Mastering Sunny 16 - Tips and Tricks!

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Today we discuss Mastering Sunny 16 so you can shoot your film cameras without light meters! By learning how to shoot film without a light meter you can train your eyes to read light and today I go over 4 different lessons to help you master the technique. This video is packed with information going into detail about stops of light and how to expose your film for better results. This video basically has everything you need to know about shooting film without a light meter. Grab some coffee, grab your camera and get comfortable because it's time to MASTER Sunny 16!
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Light Meter Backup - 1:26
Understanding Stops of Light - 3:58
Overexposing for safety - 8:51
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@eagerlee7931 4 жыл бұрын

Your first video about sunny 16 really helped me alot when i first started shooting film 2 months ago. and this video has helped even more. Great stuff pal. Keep it up. Stay safe.

@KingJvpes 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yea man Glad it’s helping!

@eagerlee7931 4 жыл бұрын

@@KingJvpes Sure is.

@dylankuehner Жыл бұрын

Do you still shoot film?

@heybella2867 4 жыл бұрын

Lol I took a screenshot of the video and immediately after he goes “screenshot this video and save it on your phone”

@ledesclos5321 3 жыл бұрын

I watched both Sunny Sixteen videos. Excellent. After all these years, I finally understand, thanks to your clear and simple instruction. Nice presentation.

@carliewert7450 4 жыл бұрын

This was really helpful! I would love if you could do another video on why you would want to use certain ISO, shutter speeds, and aperture for artist effects?

@sednasix6608 3 жыл бұрын

Here is a very important aspect not covered in this video though. For those looking to be more creative with their photography - you need an ND Filter. So for example instead of compensating apertures and shutter - as KingJ illustrates in the video - if you want to use a particular aperture AND shutter speed combination, you are now using an ND filter and compensating the stops in that accordingly!

@OboeCanAm 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I never thought I could "meter with my eyes", but I found that after shooting many rolls through my OM-1, it can become second nature, with many different types of film.

@justLIAKOS 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos I have seen in KZfaq related to photography basics! Great presentation skills!!

@lSunFlowerl97 4 жыл бұрын

This is probably one of the most helpful videos for beginners here on youtube, thank you so much!

@taborda89 2 жыл бұрын

I am just starting with SLRs and this was incredibly helpful! Thank you so much. Cheers.

@wandaortega7139 Жыл бұрын

Wow!! Both your videos on Sunny 16 have helped me tremendously! Thank you so much! Your other videos are awesome as well! You’re an awesome teacher!😊

@VivaLaFilm 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid ese! Super precise and informative. Keep it up!

@rjohnbernales 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video. You’re great at explaining this. Thanks for the tips 🙏🤩

@chelseasimpkins8674 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR THIS 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 this is the kinda content I’m lookin for

@Sleepy_desert 3 жыл бұрын

this was SO informative, thank you.

@ehua825 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Just wanted to say thank you, your explanations where super useful and clear to me!

@mashabezrukova4251 4 жыл бұрын

as soon as the lockdown finishes in my area I’m gonna go out and practice it all!! Thanks 💔

@samueldavies7858 3 жыл бұрын

Epic and thanks, this has helped me massively as Ive shot a few films and messed it up! cheers

@gretisma2 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video man, thank you so much!

@raymondkilminster2194 4 жыл бұрын

great thanks for this video lots of information . i did screen shot this one just like the last one . its handy to have on your phone for reference .

@axelkeuchel5728 4 жыл бұрын

Niiiice video🤩👍! Thanks a lot for this useful information!

@leandrorobles2085 4 жыл бұрын

I have been using sunny 16 rule since I bought my analog camera 📸 because the light meter doesn't work. The result has been amazing. The best way to understand and learn how photography works. Film photography helps me to improve my composition.

@jRiNGAA 5 ай бұрын

Great vid! ❤

@cynhwon 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such clear explanation. It is really helpful :)

@MsQueenpineapple 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this really helps me in understanding and using the Sunny 6 rule.

@zacharylagler242 2 жыл бұрын

This really helped out. Just inherited My late uncle's Canon AT-1 I have admired for years.Unsure on Matching the Aperture and Shutter speed. just wanted to say Thank You Man. Keep it up.

