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
Viewing Systems Q&A
So earlier you were talking about, sort of, the magnification and the different things that you see when you look in. The question was, "In terms of coverage, "do you then tend to shoot bigger and crop in "if you know that you're not seeing what you're getting?" So you have to know what you're camera does and then you have to make accommodations for that. This is one of the reasons why serious photographers will look at that little stat. They generally don't base a camera decision on buying for that one reason, but most of the newer cameras are at 97% or 98%. The mirrorless cameras are usually at 100% but that's why the top of the line professionals are at 100%. One of the areas that I'm gonna talk about, where is this that I talk about this, I think I talk about it, I think, in the final section of the class, and that is if you're gonna take a second photo of something you've all ready think you've got perfect, one of the things to do is to take one a little bit wider than normal. T...
here's various things that you might want to do with it. If your camera has a 95% magnification, that means you're only getting a smaller area, that means you should probably get in a little bit tighter because you're getting extra area that you don't see about. Great, thank you. Ali Sali wants to know, "what lens viewing system do you prefer?" (laughing) They're all good, but the SLR system is what I prefer most of the time because that's what I've been used to and that I've kind of grew up with in photography. I found that the mirrorless system with that magnification and with that whole little eyesight minimum focus over 40 thing that we've been talking about, I found that that system can be really nice. I got a bunch of these over here. SLR, mirrorless camera. I have been using my SLR out in the field and I take a picture, I'm up at Mount Rainier. I got the camera set up taking this beautiful shot of flowers in the mountain in the background, and I look through here. Looks good, got it all set right. Take the picture. I can't see anything because it's just so bright outside and there's nothing I can do. Well, the only thing I could do is I do have, and I sometimes bring it with me, is a loop, which is an eye level loop so I can look down through the view finder and see if it's clear under bright light conditions. The problem with the loop is the loop looks kind of like this and it takes up about as much space. When I'm packing the bag I'm thinking, "Should I take a lens or a loop?" I almost always go with the lens (laughing). I'd prefer to have another choice in a different lens out there, so you gotta bring that thing around. With a mirrorless camera, it's bright, I can't see the back of the camera. No problem. Let's just look at it in here. Okay, yeah, I got it. Time to move on to the next thing. I am moving more towards the mirrorless advantage just because they are getting better and better quality all the time. Thank you. All right, we have more questions coming in for you John. Debra Kline says, "What do you think about using those cameras, like the Sony A7R2, with adapters?" That gets us to something. They didn't know where they were going with this. (laughing) In my class, there is a phrase that I need to introduce you all to, and that is, "There's a slide for that." Okay, this whole thing is a slide deck and I got slides for everything. We are definitely gonna talk about it. In fact, I got one right here. I can take, and I can amount, and I can adapt lenses. I am a big fan of it but I also hate it. I will talk more about that in the lens section where we talk about adapting all these things to the mirrorless cameras. It's a new and exciting world because, you know, as much as I like one brand here or there, I would love to be able to just choose whatever lens I want that I can afford that fits my needs and put it on whatever camera I have. The Sony system is becoming, almost, a universal system because I can take a Sony camera, take a Metabones adapter, and put a Sigma lens on it, and Canon's not making a nickel from me (laughing). It's completely independent but it's using the Canon lens mount system. You could replace all those names with different adapters and cameras and lenses and so forth. I would love to have a world where I could choose from 20 cameras and 100 lenses and they'll all work on either one. This is getting us a step in that direction, which is exciting. That is exciting. That's the future, let's go backwards. E.G. Orin asks, "What about medium and large format cameras? "Are they pretty much going to become obsolete "with technology advancements?" Well, I have a slide for that. (laughing) No, medium format cameras and large formats will continue to diminish in use, but there still is a place and purpose for those cameras. They have larger size sensors and there are certain things that they can do. When you want to take a picture of a really nice Ferrari and you want to make a poster the size of this entire wall behind us here, that's the medium format camera that you want to be using. There are places and purposes for that. There's gonna be, kind of, an economy of scale where there's certain products that are just gonna make more sense financially, but when you got a lot of money to burn and you're willing to do whatever it takes, there's gonna be a system out there for you (laughing). Awesome. Well, so much more to cover. There's a lot of people who are new and a lot of people have asked this question, even though you've just gone over all the different types of cameras and options. Are there any particular cameras if you are a newbie and you are looking to just, sort of, start out? Is it going with DSLR? Is it going with a mirrorless? I think I know the answer, but a lot of people are asking. Right, right. No, it can be really tough because we are in this world that is changing. I was just talking to somebody before the class and we were talking about single lens reflex versus mirrorless. The analogy that I came up with at that moment, and I love trying to have as many different analogies as possible, it's kind of like your internal combustion car versus the electric car. Right now, what's better? An internal combustion or an electric? It kind of depends a little bit on where you are and what you do with that vehicle, and so forth. For the cameras, I think if you're not sure about what you're doing, you're like, "I need to get in and test the waters and figure out "where I'm going in this world of photography," you're probably safer with the single lens reflex, just because everything's been flushed out. The systems are all built out. It's all very, very stable. The mirrorless systems, there are so many people who are so dedicated to them. They absolutely love them. They're gonna get mad at me for saying that on the SLRs, but they are a little bit different and some people require a little bit getting used to those. One of the things I've noticed from the camera stores that I work with is that people will, they're like, "Oh, I really want that smaller mirrorless camera. "You know, it just appeals to me. "That's what I want to carry around with me "is that little camera right there." They tend to have a few more returns on these types of cameras because there's unexpected issues that they didn't quite understand when they bought the camera. There tends to be less of those with the SLRs. There is also a regional difference and that is is that the mirrorless cameras are not as popular in the United States. They're much more popular in Asia and in Europe and there could be a number of reasons for it. It could be that there are so many Americans who prefer big, large, SUVs. It's bigger, it's better. My personal theory on it is that, in the United States, people tend to drive a lot of places. If the bag's that big, it's not that big a deal. Whereas in a lot of other places where you end up walking or taking the subway or public transportation, having that slightly smaller bag is a big advantage. That's where the mirrorless cameras can come in really handy. You can have just as powerful of package in half the space.
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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!