A lot of professionals use Aperture Priority as their main mode. Manual isn't a holy grail, it just has uses where the situation would make the camera stop interfering with its own decisions. I would argue that only full auto mode is the only real beginner mode.

Photography is a great art form. Processing raw files is a different art form….I love them both……two hobbies for the price of one. Great video Joshua, well done.

This video is so underrated. Thank you for the cool and practical tips!

Lovely tips! I agree about the manual mode vs. auto. We actually started our KZfaq channel using our iPhones. Then, I purchased an M50. My kids who are photographers, told me to film and shoot in auto mode. I did - for 2 years. But, what that allowed me to do, was to practice composition without worrying about all the settings. And filming for a weekly video, I had to get "good" footage. I practiced video pans and so much more. So, when I finally took the jump to a Canon R6 with a really sweet fixed aperture lens, it was only overwhelming instead of totally overwhelming. Now, I rarely shoot in auto, but I'd rather switch to auto than miss a shot. Thanks again for the lovely video. (Yes. I'm binging your videos.) I'm on VERO too, but haven't posted in a while. I'll check out your feed there. Cheers, Kristina

Love this! When you're out and about in the woods, one thing I also like to do, is pick out a small square (think the size of printing paper) on the forest floor, grab a macro lens, and spend a good 15 minutes sitting there looking at that square. It's amazing how much detail you can find if you give yourself a few minutes to look.

I class myself as a beginner for the last 20 Years, and used Manual for about 15 Years, however I do like AV on the canon for quick photographs on holidays and the like.

I like your style Joshua, I don't do social media, at all, KZfaq is the only online tool, but ye you do see the same message hammered out for a few days., I'm not a landscape photographer, I prefer wildlife, different challenges, and not much editing, but you can see how easy it is to create ludicrous pictures, a few clicks and wham. A moto I learnt years ago is KISS , keep It Simple Stupid, works for me.

As someone who has only recently taken up photography, information like this is invaluable. I really like your direct no nonsense approach. Thanks for the upload. Liked and subscribed.

Love the video. I'm still a beginner and you've nailed a few things that I've done (mainly do everything manually). Fortunately, I didn't get too sucked into the tech craze because I really couldn't afford it (and my wife wouldn't let me). One thing I learned about doing everything manually is that you get such crappy pictures and then try to edit them which is a monumental task. I got burned out quick. I haven't been out to shoot (other than my kids' portraits), but after watching this video and realizing a few things, I've been inspired to go back out and start shooting again. Additionally, I think I'm going to focus (no pun intended) more on just making time for short trips as I work 1pm-10pm and my days off are full. The idea of getting up at 430am...yeah not so good. Thanks for the video.

Yes, I really like your content, you are different from the others, not only take advantage of the photo and anything with payment. It would have been nice if you had made a video for editing, as you do, thank you very much!

10:35 lol the noise gate on his mic makes the stream sound hilarious 😂 thanks for uploading

I SO appreciate your down-to-earth presentation and practical advice. Thank you.

Another good Video, I like your common sense approach to Photography, the old adage "Practice makes perfect" is so true although todays Photographer has the distraction of New Gear being pushed through Social Media which can cause the unwary to lose concentration on improving their skills and not their gear. Post processing is an art in itself I'm still learning, at this stage I fid if your Camera Settings are near correct you can keep processing to a minimum. Enjoy your work G'day from Aussie.

Great subject to cover.

Another good video Joshua! I especially enjoy your photos that you include, they are super! I’ve acquired 2 Canon cameras and a fixed lense Nikon and several lenses and some filters, I knew I wanted to have plenty of the common items to expand in my own photography, been taking lots of photos for just over 3 years now.

