You are the Bob Ross of photography.

this is how camera tutorials should be done. demonstrate and explain. good job. :D

I have recently been shooting with my 50mm lens in black and white, it definitely is challenging, and it does stretch you to think out the box a bit. Good stuff! 👍🏾

Tell you what Mike... those 2 parts told me more about composing than 2 hours of Scott Kelby's instructions. :) Thank you very much indeed!!!

Mike thank you very much for making the 50mm lens cool and exciting. I had not used my 50mm lens until watching this video, I always want to walk around with my Canon 70-200 looking like a big deal, but taking crappy photos. You are really helping me to get rid of the ego, and just concentrate and be comfortable with being a novice. Thank you for you time, patience, understanding and your creative videos.

I've been shooting for over a decade now. And I've seen KZfaq evolve into a great teaching platform. I've recently discovered this channel. Most channels today (in my opinion) focus too much on tech specs, gear selection, limits and uses of gear, system comparisons, how to sell, and the most annoying: product predictions, rumors, and expectations. You focus on the actual photography. The art. The creative aspect. Very refreshing. Thank you.

Thank you for your kind words. Please help us keep making these films by Liking them on Facebook and Google + and sharing them with everyone. best wishes.. Mike

Hi Mike, This video shows how a photographer realizes the world in a particular way. A simple scene, apparently without any attractive, generates extraordinary photos in the presence of a photographer. It's like you taught us to look. I'm already getting my Nikon and leave the block to photograph details, interesting scenes hidden from who's in a hurry.

After watching videos on KZfaq for about three years, today is the first time I came across your channel..... Great video and information ! Thanks

Good idea - it's a function common to all DSLRs I know of. On our site's video pages there is a 'Tell Us What You Want' button for people to tell us what's puzzling them. The most popular requests are what we make films about. - Mike

Thank You. I love the bit about "as you let yourself lose into the atmosphere it gets better! " That is so true. I often find my first few shots of something aren't that great - but as I experiment and explore they get better and better. Thanks for that

I have just got my hands on a 50mm, f1.8 prime for my Canon. With a 50mm in place, you quickly realise just how reliant you become on the ability to zoom in and out to adjust the composition of a shot. Having a fixed focal length lens really makes have to work harder to get the shot. I also love the added bonus of the larger aperture with this lens.

Thank you Christine. You could put the camera on a tripod / monopod, turn it upside down and hold it in your hands and fire the shutter with the release. If you have a flip out LCD it'll help with composing the image, if not you'll have to take several and tidy them up by cropping in Photoshop afterwards. A guy on my last workshop got some great images underneath a dock using this method. Hope it helps..

Yes you can - you can use any lens the point of the exercise is to get used to not zooming in and out and to look for images which will work at whatever focal lenght you set.

I'm getting hooked on your videos. The Simplicity in explaining the Concepts is Brilliant.

4:50 I really really like that shot a lot. For something so simple and a simple subject. Enjoyed both parts of this video. I actually had a recent trip to Blackpool and I had my lens set to 35mm (crop sensor) for most of it, trying my hand at a little bit of street photography. Couldn't do as much as I wanted as it was a family oriented trip, but really enjoyed the challenge. I think I need to get myself a budget friendly 35mm for my D7200, to eliminate the zooming all together for when I am in the mood for this kind of challenge again.

I like the way you explain and i learned a lot. Thanks

Hi MIke, I have just discovered your youtube-channel a few weeks ago and the more often I watch it, the more I realize how well-thought-out your videos are. I love my Nikkor 50mm 1.4g and love to see, how clever you´re using it. But what I like most is that you´re not just talking about something (as so many do). You are showing us your way of photography instead and that´s just amazing and helpful. Thank you so much and best regards from Berlin

Because of these video (part 1 and 2) I bought a 50mm f1:8 , and it's the best lense I have. Very sharp, vely light and it's so fun to work with. Thank you, from Portugal !

Thank you Theo Scheepers. I've just added an annotation to the video about this. Sorry I should have mentioned it in the film. Yes go for around 35 on a DX 50 on an FX. The main thing is not to change focal length.

Hi Mike!! I have watched countless videos on youtube and have never found quite the answers i am looking for and find myself left with more questions after tutorials! Until i found you!!!! you are incredibly easy to understand and your videos are so organized and well thought out! And lets face it, i just like you! youve got a GREAT personality and are funny. Ive been watching hours of your videos and feel greatly inspired (yesterday, 6hrs, today about 4hrs so far) ... Thank you sooo much!

Great stuff, thank you. I love the way prime lenses make you think about positioning yourself; and enjoyed seeing your workflow!

1:23 would be a good picture too.

