How to get the PERFECT photo (landscape photography)
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
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In this video, Tony Northrup travels to Lone Pine, California to teach you all the steps you should take when you NEED to take the most perfect picture possible. You know, those scenarios where you finally get an AMAZING scene and you don't want to ruin your photo!
Filmed with the Sony a7R III: sdp.io/a7r3 + iPhone 11 Pro Max
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Looks like Tony is making progress fighting the good fight against bokeh addiction. Keep it up mate!
NEVER, i got a f/1.4 50 mm and i'm not afraid to use it
Also, they are back to 4K; thank god, their footage was beginning to look like crap.
You are so right about arriving at a gorgeous location and being so hyped that you risk making mental errors in your photography. Most of us have felt this way. Slow down and go through a mental list of no-fail procedures. Thanks for the great ideas, Tony.
Right on. My photo buddy and I got to the Mobius Arch last October, mid-week, for sunset milky way shots. Positioned perfectly, ready for sunset. About 30 min after astronomical twilight, a 14 person photo workshop arrives.
"Uh, you got here first?"
"Yes, we did."
"Well then, we'll just shoot from behind you."
"Yes, you will."
Everything worked out.
Lmao nice
Perfect time to be there !!
Tonys landscape technique: “just fill the memory card”
Checklists are so important, there's a damn good reason why they're used in aviation. Mine *ALWAYS* start with "Take the shot" - you don't want to be so focused on your checklists that you miss what's going on around you.
Tom Webb they are used in aviation cuz people will die if they are not followed lol
@@user-xg2dk7ff2k Yeah but I think you're making Tom Webb's point for him, i.e. if you want to avoid a negative outcome, you have to be methodical and consistent. Just because the negative outcome is less dire doesn't mean the principle doesn't apply.
jtron84 I don’t think so ... missing a shot isn’t a negative outcome really ... it’s part of the overall journey ... I shoot similar to tony... I take many shots and styles of the one view and hope I get something but if not .. oh well still had fun ... wouldn’t follow a list :)
@@user-xg2dk7ff2k if you've travelled 'x' miles and you're at a once in a lifetime location it can be awful missing the shot.
I used a checklist for the solar eclipse in the US a few years ago & it saved my bacon. Sometimes you'll never get another opportunity.
Tom Webb different strokes for different folks 👍🏻
So you get home and you have maybe 1,000 almost identical photos to sort through. That does not sound like much fun to me 🧐
I shoot birds so with experience I've come to realise that sweet spot for me, extras are better than no shots, but it's a pain to go through them I'll admit that too
Nalin birds are a bit different because most of the shots are a bit different.
I had this problem, but I stopped taking pictures where nothing changed since the last shot.
@@aussie8114 Yeah and also you don't really have time to check your focus so even if nothing changes, you have to acquire focus again and again for important shots. This has saved me more often than not
And of course different strokes for different folks. Choose whatever helps you
Nalin I always take multiple shots. From my experience shooting in short bursts for pretty much everything is beneficial. Even using auto exp bracketing on my D810 to get a well exposed shot to edit. I might take a dozen shots of a given subject like a bird and pretty much always can choose the better one to edit. But you can go overboard especially with static subjects.
That's why I love this channel so much. You love photography, AND you love people. Enough to just make a checklist for them. Wow. And to top it all off, you're the living proof that being a nerd is just way cool 😁. Kudos from this fellow nerd 👍
Thank you for coming back to the earth realm from the bokeh dimension, we missed you tony!
Thank's for the tips! You're a great teacher and I love that you make videos like this because they are very useful and there is always something to learn. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to your next video.
Quick tips for the Mobius Arch: best light on Lone Pine Peak is sunrise in winter (southern sun adds massive amounts contrast to the miles-high granite ridges). Likewise, Mt. Whitney in summer. 85mm on full-frame as far back as you can go (you'll have to set up against a boulder) gives a better sense of scale to the 14,500ft Sierra Nevada. Also, fresh after a winter storm or summer thunderstorm give the most interesting skies!
Sincerely,
an Ansel Adams fan
I take a "snapshot" with the smartphone to also record the GPS location.
