![Photography Life](/img/default-banner.jpg)
- 44
- 3 033 303
Photography Life
United States
Приєднався 30 тра 2009
Welcome! I'm Spencer Cox, a macro and landscape photographer based in Denver. I'm posting videos on the ins and outs of photography so you can take the pictures you've always wanted.
A Day in the Life of a Landscape Photographer
This is the story of a day in Death Valley as a landscape photographer - the art of landscape photography behind the scenes. I hope you enjoy.
To stay up to date on what I'm doing, follow the Photography Life Patreon page: www.patreon.com/PhotographyLifeBlog
That page is also where you'll find exclusive articles, polls, photo critiques, and more. Including the special project that I mentioned at the end of this video... :)
- Spencer
To stay up to date on what I'm doing, follow the Photography Life Patreon page: www.patreon.com/PhotographyLifeBlog
That page is also where you'll find exclusive articles, polls, photo critiques, and more. Including the special project that I mentioned at the end of this video... :)
- Spencer
Переглядів: 4 554
Відео
Best Camera Settings for Landscape Photography
Переглядів 39 тис.2 роки тому
Landscape photography can feel slow-moving at times, until it suddenly feels just the opposite. So, you need to know how to set your camera quickly and accurately or you'll miss the shot! This video will help you get to that point, whether you're a beginner or advanced photographer. 👇👇👇 This video is not sponsored! You can support Photography Life and Spencer Cox Photography by buying anything ...
How to Use Depth of Field in Photography - Explained
Переглядів 61 тис.3 роки тому
Depth of field is one of the most important creative and technical factors in photography. Let's examine the tools at your disposal to change depth of field with any camera. This tutorial begins by explaining the three different ways to change depth of field: aperture, focal length, and focusing distance. We then move to real-world examples of how to use depth of field in practice, including si...
The Best Camera Settings for Macro and Close-Up Photography
Переглядів 195 тис.3 роки тому
This video simplifies camera settings for macro photography! The first part explains the optimal settings for close-up photography in general (including larger subjects like flowers, lizards, and crabs). The second part covers high-magnification macro photography, which uses more specialized techniques. The tips in this tutorial apply regardless of the camera you have - whether DSLR, mirrorless...
How to Take Good Photos in Bad Light
Переглядів 11 тис.3 роки тому
95% of the time, the sky is not going to have classic "good light." Sunset and sunrise don't last long, and even then they're not always right for photography. That's why it's so critical to know how to take good photos, even in bad light! I adventured through Florida's notoriously ever-changing weather to talk about doing photography on an overcast day, in midday sun, and in the pouring rain. ...
Wildlife Photography Without an Extreme Telephoto Lens
Переглядів 56 тис.3 роки тому
I had a bit of fun with this one :) The truth is that I love wildlife photography, but I don't have a supertelephoto lens. Actually, my longest lens is only 200mm! But I still manage to take wildlife photos with some success. This video shows my process and some of my favorite tips. At the end of the day, I'm not saying you should ditch your supertelephoto if you have one. But rather, don't be ...
Better Than HDR? Try Image Averaging for Better Results
Переглядів 32 тис.3 роки тому
Almost every photographer knows about HDR. But is there a better technique to accomplish the same result? I’d argue that there is. Image averaging doesn’t get as much attention as HDR, but in a lot of common situations - especially when there’s something moving in your photo - it ends up working a lot better. When I was coming up with the idea for this video, I was surprised to see that this te...
Editing Milky Way Photos in Photoshop: The 5 Best Tools
Переглядів 6 тис.3 роки тому
When you edit Milky Way and astrophotography images, perhaps you tend to experience some frustration with Photoshop. Where should you even begin? The truth is that Photoshop is a huge software, and it can do almost anything you can think of. It's impossible to cover everything in one video, but these five tools in particular are some of the best and most useful ways to add some "pop" to your as...
How to Edit Milky Way Photos in Lightroom for Great Results
Переглядів 121 тис.3 роки тому
Most Milky Way photos don't look great "out of the box" - so, you need to edit them carefully. Adobe Lightroom Classic is one of the best tools out there for the job, and in this video, I'm going to show you how to get STELLAR Milky Way photos with some intelligent post-processing. Most of the time, the best process is to start with Lightroom's global adjustments that affect everything in the p...
Milky Way Photography Tutorial - The COMPLETE Guide for Beginners
Переглядів 526 тис.3 роки тому
Milky Way photography is the most requested topic that I've ever gotten on this channel. I hope you can tell, this is also the most time I've put into making a video! By the end of this tutorial, you'll know exactly how to photograph the Milky Way with any equipment. It covers everything from camera settings to advanced astrophotography techniques like multi-image blending. I made this course t...
