards are 18% reflectivity on a logarithmic curve, but our eyes and histograms see it as half way (50% from left to right visually), not at 18% or 1/5 from the left. So when I say "50%" I simply mean perceptually on a histogram. I try to explain things that normal people can understand but nerds always get worked up when I do.
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Markus, don't you ever quit, I beg you. The world needs more people like you 👌🏼
You're awesome, I knew, but to take your time and explain again shows how much you love photography, class act my friend.
Only thing i know it's that every Markus video have perfect white balance and perfect exposure. No joke, I'm impressed how Markus can deliver so good videos with, sometimes, shitty cameras. All is in nailing exposure, white balance and having good light.
Because he used his crinkled A4 paper method every time.
Yep, it's proof that good photos are videos are much more about understanding exposure and composition than expensive gear.
😂😂you mean “shitty cameras” that were perfectly good when they were released per their time frame?? 🤔 Just not “shitty” then ‘cause they were the latest greatest and everyone bought them up soon as released to upgrade their other older shitty camera version 😉 😆😅 it never ends!! 🤓
I think it's because he uses a mannequin head in a pole. It's right in our face but he doesn't say it because that's the secret sauce. A gray card doesn't show you where the lighting will fall on your face.
you could have left people to rot in the comments but chose to revisit and simplify it even further. thats what makes your channel different. thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
How do they fit zebras into a little camera!? 😜
One Zebra at a time! Honey I Shrunk the Zebras! 😅
I imagine they have something to do with the house hippos m.ua-cam.com/video/NBfi8OEz0rA/v-deo.html
Mine has penguins 🐧
😱
Cross breeding with an ant.
So that I understand this correctly, I take my camera and go to the zoo to take photos of zebras, right ?
Yes and they will be perfectly exposed!
I like it when zebras expose themselves!😂
Not the Zebras right.take the left ones. They are better, cause the sun comes from the right
@@shakerman55XD
Yes and then wait until the first one blinks at you.
Ah down the rabbit hole, you mentioned the taboo mantra, computer screen and perfect exposure. Now you gonna have to cover about monitor or screen, brightness and color calibration as someone will have question about why my result is different in my phone or my print photo
The snake that eats its own tail. On a couple of weeks we are dissecting the inner workings of the lepton head by shakra.
What is an ICC profile?
That's why you have a color profile for every major screen manufacturer and send the appropriate versions based on what screen your audience or clients are using. It's the same in web design they make versions for different screens
So! 1) Take several pictures of the same subject in the same situation with different exposure settings and make a note of what setting you used for each photo. 2) import the photos into your computer and choose the one that looks best. 3) Still continuing to use the same setup, set the exposure the same as it was for the photo that looked best on your computer screen. 4) Go into your zebra settings and adjust the ZEBRA settings so that only the white on the colour card is Zebra'd. This is the ZEBRA setting you will use from now on because that's what will give you the indication of "perfect" exposure for that specific camera. 5) Now when you shoot anywhere else, simply place the colour/grey card on the focal point of the new image your composing with the Zebras on. 6) Adjust your EXPOSURE until the zebra pattern only appears on the white section of the card and your exposure should be set perfectly. All this is done to take the screen on your camera out of the equation assuming your computer monitor is good enough. I'm a novice, did I get that right?
After step 2), you cannot continue to use the same setup because the sun has moved and the lighting has changed. I believe one should do this indoor using video light. This way the lighting remains the same after you examine the video in your computer. To demonstrate this outdoor is what's causing the confusion.
Please forgive me for being slow, I’m about to go try this. Sooooo, I’m setting my camera to expose an image that looks good on MY computer monitor? I ask the question because I’m setup with 2 monitors (a MacBook Pro and a Dell monitor) and they look very different from each other. Which one is correct and which one will look correct on other people’s monitors and phone? Again, if you see this comment please go easy.