@vedranr.glavina7667 3 жыл бұрын

Best explanation EVER for Sunny 16!

@DBusch-ks7jg 4 жыл бұрын

I finally understand this, thanks!

@constancecheve5967 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ! It was super helpful !

@ovadiasigal9951 3 жыл бұрын

Great to see new generation teaches the world about old cameras, love it 😍

@veronicas37th 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

@johnmcnally7812 3 жыл бұрын

This chart reminds me of a sneaky trick my cinematography tutor mentioned a student did with Ansel Adams' "Exposure Zones" and F/T-stops. Apparently this guy drew both lines on the insides of his forearms, and would make adjustments by shifting one arm up against the other.

@gwbaker2 4 ай бұрын

A great way practice is to set the ISO on your digital camera to your preferred film's ISO, say Porta 400, then set your shutter speed at 500, then practice the sunny 16 rules. If you have a Fuji it will feel more film like but any decent digital camera works. Your electronic viewfinder will provide instant feedback...include the histogram or just eyeball the exposure. Once you feel you have mastered that exercise, load up a roll of film, and have at it!

@stks.7990 3 жыл бұрын

Maan yous a real one for all this gold🙏🏻

@lolatography9752 3 жыл бұрын

This was super helpful! I got a Nikon FM10 for Christmas so I’m tryna educate myself before I go out there lol. New subscriber here!

@florianbeck4283 3 жыл бұрын

I've been doing digital photography for about 8 years, now a few days ago I ordered an analog film camera to try something new. And before it‘s even arrived I‘ve already learned so much more about photography. Nobody teaches you something like this when you start with digital photography, no book nor video.

@dddmmm21 3 жыл бұрын

A note worth mentioning is that stops of light in terms of shutter speed moves in geometrical scale as it is simply measuring time, it just doubles or halves, so the math is pretty simple if you need to count stops in one direction or another. Now, the Aperture moves in logarithmic scale so the numbers are quite less intuitive... bottom line is, just memorize the F-stop scale.

@WaywardAce 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent !

@SoFloCichlids 3 жыл бұрын

As a beginner who doesn’t really have the budget for a light meter who also wants to learn all manual this is so helpful!

@dubaigeek1988 4 жыл бұрын

Helpful tips and tricks

@JDubyafoto 4 жыл бұрын

You just described the story of my life....always compensating for something. #CanonGang!!!

@DungNguyen-xi9xp 3 ай бұрын

yo ur vid is like super easy to understand thank u so much bro here is a like hehe

@dju1999 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers for these videos : I have bought a Leica M1 for fun, no lightmeter nor rangefinder : I'll have to train for mastering for both sunny16 AND zone focusing :D And your videos have helped me a lot to understand how to get over the inherent limitations of that Leica model :-)

@sylvaingarel4753 4 жыл бұрын

I would be interested in a video explaining sunny 16 with more specific lighting situations (i know to use the rule but some situations make my head ache ^^ like shooting a portrait on a bright day but the subject is shaded under the branches of a tree.. how to have his head well exposed without everything else burned.

@redeye--2753 3 жыл бұрын

I guess a lot comes with experience when shooting film. But to maintain costs and frustration as low as possible I‘d suggest using a light meter.

@andresserrano7178 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, you're awesome

@cydelsepida3235 4 жыл бұрын

Nice thank you po! Nakatulong po to sakin.

@ewan7727 4 жыл бұрын

Early! For the first time in a while

@martyrx3436 11 ай бұрын

The Sunny 16 rule doesn’t always work. It really depends on where you are. If you’re in a consistently sunny place, it’ll work a lot of the time. However, if you’re in London or Paris (or any other city that isn’t well lit/sunny most of the time), then this isn’t a good rule. It’s also not a good rule if you’re in a dark room, with artificial light. Sunny 16 is for STREET photography. If you’re in a dark room, let’s say at a family event, it’s not street photography. The settings will need to be different for that. I’m currently sitting in my living room, at night, with my light on, and applying this rule just causes the light meter to say that the image will be very underexposed. Keep this in mind when using this rule…

@mt-nv4jd Жыл бұрын

For quick feedback when learning manual photography, use the M mode and Sunny 16 on your DSLR. Your settings will be saved for viewing in your photo editor. It's faster and cheaper than burning several rolls of film and waiting on the mail.

