I’ve been binging this channel ever since I bought my first serious camera a few weeks ago. I’ve learned so much already and I feel like I’m enjoying photography more now that I understand some of the basics.
@hurleygreen927Ай бұрын
Appreciate this informative video...thanks for taking us photography veterans back to metering basics! Many thanks!
@forestchaput29 күн бұрын
You're welcome!
@dwrisdon24872 жыл бұрын
Great material. As a fellow educator, I enjoyed your comment "there is no failure, there is only struggle." I'll use that with my students, ok?
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, go for it!
@sandielowe94874 жыл бұрын
Thank you Forest. This is the best explanation of the whole mid-grey topic I have heard and think I've finally got it! Really enjoyed this lesson and also part I. Terrific teaching and looking forward to part III in July.
@forestchaput4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@OifelOifel2 жыл бұрын
We are all waiting on part 3! :) Maybe put those in a seperate playlist as well
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
We actually did a part three, but it was a live that we didn't name as part three. I will link it here! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbt2nd2eu9-xdac.html
@MichaelGower-c3kАй бұрын
Awesome! Grear presentation, love your enthusiasm and simple terminology used for the beginner.
@forestchaputАй бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@francper36443 жыл бұрын
this is great! how come not more people knows about this? im learning so much,thanks,underrated content,seriously,great job
@LARealEstate Жыл бұрын
What a great presentation! I've been interested in knowing more about what I'm doing behind a camera, and your instruction is great! Just a note... wouldn't mind if there were some photo examples along the way as you explain things. Given that this is a visual medium, showing actual pics of the right way and wrong results of a technique, would be a great add. I look forward tro finishing the series-- thanks!
@forestchaput Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback!
@psbsynthmusic3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, spot on tutorials! A very cool and in-depth teaching! I have learnt a lot from you. Subscribed.
@forestchaput3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@99muddy9910 ай бұрын
What an excellent explanation of camera fundamentals! I very much appreciate it.
@paulweber3339 Жыл бұрын
You do an absolute fantastic job of explaining whatever it is. Your explanation would be great for beginners.
@forestchaput Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@richardarmstrong16824 жыл бұрын
I love this series!
@forestchaput4 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad!
@jacobandersen9912 Жыл бұрын
When you gave the example about pointing the spot meter at the grass before photographing a black dog lying on the grass, I had a lightbulb moment and audibly shouted, "holy shit that's genius"
@leonrose27992 жыл бұрын
love your videos, you truly are the first one who explains it in an understandable way!! Cant wait to take my Sony Alpha 7III out into nature again ;))
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you! So glad to help!
@farahjo21236 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Very helpful
@forestchaput6 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@matthewblackwell8053 Жыл бұрын
Great lesson, very well explained.
@user-ct2sy8jy2e11 ай бұрын
Thank you Forest I am learning so much!
@forestchaput11 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@jamesmcmullan79212 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video , so well explained, thank you.
@hieuthuan7933 Жыл бұрын
That was just amazing ….
@shot_by_gus2 жыл бұрын
Maaaan this videos are awesome, i knew some things from before but it’s a pleasure to hear you explain them. Keep on going. You’re great!
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! Thank you!
@toribringedahl17992 жыл бұрын
loving these videos! super well done and very clear. thank you! Did part 3 ever come out?
@BrolympicBWL2 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t appear so ☹️
@eduardomedina83872 жыл бұрын
@@BrolympicBWL It's out
@tcwhite0104 Жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbt2nd2eu9-xdac.html
@sdflyer16722 жыл бұрын
Awesome series of videos!!!! Thank you
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed them!
@Tanya250003 жыл бұрын
Any tips on how to get a good exposure indoors? That grass tip was a game changer! So easy!!
@kiddrone83364 жыл бұрын
Cool. I'll have to give spot metering a try.
@forestchaput4 жыл бұрын
Do it! You'll get even more full control over your camera.
@organicrobot4710 Жыл бұрын
Extremely helpful!
@dalemogk382 жыл бұрын
Well, it's two years since Basics Part II came out. Looking at your available videos, I don't see a lot of really compelling stuff for a new photographer. I will look it over once again. And maybe wait for more basics videos. But, I really can't see keeping my subscription list cluttered with otherwise inconsequential trivia. But, I can wait a month or so before deciding.
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Check out our recent videos. We have a ton of content for beginners. Also, here’s part III of exposure basics. Live: BASIC Exposure Workflow - Get the Perfect Exposure Every Time! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbt2nd2eu9-xdac.html
@johnjuby61844 жыл бұрын
Great teaching job!
@forestchaput4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@pladju2 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks so much for this video! Have you made part 3 yet? Hope so!
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Yes! We actually already shot a part III as a live. Here is the link for it! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbt2nd2eu9-xdac.html
@ROVideos2 жыл бұрын
This is a great video.
@sanderpappot Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@alistairstephenson41452 жыл бұрын
Very informative thank you
@navid82762 жыл бұрын
This was such a great video. Thank you for this free knowledge. I feel I’m becoming a better photographer every day 😎
@Divinedreamer2482 жыл бұрын
Amazing content, I am subscribed.
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@jackh17492 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!!!
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Any time!
@franjopavkovic2732 Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🇭🇷👋
@ravikanagasabey2852 жыл бұрын
Very well explained 👏
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@rossramirezfilms2 жыл бұрын
This was so helpful
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
glad to hear it!
