How to Focus YOUR PHOTOS!

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4 жыл бұрын

#Focus #Photography #Aperture
I get asked a lot how I focus my camera for my photos. In this video I explain my process, along with some of the mistakes I see beginners make with choosing apertures and making sure your photos are sharp.
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@MrBigbadbowen 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, we, as a community have been pushed more and more towards numbers, have you got enough pixels in your camera? (20Mp? Is that ALL??) Is your DOF small enough (even when theres none to speak of! "M43 just cannot DO dof!") Is your dynamic range big enough? Have we got enough stabilisation in your camera ("only 3 stops? I dont get out of bed for less than 5 stops" ) how big is your iso range? ("Does your camera go up to 256,000 iso? No?? Oh you poor thing!") it just goes on and on, it's getting silly, all it is is just a device for selling more and more units! It wasnt long ago that the Canon 5D mkiii was THE benchmark for pro photographers, with a few more than 20Mp it would be laughed at these days! We have, as an industry lost the artistry in our field, it has become black and white, if your background isn't pristine then you must be an amateur! We MUST MUST MUST move back towards theart of the photo, David Bailey, an icon in the field, in my experience was very rarely what the 'influencers' (God I hate that term!describe as technically correct, but oh my God did he turn out some iconic photos! We must relearn that

@paulbarnard5267 4 жыл бұрын

Diffraction - light trips up when it goes through a small hole a bit like a drunk in a doorway.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Love that! haha

@andrewcurtis59 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, it was me

@SamiPaju 3 жыл бұрын

Makes perfect sense

@MatherfuckingKing 4 жыл бұрын

When I'm not sure and even sometimes when I'm sure what aperture works for the landscape shot, I take a few photos with different aperture values. For example of that tree, you can just shoot f4, f5, f8, f11, f13, f22, etc. The tree won't run away and you can just delete the photos you don't like later. Or leave them and maybe you'll change your mind after some time. Digital storage these days is so cheap...

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds bulletproof sir :)

@therealjamespickering 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a teacher, and I wish I was half as entertaining as you when I don't know what I'm talking about.

@ceaabe 4 жыл бұрын

So I don't worry about focus and eat a delicious cake instead. Thank you!

@zkw100 4 жыл бұрын

ceaabe That’s what I took from it, too.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Nailed it! :)

@wojtekw6040 4 жыл бұрын

After watching this video I know three things for sure: 1. Your photos are getting more and more amazing 2. Cake, just because. 3. You are not Spider-Man ;)))

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

haha, thank you! Spider man I am not...

@pixlheart2369 4 жыл бұрын

this makes me even more interested in the video before watching

@jshariff786 4 жыл бұрын

As for diffraction: the usual ray tracing diagrams you're used to seeing -- of lenses bringing rays of light down to a focus -- assume that they do so perfectly, so that every point in the scene is mapped to exactly one point in the image plane. That would be ideal, but in reality, light is an electromagnetic wave, which means that it doesn't exactly always propagate in perfectly straight lines the way the ray-tracing diagram suggests. Instead what happens is that light bends around barriers, the way water waves do when passing through an opening. Rays that were initially straight and parallel are instead now spreading out slightly. The upshot of this is that, because of the finite size of the circular aperture, instead of the lens focusing rays from a single point in a scene perfectly down to a single point on the sensor, it focuses them into a circular _area_ on the sensor. I.e. every point in your scene gets smeared out into a circular disc of non-zero size in your focal plane (called an Airy disc). The relationship between the amount of smearing (diffraction) and the size of the aperture is inverse: smaller apertures smear light out into a larger Airy disc**, while larger apertures smear light out into a smaller disc. That's why diffraction is more noticeable at high F-numbers: you've stopped the aperture down to a smaller physical size. Diffraction obviously degrades your resolution -- if every illuminated point in your scene is now a larger disc in your image, obviously these discs will all be overlapping each other, making it more difficult to distinguish two points (e.g. distant objects) as being separate from each other. But diffraction only degrades things noticably if the size of the Airy disc is larger than the size of your pixels. If the Airy disc is smaller than the pixel scale, then obviously the smearing due to diffraction does not matter, because the finite pixel scale is what's limiting the resolution in that case.

@paulosullivan7197 4 жыл бұрын

Love looking back at some of your older pics and learning new things about them!

@stevemccrory9130 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for confirming the need for cakes in my life, especially imperfect cakes.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

haha, not all hero's wear capes...

