DSLR Camera Focus Tips - f1.2, Portraits & Movement
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- I'm so excited to be sharing this video today! DSLR Camera Focus Tips! How to focus portraits and capture movement photos of your subject at a shallow depth of field. This video is JAM packed (mmm jam) full of information and tips, and this is everything I do during a photoshoot to ensure that I capture sharp photos of my model.
Please let me know if you have any questions and let me know what video you would like to see next!
A big BIG thank you to my beautiful sister for being my model for today's video! You can find her on Instagram: / georginatrotti
And a big thank you to Dan @ I Make Films for filming and putting up with our laughter all afternoon! Dan's Instagram: / danpodbierezki
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Sony a7s + Sigma 24mm f1.4
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Canon 5dmkiii
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Canon 35mm f1.4
Canon 50mm f1.2
Canon 85mm f1.2
Canon 135mm f2
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Can you teach us how to make portfolio for showing the client for getting work
Sorry it's just a question, why you dont have eye cup on the view finder of your camera? Thanks In advance
Also you havnt told that when u shoot moving model you in servo mode or not?
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Absolutely have to disagree with the comment about back button focusing. I am a wedding photographer and nailing focus in a constantly moving environment is essential. Back button focus is so much quicker. Maybe working with it and getting used to it is key. Also you said sometimes you half presses the shutter button several times before taking a shot. BBF eliminates the need for this.
kris Williams I completely agree! I cannot live without BBF! I get my sharpest photos because of it. It does take getting used to, but it’s a life saver
I agree. I was surprised by this point too. But if someone is so comfortable with the way that they work that it is second nature to them then that's great. I think trying BBF for a day or two would demonstrate the advantage. Great video anyway Julia and thanks for sharing everything you do.
Kris, I agree with Julia. I have 20 years experience and just prefer using the shutter release. Not one of my cameras is currently set to back button focus.I think it's a case of each to their own.
Wayne Andrews I agree each to their own. I have 30 years experience and still prefer BBF.
agreed, never looked back after switching to BBF
THIS IS SO GOOD! This video has answered so many questions that I had. Thank you thank you!
Could you do a video with multiple people? I have a hard time with the focus when it’s a family, so It would be helpful to see it just like how you did this video thank you.
Yes! I will write this idea down to do in the future :D
And also with different heights, it’s hard to get everyone in focus when the heights are different, thank you
Just use a higher aperture f
@@juliatrotti hey Julia, just want to bump this request.
Julia Trotti yes please! I have a hard time focusing with 3 of more people. Thank you
I love how your videos are filled with so much information and don't get too much to handle. I specially like how you keep showing examples in between. I love your accent by the way. Super-cool work!
Amazing video! I loved that you made a video about the topic a lot of people’s me were asking in the comments! Makes us feel important!
Thank you! Yes! I'm always reading and keeping notes of what you ask for to make future videos about :D
Thank you so much for this, I'm new to photography and I've had my Canon 80D for about a month now and I realized some of my photos weren't as sharp as I wanted them to be. I thought it was just because of hand-shake/slow shutter speeds but now I've realized my focusing mode wasn't the best for the photos I was taking. You're the best.
That makes me so happy to hear! Thank you :)
That video was so good! Thank you for continuing to put out simple, digestible content that's as enjoyable to watch as it is educational. Appreciate you!
Thank you so much!
Loved this, you're very good at explaining the focus details and settings as it made me understand my camera more for portrait photography. I've subscribed and liked and I look forward to more :). Thanks again and Happy New year, from Jen in Donegal Ireland
I just discovered your channel and I love it ! It really helps when you mention the time of day you're out shooting along with your camera settings! Thank you!!!
This is excellent! Thank you so much for your wonderful tips. I'm an amateur photographer who is trying to improve in shooting portraits, and I appreciate your insights and reminders.
