How to Take an Amazing Photo in Boring Mid-Day light

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How to Take an Amazing Photo in Boring Mid-Day light - On the Trail of Ansel Adams

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How to Take an Amazing Photo in Boring Mid-Day light - On the Trail of Ansel Adams
In this episode, I show you how I shoot a photo in mid-day light, it's tricky, but sometimes can give you breath-taking results.
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@JasonPatz 8 жыл бұрын

I really love that you show us exactly how you process your images and I love the time you spend showing us where you are shooting, how you choose to frame a shot, and why. Thank you very much for all you do for the photography community.

@dholbourne624 8 жыл бұрын

Serge I want to thank you I have learned more from your videos than any school course has ever taught me I love you passion and enthusiasm it really shows in the videos. Thank you I hope one day my work can be as good as yours.

@kydj4888 8 жыл бұрын

I like it every time when you say "Voila".

@VannApragal 6 жыл бұрын

ND filter looks good digitally on computer screens. But if you are shooting for prints, the extra texture looks so much better on paper if done correctly without ND.

@radekdolinsky458 8 жыл бұрын

Just made a bunch of photos in a middle of the day last week in Dolomites, because I wasn't able to reach some spots while the light was ideal. This will give me a good starting point because I never seriously retouched picture into B&W. Thank you. I have to admit I like your videos much more than lets say half a year ago. Maybe my personal photographical growth :D

@brianmc2354 8 жыл бұрын

Been busy last few weeks, so happy to be catching up on my Serge Videos! So helpful

@blaed011 8 жыл бұрын

Nice job I'm really enjoying this series. I always look forward to your next video, thank you for sharing your passion with us.

@thomaseriksson6256 Жыл бұрын

Folow the light is a good advice, thank you

@MarkDuffyPhotography 8 жыл бұрын

Exposure blending can help out loads. I used a variable ND filter (terrible for photos), couldn't use the full 8 stops, so stopped it back to whatever I could, took 20 pics and stacked them in Photoshop, got a cool result then.

@ilopjb 8 жыл бұрын

Cool sunglasses! And - as it always is - cool stuff in your video. Thank you, Serge.

@drewkellar9698 8 жыл бұрын

I really love the way you do this series, it's been a lot of fun to watch. Seeing you experiment with different compositions with the camera recording is extremely helpful to see what you see. Keep up the great work!

@bernym4047 Жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you.

@Rielestkid 8 жыл бұрын

Still in Yose-Meaty I see! lol love ya Serge

@jimtimbob1242 8 жыл бұрын

That's racist jk

@u2mixer 8 жыл бұрын

'jk' means 'just kidding'.

@robin067 7 жыл бұрын

Bien dit :)

@bernym4047 6 жыл бұрын

Very informative. You have inspired me to go out mid day more often. Thanks.

@leonatweedie6248 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the adverts....

@possiblyhuman3114 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching me so much about the gradient filters. I had no idea they were there.

@alanm.6096 4 жыл бұрын

A lot of good steps outlined in the video. Play it at playback speed of .75 to be better able to keep up with the pace. A great example of saving a picture that is not worth printing due to sharpness...but is likely to do well as a sharing photo online. Not to mention the value of practising, even with photos that wont make the cut.

@SergeRamelliPhotography 4 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely agree :-)

@radu01 8 жыл бұрын

You should try some Lee filters, big stopper + little stopper= 16 stops which is really nice, and you can go to f/8 or f/11

@ihabhassan2476 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Serge !! You are the awesome!!!

