Unlock The Power Blinkies To Improve Your Photography

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Steve Perry

Steve Perry

5 жыл бұрын

Think you know blinkies? Well, not so fast!
In this video, we’re going to take a look at “Blinkies,” - technically called your Overexposure Highlight Warning or Highlight Alert. No matter what you call ’em though - this video will show you just what they are and how to use them.
During our in-depth look at blinkies, we’ll cover the basics, how they work, why you might like them better than histograms, how picture profiles influence them, how to set your Nikon camera to show them, how to check color channels for “blinkie blowout,” what color channel clipping is, how white balance can throw off color channel exposure results, how to use blinkies with histograms, and when you can ignore blinkies!
Whew - told you there was a lot!
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@nerdnam
@nerdnam 2 жыл бұрын
Steve is the best. This isn't just for the field, a good idea is to review and analyze your pictures, blinkies and histograms on your camera when you're back home.
@frederikboving
@frederikboving 5 жыл бұрын
Like you energy, enthusiasm and all the info you manage to present expediently. Good job!
@64BBernard
@64BBernard 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Steve Perry posted a new video! Your videos are always very informative, Steve.
@goodcatholic2
@goodcatholic2 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve I have both of your books they are awesome. I have been into photography for over 40 years and the book has taught me so much to the digital age and all of the features of my camera. Keep it up and love your videos. My photography has really gotten so much better.
@MrAJG808
@MrAJG808 5 жыл бұрын
Very informative video as always. Never knew there was so much to blinkies. Thanks, Steve!
@hansmeier5071
@hansmeier5071 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve. Yet another excellent video ... :-) By far the best KZfaq channel on the technical aspects of photography.
@arijitghosh6378
@arijitghosh6378 5 жыл бұрын
I'm completely amazed by it. I never knew there was this much to know about those blinkies and how it could be a way to check exposure. Your tips are the most practical and useful. Thank you so much for these videos!!! Keep up the good work.
@MeaseMedia
@MeaseMedia 5 жыл бұрын
The BEST photography teacher out there! Thanks Steve
@matthewwells1606
@matthewwells1606 5 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure! Always informative. Thanks again!!!
@margaritan6622
@margaritan6622 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm one of those who thought I knew all about blinkies! Thanks, Steve, for getting into the nitty gritty. Love your videos!
@Petesmotoadventure
@Petesmotoadventure 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve. Just finished your secrets to Nikon focusing and wow what a difference. Me and my D7500 are friends now. While I’m not a seasoned pro yet at least now I get far more keepers. I would honestly recommend this to anyone that struggles with focus.
@hdrsmit
@hdrsmit 5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU ! one of the most comprehensive vids i've see on controlling clipping using multiple methods. and fwiw, i've been shooting many years, but still learning new stuff all the time ;-)
@charlenenagel7962
@charlenenagel7962 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Steve! This is very helpful! Love your videos and books!
@catmonkey6826
@catmonkey6826 4 жыл бұрын
This tutorial is amazing Steve! Big game changer, thank you very much.
@ozmid40scouple
@ozmid40scouple 5 жыл бұрын
The Master does it again........thanks for your informative uploads....
@noelleperrotta4944
@noelleperrotta4944 3 жыл бұрын
I love your channel. I just finished your wildlife book which was fantastic. I learned so much. Thank you.
@DavidWCoxdotcom
@DavidWCoxdotcom 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the information. As usual you help me in my adventure to learn what is going on in the camera and how to shoot better with it
@francoisroberge3117
@francoisroberge3117 5 жыл бұрын
So informative as usual Steve. Just like your books. Thank you so much.
@Tanguero5380
@Tanguero5380 5 жыл бұрын
As usual, powerful, and really useful in-depth tips. One never lose time watching Steve Perry's videos !
@michaelb.4149
@michaelb.4149 5 жыл бұрын
Once again you masterfully explain issues so us mere humans can understand! Keep it going! Thanks!
@zmanagadze
@zmanagadze 5 жыл бұрын
another high-end quality video, Steve! keep going
@frankcruz8068
@frankcruz8068 5 жыл бұрын
Steve, I appreciate what you do. Lots and lots of good stuff. Being a life long Nikon guy (D7500, D500, D800) I find your work especially good and relevant to me. You have made me a better photographer. I feel guilty for not having purchased your book. I will do it today.
@tonymmw
@tonymmw 5 жыл бұрын
Very informative Steve, as beginners we really appreciate the tips that you you render from time to time on the KZfaq. Thanks
@photogl
@photogl 3 жыл бұрын
Steve, thanks for the invaluable tutorials. You are a great instructor and have made my life with my D500 and D850 soooo much better. You da Man !