Thank you so much for referring me to this video, it was really helpful. It is the slight movement to recompose after focus when I find I lose sharpness when using shallow dof - that slight movement up or down etc
You're welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful :) I try to recompose as little as possible due to this, and when I do recompose I find that physically moving down or up with my camera helps too instead of just tilting it!
This was awesome Julia. I’m so enjoying your content since I stumbled across your channel about a month ago. Love seeing another Aussie on UA-cam! Awesome to see your channel growing and congrats on the creator on the rise nod! Super deserved! Playing around with a 5D3 this weekend so will put some of these tips to use 😊
Ahh thank you so much! That makes me so happy to hear 💛Have fun shooting on the 5d! Hope it all goes well :D
Such an amazing video!!! You’ve convinced me that I need to get the 35mm 1.4, someday when I can afford it! I loveeee all your videos! They are so helpful! Please keep them coming!❤️
Thank you so much!
Great work Julia! Very informative and your model/sister is very pretty!
Thank you so much 💛
Out of all the videos Ive seen, you made me understand my ONE SHOT feature a little bit more!!!
Excellent teaching and a lovely family! Thank you!
Thank you so much 💛
You are blessed.
Amazing tutorial, i’ve been waiting for it since you nail focus every time. So useful pieces of advice! Thank youuuu
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! 💛
She not nail focus every time. The key is to taking many pictures as you can and choose the one that work.
When I first started shooting movement like this a few years ago, there were more out of focus photos than in. But with lots of practice it becomes easier and more natural to capture sharp photos - now they're pretty much all sharp and I just choose the one where the moment comes together between me, the model and the location! :)
Julia Trotti thank you very much for your responses, i really appreciate that you take your time to answer. I will continue practicing 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
New content for me and really helpful and nice work with all detail explanation.
This is exactely an issue I had yesterday with a model. We shot in available light, and I struggled with missing the autofocus. Thank you, Julia, your videos are so helpful.
Yeah it's a tricky one, but I think practice makes perfect :D I'm glad you liked the video!
Amazing...I love it! Greetings from Brazil...We love you job. I do the same with focus point with my 5dmk3. Thank u for the video.
I love your videos! So detailed and easily broken down. Thanks so much 💕
Thanks for the time doing this video, great stuff. Btw, you and your sister are awesome. Good continuation. 👍
Your tips are always spot on! Thanks!
I love your videos and portraits behind the scenes and tips! very helpful and enjoyable to watch xx
You take such a beautiful pictures Julia. Amazing Photography
Nice tips. So helpful. Thank you so much. Hope that you will make more videos like this to share with us!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :) There will definitely be lots more videos!
Amazing tips. Your content always inspired me to go out there. thank you so much for sharing your talent. ✨❤️
Thank you so much!!
I can't thank you enough for making these tutorials, I have learnt so much from you! My favourite photography teacher
Happy to hear that 💛
I have been searching for a video like this!! I've struggled with focusing in the past, and this was so informative and helpful! Thank you!!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :)
Thank you for the video! Very informative can't wait to go out and shoot some portraits myself!
Yay! Thank you so much! Have fun shooting :)
Thank you! Great tips! Appreciate you for posting this video..
Thank you so much :)
You can set the 5d3 so that you don't have to press the grid to change the focus point. Touching the joystick will move the focus point directly. Much nicer for fast paced situations and saves one click. Custom Controls then last icon on bottom right, Multi-controller change from Off to AF point direct selection.
Oooh ho ho I did not know that and am immediately going to check that out because that sounds so perfect for my workflow! Thank you :D
Just curious if you managed to try it and if it worked out well for you?
Center focus point is the sharpest.. i was taught to always use the center focus point.. and just recompose and never switch the focus points.. What are your thoughts??!?! (6D MkII Shooter).
@@ApertureViews I'm not an expert but it seems like moving the camera that much more to reframe would throw you off more than whatever difference there might be if the center really is sharper.
Great focus recompose explanation. I just learned this technique and it's a game changer.
I really appreciate all your vids I learn a lot from you.