@sicilia71 4 жыл бұрын

I love your vids, they're mint!! The fact that you go into "ramble mode" all the time is one of the reasons. You come across as someone trying to explain to friend what's what. The info becomes more memorable...to me anyway. Some of the others (as good & helpful as they are) just feels like a teacher/student scenario. So thanks for all the advice in your videos so far, you've been a big help. Looking forward to more in the future

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

That's so great to hear, thank you :)

@seanmangan2769 3 жыл бұрын

"...I could see the tree growing!"...ya made me laugh out loud. 🙃

@youngkingpdk381 4 жыл бұрын

I must say james, i LOVE your content! The fact that you put your true self and proccess out there instead of portraying to be another perfect landscape photographer is awesome and very relatable. Much love and blessings from New York City!!!

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate :)

@robertnelson3179 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for focus on focusing. Very practical video for me still working on a style for me you’re thoughts help immensely

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert :)

@strictlybeats 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, James - taking photos of things in landscapes is an important distinction than being a landscape photographer - never really thought about that before, but that's exactly what I do and despite doing it for years, I'd never made that intellectual leap. I thank you.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate :)

@robertoamezcua7624 4 жыл бұрын

Hello David, I can not believe you got distracted, you covered the wet feet, the cobwebs, the ill parking of your car, I think you were right on focus point. We even covered baking. Love it when you show your photographs as a point of reference. Thanks for another great video.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

haha, thanks Roberto :)

@kwchalky02 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video, as always James. I have very similar viewpoints to you on almost everything ... photography, cakes, spiders, etc. With regard to focus, of course the subject should be in focus. As for everything else, I think that depends on the scene and the subject ... but as a sweeping generalisation I try to achieve "as close to being in focus as possible without distracting from the subject". Thanks again.

@deepoteet7626 4 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy your videos, thanks David

@roadrunner76b 4 жыл бұрын

One of the first images that I took when I got my first dslr, nothing is properly focused and the camera shake is horrible, but it still today gets people saying "I love that one". Now, every time I see it I love that one too..because it tells a story. It took me more than a year before I understood it

@kriddz 2 жыл бұрын

just been going through your videos, they are bloody brilliant. I much appreciate them!

@markryanoklahoma 4 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, humor, and knowledge. Keep em comin!

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

@David_Nurse 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video. A sensible approach we all need to take. Well done, and thanks, James.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David :)

@erincoenegrachts2788 4 жыл бұрын

I am so glad I know what kind of photography I do now :D, I take pictures of things in landscapes!

@grootjnr 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent advice as always 👍💯 so true, so true

@emanuelabel8712 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve learned such a lot of useful things from you Mate , thanks a lot

@crossfitmastersgymtainment7661 4 жыл бұрын

love the tips. thanks James

@mikedionr 4 жыл бұрын

Good video. I learned to simply take a bunch of pictures of the subject at different focal lengths and apertures. Especially if the subject isn't moving or alive and won't get pissed at you for taking so long. Just take a bunch of photos and you will be surprised at which photo you will actually like out of the bunch.

@Comet_ride Жыл бұрын

I think that was one of your most delicious analogies! Thanks for that

@jayryia 4 жыл бұрын

My day gets better every damn time you upload a video. Good stuff as usual

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear, thanks for watching :)

@mad_cat Жыл бұрын

6:50 - I see that you're going for the surfer, but I love how the rock and the mountain behind it are basically the same shape.

@rod5751 4 жыл бұрын

So much better than all of those videos that talk about getting things "tack sharp" and bang on about focus stacking.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@minus1db 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James another highly entertaining informative vid

@EricAlainDufresne 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Keep well

@FerasAwadFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Subscribed.

@treyfoerster8759 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, gotta share this with my photo group!

@Millie-um2bi 2 жыл бұрын

It's much easier to learn photography when you've got a funny and cute person to learn it from. Great video James!

@ablueslenz 4 жыл бұрын

James Popsys, god I love your humor and smarts about photography. Keep making great images, great content, and great laughs. #inspired

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much :)

@rosaliebischof1171 4 жыл бұрын

I truly enjoy your videos. I’m at a point where I want my images to be more minimal & moody. I really appreciate your approach on focus, which is the opposite of the in vogue focus stacking.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@vladmaterial Жыл бұрын

Good analogy with the cake. Great video

@jonnyyeardley6773 4 жыл бұрын

Great video James. Would love to see a behind the scenes video of you taking a few photos and showing how you compose and set the camera up for each one and then the final edit of each photo

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Got it Jonny :)

@yourtallness 4 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: James gets assassinated by a spider at home 😜

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

I'm on borrowed time...

