Create amazing landscape photos by keeping things simple. In this video learn how to use simple, smart camera settings to capture your artistic vision.
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Joshua Cripps is a full-time landscape photographer living near Yosemite National Park in California. His recent work includes the worldwide marketing campaign for the Nikon D750 camera.
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I've always preferred to recover shadows as thought it easier to achieve.. A blown out sky can never be recovered.
As for dynamic range.. if the shutter speed is sufficiently fast enough. I occasionally use bracketing, with burst shot mode selected, bracket over 3-5 exposures by one stop apart. -1, 0, +1.
Then you have the full dynamic range of raw data to blend in software afterwards. Sometimes works very well for me… Not always lol 😂
GREAT video! I think you should win an award for "most amount of useful information with complete lack of annoying BS in a photography tutorial." I don't believe that particular award exists anywhere yet, but I'll buy you a drink and make you a little crown by hand if we ever meet in person… keep it up!
Ok, this 2nd video answered my question. Thanks!
Surprised you don't use filters? Is there a reason for that?
Can't wait for Part -3! Thanks Josh 🙂
Josh
I really appreciate this video and the whole series. Although you did a great job of explaining why you chose f/16 (for large depth of field) you didn't say where you actually focused. Did you focus 1/3 of the way in (as discussed in your other video) and hope the stump would be in focus? Did you calculate hyperfocal distance to get the focus point? Did you focus stack?
Could you elaborate on this please? It is where I am struggling.
when I expose for the light, my shadows always are grainy..i have a Nikon d5500.
Good work!
I'm looking forward to part 3 for sure. I'm faced with these same issues here, shooting sunsets at the west coast beaches.
nice man.. thumbs up!
where was this shot taken? is that washed up driftwood or is that an actual stump?
thank you so much man
You are amazing!
With a focal length of 14mm everything from very near to infinity should bei sharp with a f-stop about 8, 9, or 10, right? So you really choose f16 for the Sun rays….?
that really helped …l learned a lot🙌🙌 plz do more videos like these 👍👍
recovering shadows like this will add a whole lot of grain..I dont like this strategy ..I believe exposing to the right is a better one