Nice video. When using the 5d mark iv the autofocus system (ai servo) is much better. You could also track their face with the dual pixel autofocus within liveview which might be easier when moving around.
Thank you! Yeah I've tried out the mkiv and it's not a big enough difference for me to upgrade to and I still prefer using one-shot anyway!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Awesome content for us newbies and amateurs. I love your instructions on shooting with movement.
Thank you for the tips! And, wow, your sister's smile is breathtaking!
I like your tip to keep a roughly constant distance from your model. I have never thought about that way. I will try it on my next shoot.
I feel like moving with your model is one of the biggest game changers when shooting movement :D I hope it goes well!
Julia , as usual great video and great tips . I use BBF , but still appreciate your method . Thank you for sharing .
Great video. Have watched it 3xs now and am taking it all in. Quick question... you talk about how tilting the camera causes the shot to get out of focus with shallow depth of field. How do you recompose without tilting the camera (at 3:20 minutes). Is there a different motion that works better? Do you mind elaborating on that? Thanks, Julia.
Appreciate all the time that went in to this video!
Thank you so much! Ah yes! Honestly there are just so many things to mention in a video like this that I didn't have time to talk about everything :D So when recomposing with the 85mm at f1.2, instead of tilting the camera, I like to move my (real) body with the camera. So if I wanted to recompose down, I would physically move myself down rather than tilting the camera down. This keeps the focus point at the same distance away from the camera, thus more chances of the shot being in focus with a lens like that! Hope that helps x
Thanks for the reply, Julia. So you physically move your body while holding the shutter button half way down?
Yes
Thanks. Like your ideas and enjoyed the learning session!
She is so cute, what a perfect model for you. I like your videos, very informative.
thanks i love all your video.. they are easy to learn.
This is amazing thank you 😍 during movement are you still choosing the focal point or are you sticking with one and recomposing? Xo
Hi Julia! I LOVE U. I was almost giving up my photography passion but U are helping me to love it all over again. What about if we have two models? How can we focus? Where should I focus? Thanks
Aw that makes me so happy to hear! I'm working on a video with 2 models, hopefully we can shoot soon to create it :D
nice! i really liked this video! something for me to go away and practise
I loved your video, it was really helpfull. At the moment to set your shutter speed when you take photos in movement, do you have any advice? Is there a good number to start? do you under o over expose some pictures to get the result you wanted?
Thanks for sharing so many great tips!
this has become one of my fav channels, i just subscribed like a week ago lol
Yay thank you!!
Yey! Finally understood! :D All your tutorials really help a lot (finally, have control of exposure thanks to your videos) now on to my other problem: focusing! Thanks again! Julia quick question: single-shot setting remains constant throughout the entire photo session, no? :) Plus, I noticed that the focus point encompasses the subjects entire face as opposed to what I've been doing (the eyes). This helps A LOT! Thanks!
Hi, love the calm and clear instructions of all your videos, great work! Quick question though, you say that the 35mm 1.4 is the fastest lens you have but you were using a 1.2 at the start of the video. Am I right in thinking that the 1.2 is faster? Or are there more things to consider than just the f number?
Thank you! I mean faster as in how it focuses rather than using that word in the technical way. So for example, the 35mm is faster at focusing than some of my other lenses like the 85mm or 135mm as its wider!
@@juliatrotti Ahhh! Thank you, keep up the great work!
Very useful tips. Very elegant sisters.
Thanks for the great video Julia and kudos to your sister for the phenomenal modeling job!
Thank you!! And yes she did so amazing :D
Your videos help me so much, thank you!
I'm so glad!
Great video. Excellent tips for those who are starting out.
Thank you!
Julia, thank you!
Just a question, if you keep you focus mode to single-shot AF, and focus area to a flexible spot, if the model is constantly moving to do have time to move your spot to the eye each time to take a picture?
