Lesson Info
50. Focus Options: DSLR and Mirrorless
Lessons
Class Introduction
17:26 2Welcome to Photography
13:08 3Camera Types Overview
02:00 4Viewing Systems
28:43 5Viewing Systems Q&A
08:45 6Lens Systems
32:06 7Shutter Systems
13:17 8Shutter Speeds
10:47Choosing a Shutter Speed
31:30 10Shutter Speeds for Handholding
08:36 11Shutter Speed Pop Quiz
09:06 12Camera Settings
25:35 13General Camera Q&A
14:38 14Sensor Sizes: The Basics
15:33 15Sensor Sizes: Compared
19:10 16Pixels
20:13 17ISO
21:13 18Sensor Q&A
13:34 19Focal Length: Overview
11:09 20Focal Length: Angle of View
15:09 21Wide Angle Lenses
08:48 22Telephoto Lenses
25:23 23Angle of View Q&A
09:29 24Fish Eye Lenses
10:39 25Tilt & Shift Lenses
23:42 26Subject Zone
17:19 27Lens Speed
09:56 28Aperture Basics
08:46 29Depth of Field
21:49 30Aperture Pop Quiz
13:23 31Lens Quality
18:30 32Photo Equipment Life Cycle
03:57 33Light Meter Basics
09:25 34Histogram
15:25 35Histogram Pop Quiz and Q&A
10:58 36Dynamic Range
06:03 37Exposure Modes
15:58 38Manual Exposure
09:38 39Sunny 16 Rule
05:54 40Exposure Bracketing
10:18 41Exposure Values
27:21 42Exposure Pop Quiz
26:43 43Focus Overview
16:15 44Focusing Systems
05:15 45Autofocus Controls
11:56 46Focus Points
07:35 47Autofocusing on Subjects
20:19 48Manual Focus
07:52 49Digital Focusing Assistance
03:40 50Focus Options: DSLR and Mirrorless
04:58 51Shutter Speeds for Sharpness and DoF
05:20 52Depth of Field Pop Quiz
12:14 53Depth of Field Camera Features
04:54 54Lens Sharpness
09:58 55Camera Movement
05:20 56Handheld and Tripod Focusing
04:32 57Advanced Techniques
07:12 58Hyperfocal Distance
06:50 59Hyperfocal Quiz and Focusing Formula
04:36 60Micro adjust and AF Fine Tune
05:34 61Focus Stacking and Post Sharpening
06:00 62Focus Problem Pop Quiz
18:07 63The Gadget Bag: Camera Accessories
25:30 64The Gadget Bag: Lens Accessories
12:46 65The Gadget Bag: Neutral Density Filter
20:43 66The Gadget Bag: Lens Hood and Teleconverters
08:55 67The Gadget Bag: Lens Adapters
05:43 68The Gadget Bag: Lens Cleaning Supplies
04:34 69The Gadget Bag: Macro Lenses and Accessories
15:57 70The Gadget Bag: Flash and Lighting
05:08 71The Gadget Bag: Tripods and Accessories
18:50 72The Gadget Bag: Custom Cases
11:20 7310 Thoughts on Being a Photographer
07:37 74Direct Sunlight
25:04 75Indirect Sunlight
18:49 76Sunrise and Sunset
18:39 77Cloud Light
14:48 78Golden Hour
09:50 79Light Pop Quiz
07:53 80Light Management
14:00 81Artificial Light
13:56 82Speedlights
16:02 83Off-Camera Flash
27:38 84Advanced Flash Techniques
09:49 85Editing Overview
08:24 86Editing Set-up
08:06 87Importing Images
16:45 88Best Use of Files and Folders
20:54 89Culling
20:56 90Develop: Fixing in Lightroom
18:13 91Develop: Treating Your Images
10:53 92Develop: Optimizing in Lightroom
14:51 93Art of Editing Q&A
06:01 94Composition Overview
06:53 95Photographic Intrusions
10:10 96Mystery and Working the Scene
16:18 97Point of View
09:11 98Better Backgrounds
16:02 99Unique Perspective
11:02 100Angle of View
15:06 101Subject Placement
41:14 102Subject Placement Q&A
05:18 103Panorama
07:39 104Multishot Techniques
13:57 105Timelapse
16:13 106Human Vision vs The Camera
20:07 107Visual Perception
08:35 108Visual Balance Test
22:56 109Visual Drama
12:25 110Elements of Design
28:57 111The Photographic Process
12:28 112Working the Shot
27:38 113The Moment
04:42 114One Hour Photo - Colby Brown
1:04:32 115One Hour Photo - John Keatley
1:03:05 116One Hour Photo - Art Wolfe
59:01 117One Hour Photo - Rocco Ancora
1:01:20 118One Hour Photo - Mike Hagen
1:01:20 119One Hour Photo - Lisa Carney
1:00:52 120One Hour Photo - Ian Shive
1:08:00 121One Hour Photo - Sandra Coan
1:10:29 122One Hour Photo - Daniel Gregory
1:06:07 123One Hour Photo - Scott Robert Lim
1:05:41Lesson Info
Focus Options: DSLR and Mirrorless
So let's kind of talk about, where we sit with all the different options. So, for those of you with the DSLR, that's mostly the Nikons and the Canons, we have the choice of manual focus and auto focus. And if you're going to do manual focus, you can focus through the viewfinder which is pretty simple and fast. But if you're going to be really accurate, you want to work off the LCD on the back of the camera using that magnification. It's very, very accurate but it's gonna be slow. Great for landscape work, good for macro work as well. When it comes to auto focus, we have the option of single auto focus, and from there, we can add in a single point and that's where I do a lot of my photography. I think it's fast, it's precise and it's very versatile. We can choose single auto focus in group points which is not quite as precise but it's a little bit easier cause you got a little bit bigger target to work with. Or you can choose all the points which is really fast and easy but it doesn't g...