The thinking mans photographer.All to do with the art of seeing.I am always inspired by your videos. Well done again

Thank you Conor. Really appreciate you helping us spread the work and delighted you find some gems among them. I like learning from other photogs too - there's always more.....

Brilliant, I'm a novice, just a few months into the hobby and been binge watching Mike's (and other's) videos since I started, but these earlier ones from Mike have become firm favourites. I now have 4 lenses, a 10 - 20, a 35 prime, a 17 - 50, 2.8 and a 70 - 300. Without doubt, for just bumbling about, getting lost in creative thought, the 35mm prime (50ish equivalent on FX) is my absolute favourite and this video reinforces why 👍🏻

Hi Mike, I have watched a few of your videos now and I really enjoyed them. I like what you are shooting and I also like your approach (not too scientific, you do not necessarily need high end equipment etc.). And I actually love shooting with my nifty-fifty. Looking forward to see more from you!

Thank you Derek. Please help us spread the word about our films by 'liking' 'G+ing', sharing them and linking to us on photo forums, Facebook etc

Mike, you have such a calming influence when you explain things. I think you should go to Egypt, Syria and the Gaza Strip and get them all to forget their differences and get into photography instead.

Thank you so much for this video! I am an, I'd say, advanced beginner at photography, and I think this is the first time somebody has shown me a great potential of 50 mm lens, which I have only used for portraits so far. Next month I am going on a trekking trip in Svalbard and I need to limit the weight of my backpack as much as possible. I have spent the last 3-4 months struggling with the idea of taking just one lens. I guess I have now decided to go for my very light 50 mm 1.8 Sony lens, although I'd love to be able to take my 105 mm for macro photos as well - but with its almost half a kilogram of weight it will probably have to stay at home. Well, you have saved my back with this video, I guess. :) Thank you so much once again, you're a great instructor! I'll share your tutorials on facebook, they're really useful.

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Really enjoying this channel! Mike, you'd make a great BBC presenter!

Sir, I personally say Thank you ... This newbie amateur is enlightened by your explanation.

Thanks - I don't mention them because it doesn't matter which mode you use you still have to make the composition for yourself. AV TV P and M are just different ways to set up the exposure and have little impact on the picture. Which shutter speed or parture I use will - but only for the pic I'm taking. They might need to be different for you depending on your camera's sensor size and how much light you are working in. These change for every photo you take. Check out our vids on each to see why.

Hey Mike, I really appreciate these videos. There are a lot of vids out there which teach you the technical details, but it's nice to 'go out' with a good photographer and get into his head. This really helps me to make good choices and develop my own eye. Thanks!

very easy to learn off mike, you make things sound and look so simple, you actually make me want to go out and take more photos using your advice ;)

Best composition video I have seen yet! And I thank you very very much for not starting from rule of thirds.

This was soooo helpful! I recently bought a 50mm and was completely lost. Not ashamed to admit! 😊 🙏🏻 thank You!!

I love the way you teach. Thank you for this video. I learn a lots from it.

A fountain of knowledge!

Thank you Bill. Just set the zoom you have to 50mm and go for it. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Thank you so much Mike, I really appreciate your teaching. Especially when you explain in detail your thinking processes, I started to understand how to think, move, and see before taking a photo! :)

A really useful, helpful tutorial, thanks Mike.

My pleasure, thank you for the positive feed back :-)

Exactly what I needed!

i am really enjoying your videos. though i am not yet ready to go DSLR and currently enjoying the challenge of phone photography, most of your videos talk about the basics of photography that is applicable not only to a specific kind/type of camera. keep up the good work (and humor) good sir and thank you.

Mike, you are the man! Thx!

Your presentation skills are so pleasurable to watch. The way you teach gives great confidence to us who are still learning. I have the Canon 50mm f/1.4 and I love that lens to bits. I also have the kit lens 18-135mm and it's a great lens. You really have shown me some great angles to look at using both my lenses. Thanks for your video.

Pleasure :-) It depends on what you mean by 'Better'. So long as you can get the look / composition you want from a certain focal length lens then that's really all you need. I've never given any thought to crop factors because all that matters (to me) is finding a focal length that looks right in the image. I don't care about the numbers or crop factors etc because I'm only interested in how the image looks in the viewfinder. Hope this helps...

I have been watching your videos since you have started posting them on youtube and those videos helped me a lot.

35 would be closer. But the point of the exercise is really to get you thinking and moving instead of zooming because it'll make you think about composition more.

Thanks Mike, I am learning so much from you! On my way out to practice!

Thank you. There are so many lenses out there I don't know enough about them all to recommend. I have Nikon D300 at the moment but will be getting something newer soon. Lens wise i have a 10-20mm Sigma which I'm very pleased with.