You videos are awesome God has bless you so much with your talents
im so glad i found your channel! excellent tips! thank you
I’ve searched your channel but I can’t find a video about doing couple / family self portraits. I have got pretty good at taking photos of my husband and family / pets etc but I want to be in the photos myself 😢 but I just can’t seem to figure out how to get focused images with multiple people in when using self portrait functions such as a remote or app. Usually want to focus on 2 or 3 people.
Do you have a video about this already and if not please could you cover this topic? 🙏🏻 We have a off grid homestead in Lincolnshire UK and I mostly just want to document our lives on the homestead but it’s very sad never being in the photos with my husband etc and Unfortunately don’t have the option of having anyone else take them.
Thank you so much for the video! I've just started learning photography and your videos helped me a lot. I also have my sister as my model tho 😁
Julia, I really love the way you share your content. keep it up!
Really helpful. I have Canon 50mm f/1.8. Never dared to use it at f/1.8 for the fear of out of focus portraits. Always use f/2.8 or higher for sharp portraits. But after watching this I think I should give f/1.8 a chance. :)
Thank you! You can start out small and just try getting a couple of photos here and there throughout the shoot at 1.8 and see how it goes :D I hope it goes well!
Hi Julia! :) Thank you so much for your video, it's amazing and I love your photos. Not sure if I missed but were you using single mode or Continuous mode? xxx
Thank you so much! I have it on one-shot continuous. So once it locks focus, I can press the shutter as many times as I want :)
Thank you so much :)
Hey Julia! I’ve watched your video and i’am separating my shutter from my focus. My hit rate increase a lot! It’s getting used to but it’s definitely worth it. Just to consider try it if you have time. I cannot imagine focusing another way.
Hey! Yeah back button focusing is so popular with some photographers, unfortunately I've tried it a few times and focusing with the shutter simply just works best for me! But everyone is different so if that works for you definitely keep going with it :D
Both model AND photographer are equally captivating! Thanks for the video!
Julia, Hello thanks for taking the time to teach others, your an inspiration, my question are Nikon lens the same as cannon as far as the aperture and mm s are concerned? i like this lens and would like to purchase one for my Nikon so do i just find the mm and the aperture i want and that's it i actually like both and probably will buy both.
Thanks Ju for making the video we were all begging ab... ok, maybe it was just me 😜 So you're always using the central focus point and recompose ?
Haha thank you! I'm glad you liked it :) I always move the focus point to the closest point to my model's eyes or face. And if that focus point doesn't quite reach, then I use the recompose method!
THANK YOU! THIS WAS JUST WHAT I NEEDED!!!
YAY! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 💛
I'm a photographer and movement is my favorite style to shoot. This video helped a lot!
Thank you! I'm really happy to hear that :)
You're welcome! I will forever be subbed now. :)
Thanks for this Julia!
I had an idea for a video for you that might be interesting. I'm just starting out with photography and for now I have a Sony A6000. I know eventually I'm going to upgrade to a nice full frame pro body, and I'm not sure if I'm going to stick with Sony and get the A7RIII, or switch to canon and get a 5d Mark iii.
I notice that people tend to get nice filmic, ethereal looking photos out of the Canon cameras, while the Sony tends to look more sharp and digital with colder tones. Not sure how much of that is the camera and how much is the user.
So I thought, what if you used Dan's Sony camera and did a photoshoot with it? Would your style carry over, or would your photos look different? I'd be really curious to see.
Oh my gosh yess! I've been planning on doing this for a while now to make a video about it and show the differences between Sony and Canon photos. I will definitely do this at one of my next photoshoots. I also have been debating whether to continue on with using Canon or move over to Sony at some point as I love the light weight of the camera bodies which would be SO perfect to be able to film and take pictures on one body especially while travelling.
Julia Trotti yay that's so exciting to hear!! I love Sony for the great AF and just the general ergonomics of the cameras, but pretty much every single photographer I admire (yourself included) has a 5D Mark iii or iv, so i feel like I should get one too..? I actually just bought a 5D Mark ii + canon 24-70 2.8 lens that I found for an awesome price, so that should help me make a more educated decision later.