The Best Aperture For Landscape Photography
Переглядів 51 тис.3 роки тому
You've probably heard photographers say, "f/8 and be there!" But is f/8 really the best aperture for landscape photography? In truth, any aperture on your lens could be useful for photographing landscapes, just depending on the scene in front of you. I routinely use wide apertures like f/2.8 for Milky Way photography, while I'll stop down to f/16 if I need maximum depth of field. This video goe...
Macro Photography Ideas You Can Do At Home
Переглядів 89 тис.3 роки тому
Even if you're stuck at home, there are a ton of amazing macro and close-up photography subjects you can photograph! I've made a list of my personal favorites in hopes of giving you some useful ideas. Some of these are a blast to photograph! If you feel like you haven't been doing enough photography recently because you can't travel to as many places as usual, this video is for you. One of the ...
Light and Color - How They Impact a Photograph
Переглядів 13 тис.3 роки тому
Light and Color - How They Impact a Photograph
Every Single Effect of Aperture in Photography, Explained
Переглядів 79 тис.3 роки тому
Every Single Effect of Aperture in Photography, Explained
I Wish I Knew This as a Photography Beginner
Переглядів 57 тис.3 роки тому
I Wish I Knew This as a Photography Beginner
Compose Better Photos with Gestalt Theory
Переглядів 32 тис.3 роки тому
Compose Better Photos with Gestalt Theory
Advanced Photography Tips, Tricks & Secrets
Переглядів 59 тис.3 роки тому
Advanced Photography Tips, Tricks & Secrets
Lens Filters Explained - Everything You Need to Know
Переглядів 36 тис.4 роки тому
Lens Filters Explained - Everything You Need to Know
Lightroom CATALOGS Explained - Easy Tutorial
Переглядів 97 тис.4 роки тому
Lightroom CATALOGS Explained - Easy Tutorial
Introduction to Lightroom Classic for Beginners
Переглядів 18 тис.4 роки тому
Introduction to Lightroom Classic for Beginners
Liwa Desert & Fog - Rare Drone Footage!
Переглядів 18 тис.4 роки тому
Liwa Desert & Fog - Rare Drone Footage!
High-Quality Astrophotography With Basic Camera Equipment
Переглядів 52 тис.4 роки тому
High-Quality Astrophotography With Basic Camera Equipment
Macro Photography Lighting Tutorial
Переглядів 173 тис.4 роки тому
Macro Photography Lighting Tutorial
Nice vid thanks! Subbed.
I've already had a little dabble in astrophotography, but I definitely feel I need more guidance, and I found your video so clear and informative. Thanks for putting this together. Picking up on your comment about how the Milky Way looks to the eye, I was on holiday in Santorini, sitting on our hotel terrace enjoying a glass of wine, looking out to sea, across the Caldera, and after about 15 minutes when my dark vision had kicked in, I said to my wife 'what the heck is that, it looks like a dusty cloud of stars', so I got my camera out and, without any astrophotography knowledge, took a shot. I now realise this is the Milky Way, and I sooooo wish I had the knowledge I do now, as the image wasn't great. But I was still excited to have seen the Milky Way for the first time in my life. I've been chasing it ever since, but sadly every time I go to a holiday destination with guaranteed low light pollution ... Mr Cloud or Mr Haze keep showing up and stopping me getting any photos. One day I'll get it ..... :-)
Can you go over what flash settings. Ettl zoom auto bracketing exposure compensation sycncro etc.
I wish I'd found this when I was first starting astro! Thank you for this!
Very comprehensive review. Looking at your other videos, I decided to subscribe. Thank you for sharing.
This was an outstanding video! I had to subscribe!
Extremely well explained. Thank you
Thank you! This was informative
Well done. Nice differentiation between just casual shooting up close and true macro shooting. Thanks!
Thank you so much!!!! I've struggled with my camera for a while now, but your videos make everything crystal-clear. Keep up the good work!!!
It seems that the aliens controll- youtube 😊
Thanks guy!
You got it, thanks for the super like!
Great video!
Thank you!
is canon rf85mm good for macro photography?
The RF 85mm f/2 Macro is a great lens for close-up photography, but note that its maximum magnification is 1:2 rather than 1:1. On a full-frame camera, this means you could fill the frame with something that’s about 72mm (2.8 inches) wide, rather than something that’s 36mm (1.4 inches) wide. So just make sure that’s enough for your work. You could also use extension tubes or other methods to get up to 1:1 magnification if necessary, but it would add some cost.
Good Video, BUT BY FAR the best humor in photography videos! And I don't mean the UFO-Joke - that was really good though - I mean all of those those subtile humorous remarks while the video was running. Great!
I live for comments like this, thanks!!
Been learning photography. Best description of the basics yet. Nice!
This is an absolutely awesome very very informative video one of the best I have watched about the lens polarizing filters
So cool
I'm brand new to photography and I've seen dozens of videos to help me prepare for astrophotography and NONE of them compare to how well made, planned out and informative as this one was. Thank you so much! I also have photopills and I have built a plan to go out to the sand dunes a couple hours away in about a month. I am so unbelievably excited to take my first astrophoto!