@erikyoung2193 4 жыл бұрын

The honestly is perfect! Finally somebody who said it

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Erik :)

@tristanrujano 9 ай бұрын

I have used FF and M43 and it’s nicer to have more things in focus at a lower aperture, than it is the tip of the nose in focus only. And you get more light in

@chryseass.5143 4 жыл бұрын

I try to focus on the thing that caught my interest in the first place!

@ClearComplexity 3 жыл бұрын

What James is talking about when he mentions focusing in on a predictable point or area of focus beforehand is the technique people generally use with full manual focus. I know when I started actually learning (I started with 35 mm film but didn't really dive into it until I got a few medium format Mamiyas) it took me a bit to realize it's often much easier/smarter to focus on the ground to visually see stretch of the depth of field and position the subject within. If I was doing street photography or in other situations where that trick wouldn't work I just relied on the hyper-focal distance scale bit on the lenses mixed with zone focusing. That said, I still use tricks like that today because I still use those Mamiya cameras. Even on my digital cameras I use mostly vintage glass that's all manual. To be honest using manual lenses on mirrorless with solid peaking is beyond easy. It's important to use peaking as a reference point to start from if possible though. Nothing against autofocus, I use it loads on my Nikon Z5 with the FtoZ adapter and my F lenses that have autofocus.

@DGriffGallery 4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes. All really good points there James. Lost count of the number of times landscape photographers ask me "where to focus"? And when told "on the subject" they look blank and scratch their heads. Kind of forces them to consider if the image actually even HAS a subject, or if it's just a "general scene" - in which case there better be something compelling about it: like light or contrast or mood or why bother!! 😊👍

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, agreed :)

@jshariff786 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always, man! I really liked the take home message that photos that need to be 100% sharp across the entire frame in order to succeed, probably aren't that interesting in the first place. Also, since I don't tend to shoot sports, or fast action, like you I might try single-shot autofocus rather than continuous. Although, I use back-button autofocus anyway, so it doesn't servo unless I'm pressing the button, which seems like it makes continuous mode able to be used as single-shot mode fairly easily, does it not?

@AdhishMajumdar 4 жыл бұрын

The cake analogy works perfectly! Thank you! I am guilty of being obsessed with the settings, but I am trying to get out of it...

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Adhish :)

@luxuryproductionsENT22 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome fr

@bfbaril 4 жыл бұрын

One of my personal favourite series' of photos is 1/2 out of focus. It's of my puppy and consists of 4 images: In the first, she's looking down at her leash; in the second, she looks at the camera; the third, she's already closed half the distance, ears flopping in the air, out of focus; in the fourth and final image, the frame is 2/3 her face (mostly nose and one eye), completely out of focus. She ran too fast for my autofocus to track. Yeah, they're technically flawed, but the story is adorable. I have yet to have someone comment "Oh, but they're out of focus", but get a lot of "oh my gosh, that's so adorable". I am thus far the only person to have criticized the focus. Oftentimes, flaws are a key part of the story.

@volens31 4 жыл бұрын

Totally your best ramble yet James 👍😁 Did you know there was a spider sitting on your hat the whole time during this vid?!🕸️🕷️

@wayneberry3453 2 жыл бұрын

Love that analogy. People usually get even more lost when I use analogies. But to their defence, it usually ends up something like... "If a dog... Said to an egg who just came home from the office..."

@bradzaruba9686 4 жыл бұрын

I just arrived at my hotel in Prague and am pausing video long enough to check for spiders! Ok, I’m back and in focus. This was loaded with information. Back to America on Wednesday to check out the tips.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

haha! Have fun :)

@wendynewing8834 4 жыл бұрын

Great drone footage of the inversion.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wendy :)

@michaelm1 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, great points. One thing... doesn't diffraction kick in sooner in the aperture range in case of smaller sensor cameras?

@dacekundrate4391 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I subscribed to yout channel. I love it! :)

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@evawettergren7492 4 жыл бұрын

First time I visited England I went to a small village, by train... there are cobwebs everywhere in the countryside. Especially around trainstations... I have only visited London since.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

horrible things! :)

@thebronzelocker 4 жыл бұрын

I love your facial expressions. Prime 👌🏾 Also really appreciate your videos!

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Drew!