ive you a lot of leeway because you're always focusing on what all the focusing points want. We could go with auto focus in continuous, just a single point but that's pin point action and that can be really hard to keep your camera pointed at that particular small subject. My favorite for continuous is in group points, and this where you have a little bit larger target that you can land on your subject and if you don't have that, you can always go with all points. So this is a system that you will find in most SLRs. We do also have the option of live view focusing. That you can use on the back of the camera which tends to be a little bit slower. So, here we do have single focusing, it's slow but it's accurate. I don't use this one at all in anything I do. We have continuous focusing which is slowish on most all cameras. It's just not very good at that. And finally, we do have face registration which can work quite accurately but it's a little bit on the slower side. For those of you with SLR's, that's the full layout of what you can do. Now, let's talk about the same thing for those of you with mirrorless cameras. Slightly different. So, with auto focus, we do have the same single focus option and you're probably going to have that same single point, fast, precise and versatile. This is where I keep my camera most of the time for general photography. Depending on the camera, I sometimes choose larger boxes or a group of boxes depending on the size of options that they give you. And I don't use all points unless I'm in a situation where I just have very little control and I just need to set it up to take pictures as simply as possible. And then there is the face detection which may or may not work depending on the type of work that you do. We have the continuous options, I don't use the single point cause it's just too small and it's hard to keep on your subject. I like the group points, once again. Little bit of a medium sized area. And I don't use all points unless my subject is really taking up all the frame. One time, I was on the back of a boat shooting pictures of birds that were kind of flying on the back of the boat and I knew there was nothing between me and the birds. So I set it to all focus points because the boat is kind of moving around, a little bit, and I knew that that was the closest thing and the only thing I needed to focus on. It's not that I don't ever use this, I would generally prefer the group points when there's other things that interfere with it like sports teams on a field that get all jumbled up. And then we also have face detection which can be very good depending on the exact camera you have and the system that you have. If you have one person running down the trail towards you, if you have a good system, it'll lock on that face and it will track that action into a really good job of it. We also have manually focusing on these mirrorless cameras and there's where you're going to want to use the digital assistance of some sort. The LCD, the viewfinder is not sharp enough for you to manually focus without magnifying or having some sort of help. Peeking and magnification are going to be the two most important ones that most people are going to use. If you just focus with what you see in the viewfinder, it's not sharp enough at this point in time to get really accurate focusing in most situations. So, do you use the viewfinder or the back of the camera? For most of the time, for stability reasons, or working under bright light, the viewfinder is the better system to be using. And if you wanna get a unique point of view, that's the time to be using the LCD on the back of the camera. As I mentioned in the first part of this class, about holding the camera, keeping that camera up to your eye keeps your elbows into your body right here so that you have a nice good hold of the camera rather than holding it out here, like this. It's a steadier position and it can be easier to work with under bright light conditions.
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