@captandy34449
@captandy34449 5 жыл бұрын
Wow! Lots of great info Steve, Thanks for posting.
@sunnybizz4857
@sunnybizz4857 5 жыл бұрын
Great info as usual. Much new information that i didn't know. And it is immediately applicable and practical.
@matthewkwan1648
@matthewkwan1648 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your valuable information about the Brinking sign.
@Stop-All-War
@Stop-All-War 6 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Steve. Keep up the great work Sir.
@Balconeswpg
@Balconeswpg 5 жыл бұрын
Always great info! Thanks, Steve.
@michebre
@michebre 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Steve, great information.
@stephenhunt7655
@stephenhunt7655 5 жыл бұрын
As always very helpful. Thanks Steve.
@lucietamson1760
@lucietamson1760 3 жыл бұрын
You are so clear! Thank you! ☺️
@IntriguedImages
@IntriguedImages 6 ай бұрын
Mind blown about using the blinkies for individual colour channels. Your books are the best I have found for settings and usage of our cameras. Thanks Steve for another informative video!
@macmcmillen6282
@macmcmillen6282 5 жыл бұрын
Very informative and helpful, Steve. Thanks!
@anthonyhazlewood5788
@anthonyhazlewood5788 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve, I knew what the "blinkies"were, but I didn't know the three colour channels had their own blinkies... Thanks for that Steve, great vid...
@dance2jam
@dance2jam 5 жыл бұрын
Once again Steve, you make a video that is useful, underappreciated in importance, and with your typical attention to detail. In my personal experience over the last year, I was finding myself watching "blinkies" more closely than the histogram to alert me for overexposure. For all the reasons you mention, I found it more reliable. I did not realize the information you could gain by looking at the channel information (so thank you for this). Very helpful video, Steve again!
@old4004
@old4004 5 жыл бұрын
You always give us great tips, Steve.
@WhittyPics
@WhittyPics 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Always learn something from your videos
@lisaaa9129
@lisaaa9129 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks that explained a lot. I just came across the " blinkies" for the first time this weekend and was wondering what was going on. Somehow or another I enabled that feature, but glad I did now. You did a great job explaining.
@MadmusicalHulk
@MadmusicalHulk 5 жыл бұрын
Great video and very informative! Will try those settings out on my d850 and d5 as well.
@edubassplayer2
@edubassplayer2 4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I did't knew I could see blinkies in separate channels, that's a great find!
@biomadera
@biomadera 4 жыл бұрын
Super interesting. Congrats and Thanks for this video
@mariomarinich1058
@mariomarinich1058 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve!!! Great explanation!!!
@isiliocoelho3351
@isiliocoelho3351 4 жыл бұрын
Very well explained. Thank you.
@swamig6150
@swamig6150 Ай бұрын
Thanks, Steve always learn something by watching videos
@adelinas77
@adelinas77 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome explanation! Thanks!
@timpullen9202
@timpullen9202 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve. I didn't know about rotating between RGB highlights. Really useful and can't wait to try it out.
@robo2606
@robo2606 5 жыл бұрын
Great video with a lot of top notch information!
@stevepersighetti3400
@stevepersighetti3400 3 жыл бұрын
I've just found your channel and am enjoying some of the best instructional videos I've watched so far. So much to learn, so little time ... ;-)
@jerryfaircloth
@jerryfaircloth 5 жыл бұрын
Been shooting Nikon's since the D70 and never knew about changing RGB channel blinkies with the selector. Very useful. Great video Steve.
@SamirKatore
@SamirKatore 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice and to the point information. Learned everything about Blinkies.
@southsidekarl
@southsidekarl Жыл бұрын
Steve really love your content. You have helped me become a better photographer thank you
@gewglesux
@gewglesux 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve I always wondered what these were called.. sounds like new sugary Cereal name from the 70's. I eagerly wait for your every video. Always great stuff.
@helloitsmeterrykelly1944
@helloitsmeterrykelly1944 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent information. Thank you!
@jamesblackwell8121
@jamesblackwell8121 5 жыл бұрын
So useful. Thanks as always!
@quicktastic
@quicktastic 5 жыл бұрын
Great and useful information, as always.
@phooesnax
@phooesnax 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent Steve! Thank You Jim
@mikekoenig2
@mikekoenig2 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve always learn something.