@immapermanyer2529 3 жыл бұрын

superrrr helpfull :)))

@anarafol5295 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, need this cos my camera (canon p) doesn't have a light meter

@colomboluke 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video!!! What do you do if your camera doesn’t go past 1/1000 and you need to drop your Aperture but you can equal it? My Pentax k1000 only goes up to 1/1000 and if I want to drop the aperture to F8 it won’t be equal..

@fenet8717 3 жыл бұрын

thank youuu

@MRdrPROkeithSR 2 жыл бұрын

I'm loving your videos and finding them very helpful as a beginner. But also bruh can you change the battery in your smoke detector? lol

@patriciajung9157 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this method clearly and helping me with ine of my loves of life...photography. I hope to shoot some amazing shots and be a continual learner as I just subscribed. Is there any reason why this video is about film photography instead of digital?

@stevep2430 Жыл бұрын

Love the dog, Aussie blue heeler by the looks. My concerns are that there are a lot of film cameras that have a shutter speed of 500, so your example of opening up to a f-stop of 8 cannot possibly work by going to a shutter speed that you do not have. So in my mind, the film speed plays a big part as well.

@redacted2871 4 жыл бұрын

Funny, I did a nice exhaustive sunny 16 chart that involves some math recently. Your paper stops of light thingies reminded me of that. If anyone's interested here, I can send you the thing ; pretty sure it's totally printable so you can put it at the back of your camera to remind you or so

@aslipperysnake 4 жыл бұрын

yea send me the link please

@redacted2871 4 жыл бұрын

@@aslipperysnake docs.google.com/document/d/1OQSMEaYPXESim3zhegRqP_kWJpF5QnNMiWE-uuYPIUI/edit?usp=sharing Here you go, sorry for the late answer. You can download it in PDF and then print it :)

@itmm92 3 жыл бұрын

@@redacted2871 nice! thanks!

@hmApollo101 4 жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, was your book a limited edition run, the one about sidewalks? If yes, will you ever re-print ?

@lyndsaymccann6845 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought a Petri 7S film camera and I’ve also purchased Fuji Superia 400 film , I can’t wait to go out and practice shooting , would you be able to give me any pointers with this camera in particular 😂🙈 I know it’s a long shot but are there any videos you have or recommend for this type of camera 🥰✨ any pointers would be appreciated, also shooting landscape in Scotland and advice for this aswell would be greatly appreciated 😂👏🏻💖

@aerosnout 3 жыл бұрын

I have been learning so much from your Channel. You’re doing amazing work. !

@hbanzuelo Жыл бұрын

I have a Pentax program plus. Not sure how to use the exposure compensation buttons. Any advice?

@theblackandwhitefilmproject 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I am shooting Ilford HP5 film pushed 2 stops to ISO 1600. My Rolleiflex and Rollei 35S only go to 1/500th . The best I can achieve with sunny 16 is to overexpose 2 stops to f16 1/500. Is that correct ? Thanks

@zerg_burger 2 жыл бұрын

I just picked up an olympus m-1 with a sus light meter so ye im about to go out tomorrow with this info. Film is expensive lmao

@HeartagramTroll 4 жыл бұрын

This is great can you talk about cameras where the shutter speed is 500 max for the older cameras. Thank you! I have some SLRs that are up to 1000 but 500 is a struggle to master. It would be beneficial!

@thecurioussquirrelreviews Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@daniquevaneijk1863 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Literally bought a minolta two days ago so this is very helpful!!

@rafahealthinmotion1641 3 жыл бұрын

Do you recommend over exposing for safety only if you’re shooting on color film or does this apply to shooting on black & white film as well?

@deariblanco7933 4 жыл бұрын

Finally

@stephond.photography9867 Жыл бұрын

So I just purchased my first film camera, a mint condition Canon F1, the light meter works and so when I try to do the S16 it’s not really meshing with the meter. Is that because it’s in aperture mode?