@MrScottJArmstrong 8 жыл бұрын

awesome. love the videos it has helped me out alot! keep up the good work

@oldskidgrey 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, you have another fan

@JosephStalin01 7 жыл бұрын

very good video about your thinking and how you put that into practice . . . definitely worth subscribing :)

@yvesgauvreau2196 6 жыл бұрын

Just a thought, using whatever method, I would have taken a many shots to get the water just like I wanted (long exposure), many relatively high speed shots for sharpness (focus bracketing maybe) and a few more for exposure bracketing to get all the details in all the sensitive "zones" maybe even some white balance bracketing. All this to gather as much "light" as possible and combine all this in an exquisite image, maybe using luminosity mask or whatever. In other words, I wouldn't spend thousands of my hard earn money to come back home and find out I forgot the "kids", sort of speak of course. In your own words, you said you wouln't print this one because it's not sharp enough for your taste, so I hope you have one that's OK, otherwise you lost a lot of time and money. A tout ça, j'ajoute que j'ai bien aimé votre présentation, excellent. Merci!

@BangKieu96 6 жыл бұрын

Très bien ! Thank you for your work!

@Natgrapher 8 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Serge looks beautiful :)

@TonyFernandezjkdjedi 8 жыл бұрын

thanks for this video Serge, the tip with changing the white balance for more blue was huge for me, never would have thought of that one. Do you have a video explaining how to remove the dust spots? Wondering how you got to that detailed look, is it the same as managing the focus with the alt key?

@e11world 8 жыл бұрын

Very nice workflow.

@alanm.6096 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Serge - I am curious to know what model that lightweight tripod is you use for travel. Thanks!

@KrisVComm 8 жыл бұрын

Really nice!

@BilluAwann 8 жыл бұрын

Learned lot from you bro love your work . Love from Miami my brother ....

@manojpallela11 8 жыл бұрын

great picture

@soothingrelaxation7352 8 жыл бұрын

thanks serge ... waiting for it

@johnguillaume5919 8 жыл бұрын

Another great a video...thanks. Oly OMD, I saw in your hands?

@omanuelsa 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Bravo!!!

@tactical510 8 жыл бұрын

that was awesome!

@Bob76075 8 жыл бұрын

Nice lesson.

@xmachineoo7 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Ramelli, First of all I Thank you so much for doing all these videos for us and I really have learnt allot form them you are doing really great job I really appreciate your effort and hard work you put in to make such a great stuff for us. Now I want to ask you for some advise I am a nikon user and I am using Nikon D750 with (24mm, 15-30mm, 50mm most of the time) at this moment and I want to switch to Sony A7r II and you are the reason I want to go to sony as I seen some of your photos shot by Sony are Phenomenal and out of world :) so what do you think about it and if you think its a good move than what sort of lens do i need and which mm is the best for most of Landscape photography ? Thank you again

@sai30492 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these tutorials. I have learnt a lot from your video tutorials. My question is, which ND filter (stops) would be ideal to use during sunrise and sunset? Because I feel ND1000 would be very strong taking lot of light and color away. I would very much appreciate an answer for this. Thank you again.

@TheKGB 8 жыл бұрын

Yoh Sa Mee Tee....Love it. :)

@blackpprs1893 8 жыл бұрын

got interesting view from the video too! thx cameraman

@bidwan 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial like always! Google Nik has been made available free today. Have never used it. Can you make a tutorial on how we can use Google Nik along with LR, please?

@fjcvideomarketing8617 8 жыл бұрын

What type of photographic vest are you wearing and where can I get one like that.

@johnnymcleanvlogs 7 жыл бұрын

Wow cool water.

@juanwaltero3908 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, Serge, a question...what software do you use, for editing the video? and do you have a tutorial for that exactly, part of the video on B&W with high contrast?

@tomtomsmith98 8 жыл бұрын

Clean the sensor! :)

@dunnymonster 8 жыл бұрын

👍

@antigen4 7 жыл бұрын

only if you're a poseur... real photographers use film!

@Wolfieex3 6 жыл бұрын

2018 and you still read the "real photographers use film" crap. Really funny.

@cartmanbruh23 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Serge! Thanks for the video. Would using polariser in this scenario help?

@diotriton2 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Serge, what camera does your partner use to record you? And what gear do you use 1) as microphone, 2) to show to us in real time what you see in your camera? Thanks

@Call_Me_Mom 8 жыл бұрын

Will the presets work with Lightroom 3 or must one have CC?