I know that if you did end up switching over, the new A7RIII seems to be the first Sony body that actually does well with adapted Canon lenses. :)
I'm so excited to see that video!! ❤️
As a canon 5d Mrkiii owner, get the A7Riii. Lol I love my 5d but the new Sony is a monster. The eye tracking focus would be enough for me to get it. lol
I stumbled across your channel a while ago and I am really enjoying your content. Although this is a tad difficult as we're sworn enemies. I'm a South African and well, that explains it. Only teasing. Great work, great channel and keep up the amazing work. Oh yes, and we're going to whip your Cricket team in a few weeks. LOL
Thank you!!
Hi julia i always enjoy watching your tutorial..
Im just starting to venture photography i only have an old t5i and watching you shooting 50mm lens thats curently i got..and a kit lens..
Question:in my camera can it do color grading just like i see on your photos..i mean does it need aways to edit in editing room??
Thank you! To be able to get colours like in my photos you would need an editing program like Lightroom, Photoshop, Capture One, etc. If you can't get an editing program (although there are some free ones online that you could try out!) you could try changing your picture profile in your camera, but that doesn't give you a lot of control. I normally shoot in RAW and I keep my picture profile on standard/normal as I like to edit my photos afterwards on my computer. I hope that helps!
Thanks for the great tips 😗😗 as soon as i saw the model i was thinking is that Julia's sister? And i was right :D
Glad you liked it! Haha yeah we look really similar :D
Hi Julia, first I want to thank you for your channel. I noticed your style is very close to mine and as a beginner photographer I learned so much of your tips. I also noticed you don't use protection filters or a lenshood, am I correct? Why is that? Since you use very expensive lenses, I would like to know how you protect them...
Thank you! I use UV filters to protect my lenses, which has come in handy on more than one occasion haha. I don't use lens hoods as they are usually just to prevent light leaks from happening in photos - I actually love getting some lens flare in my shots!
Thank you so much for this video. Great info
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
Amazing video, like usual. One question Julia, when you do movement portrait, how can you use the M mode (Manual) as your and the model's position changes constantly which means that the light changes as well, so you'll end up with under- or over- exposed pictures, Wouldn't it be easier to use the AV or TV mode ? Thanks in advance
Thank you! I'm going to make a video about how I shoot in Manual during a photoshoot. While it looks random where my model is running around, I normally ask them to go from point A to B where I can see the lighting being generally the same throughout both those points. So I just set my settings once and it should be good for the duration of those shots. Sometimes while I'm shooting and I notice that my meter is looking too low/above I just quickly adjust my shutter up or down while shooting :) So I personally find shooting in Manual to be easier for me, but its different for everyone!
Thank you Julia. I look forward for that video. I always find it weird to shoot in M mode when the aperture priority (AV) is so much easier and gives you so much freedom of movement around your model. I still haven't understood the advantages of the M mode over the Av mode.
In terms of advantages, I prefer shooting in M because then every single photo I take looks the same which makes post processing a lot easier for me, especially in weddings where you have to edit a large amount of photos. So instead of having to tweak every single picture from a set, I edit the first image and then sync the settings!
Amazing!!!! One question hope you can help! When shooting movement would you have your focus mode in continuous focus or single focus?
I always have it on single shot/one shot. I don't personally like servo modes as I prefer to have control over where it focuses and I find it's more accurate for me on single! But everyone is different, I recommend to just practice and experiment with each different focus setting to see what works for you :D
I'm so happy to see your channel grow 😊
Thank you! 💛
Julia Trotti You're always so sweet!
I'd love to know if you calibrate / microadjust your lenses when you get them 🤓 love your videos and your photos heaps
You don't need to with Canon L series lenses as they are Pro lenses.
Alex Morgan you would be wrong, you should always calibrate any wide aperture lens to every body you will use it on.
No I'm not. Never had a problem with Canon L series lenses or any of their lenses actually. I did have a Tamron lens once. That was awful but I don't think it was down to calibration issues.