@smooth6718
@smooth6718 4 жыл бұрын
Steve, this video is the best ever! I don't know whether you are getting better explaining or I'm getting better at understanding. :-) Seriously, I bought your "Secretes," and read the blinkie section, but I wasn't aware of just how important blinkies are, so I glossed over it. There is nothing like your fine instruction! Interestingly, before I started this video, I grabbed my D500 so I could follow along. The blinkies were completely turned off. Then I picked up my D750 and they were on. But, since I never knew the real importance of them, I never moved the joystick to even turn on the blinked, let alone the RGB blinkies. I'll be out tomorrow shooting with blinkies ON, and practice until they get as automatic as back-button focusing... again... thanks to you. Before that video, I didn't even know there was a BB focus. Now, I never turn it off. Double thumbs up!
@g.fortin3228
@g.fortin3228 Жыл бұрын
Very informative... and helps the learning curve ! Thank you ! :- )
@rayrozema5960
@rayrozema5960 4 жыл бұрын
Very instructive Thankyou
@DavidSchultz
@DavidSchultz 5 жыл бұрын
Great explanation and some new info about using this feature. Use it a lot but usually as a stand alone display, not with the RGB display as I was unaware that was available. Thanks!
@JulesMoyaert_photo
@JulesMoyaert_photo 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Very useful! I learned something. 👍
@larryrudnick1519
@larryrudnick1519 5 жыл бұрын
I never knew that trick to look at the individual color channels to check for blinkies in each. Thanks!
@ninoliberatore1491
@ninoliberatore1491 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips bud !!
@johnparola3490
@johnparola3490 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video.
@aralkhulaifi4952
@aralkhulaifi4952 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the beneficial information 👍🏼
@joejia1353
@joejia1353 3 жыл бұрын
best wildlife photography channel and cameras gear channel for Nikon users!
@bart709
@bart709 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great tip!
@thewarpig111
@thewarpig111 5 жыл бұрын
Great info here, wasnt aware of the individual channel blinkies
@cnicolo
@cnicolo 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve ... amazing
@crs1flo
@crs1flo 5 жыл бұрын
Very useful information like always Steve! I have your book "secrets to nikon exposure metering", i read it and is a ton of useful information very wel explained. I actually have al of your 3 ebooks :) and i hope you're working on the 4th (for de ML Z6) :)
@kontrolla1
@kontrolla1 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Steve
@PaparazziEntertainment
@PaparazziEntertainment 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks this was very Helpful
@aldenboon2399
@aldenboon2399 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, please talk about deliberate underexposure ... been meaning to learn if it's really something we should be doing!
@dance2jam
@dance2jam 5 жыл бұрын
Alden, I am sure Steve will answer your question. I am not a PRO. I have a little over one year of experience. I am going to give you a compelling reason you do not want to "underexpose on purpose". That said, your shooting style is your style. My answer is general. Research it for yourself as there is plenty of information available on this. Start with the idea of ETTR (expose to the right) of the histogram. The basic concept is that the more information your sensor has regarding color/exposure etc, the more information you have to deal with or modify in post processing. If your image is black (underexposed) it creates similar issues to overexposure (no information). You want your sensor to have the maximum data possible for the image. But too much information results in no information at all. It's all a fine balance. Hope that helped.
@mlmjb8640
@mlmjb8640 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite photography youtuber
@georginaceri
@georginaceri 4 жыл бұрын
Precious! The book is enticing...
@lumleytc
@lumleytc 4 жыл бұрын
thanks Steve, just call me "in the dark" till I watched this video, I honestly had no idea why some of my images had this "flashing bit " in them, after watching your video, i now understand, only had my digital camera 2 1/2 years and still learning it, with your help its much smoother,
@jwhinery457
@jwhinery457 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent as usual, guess I'll be buying another of your eBooks. Your viewers should know that simply by pressing the Select RGB box under the histogram that it cycles through the individual channels same as the button on left you mention. Since I'm heading to the SW Utah National Parks next month knowing about the red clipping is invaluable!
@KathleenKParker
@KathleenKParker 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!! Helpful!!!
@stefansmuts8882
@stefansmuts8882 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@francisschweitzer8431
@francisschweitzer8431 5 жыл бұрын
Love it. I am going to set that up right now. I think that will help me more. I am not to shabby but I do blow it when it comes to bright whites and such because I like clouds... I tend to NOT shoot on bright days ... I am better as a night or moody photographer. Now I see why
@JB19504
@JB19504 5 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@Zeppy007
@Zeppy007 5 жыл бұрын
Great video as usual Steve, Just set my D850, D5 and D500 to match your settings! Will be using the Blinky method over the Histogram way now! Thanks for the tips buddy :-)
@wahabdilawar
@wahabdilawar 5 жыл бұрын
Lucky you... you have EVERYTHING. All 3 of em.