Great practical videoo as always Joshua learning so much from you. Was out at 5am this morning had a great time. Conditions absolutely appaling but changed in the space of 15 minutes. Patience is an essential tool to use in becoming a better photographer and has nothing to do with the most up to date gear or accessories. Keep up the good work

This is so refreshing - instant subscribe - really appreciate what you are doing with this channel Joshua

Im new to your channel and a beginner photographer, ive had my kit for a few years a d dont get out as much as id like , this is a great video ,thank you

Bang on, you nailed it, great video and so refreshing. Instant subscribe.

Thanks!

I enjoy editing my shots as much as taking the pictures in the first place, I will happily remove things that I don't like, for example alarm boxes on old buildings BUT I would never add anything

You should start editing not only the photos but your videos too , with this flat profile 😉

Chimping is a good practice! Good advise Joshua.

I actually shot in Automatic and P for a year before I bought any lenses and started using manual mode. I didnt even think about it at the time, it just felt right.

What a fantastic video! I'm coming back to photography after minoring in it in college. Now that I don't have access to a studio, I'm finding myself moving towards other types of photography. I really like your perspective and it makes me feel good with using what I have & focusing on my photography instead of obtain a collection of photography gear!

More great advice! I’m guilty of buying so much gear , most of which I never really use. Now streamlined my gear and taking a more minimalistic approach to photography. Switched to a smaller camera set up with only two small lenses,that makes me want to take it out all the time. My larger Canon DSLR is now only for any Wildlife photography. I enjoy the editing but found using the Fujifilm simulations makes this process so much faster and easier, only really shadows and highlights. I love the VERO app but slow for me to again a following.

I really like what you said about editing. I used to be sort of conflicted about it. That if I had dialed in my settings correctly all would look good on the computer screen, social media or on a print to mail to family. At the end of the day, I realized was that I was trying to create what I saw w my eye and not what the camera firm ware thought it should look like,

Good points about editing! Even if you only showed the JPEGs of your photos, it is still an edited photo, just edited by the picture profile software in the camera.

Does the composition work. You take from one viewpoint. Sit down on the grass (kneel) about 2 meters off the end of the pile with 28mm loaded. Maybe from the other end...a waterfall of logs.

I started in manual as I didn’t have a automatic camera

Using the closed caption feature for this one, lol.

Even as a pro (i'm not) I can see why you still use Aperture Priority mode. Especially in combination with auto ISO mode.

Auto all the time, only a year later I’m slowly progressing from waterfall manual shots. Gear hype, my other hobby drones. Enough said Dji releasing 4 drones a year. Aerial photos via Air2s or Mini2 is my avenue aswell as video.

Don't follow hype, I JUST bought a Canon 70D. Excellent camera, fraction of the price when new! ;)

Are you still happy with the 250D? Not considering an upgrade to mirrorless?

Can you make a video on how to make revenue from photography...the step from hobby to pro? How can you make money from this here game basically?

I disagree with your assertion about Maunal Mode. When I started learning about using a 35mm camera, most cameras came with manual mode - that is centre-weighted TTL metering (if you were lucky). If you were half-serious about photography you invested in a Weston with a white cone for taking incident-light readings. The standard 35mm camera came with a 50mm lens, with a zoom facility provided by a pair of legs.

I watch quite a few you tube photography vloggs and to be quite honest some of them are not photographers, there you tubers.

No one has looked at my photos on vero

While I usually agree with you, I personally think you should start in manual. There are so many videos and tutorials on how to use it and what everything means and I feel if you start with auto you're not gonna learn how to fix mistakes.

When it comes to deciding whether to use photos as they come out of the camera or to edit them, it's important to accept that ALL photos are "edited"! It's just a question of whether you want to accept the camera manufacturers adjustments to the raw data, or use your own skills to adjust them. Surely the artistically correct thing to do, is to do it yourself, rather than cheat, and allow the camera manufacturers to do that for you? So when you say "I did that without any fancy post production software" you're talking rubbish - you had Canon, Fujifilm, whoever spend huge amounts of money on the very best engineers and artists to write and use the software for you.