I love your videos. thanks Julia. I wanna know about whitebalance you prefer in different time in manual mode.
Thank you! I would love to make a video about that :)
always look forward to your videos!! they're always so informative!!
Thank you so much 😄
I really loved that, you make it look easy, but I know it’s not, keep smiling
Thank u for sharing your experience . very helpful ! 😇
I'm glad you enjoyed watching 💛
Beautiful sister and love your work 🙌
Curious about why not using a lens hood, especially in the sun, as it can greatly aid in focus, etc.? :)
Bill Larkin that’s a good point. I just got a lens hood and did test shots of my moving cat and almost all of the photos were sharp (but keep in mind I was also using continuous focus). But the flare of the sun and washed out could be part of her style which has been on trend these days
I was wondering about that... I'd like to know if that is indeed the case.
Yeah, just like a couple of people already mentioned in the replies I don't like using a lens hood as I love that lens flare look in my photos when I have the right lighting for it! It's definitely harder to focus without a lens hood, but I like to use the tip I mentioned of finding a point of contrast on the model to be able to focus :)
Thanks for the reply. I was wondering for sure.
I like your video!!
But what about if I have two separeted models? Where shoud I place the focus? Hope you can answer me :)
Again julia i forgot to thank you for showing the beauty of photography..god bless and always be well...
Thank you!
Thanks for the tips Julia! Very helpful. Both you and your sister are very pretty, you look so much alike. Is she a photographer also?
This helped me so much! Thank you!
Hi Julia!
Amazing work as usual. I always check your videos as a source for inspiration and like you, I consider myself a natural light photographer. Your tips help a lot =)
One thing though, I don´t know if you´ve done a video about this before but how do you go about pricing your work? It is a touchy subject I suppose but a professional´s point of view is always appreciated =)
Much love from Brazil
Thank you so much! I would love to make a video about pricing in the future as it is such a lengthy topic! :)
This video IS full of lots of great tips! Good video! :)
So glad you like it 😊
Hi Julia, how can you get perfect details on the face shooting at 1.2? I mean, when I shoot at 1.8 with my 50mm lens I always get some blurred ears and also loose some details on the skin, even though the eyes are perfectly sharp since I have focused there. For instance, isn't it better to stop down and shoot at 5.6 (sweet spot on the lens)? I'd be glad if you could give me some advice on this. Thanks and greetings from Argentina.
I’m shooting portraits on Sony A7iii with Sigma DG DN 35mm 1.2 but any tips on settings and aperture f1.2-4 range ideally with single shooting mode with Auto Iso and AF Lock flexible spot which can be used to override focus points ie Wide
So ideally I’m locking my settings in recall mode 1 and 2 to cater for the conditions etc
Thanks for the nice explanation, I love the smile of model :)
Thanks for this, have been waiting for this...
Glad you liked it!
its quite a skill to shoot wide open .. I know I struggle at times even with my sony mirrorless camera that has facial recongnition & eye auto focus... the thing I always try & do is take my time & check my images to make sure I got the shot I wanted & crucially in focus.. & if not shoot it again.. .. thanks for sharing your techniques.. appreciated
That is a really good tip! I used to take my time as well and double check that what I was shooting was sharp. Eventually with some practice, you will be able to tell if you accidentally missed the focus or not and the whole process becomes more natural! :)
Thank you for the half press focus ... it works for me ...
Cheers !!! From India 😘😘
Hey Julia, thanks for posting this video. I just have a question about your shutter speeds during movements.
You seem to be shooting at 1/2000 for the majority of that segment of the video.. but at 8:42 you're shooting at 1/800.. why the big fluctuation? Did your sister stop moving for a bit and you brought it down? I feel I can get sharp focus while people are moving at 1/800 but not always.
As long as I have a shutter of 1/200 or above, I can capture sharp movement photos! So in this case there was just a big jump in the shutter speed because of the change in lighting. The sun had just gone over the trees, so it was significantly darker than when we were shooting in complete backlit :)
Outstanding!