@isabellacisneros2829 3 жыл бұрын

When overexposing, should we change the iso AND the shutter speed? Or just one of those?

@omarallahouthi159 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I installed the Light Meter app on the iPhone, but there is no sign, arrow, or indication indicating the speed measurement with the lens aperture, how do I know and i put 400 iso click on the button measure. The E V 10

@jjbnibi1222 3 жыл бұрын

great videos, when you said about wanting to change your f number from 16 to 8, on iso 400, why would he be wanting to change the f number, because the sun had gone in slightly and it wasn't as sunny or? I don't understand quite why he couldn't just change his f number and keep the same shutter speed? thank u (: Also, can you do a video about shooting indoors using this because in the other video you said it was different indoors Thanks so much, i'm still finding it slightly complicated but i'm learning :P

@stefangrubesic2708 Жыл бұрын

As for his first example for compensation assuming my camera does go only to 1/1000 would I need to change the ISO then? So with me having a let's say Portra 400 in my camera so my shutter speed at 1/500 and it's sunny so I should use f/16 but because of let's say depth of field I want f/8 would I then compensate by setting shutter speed to 1/1000 and IS0 200 ?? On this note, if I want a certain depth of field and a certain let say blur with the settings to get those resulting in overexposure could I just change ISO to like 50 to even it out? I'm guessing not every film is as flexible with over and under exposing on the ISO

@dianeschuller 2 жыл бұрын

question: If I do as suggested and rate my 400 film as 200 and carry on taking pictures, when I take the film to be developed do they need to know that's what I did? Or is it better not to include that when taking the film in?

@cowchow4284 3 жыл бұрын

i have minolta SR1 and my shutter speed maxes out at 500 so what should i do if I want to shoot at a lower aperture? Just over expose and be happy or get a different speed of film?

@DB-wv8oq 2 жыл бұрын

Hello I am just seeing this video lol I hope you will reply, but i am new to film and i understand all that you are saying; however, what if i wanted my aperture to be f/2.8 but my camera's shutter speed stops at 1000? what would I do then if im shooting with a 200 film? thank you

@nielcali 3 жыл бұрын

Hi can i ask if the concept of sunny 16 is the same with my camera that only have 1/175 shutter speed? How can i use f16 with only 1/175 speed if it need around 1/500 ?

@Kalel4441 2 жыл бұрын

How to compensate if shutter speed max 1000 using iso 500 or 800 using this sunny 16 rule? For example, from f16 down to 2 or 3 stop but the shutter speed can't go higher than 1/1000 what should do?

@oak76mcdo 3 жыл бұрын

This has been very helpful, thank you. I have one question...I am using the Pentax Asahi where it asks you to identify the ISO. If I want to be safe and over expose a 400 ISO....would I scroll the wheel on the camera to say 400 or 200? Thanks!

@Kampfkartoffel174 2 жыл бұрын

if you want to overexpose you have to set it to 200 for 1 stop or 100 for 2 stops and so on. It needs more time to expose at 200 iso so you overexpose

@GarretGravink 3 жыл бұрын

Does this work with medium format as well? Or is there any difference?

@mt-nv4jd Жыл бұрын

My understanding is if you lower your ASA by one stop, then lower your Shutter Speed by one stop, you will remain at the same Exposure Value. If you want to overexpose by one stop, you would adjust one or the other, not both.

@khoiavo 10 ай бұрын

I don't think that's correct. ASA setting is mainly for the light meter in the camera to read correctly if you have one. The only 2 things dictating how much light is coming in is shutter speed and aperture, therefore you need to lower the shutter speed to let in more light and therefore overexpose.

@phvrvohxo 6 ай бұрын

i love to use sunny 16

@luciagadd892 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you. I have always used Sunny 16 with my OM1 as the light meter doesn’t work. I always wondered how I could vary the settings while still using Sunny 16. I feel like my brain panics when it sees numbers so this has really helped me understand how it is possible! Thanks again.

@mika66 3 жыл бұрын

This is a very good tutorial but how important is this while using a full frame mirrorless camera? In other words, should I not trust too much the camera's wysiwyg system?