@AdiGoldsteinComposer 7 жыл бұрын

Helllo Serge, Can you please tell us the exact ND filter model you are using on this photo?Thanks

@maryw8720 7 жыл бұрын

so i do not understand why u did not use the mountains and the trees from the photo without filter, and the water and the clouds from the one with the filter so u can have a sharp clean image?

@bedevere007 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@PicturebikeMXphotography 6 жыл бұрын

Hi i cant find the Ansel Adams presets on your website ?

@rf9224 8 жыл бұрын

Bonjour Serge. Great tutorial. I've done the same kind of "Ansel Adamsification" on mountain shots looking (but failing, naturally) to capture the same kind of thrilling majesty as the master. I've watched a few of your tutorials and see that you have set up your A7Rii pretty much the same way I have mine, except aperture & shutter speed dials are reversed (I prefer lenses with aperture rings anyway). One thing I noticed in your tutorials using the A7Rii is that the highlight slider is turned all the way down in LightRoom. I *always* have to do this because the sky is always blown out, even if I under-expose slightly with exposure compensation in Aperture priority, or specifically underexpose in Manual. I originally thought I had a bad copy of the camera but it seems to be an issue generally, maybe the backlit sensor. I don't know if it's the camera or LightRoom that's the issue, or a combination: I don't seem to have as much problem with blown-out skies using Canon DSLRs.

@yanggallery1802 8 жыл бұрын

thank you

@ScreamingEagleFTW 6 жыл бұрын

how many times do you have to introduce yourself in the video. ??

@DeathShotHD 8 жыл бұрын

What type of ND filter do you use to allow you a 20 second exposure without it getting too bright? Every time I try to do a long exposure during the day, it always gets too bright

@GarlandGay7 8 жыл бұрын

+DeathShotHD Why not just use your exposure compensation on your camera?

@DeathShotHD 8 жыл бұрын

+Garland Gay good idea!

@evanhebner2712 8 жыл бұрын

BTW, it was an ND 1000 filter

@DeathShotHD 8 жыл бұрын

+Evan Hebner thank you

@chrisrussell5498 8 жыл бұрын

what Filter did Sergei use on the lake?? sorry couldn't understand accent

@elcondor7627 8 жыл бұрын

I had to look it up too: It's actually mentioned below in the comments. It turns out to be an ND filter. Any photographer would know this, but aspiring artists might not be familiar with all type of filters available today. ;)

@NextWorldVR 8 жыл бұрын

ND = Neutral Density

@chrisrussell5498 8 жыл бұрын

Did a bit of black n white over 20 years ago , just got into DSLR , thought it was a neutral density but when unsure wise to ask is it not?

@douglasorton9135 6 жыл бұрын

10 Stop Neutral Density Filter

@blackjohnny0 8 жыл бұрын

Try Tatras, Poland. :)

@willdorak985 8 жыл бұрын

Serge, le "i" français se prononce comme un "é (e accent aigu)" en anglais. Ca ferait Yosémétiii. Un autre example, le mot "bit" se prononce "bét" et non pas "biiiit". Si tu prononces "biiit" les Américains pensent que tu parles du mot "beat". De manière générale le "i" anglais se prononce comme "aï (comme dans aïeul) " ou "é (e accent aigu)" selon les mots. Les mot en "ee" se prononcent toujours comme un "i" francais". Mais les mots en "ea" se prononcent comme un "i" français ou comme un "è (e accent grave)" selon les mots. Par example, le mot beat se prononce "biiit" mais le mot bear se prononce "bère", le mot meet se prononce "miiit"...etc. Sinon, ton anglais est absolument fantastique ;-).

@Wordsmyth8 6 жыл бұрын

What kind of filter? MD? Sorry, can't understand what you said.

@chanduvijay9 6 жыл бұрын

it's ND (neutral density) filter

@10MinutestoRouletteFortune 6 жыл бұрын

3:19 There was the composition

@MrBosco55 8 жыл бұрын

How do I get your Ansel Adam presets ? I'm on your e mail list.....