@@user-mw4zr3re9oyou need to calibrate your screen with a screen calibrator
This is close but remember 35% 50% or 75% and honestly look at using a mannequin head like he does because gray cards don't show how the lights will fall on your face before every shoot.
it is so funny, every time you break something down, make it simple for everyone... there are always the "I-know-it-better" and you know what, they for sure did not work in Hollywood and they did not produce big productions... yet here we are and they still know all better :) never give up Markus, we love you for what you do
The best video on that topic ever. So awesome!
This was great! Fling! CRASH! Excellent!
I like your calm, considered and patient way of explaining things! 😁No, seriously, you're making the point.
I appreciate the blurry background. Very cinematic. And the advice is totally gamechanging.
Had to check to see if I had my playback speed set to normal or not, good info
Love it! What an easy and simple explanation. Why do so many photographers make this so complicated? Thanks Markus!
Your guidance is always solid! You have no clue how much time you saved me by following your video a long while back about stop shooting every video in raw! Do I still need it occasionally yes but for the majority of the time my clients love the quick turn around and I have never heard I hate your grading or lut lol. (I learned to get it right on location most of the time lol). Thank you!
The part in your previous video where you said that you have to do a bit of homework in the beginning is what people seem to have missed out on. Your video was a guide for us to do a bit of trial and error and once we find what works for our gear we're good to go. I think a lot of people out there want it all to be done without effort. I personally thought what you said was very helpful and vey clear. Anyway, thank you and don't ever change. You're fantastic!
I volunteer at a senior center, we film elders telling their memoirs, I will put these lessons to use, I'm so lucky. I'm watching your vidoes nonstop, its awesome here at your channel😎🤘
That sounds interesting and you probably hear really cool accomplishments and stories that you don't expect from these elderly folks.
I had to subscribe after watching this one. Thanks Markus!
Welcome aboard!
This is my fourth video of you and I can't love you more for your down-to-earthness! Good on you mate! ❤
IM TALKING TO NORMAL PEOPLE 😂😂😂😂 I love it. Always a tech nerd out there to correct you. 😂👍🏼
Normal people are not watching this. They are busy on OF and TT.
Markus, you’re the man! You give us useful information and never try to sell us crap. Hell, you even do giveaways. Ignore the gatekeeping AV dorks. There are tons of us who appreciate what you do!
Thanks, Markus! Complete Zone System calibration in under 5 minutes.
Long story: In the film days we would test every new batch of film and calibrate against handheld and in-camera light meters to match gamma at different ISO values (ASA/DIN) under standard and push processing. This process took days and allowed us to match previous batches as well as across multiple cameras in need rooms, photo pools, etc. It was laborious and necessary for high-quality photos on a consistent and simplified basis.
Crystal clear the first time haha. Thank you for every video you do. Worth it's weight in gold!
Don't be fooled Markus. There are people who simply have to use a disposable camera and then they only have to deal with a zebra crossing. My wife still doesn't understand it and wants 50 shades of gray. 😅 If I hold that up to the light, we can skip white balance. No kidding, your humor is great and your explanations have enormous drive. This makes photo/video even more fun. The tip of the crumpled A4 paper is really useful/handy. I also tested your special settings in the Canon XA70 (G70 in the USA). Ingenious and quick to process in Davinci. Greetings, also to your beautiful wife 💐, from the Netherlands. 👋🏻
I agree with allanimalstaxi, thanks for taking the time to give the extra explanation. Some of us are brand new to photography and really want to understand the basics. You do it well, thank you!
You are amazing, just amazing. Thank you for your energy and your dedication to your mission!!
I think it likely that anyone who doesn't understand this one-step approach hasn't grasped the exposure triangle yet and might be having bigger problems than this. Simply. Not a put down. This process can only be a mystery if you have no reason to use it.
Man, I just love this guy. The energy is so contagious
Thank you 10x times over for another learning adventure! Sponge Mark here. My learning so far is.
White balance setting: Use the camera’s digital focus not analog - subject holding a white paper, zoom in on the paper filling the screen for the setting.
