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
Handheld and Tripod Focusing
Alright, so we're back at Seattle's Gum Wall. But now we're gonna be doing some handheld photography, okay? So we want to take a picture of the gum. And this is what we're gonna get with a handheld 24 millimeter lens. Alright, and so now, you can see we have very, very shallow depth of field, right? And that's because we have our aperture set at 1. and we have a 250th of a second. And so now, you've said, okay, I got that shot. Let me get the same shot with more depth of field. Well, how slow of a shutter speed can we go to? How much depth of field can we get? Well, we know it's a 24 millimeter lens. We could probably easily hold the camera down to 1/30th of a second. But we shouldn't go beyond that, because we'll get blur. Which means we can get this at f4. Now we have a little bit more depth of field. If, however, we were willing to bring a tripod along, we could use any aperture we want. We could stop it down all the way to f22, which is gonna be about a one second exposure. And so ...
that tripod enables us to get a wider variety of shots. And it's not that there's anything moving, it's just that we want more depth of field. It's not even particularly dark, it's right in the middle of the day. And so the top strip here is from our tripod photographer, our bottom one is from somebody who wants a very shallow depth of field, and our middle one here is from somebody who wants depth of field but is unwilling to bring a tripod with them. So it limits your options. I'm not saying that you should always bring a tripod with you, it's a balance, it's a compromise that you need to make. What sort of things do you want to compromise? Do you want to compromise carrying it around, or do you want to compromise the photographs you take? And so having that tripod with me has allowed me to shoot photos that, oh okay, I'm gonna try shooting a shot at one second. Whereas, if I don't have the tripod, well, I have to shoot it at a thirtieth or a sixtieth or something faster, and I'm gonna have a different look. I don't have the option of trying out a slow shutter speed. I don't have the option of setting as much depth of field. So these are all situations where the tripod has helped me get, artistically, exactly what I wanted in the photograph. It's a little bit more important in some types of photography than others. I saw a lot of people with their phones out here, taking photos, but I knew it wasn't of the same quality as this, and I was able to do more and kind of squeeze more out of that situation, because I was going through and using the right technique. It helps out a lot on macrophotography. It's very hard to do macrophotography without a tripod of some sort. And so if you are using the tripod very much, it's gonna be very helpful to get one of the cable releases so that you trigger the camera without touching the camera at all, very handy device. So, some general tips on using a tripod. Try not to use the center post. The center post is a monopod on top of a tripod, and it's going to blow around a little bit in the wind and it's not as stable. Using the cable release that we just mentioned, you can also use the self-timer, which can be very helpful, let the vibrations settle out after you get your hands off. There's a technique called mirror lock-up we're gonna be talking about here in a moment, which can be very helpful on a tripod. Turn that stabilization off. Make sure that you are on solid ground and that you've kind of settled the legs in, if you're on dirt or leaves or grass or something like that. Make sure that you just kind of push in and make sure that tripod is nice and stable. And then, for the longer lenses, the tripod collar's gonna help out. We're gonna talk more about these when we get into the gadget section. And so you'll see why they can help out, so much on that. And then finally, just having a head that's strong, that can hold your camera. I see a lot of tripods that just are not very well-built, and if you turn the camera vertically, they're just not in a very stable position. And I've been out on workshops where people have bought the cheapest tripod they could possibly find, and they can't turn the knobs tight enough to prevent their camera from just doing this slow drip over to the side. And that's just a poor piece of equipment. And it's just a new piece of equipment to solve that problem, very easy problem to solve.
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a Creativelive Student
Love love all John Greengo classes! Wish to have had him decades ago with this info, but no internet then!! John is the greatest photography teacher I have seen out there, and I watch a lot of Creative Live classes and folks on YouTube too. John is so detailed and there are a ton of ah ha moments for me and I know lots of others. I think I own 4 John Greengo classes so far and want to add this one and Travel Photography!! I just drop everything to watch John on Creative Live. I wish sometime soon he would teach a Lightroom class and his knowledge on photography post editing.!!! That would probably take a LOT OF TIME but I know John would explain it soooooo good, like he does all his Photography classes!! Thank you Creative Live for having such a wonderful instructor with John Greengo!! Make more classes John, for just love them and soak it up! There is soooo much to learn and sometimes just so overwhelming. Is there anyway you might do a Motivation class!!?? Like do this button for this day, and try this technique for a week, or post this subject for this week, etc. Motivation and inspiration, and playing around with what you teach, needed so much and would be so fun.!! Just saying??? Awaiting gadgets class now, while waiting for lunch break to be over. All the filters and gadgets, oh my. Thank you thank you for all you teach John, You are truly a wonderful wonderful instructor and I would highly recommend folks listening and buying your classes.
Eve
I don't think that adjectives like beautiful, fantastic or excellent can describe the course and classes with John Greengo well enough. I've just bought my first camera and I am a total amateur but I fell in love with photography while watching the classes with John. It is fun, clear, understandable, entertaining, informative and and and. He is not only a fabulous photographer but a great teacher as well. Easy to follow, clear explanations and fantastic visuals. The only disadvantage I can list here that he is sooooo good that keeps me from going out to shoot as I am just glued to the screen. :-) Don't miss it and well worth the money invested! Thank you John!
Vlad Chiriacescu
Wow! John is THE best teacher I have ever had the pleasure of learning from, and this is the most comprehensive, eloquent and fun course I have ever taken (online or off). If you're even / / interested in photography, take this course as soon as possible! You might find out that taking great photos requires much more work than you're willing to invest, or you might get so excited learning from John that you'll start taking your camera with you EVERYWHERE. At the very least, you'll learn the fundamental inner workings and techniques that WILL help you get a better photo. Worried about the cost? Well, I've taken courses that are twice as expensive that offer less than maybe a tenth of the value. You'll be much better off investing in this course than a new camera or a new lens. I cannot reccomend John and this course enough!