@Zeppy007
@Zeppy007 5 жыл бұрын
@@wahabdilawar A blessing 4 sure Wahab!
@ericwilson2632
@ericwilson2632 2 жыл бұрын
U have the Holy Trinity 😳😍💓🙌
@Zeppy007
@Zeppy007 2 жыл бұрын
@@ericwilson2632 I do Eric! I also have the Z7 II and the Z6 II which are amazing, but for wildlife they still suck! Z9 hopefully, will solve that problem!
@ericwilson2632
@ericwilson2632 2 жыл бұрын
@@Zeppy007 😱 o wow!!! Enjoy 😉😉! The most amazing thing I read this year ❤
@afti03
@afti03 2 жыл бұрын
I've been a photographer for the last 15 years and have been thought to always use my eyes and manual mode. I started out shooting weddings, and i didn't have time to look at histograms. I would always take a shot, check my blinkies, underexpose and than continue. I always felt bad for not knowing what a histogram is, or felt lazy because i didn't know half of the camera's functions.. all this, while taking good photos and doing actual work. It took me so many years to realise that i knew what i needed and didn't need to know everything. With this being said, always use blinkies, always underexpose, and don't trust your autofocus system all the time, take a few more photos just to be sure, of the same thing while refocusing. I use a nikon d810 to great effect, i also shoot commercial video with it and am as happy as i could be with this gear. Always trust the advices of Steve Perry!! everything he says checks out and has no annoying filler content. Many thanks for the tremendous amounts of value you gave me with your knowledge! much love!
@Triplounet
@Triplounet 5 жыл бұрын
"I already know about that" -> click on the video anyway -> still learn something. Thanks Sir Perry!
@Stop-All-War
@Stop-All-War 6 ай бұрын
Precisely.. Learning only occurrs if your open to as much info as can digest or teachers simplifies
@timbyron7320
@timbyron7320 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve
@BaronTak
@BaronTak 4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding
@NikolajFreiesleben
@NikolajFreiesleben 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve. Thx Should i use highlight-weighted metering or just underexpose the photo?
@dvdragon
@dvdragon 5 жыл бұрын
This man is a national treasure.
@TheJoshuaborden
@TheJoshuaborden 4 жыл бұрын
Great video
@kenneagle8989
@kenneagle8989 5 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna go ahead and bookmark this video
@eddydv58
@eddydv58 5 жыл бұрын
Good info.. 😁👍
@venkatrajvrphotgraphy2122
@venkatrajvrphotgraphy2122 4 жыл бұрын
Hello sir, nice video can we find this RGB Highlight option on Z6 camera
@vimalneha
@vimalneha 4 жыл бұрын
Quite useful.
@Higgins_Nature_Photographer
@Higgins_Nature_Photographer 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve, great video and valuable info. One question, if I'm shooting a landscape and use the technique of ETTR, won't this show clipping in one or more channels? Or do I check each channel for clipping and back off a little if I notice any clipping?
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery 5 жыл бұрын
You need to back off if you suspect clipping, even if it's just in a single channel. ETTR means you are exposing to capture the brightest highest where you want to retain detail as far right on the histogram as possible. If you're clipping those pixels, you're not using ETTR, your just overexposing :) However - keep in mind that depending on the camera, you can see some blinkies and the RAW file isn't really clipped. I HIGHLY recommend testing your camera to see how far past when you first start seeing blinkies that you can fully recover the information. My D850 for example with the Standard profile is good for 1 stop past the last "no blinkie" exposure.
@leniehulse1621
@leniehulse1621 5 жыл бұрын
Really great video! I learnt something today. Thanks Steve!
@86BBUB
@86BBUB 5 жыл бұрын
Great vid. On Sony I use zebras. Lower Limit 100+ for JPEG; Lower Limit 107+ for raw.
@chrisdoveton5611
@chrisdoveton5611 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve
@lozonjim
@lozonjim 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Steve, in watching this awesome video I did notice that you were using exposure compensation in manual mode. I didn't think that exposure comp had any effect in manual mode. Is this just for the video or am I misinformed on exp comp in manual mode
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery 5 жыл бұрын
I use Manual + Auto ISO where I choose the F/stop and shutter speed and the camera floats the ISO. Since the camera is controlling ISO, exp comp does have effect. (However, I should have switched to a more conventional exposure mode to avoid confusion) More info: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o6x8q7x-sdnaaH0.html
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