For color white balance - to nail the grey: Use a crumbled piece of white paper to get the off shades of grey and white and set the white balance.
Which instruction do I do? and do I do the crumbled white paper still using only the digital focus?
Setting the camera’s proper exposure - histogram - brightness level: Take a bunch of photos, from to light to - to dark changing the exposure. View the photos on your computer not the view finder of the camera! Find the best looking photo and see how close it is to 50% on the camera’s histogram. Use a flat grey scale card not a glossy card and turn on the camera’s zebra pattern and adjust to desired setting until only the white bar on the grey scale card is blinking. Do not change the exposure setting. Then when your in the field to achieve the proper exposure have the subject hold up the grey scale card, zebras is activated, you then can set the camera’s exposure, your F stop, ISO, or shutter speed until only the white bar on the card is blinking - presto done.
In sunlight harmonize darker backgrounds with a diffuser for a perfect light balance. Move the subject in to a darker background and balance out the lighting of the photo so it looks even from the subject to the background.
If I’m asked where did you learn how to film. MarkusPix University of Filming. Much love!!
This really made me smile as your animated presentation made it so much fun. I do so enjoy your videos even with 50+ years of still and motion photography behind me. Your perspectives are always interesting even if I don't always agree with them or the style of your finished presentation.
I think the gap in "getting it" is that the viewers don't know that you mean to immediately compare the "proper" exposure with the chip chart. For a lot, using outdoor light means running into the house to upload and then running back out before the light changes to set the zebras on the chip and that is not exactly an easy chore.
Gold, Markus.
Love it.
LOL.... Thanks for the clarification, I didn't require it, but this does remove the fuzz in my brain. After the other video, I ordered that color checker card.... I wanted one anyway, and now I know WHY I need it. My camera always seems to render darker than the real scene. Thanks to you I know why and how to fix it! Keep up the work... you're a teacher at heart!
Here in England we have grass everywhere and this spikes my histogram at around 4 (on a scale of 1-10 left - right) so I don't even need a grey card for exposure. Same process as you explained here.
thanks for the tip
Yep. I found out about the grass exposure trick a few years ago.
the problem is camera manufacturers make different and very non-linear OETF, usualy claiming in manual as "standard" that differ from real standard like bt.709. Many beginners discover it in hard way, trying to follow some video guru (with other camera ofc) and get very bad result (usualy problems in areas close to dark and very bright modified by manufacturers to pretend their product have "better image" than competitors).
I was going to play the last video over and over untill I got it. This one makes it more simple. I only have older cameras a200 a500 a3000 and I am going to learn this on one for sure. I also have a couple video cameras so I am going to figure it out with them also. Thanks for everything you do. I have learned much from your videos and I do shoot in manual all the time now, playing with the settings after shooting in auto my whole life. Hope everything is good for you. See you on the next one.
I didn’t see the previous video but I get it! Makes complete sense to me. Thanks for the years of learning to explain this simply.
This makes me smile, well done!
hey i only watched the first 5 seconds but that grey thing is 18% lol. You certainly made the content more concise with this speedrun. Keep fighting the good fight, these kind of videos help a lot of people and most wont ever leave a comment. Yes I am getting it, it makes sense, the setup takes a while, but once its setup its very intuitive and much better than what I have done.
I clicked my like just by looking at the name of this video 😂🤣
Thank you Markus! Now I need to go watch yesterday's video.
You're awesome. Thanks so much for the explanation. This and the other video helps so much.
Thank you so much! I am one of those who got it the first time. It is easy indeed and I got great results with Sony CX240 using the card your recommended. And I am not talking about results with more expensive camcorder, which has a zebra. By the way, I am a hobby videographer and not a pro. Thanks again, your videos changed a lot for me.