Smart!
Why? I dont get the whole GPS thing with photography. Do people not know where they are?
@@SuperEddietv It comes in handy in the back country or even in cities I'm visiting. Sometimes I want to go back and do a do over or share a location. More often I simply can't remember the location other than Desolation Wilderness or somewhere in Rome.
Shot at that place many times, it’s amazing at night. Once the sunrises, its game over for that arch. You probably saw no one with photography in mind shooting there after sunrise.
I started photography as a kid in the 80s.. and just wanted to share how much I appreciate your videos. keep it up man! I already have a very similar list as yours.. formed over 30 years of DOH! missed that shot! learnin. I wish I had your videos when I was a newbie. I still learn new stuff from your work.. seriously.. thanks man.
Me: how many photos should I....?
Tony: Yes.
Don't know why YT has been pushing me tech/computer parts videos, but this is lowkey my fav channel!!
Thank you for restarting your video making....it slowed for a bit. I run a photography group and need your info to teach.
I like these guys , no nonsense and doesnt start the video with flapping arms screaming "whats going on everybody " , easy on the ear and informative , keep it up
Taking all those images. A few hours in the field and a few days reviewing the images
There is something to about film that makes you think more about making an image. Tony you must have carried a good few rolls of film
All that time in front of screen. I suppose it’s better than TV
Thank you Tony gives something else to think of.
Cheers Nice video
This guy is awesome he will make a list so you wont forget or screw up your photo
Boy, just a ton of great and useful info. Thanks Tony!
Great tips. The idea of using a checklist has been invaluable to me when shooting drone pics and video. Some locations are more stressful than others when operating a drone and so being prepared and disciplined about processes is important to me.
I must compliment you on the opening video, in addition to the remaining video quality.. The story-line is excellent and logical, and whoever shot this and edited this deserves a big kiss.. Chelsea..?? If not Chelsea, a big hug will suffice... LOL! Nice work, Tony.!
This format and the titles are so clean
That printed list glued to the camera is the golden tip
That's almost the opposite of how Thomas Heaton does it 😅😂
Thomas Heaton is such a cool cucumber taking just one shot., which is what makes him so cool. I tend to pray and spray more.
Thomas Heaton is amazing. I think most of us need more experimentation to get the shot :)
@@TimLucasdesign I've wondered by Thomas Heaton is hated so much? Any ideas?
More than one perspective is usually a good thing.
JackH Tech49 he is hated ? Didn’t know that
What an absolutely stunning location
I would also try to get a super-resolution photo for the ultimate sharpness. Landscape photography is ideal for this.
great video with some brilliant tips thanks Tony
Liked that drone opening, especially the dolly zoom!
Thanks for the tips, Tony. You're the best!
Great stuff mate. I have a little notebook in my bag so I can write stuff I need to remember. Settings for a day to night timelapse or settings for fireworks for example
As far as your seeing your images on the on camera monitor, I have found that a Hood Loupe is a life savor for my airshow and wildlife shots. It can eliminate the glare and let you see a very clear image on the screen. PS when are the live shows coming back
Not to mention the good old-fashioned black towel over your head and the camera for landscape shots.
You are the best!
What is going on with your live show?
Should the checklist include both gloves?
Good video! Did you use an eye piece cover to avoid light leakage?
Thank God y'all got another/different sponsor!
One tip that has saved me a few times: take a practice shot before leaving the house. It sucks to show up somewhere beautiful only to find out your battery is dead or that you left your memory card(s) at home.
Happened enough times with me to feel the pain :(
Yep....great advice. It's usually the "little things" that ruin it for me...or at least raise my blood pressure. 😳
When I went to the Mobius Arch, despite it being an iconic location, I was underwhelmed. There were so many great locations nearby, however that I still walked away with a few great shots of Mt Whitney. My favorite location, however in that area was the shots from Father Crowley's Overlook just inside Death Valley National Park.
sgttea poetry digs Tony & Chelsea !!!!
Yay - I can see the background. Thanks Tony! :)
Seems like you make it so much work that the fun has gone out of taking pictures
Great tips!!! Thank you!!!