@GardenPhotoFun2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I think I’m getting it. :)
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Great! Glad to hear it!
@K88MUD2 жыл бұрын
Great content but still waiting on part III
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Hi! We actually already did a part III but it was a live that we didn't name as part III. Here is the link to it! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbt2nd2eu9-xdac.html
@MajorAddiction2 жыл бұрын
Useful info, thanks
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@davemccorquodale51483 жыл бұрын
Great Video...thanks!!
@forestchaput3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@VintageVines80s2 жыл бұрын
great video!
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@puddy0074 жыл бұрын
Thanks Forest! I’ll be looking forward to that video in July. Perhaps you can explain in that video what to do if you’re shooting a black locomotive in the snow. Which tone would you correct for or is there a way to correct for both the black locomotive and white snow so both colors are accurately represented in the image. I probably made the mistake of not overriding my meter when the “BigBoy” steam locomotive made a stop to our town last summer. Now I think I understand why my images didn’t appear as black as I remembered it to be. I’m going to start experimenting with spot metering in manual mode. Roger
@forestchaput4 жыл бұрын
That's a great question. In the case of a black locomotive in the snow it would depend on a number of factors. We will talk about that a lot more in the next video 👍
@Zabarotropitili6 ай бұрын
i made several shoots with canon 5d III and was disappointed with its new iFCL meter. if you focus on something bright the overall shot will be very dark by two stops. you could leave the EV compensation constantly to solve this issue but when you shoot a scene without any bright area where you focus at the overall shot will be overexposed. i tried to play with autofocus modes but it didn't help much. one can think i used spot exposure mode but i used evaluative mode which should engage all its 63 zones sensitive to light.
@forestchaput6 ай бұрын
Interesting, I've never heard that complaint about the 5D III meter. It sounds like it might need to be sent back to Canon for calibration.
@Zabarotropitili6 ай бұрын
@@forestchaputthe ifcl evaluative mode uses all autofocus points as per the specifications but it seems the mode is using a very small area around the selected autofocus point or provides an unreasonably high priority to it.
@captiinahab81182 жыл бұрын
Just got my first camera yesterday, Canon 90d. Going to shoot a wedding in 30 minutes hope you can get me up to speed. 😂
@charlessands69332 жыл бұрын
The size of that church makes me think it's makes it look like it's the preacher's bathroom than the church itself.
@Chris-Brown-2 жыл бұрын
Helpful
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@muminki77834 жыл бұрын
I heard from someone (old school teacher) that to avoid blowing the picture the best way is taking the metering from the brightest point of composition. Is it the truth? P.S. Great video and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@forestchaput4 жыл бұрын
You can do that! But it will result in underexposed images. Better to stick to metering things that should fall in the middle of the range.
@loritalbott9078 Жыл бұрын
This might be a really dumb question -- But ... When you "set" the meter by pointing at the green grass and then move to your subject, do you then refocus on the subject? Does this refocus change the meter? I use back button focus.
@forestchaput Жыл бұрын
Focusing and metering are independent, so yes, you can meter on the grass, then focus and your metering won't change (assuming you are on manual mode).
@armandoalvarez5879 Жыл бұрын
So when it comes to spot metering, basically focus on that spot you’re going to capture the shot on, properly expose it then take the shot?
@forestchaput Жыл бұрын
Check out part III: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7Z4gcR4yJ6saXk.html
@mofi73512 жыл бұрын
t.y it was very good, my q is how do you recomp if you read the meeter and you comp somewhere else ?
@tonyasieg8176 Жыл бұрын
that is my question. I just tried it and it didnt work, cuz if you push 1/2 way, then you are focusing on the wrong thing, and when you recomp, its screws up the reading
@OeloDickAble11 ай бұрын
So i can just set to manual and spot metering, then "spot" some green paper or something and then apply it to all my scene?
@forestchaput11 ай бұрын
Sure! Or pick yourself up a "grey card" which is calibrated to be a perfect metering target! www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/981245-REG/impact_qbp_g_12_quickbalance_panel_18_percent_gray_12.html
@drownyourfish Жыл бұрын
9:52 EVF only? What if you do not have an EVF do you still use the viewfinder?
@forestchaput Жыл бұрын
Yep!
@thedreamer54422 жыл бұрын
I am in full manual and I see the meter but, on a half push there is no second line.
@puddy0074 жыл бұрын
I usually shoot in manual mode. If I am taking a photo of a black locomotive do I need to underexpose my light meter to the left of center to correctly achieve the black color of the locomotive. Likewise, if shooting a photo of snow I would need to overexpose my light meter to the right so the snow would actually look white? Thanks, Roger
@forestchaput4 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful question! Yes. You are exactly correct and that very thing is going to be the topic of our next video 👍
@Backnine593 жыл бұрын
@@forestchaput When is Part III coming out?
@EveronesInvited Жыл бұрын
Please don’t shoot a wedding if you’re watching this video 😂😂😂
@forestchaput Жыл бұрын
🤣
@Mononoken2 жыл бұрын
Where’s part 3????!??
@forestchaput2 жыл бұрын
We actually made it as a live! Here is the link to it :) It isn't labeled as part 3 but it is our part 3. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbt2nd2eu9-xdac.html
@segura4558 күн бұрын
i have a wedding tomorrow
@forestchaput8 күн бұрын
Nice! Best of luck!
@MrRalph-wt3fo Жыл бұрын
Forest thank you sir…yes makes good sense and i hit the dislike button twice and the like button one big time!