@pablogonzalez8304 4 жыл бұрын

It's all about the composition and some good post

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

True Pablo! :)

@christopherdounis6729 4 жыл бұрын

Story and composition is everything... or taste in the cake example. 😁

@Dave_Lefever 4 жыл бұрын

Good sound advice with a sense of humour 😁👍

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave :)

@daan8052 4 жыл бұрын

+1 sub. Your photos are wonderful, and I learn something new and interesting. Thanks you 🙏

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much :)

@hukumongdu 4 жыл бұрын

Why am I only finding this guy now! Hilarious and informative

@twotone3070 4 жыл бұрын

You should have focused more on the things that are important? ;)

@TheMangoAssassin 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite photos I've taken in the last month was overexposed, not fully in focus, and pretty noisy. My best photos have always occurred by being somewhere you don't need to be at the wrong time with an opportunistic shot that just 'lines up'. I'm not a whizz and I constantly chase knowledge in terms of camera skill, it's just about connecting the dots in-between and seeing the world in a different way. I've taken some photographs I'm proud of and I've consistently screwed up more times then I can count but I always manage to provide results, even if few.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Well said :)

@Screlon 4 жыл бұрын

THAT SURFING SHOT IS AN ABSOLUTE BANGERRRR

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@Samikinsalive 4 жыл бұрын

Nice one James. Spiders, you're funny!

@davidwalker2402 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James . “We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That's what connects us--that we're all broken, all beautifully imperfect.”

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers David! I know I am :)

@JoshuaPanola 3 жыл бұрын

That tree was amazing

@m4nc1n1 4 жыл бұрын

What peak design strap do you use? I am considering the Lite or Leash for my 80D

@freddytrejo3613 Жыл бұрын

2 big fans here inTaylor Tx. the trees changing colors and leaves falling - haha ha your right just take the dam picture. wedding cake - lol

@leanderhoefler7054 4 жыл бұрын

I also like it simple, just single point focus on the main subject and then setting the aperture to something that looks good. Experimenting a lot with shooting at f1.8 lately, you don‘t always need everything in focus! PS.: If you ever make your way to Vienna, I‘d be happy to explain you the physics behind diffraction 😅

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, hopefully one day :)

@jackheald8808 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jack :)

@CliffDaviszootour 4 жыл бұрын

Nice drone shots

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@UncompressedWAVmusic 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. Mega thanks for the many laughs especially the last 2 minutes hilarious. Are you also a comedian?

@grahamlauder2866 4 жыл бұрын

I just can't stop thinking of all the disappointed photogenic Spiders. Perhaps a video on getting images of spiders should be a future project. Therapeutic too!

@mikemitchell3889 4 жыл бұрын

James, I like mashed-up, runny pie! Thank-You, Mike

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

haha!

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

good to listen to how other photographers work it : )

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

@JohnDrummondPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

An interesting video and a point well taken about focus point. As you take photos of things in landscapes as opposed to the landscape itself, your approach makes perfect sense. In fact, Heaton has demonstrated that focusing to the distance will actually get almost the whole scene "acceptably" focused. There is a place for focus stacking, etc. But I agree, even a pure landscape needs a point of interest and that's the thing that needs to be in focus. What irks me is de-focused elements that shouldn't even be in the photo and lend nothing but distraction. On other issues: I never had you marked as an arachnophobe; well, no one's perfect. Re the DOF difference from M43 to FF: isn't F/4 to F/8 two stops? If the crop factor is 2x, that's just one stop, so the respective DOF should be equivalent to F/5.6. Or am I wrong? Thanks & keep the content coming!

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers John! Agreed :) For the DOF differences, consult mmcalc.com :)

@JayDowney 4 жыл бұрын

it was very hard for me to focus on a single one-liner for this this very concise and fluid explanation about proper focus in photography...

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

haha!

@joeal-ca 4 жыл бұрын

Love your content, your dad Gerard Butler's stuff is pretty good too!

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

haha, I'll take that :)

@saulm6386 4 жыл бұрын

These photos were flamas mate🔥

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

@LordPenny95 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do more of these tutorials please as their brilliant

@benharris3949 4 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for “where should you focus? On the story”

@gregoryspowell 4 жыл бұрын

I always find your takes on conventional techniques (and/or breaking them) refreshing and oddly reassuring.....not sure if that's the right word for that, maybe I'm rambling as well. Love your channel. I've learned a ton from you and have been entertained while doing so. Keep up the good work

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gregory :)

@ibarrabenjamin1 4 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting if you and Nigel Danson make a video discussing this subject (including the use of tripod). 😆

@gordonsimpson1020 2 жыл бұрын

Lol I can see the tree growing: brilliant

@steve_nomad 3 жыл бұрын

well said

@marcom. 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely views from the Peak District at the beginning. Did you film this on your own with a camera drone?

@lylestavast7652 4 жыл бұрын

yeah that was some really nice stuff...