@martinmcchesney315 Жыл бұрын

What about old cameras where shutter speeds only range to 200, are these cameras still ok to use

@JohnDought 2 жыл бұрын

what i don't understand with the app is that when i give it more like f11 but the camera's light meter says it can be the Hoof or too low how do I fix this?

@litespeedga 4 жыл бұрын

Dude I always enjoy your tutorials! You explain things in a sensible manner!

@blackcrane1084 3 жыл бұрын

What if I want to shoot f2 or f4 on a sunny day 400iso but my camera has the maximum of 1/1000 ?

@claybanks 4 жыл бұрын

Ok. Does this work for black and white?

@optimalzeeeee 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! Just starting out with film photography and your channel is helping me massively. I've got one quick question, and if anyone else reads this and knows the answer then please do help me out:) When you talk about overexposing for safety and rating 400iso film as 200iso, does this mean I should also set the iso dial to 200, or does it just refer to changing the shutter speed? Thank you! x

@melanielorenceau2608 2 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure he means changing the ISO (so the dial) not the shutter speed

@crew184 2 жыл бұрын

Very good question! Is here anyone else who knows the answer?

@lhcmknrb 3 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me if this is correct? So say I am shooting 200 ISO film with a 250 shutter speed on a sunny day(f16). If I see a moving car and I want a picture without trails, I would change my shutter to say 1000 and then correct my aperture by changing it to f8?

@jaromatt3747 3 жыл бұрын

9:48 Didn't get it, so I rate my film one ISO stop over. Do I change the setting of the ISO at the camera, or just the shutter? Nobody really talks directly about changing the ISO :/

@jaromatt3747 2 жыл бұрын

@@PRXSENTFXTURE Yeah man i got it after some thinking. Like the thing i needed to understand is, that the camera will read the value you set the ISO to (so yes, change the ISO-setting). It will then readjust the lightmeter to a less sensitive/"darker" film. So to get the lightmeter/needle/whatever to the sweetspot again, where the cam thinks the film is exposed normally, you have to adjust either the shutter or aperture. But in doing so, in the end your film gets more light than it should get, and thats what we want to overexpose. Sorry for the spelling.

@sezoism 3 жыл бұрын

first example was actually good cause it gives the example of when it's too sunny and you can't go higher than 1k shutter speed because most film cameras don't go over 1k shutter speed...in these cases you'd need an ND filter, or just stop down your aperture :)

@tl2960 3 жыл бұрын

If im trying to push a film +1stop (400 iso to 800 iso) Do i have to change the Shutter speed from 500 to 1000? Anyone?

@marianashef 4 жыл бұрын

Where do I find the light meter on my camera?

@justnoted2995 Жыл бұрын

For over exposure shots, shouldn't it be choosing either reducing the ISO, or reducing the shutter speed? Adjusting both? doesn't that equate to the original ISO 400 and shutter 500, i.e. no change?

@gaiaparolini9914 Жыл бұрын

Great video and very helpful! I have a question, when I go to over-expose my film for safety, will the aperture follow along as well? So imagine it's a fully sunny day (f16) and I have a 400 ISO film and I over-expose setting my shutter speed to 1/250 instead of 1/500, will then the aperture remain f16 or would change to f22? Sorry it might be a silly question, but I am just starting out :) Thanks in advance!

@thecurioussquirrelreviews Жыл бұрын

By setting your shutter speed to 1/250 (instead of 1/500) you have created the overexposure. Don’t change from f16. Stay at f16.

@amant1659 2 жыл бұрын

Does sunny 16 only applies to film cameras? Or can this also applies to digital? Thanks!

@samlukeburton1806 4 жыл бұрын

Good follow up video from the channel that first taught me Sunny 16!

@ramaindra3062 2 жыл бұрын

is it sunny 16 apply for any ISO film?

@mpascal290 4 жыл бұрын

You're the man 👍👍👍

@MB-or8js 3 жыл бұрын

I found the sunny f/16 rule very crude and mostly made for more Southern climate zones. I found a re-named sunny f/11 much more correct at ISO 100 in the mid-Atlantic US zone. It's a rule which lives more from exemptions of the rule (cloudy conditions, shadows, high contrast etc) than actually following the rule. Using any kind of light meter is much better.