Excellent idea of tips behind screen. Thanks
Thank you so much, I'm learning tons with your tips and I know the im doing things right and using common sense, you guys are Awesome.
Again thank you so much.
Onix.
I think this is good advice for beginning photographers. But most experience landscape photographers would never need to take that many shots of the same composition in the same light. They already see the finally image in their minds eye before they take shot one. Experience tells them wether exposure bracketing, focus stacking or combinations of different techniques are necessary for the conditions. Experienced photographers would not be happy with just taking 'everything' hoping they can put 'something' together later on. The goal is not just to go home with something but to create the image they want.
Tony - what kind of tripod do you use? I've been thinking about upgrading from my manfrotto cheapo tripod that I got back in 2009.
Gitzo Traveller. Wonderful but expensive.
@@TonyAndChelsea Thank you for responding so quickly! Cheers on the video and for your help.
I'm kinda new to the channel, so is there a video for a checklist BEFORE leaving home?
I went to shoot the Northern Light on Norway once, and on the bus, at night, heading to the place... notice I forgot ALL THREE BATTERIES at the hotel.
Luckily for me, it was a photographer's expedition so I got a spare battery with a fellow traveller.
Great to see you out and about
Great content as usual!
Lots of good information in a small space... maybe a perfect video!
Most important tip for great photography subscribe 🤣🤣 i love ur chanel tony it makes my photos looks great...
Thanks a lot Tony - greetings from Hamburg area in Germany...
Great video guys!!
I once ruined a few pics when I forgot to disable image stabilisation on my old Olympus EM1 while it was on the tripod. It did NOT play nicely with my tripod. Agree... the screen on the back is usually too small to see if the shot is soft and that sinking feeling sets in when you open it on your computer!
Hey Tony, thanks for this-great tips, really. Which makes me feel guilty about changing the subject briefly, but how do you feel about that Gitzo? I’ve been agonizing over a new travel tripod and am on the verge of getting the Series 1, but a lot of people are telling me to spend even MORE $$ and go for the comparable one from RRS. Their prices are absurd but they have me 2nd-guessing the Gitzo anyway. Thoughts?
I am upset I didn't get my complimentary sticker with my copy of your book! Well at least I got it at a discount.
Good points, Tony!
When is the new live show?
I was wondering the same thing?
Good advice. 395 a beautiful area.
which camera were you using
Most important tip: If you change for any reason a camera setting that you normally don't touch, dial it back immediately after using it. Otherwise you pull your camera out the next day and notice later that one of your settings was wrong.
The goatee looks more like "Ming the Merciless" everyday.
He's Star Trek Mirror Universe Terran Empire Tony
the label maker is a great idea, I have a check list on my camera to remind me to check my settings before I just start snappin pics, settings like ISO, Jpg or Raw, Small or Large file size, especially white balance and ISO...... I also have a check list on my Zoom H4n so when I record thoughts and voiceovers I have a an intro sequence, I speak the date, the topic, and what file number and which folder I put it in, also each folder is a specific topic, for example if I am recording my friends band thats folder 1, if I am recording rain.thunder thats folder 2, if its voice notes about my business thats folder 3, ect, and all those topics are on an index card with a prompt telling me to say out loud the date and al that so when it its on the pc later I can scrub the first few seconds and know what I am about to hear instead of looking at meaningless filenames, kind of like an audible clap board
That was a pretty nice shot... Thanks T
Cannon R5 plz
Tony, is there any camera out there that could shoot a series of shots at different aperture settings? Sort of like bracketing 10 or 20 shots?
So you’re implying the a6600/6400 have dramatically better focus tracking vs the a6500? I’m trying to decide 6600 vs 6500
I love benefiting from your experience. Great video, chock full of great advice.
Very thorough and under eight minutes video. Excellent.
Long time listener first time caller, please please do a wireless tethering comparison video! Or do you or (anybody reading this ) have any recommendations?
