Hey Nigel, thanks for confirming what I am doing. I generally put my camera in manual mode to control A & S but with auto ISO. When conditions are right, the ISO is set at 64 and use A priority. Love your videos and the information you share.

Few words on that "amplification" topic, often misunderstood: In digital cameras, primarily analog (not digital!) amplification is used from ISO 100 to approximately ISO 1600 (depends on the camera). At ISO 1600 and above, digital amplification is added on top. While you can apply digital amplification later in your RAW development software, you cannot compensate for the lack of analog amplification. Analog amplification generally introduces less noise compared to digital amplification because analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) have certain noise floors. Analog amplification helps keep that noise level lower relative to the useful signal before the signal is converted into digits. Therefore, it's not a good idea to keep the ISO sensitivity low as a precautionary step to save every possible highlight, thinking you could amplify the rest later. Not only will you get more noticeable noise, but bit depth could also suffer. After you have set your desired shutter speed and aperture, increase the ISO as high as possible (without causing unrecoverable clipping - you need to determine the safe level of clipping for your camera). Auto ISO usually works well for this purpose.

You talk too much just show us how to focus

Thank you Nigel , great video !! Very well explained .

The most important lesson from the entire video: it’s all about the results. Even if you find out, later, that the image was made with a less expensive camera.

Got a first generation EOS M with 22mm f2.0. Still a nice and capable combo 😎

Might you focus on most used focal length?

Where is your own shadow?

Nigel, love your videos..so practical. I am watching one of your courses on Seascapes. I was wondering, how may shots do you take at one location? 10's, 100's or 1,000's ? I take about 5 of each 'shot' but was wondering how many you would take?

That's a Rain Rover :D

It would be interesting to rate large prints made with low and high ISO and do the same test adding DXO Pure Raw 4 before printing.

Great video, Nigel! Really like the tip with the blur in Photoshop, first time I’ve seen that but a clever way to add that extra little something to an image.

This is such an incredible series of videos. Love them for falling asleep or waking up. So calming and beautiful.

I dislike those clickbait titles.

Is there a video where you go over your Nikon Z8 camera settings for photography?

If this taught me anything it’s that everyone’s art is their own. Half the suggestions that were made in the video I strongly disagreed with. I understood what and why they were suggesting, but so much of photography and art in general is a snapshot (no pun intended) of the artists POV and feelings.

Summary: getting the shot with fast enough shutter and right aperture is more important than using low ISO. But if you have the chance to use longer exposures to lower ISO, do it.

Great content Nigel! Loved your unique perspective and insights on focal lengths. Such beautiful images.

"Get the shot" is the number one rule, I guess. And "keep shooting" to gain experience and get to know your camera... Thanks again Nigel! Great advices as always!

Bei den Nikon ist die Base ISO bei 64 Bei Sony zum Beispiel bei 100

Incredible Nigel! Such a joy to watch!

Been there with back Surgery. Take care of yourself first. Age sneaks up on you!

Worked as a assistant for a great commercial photographer back in the mid-80s to early 90s...you shot with whatever ASA (ISO) film you had in the camera; occasionally you asked the lab to pull or push the film during processing (up to 4 stops!) to extend the range. My film of choice was Kodachrome 25 - talk about limitations! Photographers in this digital era have just so many options, and if the original capture isn't technically perfect, then there's always post-production (no auto-ISO in those film days haha)

Nigel - I have been away from photography for a few years because I had feet and leg problems too! They really limited my physical abilities for the last several years. I had surgery yesterday to repair what was essentially an aneurism of my spinal cord! Today I can feel my feet for the first time in close to 4 years. I now have hope that I can return to photography. I have followed you for years. Today I came to your channel to get familiar with some of the new Lightroom features. I had no idea you had gone through back problems!

Am I old if I still equate ISO to Film ASA Speed? I look at ISO as not gain as you described it, because “In the day”, I would compose music on an analog synthesizer. Those little twirly-knobs you could twist in any direction could increase or decrease the gain on a particular sound or pitch. So, ISO = Film Sensitivity = Sensor Sensitivity. How’s that? Thanks for another great posting.

At 10:51, that D3300 photo is awesome. The Z7 shot next to it just feels uncomfortable. Later on in the video you use the 3300 photo to showcase Lightroom's denoise function. This is understandable because it is a very noisy photo, but it looses so much character and just becomes another one of those, "oh that's a nice photo" photos. With all the noise, fuzziness, and somewhat flattened look, it has this, "Wow, I want to go there." or "Oh, it reminds me of when I went to x mountain. It was amazing." Again, even if I think that denoising that photo takes away from it, it was still a good choice to showcase just how well that feature works. While often times noise is bad and annoying, sometimes it can enhance a photo if you can incorporate it into the look. I think that in this case, because it was over the whole photo, and the sky is kinda flat without it, the noise just gives that bit of texture that ties the foggy clouds to the sort of furry grasses of the mountains that are also clearly affected by the noise. I often shoot at higher ISOs, especially with Fujifilm cameras on Classic Negative and BW simulations. The built in grain function is not bad, but sometimes high ISO noise gets the job done well. X-T5 has a noisy sensor to begin with after all.1600-6400 with Acros BW works great for an old look if you can remove anything that would date the photo from the frame. Old glass can also help with that.

Great Video... Waiting for Bad weather to Go outside

I use the Nikon D300 (2007) and Iso gets noisy after I400

its not the mp, its the optics that makes the biggest difference.

Going by the state of my eyes at the moment! I'm struggling to get pin-sharp shots? Nikon Z7ii! The viewfinder is amazingly sharp once you get the Diopta right?

Can you do the stuff you did in Lightroom, in photoshop and/or camera raw instead? I really can't afford both Lightroom and Photoshop.

Got both and honestly I don't care with what I shoot .....

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Thank you so much Nigel, very helpful and informative tutorial on ISO! God bless and good luck on your photography journey!

Incredible video and images. What a mystical location.

I personally don't really believe in the exposure triangle. ISO does nothing for your exposure in the digital world, that was only true in the film days. The amount of light you capture, the 'signal' doesn't change regardless of ISO, a 0.1s exposure at f/4 is the same regardless of ISO. Obviously, it is nice to be able to see the result in camera, so I tend to just go with auto ISO, as that will make it look ok to review in camera. Sure there are dual gain sensors, but personally the impact is for me to little to seriously care about in the field.

Maybe feature a single lens or 2 lens option for the forest to capture smaller details but not macro. For example 50 mm 1 8 and 35 mm 1.8.

Also, I love the frost photo, and I have printed a few of my photos. The book is a great idea.

This is excellent advice, and I am just starting out with a full frame. I am waiting to learn raw and processing and am learning what I like and how my camera and lenses work. Plus I am just enjoying being out and nature.

Auto ISO and manual shutter speed/aperture...

We're here talking about ISO when we'll have AI to clean up ISO 102400 photos instantly in just a few years time! I'm not a big fan of AI, but I've got a few incredible shots at super high ISO (12800+) that would get SO much better with a cleanup. Anyway, thanks for the video, great stuff as always :)

That shot at 06.50 is incredible. They're all beautiful, but that one in particular stands out for me.