@jaxchambers7652 4 жыл бұрын

Pros, Naver tell u were there metering.

@SergeRamelliPhotography 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t mind sharing :-)

@WestCoastMods 8 жыл бұрын

I think you need a faster PC...Lightroom seem to be running slow.

@speedmatters 8 жыл бұрын

+WestCoastMods That's LR for you, brilliantly useful tool, painfully slow. Running a 4.5GHz overclocked quadcore with 32GB RAM and SSD's and it's still slower than molasses on a cold day. Adobe really need to sort out LR and recode the entire program. When they enabled GPU support, it hardly made any difference.

@WestCoastMods 8 жыл бұрын

+speedmatters Not sure what your full system specs are, but you must be bottleneck somewhere. I have an i7 4790K, 2X 960GTX GPU's on a EVGA Z97 FTW mobo with 32GB of ram. Using fast SSD's too. Lightroom seems to run fairly smooth on this setup...no lag or crashes like I would get with my older setup.

@lightfantastic4607 8 жыл бұрын

+WestCoastMods I have almost the same set up only with a single GPU. Good choice. I regularly import 1000+ images into LR 6.5 and find that after the first couple of hundred the entire program slows. Applying filters and making adjustments takes several seconds each time. All 5D3 and 1DX raw files. Very frustrating!

@brianlockhead3953 8 жыл бұрын

Sir, did you have a commercial filming permit from the National Park Service for commercial filming in Yosemite National Park? If not you are breaking the law.

@NextWorldVR 8 жыл бұрын

A small tutorial for Artists on KZfaq is HARDLY commercial filming.

@tyroneshoelace4872 3 жыл бұрын

Yosemite with no people???

@SergeRamelliPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

You have to wait for the right moment

@MarcH-gj3ph 7 жыл бұрын

c'est le paradis là...

@kfotoprm 6 жыл бұрын

Just a tip, FOLLOW THE LIGHT!

@user-tx2nl5lc5y 8 жыл бұрын

☺

@ottovacheishvili8352 7 жыл бұрын

Add facebook sign in to website, will make sign in easier without email verification. can help you out :)

@Garanthur 7 жыл бұрын

At 13 minutes the clouds right next to the Mountain look like a demonic face, just me seeing this?!?

@erikdewilde7404 5 жыл бұрын

Ansel didnt shoot digital but analog so go for a M6!

@christopherbrown6152 5 жыл бұрын

If he was around today he would be, why wouldnt he use the best tool avaiable.

@johnnymcleanvlogs 7 жыл бұрын

It bounced off the light

@xavierathorne 6 жыл бұрын

Was I the only one that cringed at about 3:15, when that incredible light popped on the rock face, and he kept talking and didn’t snap the picture?

@jimmytango 8 жыл бұрын

bring back caramel!

@wanderingmogwai2553 7 жыл бұрын

20 seconds? I'm such a noob. 20 seconds at f20? Really? With a tripod of course, right?

@medceltic 7 жыл бұрын

Pourquoi you mélange the Francais and Anglaish ? et Always tu Say que You es From Paris. lol We all knew que tu es de la ville de la Brioche man. Mais t'es un Bon photograph quand même. Vive la Palestine Libre.

@elvissabic2641 8 жыл бұрын

I dont like this photo at all, i think it would be better if you cropped it so that the stump was almost in the center of the picture. that big rock of a mountain ruins the framing.

@lkomaromi6878 8 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial but wipe your lens next time :-)

@muminki7783 5 жыл бұрын

I stopped watch when he said Lightroom! Photography is not Lightroom, if he said post processing would be better. Like down.

@muminki7783 5 жыл бұрын

@@bogdanlupu3679 It's still old fashion Darkroom, if you studied photography you should know how Ansel got it, contrast, shadows, darker sky etc. We can compare digital post processing to old photoprocessing.