Great video thank you so much
IMHO the first should be, check the equipment and accessories. Since it's a long trip, it's important to be sure you don't forget anything at home
Tony, you never revealed the photo you captured after travelling 24 hours to get the photo and giving us all the tips we need to take great photos ourselves (thank you very much by the way). I'm dying to see the final finished photo!!
f8, f11, f5.6, f4, f2.8, f16, f22, focus stack, +1EV, -1EV, -2EV, +2EV, tripod, 2nd glove?, card slots, and be there!
lol
cool use of anafi 0:07
I've been doing the multiple shots at different settings for a long time now. My landscapes still suck. :(
So the big question. Did you get that portfolio shot?
The only rule that matters: avoid cliche locations, be original.
No, don't avoid cliche locations, avoid cliche perspectives instead.
Since when was landscape photography high pressure?
Almost always. I travel far ,spend lots o money for one day to be there and knowing that i may not come back for a long time or never. If i screw something or i forget something i will regret it bad. So yes i do have a lot o pressure almost all the time when i do landscape photography.
Anywhere where you cannot control where the public stand, nor the light. So pretty much all of it. Sometimes you have mere seconds to get your shot with no people, sometimes mere seconds for that perfect rich colour in sunrise/set.
@@ivankiefer3886 I go to the same country every year for vacation, last summer I bought a Canon L lens hoping to get the best photos every for my trip and it was kind of overcast and the weather just not right as before and I got virtually no good shots for the trip so I have to wait again till this summer. And yeah people add a whole new element of issues when they are around.
Nice advices ! Haven't seen you for a long time. need to shake my UA-cam algoritms :)
Tony! A video on screw-on VNDs vs Graduated Square Filters pleeease! =)
Is there something wrong with your video camera in that it keeps losing focus?
Q- How to take a great picture and save it ?
Tony - take a thousand pictures, (raw & jpeg) copy to computer, upload to cloud storage. Keep memory card and computer in separate bag. 😀😀😀😂😂 lol
You’ll ruin your photos if you listen to this guy
Did someone shout Tony in the background?
wow... I'm shocked how small that arch is. I always thought it was massive.
Finally Tony is able to let us see the locations and not hide it with all the bokeh. Camera Conspiracies did you a favor buddy
How many times have you had things stolen?
Very greatt.
2:12 That's the advantage of Canon cameras. The phone app converts RAWs to jpegs.
Try this: take a shot with JOG and transfer it to your phone, than take a shot in RAW and then transfer it on your phone, both over the canon camera connect app. Youll notice that jog files transfer A LOT slower than raw: thats because when you transfer a .jpg file over wifi, the full version is transfered. But if you transfer a .cr2 file, only the low quality highly-compressed PREVIEW is being sent to your phone. So if you mainly shoot images and transfer to your phone, and that is your daily workflow, shoot in JPG or RAW+JPG, because then the full 2MB jpg will be transfered to your phone, but if you shoot only in RAW and let the app convert it to jpg, youll see lower quality 0.6MB jog files.
@@jaiskreno That's plenty for a quick post on social media. People usually view those photos on their phone anyways.
@@jaiskreno Oh that's a great tipp. Nikon also has all these transfer & remote control apps via wifi and bluetooth but the older cameras/apps don't really transfer the full resolution image. Maybe it also works with JPG there.
What on earth is a JOG file. I've not heard of this, or seen it on my Canon or Canon app instructions.
raw+jpeg doesn't make sense on all cameras, on sony when you transfer it via wifi it gets converted to jpeg. Olympus doesn't do this.
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Nice tips
I am sure Ansel Adams took thousand of "snapshots" just to be on the safe side.:)
Two cards slots? Does a second card slot improve my pictures? ;-)
It doesn't make sense to put it on a list and stick it behind the LCD of the camera. My Z6 will not care about that the whole shooting. ;-)
Genius product plug 😂
This many shots is why you need two SD cards in all cameras.
...Glances at EOS R and Nikon Z7...
Just joking!
After clicking for the checklist sticker I’m shown that content is only available to members . I’m registered is that different to being a member?
Sorry it should work now
Also 0:06 do not use eos r bc it loses focus
Shot on the Sony a7R III (Chelsea's stills camera was all we had with us)
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