Landscape Photography Tips - How to Capture a Waterfall

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Жыл бұрын

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In this video, I want to share my process for approaching, framing, and capturing a waterfall.
So many questions come up - which lens? What shutter speed? How to frame the shot? Where should you position yourself? And, on and on.
Join me out in the field, and I'll try and clear up the confusion for you!!
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@LailaKristinSkauge Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the final image 😍👌

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@davidmaltby2065 Жыл бұрын

Stunning image. Can’t believe you can shoot a 1sec exposure without a tripod. And your tip was very helpful

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Props to modern cameras and my still hands 😏 Cheers!

@gusstanden8957 Жыл бұрын

Great image WIll. Glad to see you're having fun.

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks matey!

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks matey!

@lesladbrook4508 Жыл бұрын

Just beautiful William

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate. Hopefully we can get an aurora chase on here one day.

@lesladbrook4508 Жыл бұрын

@@WilliamPatinoPhotography that sounds like a good idea :-)

@PMCN53 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your experience and skill William! Loved the final image you shared. Landscape photography requires patients & persistence, you seem to have a lot of those qualities. Cheers.

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

It sure does. It teaches us a lot about ourselves, if we’re willing to listen. Thank you mate.

@melissahall7009 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this. Thank you ❤.

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Mel :)

@Lynette_Proctor Жыл бұрын

WOW that final image is stunning Will! I was having palpations when you went into the water with your camera! Very useful learning thank you, and will make a conscious effort of looking at the environment through the lens more. Thanks again! Fantastic.

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Lynette. Always appreciate you stopping by :)

@j.ottman1115 Жыл бұрын

Well done, Will. Really appreciate the production. Cheers.

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for that mate.

@reneepatino7804 Жыл бұрын

So good ❤

@elliswoodphoto Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this video, and will definitely make me shoot hand held more!

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. All the best with it!

@caroleneame4974 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful to see local NZ conditions. Great image.

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Some of my favourite to be out in :) Thanks Carole!

@artiedoc Жыл бұрын

William wonderful final shot and perspective on your approach to it ! Might I ask what your final settings were for the final shot???

@johnbentley1056 Жыл бұрын

Stunning location and such a beautiful image. I loved watching you work and seeing your thought processes as you moved around. I have recently attempted to shoot handheld and it is quite a shift in mindset. The image wasn't the sharpest but it was a start and something I will do again. Thank you for sharing.

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thank you John. Are you mirrorless? The stabilisation is critical.

@johnbentley1056 Жыл бұрын

@@WilliamPatinoPhotography I am using the Panasonic GX85 micro four thirds camera. It has 5 axis image stabilisation. I also have a couple of lenses that have in camera stabilisation. So effectively I have dual IS. I think I just need to practice. especially at speeds down to 1 second.

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

@@johnbentley1056 The smaller the sensor, the more effective the stabilisation. You should get some impressive results. All the best with it!

@johnbentley1056 Жыл бұрын

@@WilliamPatinoPhotography Thank you.

@jmoorman Жыл бұрын

A study in perseverance, William. I hope we get to see the result.

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks John! Final image is toward the end, around 8:46

@noelwoodley4220 Жыл бұрын

I like how you said by being fixated on an idea you can miss something at a location, and you need to look at alternatives. I’ve just returned from the Bungles in the Kimberley (Western Australia) and got fixated on rock formations only to miss new growth vegetation and dry creek beds.

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

We’re all guilty of it. As the years have gone on, I’ve become less goal orientated and more spontaneous with whatever nature provides. If something resonates, I’ll try and capture it but if not, I’ve learned to be content regardless. Thanks for the support.

@gary_michael_flanagan_wildlife Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos, William! I went out to my local beach this morning, using some of your incredible tips to learn to “see”. I tried to utilize some of the background of the beach as you suggested instead of rushing up to the water. The sky was very flat with no clouds really, so it was hard for me to try to use my canon 11-24mm. I feel like I was trying to force an image and couldn’t really find a subject. Perhaps it’s also that the scene doesnt have much foreground elements so it feels like I’m trying to hard to find a good image. I also admit my patience for landscapes needs adjustment. I am used to diving birds and action shots so landscapes force me to learn to slow down and not seek instant gratification!! I think the ultra wide would be much better in a setting like yours. But I will keep working the wide angles and hopefully learn to see!! Sometimes the setting just doesn’t call to you, you know?

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Gary! Much appreciated. This is for sure something we all run into. Enjoying nature and taking in what is around us is the beautiful by-product of being a landscape photographer. Sometimes there just isn't a shot you want to take and that's okay. I try and look for creative triggers in the environment that I can use when I come back. Or I'll walk to different spots and try something weird. I've also got a video next week where I teach a fun technique for this exact kind of moment. 🤓 The most important thing is getting outside and observing. An image is just a bonus we sometimes get. Good on ya!!

@karendiehl6476 Жыл бұрын

Really loved this video, although that down coat must have been pretty heavy by the time you were finished :) I'm now determined to practice my handheld shots, because really, who loves hauling a tripod around?

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah, I wasn’t expecting to get that wet! Thanks Karen!

@-Camp-Fire- Жыл бұрын

Great videos William. Are you using 2 seconds timer when shooting handheld?

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks! No, I don’t. Cheers :)

@stevemeier7876 Жыл бұрын

Very nice image I would luv to know or see how you go about blending the slow image and the faster sharper image since you dont use a tripod

@tilikumtim5562 Жыл бұрын

Might be wrong, but I'm guessing by adding the photos as layers in Photoshop and by blending in the photo with the slower shutter speed (just the waterfall) into the faster shutter speed photo. There's lot of tutorials on KZfaq on how this is done.

@stevemeier7876 Жыл бұрын

I understand the logic and do this but all these tutorials have one thing in common they are using a tripod which keeps the composition the same this is very difficult to do freehand i would be interested to see if Will lunes them up or just paints in the water without lining them up

@WilliamPatinoPhotography Жыл бұрын

Hey Steve, I go pretty in depth on this in my Seascape Masterclass. I don’t use a tripod, as you've mentioned. In this scenario, you can shoot a burst with different shutter speeds. I simply take the faster shutter, then adjust down and take a slower frame, remaining relatively still, then manually blend using masks. The key is that it’s all slow water texture, so there’s no hard lines to trace around ;) Hope that helps!