It’s really very simple Marcus, and thank you for that tip! To be honest, in the first video, I’ve wached it to the end before I realised what you meant. Also, I was about to buy the glossy one, because it comes complementary on a local store here in Australia, with the Datacolor Elite Pro monitor color correction, but it seems like I’m going to get (or make) also a matte one. It makes sense now why.
I were stunned with the comments in previous video... People asked questions that literally were answered by demonstration and explanation perfectly.
"Really? Didn't you watch anything?"
What many students are being taught is also competing with everything they've learned (and become accustomed) prior. A student can can hear what you're teaching while simultaneously modifying it mentally. Even simple concepts can therefore be confusing for some.
@@vision-gc4hy You are not supposed to challenge what you are learning on that moment, but be quiet and take it in as told.
Then later on think about what did you see/hear/read and only then when you know what that was, to challenge it with different perspectives and different takes etc.
So in this case, watch the video and listen.
Wait few hours and then come up with opinions about the content, not the person etc.
@@paristo They're not challenging what they're being taught. It occurs unconsciously. It's a barrier to learning for many many people. It's why boot camps break you down completely, before they begin to teach you anything. To drive out your assumptions and habits. Students are often trying to learn but don't know how to learn.
I understand it - I just need to buy one of those colour / white balance cards :)
Markus, thank you / vielen Dank !
I love it when you make these types of videos. 😂Thank you for keeping it simple!
Different video but I just picked up a pristine Sony NEX 3G based on your glowing reviews on it, came with a power zoom, such a cool camera, Love the channel, love your excitement for gadgets
Superb Sir, more like this plz
loved your explanation very helpful and will do this with my camera later. thanks
As per usual.
Thank you for Exposing this simple technique.
Very practical and good advice!
Great job explaining it. Thanks
As usual Brilliant..
Bella 🐈 carries the white balance.. a nice non reflective soft white.. on her paws and chest.
Trop fort Markus!!! Top délire , j adore ce mec !!!
Please make a playlist of these settings for dummies. This and the white balance video have helped me understand what they are
The most funny "how-to" vídeo I've seen in many years. I'll be laughing for a long time, even centuries. I look at it from my experience as tech support for a software company. The customers were techies too but some didn't get it sometimes. I dreamed on doing a written or recorded "how-to" the way you've done this one but unfortunately these were out of the "corporate rules". We were not allowed to use even RTFM. It was frustrating. ;-)
I don't know you Markus, but I worry about your blood pressure.
Thanks for all the wisdom you share
I have been using the Panasonic G7 for the last 7 years and I love it to bits. However, I have only just discovered, after watching your video, that the % zebra settings can be changed on the camera (how did I miss this?). So I am going to set up the camera and follow your video step by step. You are a good teacher, man. Keep up the good work.
I understood and thank u for your enthusiasm from Japan.
🤣Hahaha! This is great! I liked the other video, and yes I understood it. Your reaction is great showing you clearly must have had a lot of responses from the non-normal people 🙂
I'm so glad i found your channel man 😂 🙏🏾
Thank you for the P S A . I am one of the few that understood you the first time lol but I still watched your video because I really appreciate your content
Love the mini drama plz do more, will this work with astrophotography 😂
In the good old days you would take a light meter and measure the incident light on the subject (or 18% reflectance grey card), the meter would then recommend a f-number which may not necessarily be right for your camera. So you need to take a few shots to determine what the gap is and apply it in the future. With the digital cameras you can make use of the histogram position and zebra setting to do this. Why 18%? Because the experts looked at a large number of photos and decided this average was the best. The exposure meter in your camera should presumably be targeting around this number. Love your work, Markus, please keep going!
True, but again, each camera shows a different histogram for 18% grey, which is why we need to prep one of these two methods first
Agreed👍
Yes Markus, thank you.
Peace✌️
Thank you Markus.
I might not be the brightest but I think I got it this time. Thanks!
Awesome job!
Love it!
Completely off topic, but I'm really interested in your paintings. I'm an artist as well and saw your work on other videos, id love to see a video about them, they look incredible. Love your content 👏🏻
Go to markuspaintings.com and click on video
I needed this second video. I think I need something even more basic. Can you just do it for Lumix GH5?