I have learned a tons from your videos. Thank you so much for putting the time and effort to make great videos for us.

Great tutorial Mike you really are the thinking photographer

thanks for your expertise...

Great tutorial. Thank's Mr. Mike Browne. Salam dari Indonesia :)

I love using a prime lens. It's often what I do on vacation I get a prime put it on and use that prime the whole day. The thing is that you really need to think about your shot and in doing so you really appreciate (and look) at the things around you. You will be much closer to your environment because you have to pay attention. You can't just twist your barrel and zoom into a rock or a tree. I truly think a prime helps you be a better photographer.

I love learning from you , thank you.

I love the three colours you got in the photo of the boat... Blue, Yellow and Rope. Seriously though, these videos have literally been invaluable for my advance in photography.

Great video Mike, thank you It's very thought-provoking the way 50mm lenses make you think about were you need to position yourself.

I really like your videos. The way you're looking around for those beautiful scenes is so inspiring!

What a useful approach! Love the Exercise aspect of your video. What a great contribution! Hope I'll find more exercises. Thank you so much!

Great video Mike! I'm fairly new to photography, I'm stuck in the sunset, sunrise and night photography mode, I just bought a 50mm lens and after seeing this video has really open my mind up on all the different photo options that are out there, thanks again!

Thank you Peter

The video, show us , how we can see like an artist, a painter. Thanks for sharing. Best regards from Argentina.

Thank you Christopher

Especially good. Just bought a new full frame camera along with a prime 50mm 1.8. And although at times I feel like I'm shooting with 1 hand tied behind my back , I am committed to shoot only with the 50mm until I master it along with my camera. Watching this tutorial tells me I am on the right track . Thanks.

Thank you Gordon. Much as I love to travel that's a bit scary for me. I was staying with friends in Cairo a while back and it was kinda scary to see places i'd been not logn before on the TV news.

Just got my 50mm 1.8 pentax. Thank you so much for your videos!

Me too-would love this function explained as well. Also own a Nikon d7000. Enjoy your enthusiasm in the videos-it's catching.

Thank you, you inspired me to go out. Keep teaching.

Another informative video from you. Thanks for sharing and helping to make others better at this great art!!!!!!!

Excellent video! Thanks for the poignant but brief explanations!

Many thanks for all your videos, i really learning a lots from you Mike... cheers... :)

Thank you

I will try you also expertise. Thank! Mike..,

Really useful, thanks Mike

thank's for this great video Mike. it helped me a lot i tried it with 100mm.

Wow - Thank you ...

Mike, really enjoyed the information. It felt I found what I am I suppose to do with my just brought 50mm lens ❤️ Thanks

Amazing videos Mike,I love it,I watched quite a lot in last few days and i feel like just shooting anything ;) Thanx a lot! I'll make sure to try this!

You make videos I was looking for.

Great videos!!! Great examples!!! Please keep on going. Your work is really an inspiration. Greetings from Mexico City

Just ordered a Canon prime 50mm 1.8. Thought to myself, where can I get some great ideas for using it, as usual checked out Mike Browne's videos, and there it was. Thanks yet again MB.

Great video. Thanks!

Great pointers--thanks! While you were composing the corner of the buildings, your movie camera's view of the water along the slats between the two buildings caught my eye-- around 1:22-1:28. That too would have made a great shot! I like using my 50 mm 1.8. The thing i like best about primes is the big aperture vs most zooms

The last part is really wonderfull. It seems that as you let yourself lose into the atmosphere it gets better! Really nice vid Mike! P/S: Theres a "refran" that says: "If your picture is not good enough, maybe you are not close enough" Keep on the good work! Greetings from Argentina!

Great video as always!

Hi Mike! Thanks for the great lessons, i find them very helpful and useful. I use a 50mm on my dslr on daly base, but these videos inspire me to try different things when i'm you shooting!

Another excellent video thank you very much indeed.! Love the way you explain things. :)

Brilliant.... I'm going walkabout with my 50mm tomorrow.

Very nice and interesting tutorial sir! I have a 50mm 1.8d, and after I watched this video. I was challenge more on a creative shots using 50mm.

Thank you Paulo. I think photography is mostly about being able to see and imagine.

Thank you! this is a great video tutorial.

that second boat picture is phenomenal.

Superb information,thanks a lot

This tutorial perfectly match to my D7000 with 50mm 1.8G... Thanks!

Great videos Mick love em..Ive an old manual focus m42 carl ziess 50mm prime that I dont leave home without,,,,,I swear by it for street work & have done some great shots on it really makes you think about your shots as well....I always find you videos very informative...If you ever get up to my neck of the woods Yorkshire it would be great to bump into you.

Sure. It was a Nikon D300 with a 18-70mm zoom set to 50mm