Complimenti. Grazie
Thanks for the lovely and very informative video tutorial, Spencer! Some questions, from an amateur macro photographer, as I find my images are not always sharp: 1. I also use the Nikkor 105 mm macro lens you seem to be using in the video. As you say that you would use manual focus, do you set the switch on the lens to M/A instead of A? What about the VR switch ? Off or On? 2. On the camera (Nikon D500), should one set the lever on the side to AF or M? Thanks!
Hi Nagesh, it doesn’t matter which one you set - whether on the camera or on the lens (or both!) switching to M will get you to manual focus. As for VR, I leave it on. It helps a little to stabilize the viewfinder even at extreme magnifications. And there’s no harm in doing so. I hope this helps!
First time LR user and this is the very first video I've watch. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Best explanation I've seen. Thanks
Nice, thank you from a nubie.
where did you get the math for f8 is equal to f64??
The diagonal of 8x10 film is about 313mm, and the diagonal of full-frame sensors is about 43mm. So the crop factor between them is about 7.3. An f-number of 64 divided by 7.3 gives you an f-number of 8.8. I guess saying f/9 in the video would have been more accurate, but either way, that’s how you get the same depth of field for a given composition on full-frame versus 8x10.
You should make more videos.
Thanks a lot! Great video
Really great video. Thanks. I'm subscribing to your channel.
Thank you, Al!
Another outstanding video Spencer. Highly educational, easy to follow and always worthwhile. Thank you so much!
3:50 focus ring speed/ratio and reset-to-infinity are both configurable with the latest Z cameras/firmware.
Yes! Nikon added that feature after this video was published. I encourage people to enable it.
Sensible and practical: you win! 👍
Thank you. Excellent and comprehensive introduction into filters.
Excellent setting and I do the same. Great content to educate people ❤panda approved
Glad you liked it, thanks!!
Unbelievably excellent and easy explanation of aperture. Thank you.
You’re very welcome!
Good video but I had to leave because of the dreadful, distracting music! What’s wrong with silence so we can hear you speaking?
Fair point! I think this is my most music-heavy video and it’s because my voice audio track had some ugly background noises.
informative and inspiring video 🙏👏
Thank you!
Informative video 👏
great video spencer! Thanks
Excellent information.
Hi, please do make more videos. You are unique I watch plenty about photography, but I really like your approach on teaching. Thank you so much for your time. Good voice too it does not hurt my ears, nor it bother me to listen for a long hour. So, you can talk as long as you want or can lol. Have a great day.
Hi :) i have a question and maybe you can help me, i would appreciate it very much. What do i do with the edited photos? i am confused about how do i store the raw images vs the edited images. Do i keep the in the same folder or i can do 2 different or what is the best workflow in your opinion? thank you very much!
I understand why you’re confused! Lightroom doesn’t work how you think. It’s not like the file manager on your hard drive. In Lightroom, all your photos are basically edited - there’s no separate edited/unedited versions. You can create virtual copies if you want to have different variations of the same photo. But the question that you’re asking is unanswerable because that’s not how Lightroom works. (When you want any of your edits to appear outside of Lightroom, you need to right click > Export. This is something you will only do rarely, like when you’re about to publish the edited image online or send it to a print lab.)
Where is the Library? There are no videos on how to open/where is Library?
Do you have Lightroom Classic? The word “Library” is at the top right of the screen written pretty large, you can’t miss it. Click that and you’re in the Library.
@@PhotographyLifeChannel Lightroom 7.2. Is that Classic?
@lymanmedeiros903 Yeah - do you not see it on your screen? You can also press the “g” key on your keyboard at any time to see the grid view of your photos in the Library module.
@@PhotographyLifeChannel Yes I do have Grid. So in 7.2 , what was Library is now Grid? Ok Im good. Thank you for your help. Much appreciated.
You are very good at explaining while keeping it short and sweet. You gave valuable information that wasn't drug out and I watched your entire video. Great job, great information ♡ thank you ♡
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Bro🙌
Hi! This was so helpful! I was wondering if you ever made that video about using the same catalog across multiple hardrives?
Finally a good explanation! Always wondered why there was no min or max markings on it!
HE'S BACK!!! Yay! This channel was one of my favorites when I started getting into photography. "When the *light* and *subject* have _unified_ emotions, your photograpy will be GRAND" - a quote from one of your videos that I wrote down and keep in my camera bag
That means a lot to hear, thank you so much! Sorry to have been away for so long! This year will still be light on the UA-cam videos because I’ve had to take over running the PL website, but I’m working on more as we speak.
Very good! Thanks!
Demichelis rajó a colidio y se puso a hacer videos
Thank you!