Completely off topic because I already understood you the first time...
You always have AWESOME shirts in your videos! Where do you shop for those shirts?
Thanks, now I get it, awesome
Great 👍
Wow. ❤🔥So clever.
I used a sekonic lightmeter and then shot the grey card. I checked where it was in the histogram so when i used only the grey card in the field, then i set it where it was on my base reading. My Canon RP is more like the G70 or rx10iv. Not all cameras have zebras though
I got it Marcus! Thanks
hello markus thanks for the video:D it really helps my photography
i recently heard from one of my friends that sony lens cap is perfect for grey. I wonder if it is reliable information, and if it that so people would love it here
Yes ; Photography is an adventure, and it's good to stay on the trail
Thanks for this, Markus. This video explained what I missed on the first one.
But I sure wish my camera had zebra settings...
brilliant... Thanks again 🙂
now with caffeine ! Love you Markus !
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I admit, I had to watch the previous video twice... or was it three times. I'll probably watch this one a few more times just for the entertainment value🙂
That is an easy method. Thamks
Lol. Great video. It really made me smile.
Thanks!
Sending love! Sorry this one apparently caused some consternation.
There is one thing I'm assuming, which others might not be, and that is required (I think?) in order for this process to work correctly...
The test photo set, the subsequent dialling in of the optimum exposure, and the establishment of a reference point using histogram/zebras on a grey card/greyscale -HAS TO HAPPEN UNDER CONSISTENT LIGHTING-
...Is that so? So you either want to do this under studio conditions or on a very stable overcast day outside (and quickly!). If the lighting conditions change between test shots and making the reference point, then the "correct" exposure as deduced in the test shots will no longer be correct and you'll up up with a "reference" that systematically under or over exposes.
Exactly! Light changes fast outdoor so the perfect shot photo sample will not always be the right exposure, if your indoor you control the light to be consistent. A 18 % gray card has a shade that is 18 % if it is darker gray well it could be 60% that’s why camera stores recommend you/us 18% and you use that card NOT for right exposure but for right white balance, to achieve best colors in your shoot. I use a handhold light meter where the brightest area is exposed and take a reading so I don’t clip the highlights and this takes me 2 sec to figure out the right exposure. Marcus way works great too because he has figured out what works for him. There is no right or wrong way, just find a quick accurate way that works for you and you good to go. Iam not a professional photographer but I know how to achieve right exposure with the stuff I got. Photography is fun 😊👍
Don't worry, Markus. Most of us got it yesterday. Your explanation yesterday was, as usual, very clear and focused on solving problems. You and your channel are a joy.
Thank you, I will print or buy a card, i'm not the man for slow post-work, I shoot raw only to allow to recover missed exposure settings.
great videos thanks
You are fantastic
Got it
Thank you 🙏
Whoa! lay off the caffeine.... 8--) GREAT explanation of how to do this. Now all I gotta do is wait until Amazon gets more of those color charts in.
0:40 If people were whining about that in the comments (I didn't look), it must be the 'measurebators' that don't actually make art and don't share their photos for the world to see (most of them never do, which means you don't know if you should take them seriously), but instead sit around and read camera forums all day debating brands, how to check if your lens is decentered, etc. This is simple to understand the way you're explaining it. Don't worry about the measurebators. You'll never please them.
Took me 5 watches but I totally get it now. Thanks for the extra video! One more Q: does this method work for video?
yes of course
True! My own settings :)
this will help a lot on my c100
Thanks now I understand you.
It definitely is noticeable how consistent and pleasing Marcus' footage is. Plus, none of that "epic, cinematic" BS where the host looks like they're in the witness protection program and the gear they are reviewing is in on the table right in front of them - I guess - I can't see anything but a silhouette in the BLACK! And that's the documentary pros I'm complaining about.
I am gonna try right now....