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, the drone :)

@matssandquist9258 4 жыл бұрын

I am with you on every level when it comes to spiders. I were in OZ this summer and shook my jeans every morning before putting them on just to be sure. :-)

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Good plan, could save a trip to the hospital! :)

@a.beckwith4576 4 жыл бұрын

Hey James to me your chocolate, when I need sweet treat to keep me going your my man, just enough info delivered in your videos to make me want more. Thanks

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! :)

@danielscottychapman9739 2 ай бұрын

Odd comment, what brand of pants are you wearing when you put on your boots in the beginning of the episode?

@wayneashton 4 жыл бұрын

So if we want delicious shots, we need to jump around with our camera and eat cakes. Got it! Thanks. :D

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Nailed it :)

@charlesdolan8194 4 жыл бұрын

Monet's paintings weren't in focus. I think the digital age of cameras has us to worried about focus. I feel that digital is too sharp at times. Too much "focus" on megapixels and on dynamic range. We've forgotten that there's a subject in front of our lens, let's just "focus" on that, and not worry about the technical aspects.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Well said Charles :)

@crispin8888 4 жыл бұрын

Very true. In the good old days, the main issue was film type. Nothing else.

@charlesdolan8194 4 жыл бұрын

@@crispin8888 Very true. I started shooting in the 70's. I was so happy shooting film. Actually getting back into it. Yes, still staying with digital, but leaving the tripod behind, auto ISO, leaving behind the stress of shooting at base ISO. We didn't have IBS in our cameras back then. Today's camera technology has allowed us to forget why we take photographs. It's about the subject in front of us. Not the megapixels, not the autofocus speed, nor the burst speed. It's subject, the story we're trying to convey, an emotion. We drive with fog on our windshield, yet we know where we're going. Leave the megapixels at home, embrace the emotion of the subject. Have fun, shoot at a high iso. I miss pushing Tri-X to 1600. Sorry for the ramble.

@crispin8888 4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesdolan8194 Well the same for me. It was fun. And a 50mm 1.8 lens was good enough. 1/focal length was the 'understood' IBIS.

@crispin8888 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's right. 1/focal length, split image focussing and it all worked.

@berealrelentless6237 3 жыл бұрын

He said " Literally see the tree growing!" Priceless

@gregcooper2719 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry James, the shot of cobwebs meant I struggled to focus on what you were saying. I have wondered what car you have from previous videos, and was convinced it would be a Ford Focus... And I’m all out of focus based jokes. I never said they’d be good. Love where you went with this in terms of explaining how micro 4/3 is double that of full frame so you hang out at f4,0, I have a canon 50mm F1,4 lens which takes stunning photos but I never know where to stick the aperture to bring more into focus. I’m in London this weekend so will try hanging out around f4,0 and have a play with that!

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks mate :)

@sander5086 4 жыл бұрын

Love to get some imperfect cake🎂🎂 As a beginner I did here something that was quiet useful. I do have a crop sensor camera, so if I shoot a landscape at f5.6 the d.o.f will be the same as a full frame f11?

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Depends what crop it is my friend. APS-C is different to M43 for example. Plenty online that explains it in detail though :)

@sander5086 4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesPopsysPhoto I do have a aps-c camera, never heard this before. I will have a look at it!!!!

@heidecoetzee7353 4 жыл бұрын

I will also leave immediately when there are cobwebs. Home I go.... Spiders are my only fear. Love your videos. Heide

@johnhawkins1606 4 жыл бұрын

Spot on. As a beginner for me it’s all about composition first. Give me interesting and imperfect any day over bog standard and technically flawless.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers John, me too :)

@tonyutting6508 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, off the wall as ever. Not sure what you are on, but if there is any spare.....

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Haha! My body is very sensitive to caffeine...

@oneeyedphotographer 4 жыл бұрын

Typically, when I'm out with the 5Ds, I focus manually "just over there." If the camera is on a tripod (usually the case), and I am shooting at F8 (usually the case), and I am using my 24mm TS-E (usually the case), the ground at my feet is out of view, and what is in view will be sharp enough. If I am using an AF lens hand-held, still F8 (but wide open would have been fine for you hill), and focus on the hero.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Nice set up :)

@markandannette 4 жыл бұрын

So a big ugly cake that is delicious is better than a pretty cake that is not delicious, spiders are going to kill you...... great now I want a big ugly delicious spider cake. Meanwhile I am still debating which aperture to use for a photo of my tree. I love your videos James keep it up.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Haha! Cheers Mark :)