Focusing Techniques for Photography

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024

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  • @sunceraysalazar1120
    @sunceraysalazar1120 Před 7 lety +110

    Wow really this Man is spending time to help you for free and not trying to sale you crap and your going to speak in such a way how self involved can you be. Really I am appalled you should be showing him true gratitude not your shallower self centered snobbery. If you don't like him leave but keep your mouth SHUT! I think what he is doing is great.

    • @a_sad_girl
      @a_sad_girl Před 6 lety +6

      Sunceray Salazar who were you replying to?

    • @PacalB
      @PacalB Před 6 lety +9

      Probably someone who deleted their rude comment, it's normally how these kinds of floating posts end up.

    • @chuckm1117
      @chuckm1117 Před 6 lety +1

      Sunceray Salazar l,m,

    • @mariobravo8253
      @mariobravo8253 Před 4 lety +1

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      @KhanhNguyen-dg9rl Před 4 lety +2

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  • @Michael-hd2qo
    @Michael-hd2qo Před 9 lety +20

    Great video.
    The best thing I ever did for focus was move to what is called back button focus. Or "the way it used to be done"... You can use single or continuous on demand. or take the two types of focus Ted mentions and make them one in a way.. I do events and street so I'm always needing one or the other on the fly and pulling my camera from my face means I miss a shot.. For those who are interested here is an explanation, look it up and try it for you camera model... it can be sticky to get used to for a few hours but one you have it you wont look back!
    By removing the cameras ability to focus from the shutter release button you can set your camera to focus using a back button alone. You keep the camera in continuous focus mode as setting go. As you work holding the back button keeps the camera in continuous mode as you shoot with the shutter button, letting go of the back button stops it from focusing, acting like single mode, and you soot with the shutter button, you can recompose and shoot without it refocusing same as single.. No need to switch anything press the button camera focuses let it go it does not nice and easy... Both types of focusing become a matter of choice in the moment rather than having to plan ahead or fiddle with menus and/or hard to find buttons.. Any time you can do that you have an advantage.

    • @emotown1
      @emotown1 Před 8 lety

      Good advice. I do the same (but without using the continuous focusing mode - that just hadn't occurred to me).

  • @TheColdBone
    @TheColdBone Před 6 lety +2

    Thank you so much for this series. I'm just starting out in photography and your emphasis on the art rather than the technical has been truly invaluable to me.

  • @YouDontTalkAboutFightClub
    @YouDontTalkAboutFightClub Před 12 lety +6

    Fantastic episode. Really glad I found this show. Now I am going to start watching older episodes to catch up. Thanks, Ted for being real and awesome at the same time. Joey

  • @batmodem
    @batmodem Před 12 lety +2

    Hey Ted Thanks for the video. I find them very inspiring. Being a person that first bought the camera (several year ago) and then studied the photographic technique you really help me grasp the artistic side of it. I really appreciate the references to your favorite photographers.
    One thing you didn't mention is when focusing and recomposing the camera also will lock exposure when the shutter is half pressed, so exposure will never be spot-on. Thanks again!

  • @TheJayLenoFly
    @TheJayLenoFly Před 5 lety +5

    Mr. I don't know your name, but you're an admirable person, you're the best of what a human can be, thank you! Wish you all the best!
    Edit: Ted Forbes! I'll never forget it, for my own sake. Thanks!

  • @69_MK
    @69_MK Před 6 lety +1

    Just recently discovered your videos and they are introducing me to a whole new world of photography. Thank you, I watch everyday.

  • @zippywalker6406
    @zippywalker6406 Před 6 lety

    There are so many more takeaways from your videos than just the main topic. Some of them I have watched several times. They are food for the creative spirit. Thank you.

  • @Kleinbiology
    @Kleinbiology Před 12 lety +3

    Hi Ted
    Thanks again for another great episode. One technique i use to keep my 'eye' sharp is to use my 5D M2 in manual focus mode. I am so used to using manual focus with my 35mm cameras that i carry this practice over to digital. That way i decide, not the camera, what is the point of interest and I don't have to waste a moment flipping through menus or trying to remember how I do something on the 5DM2. It works for me and i feel like I am in control of the camera, not the camera.
    Rich

  • @gdfella2
    @gdfella2 Před 11 lety +1

    What he said is right, why are you in photography, for being a gear-head or for creating great photos...I was almost obsessed about what gear to get in the future when I should be just happy for now with it and concentrate on creating great photos which is why you chose this hobby in the first place. Thanks a lot!

  • @bruce-le-smith
    @bruce-le-smith Před rokem

    these old videos are still great Ted, thanks! love Hitchhiker's Guide

  • @litoeazndogE
    @litoeazndogE Před 12 lety +1

    Thank you so much. I've been preaching that center focus and shifting to frame your shot to people for years but haven't had anyone credible to back me up on it! This never made sense to me!

  • @mrcsanselmo
    @mrcsanselmo Před 3 lety +1

    8 years ago and so actual!

  • @jbones360
    @jbones360 Před 6 lety

    Helpful vid T Forbes. I have found getting used to medium format manual focusing, especially in my mama C3 is incredibly sensitive. The focal plane explanation makes a lot of sense. I literally have a PDF on my phone saved handy to reference distance scales for the C3.

  • @alexmetcalfe4668
    @alexmetcalfe4668 Před 3 lety

    Oh boy, focusing and then recomposing. Guilty as charged your honour!

  • @teamhazardous201
    @teamhazardous201 Před 5 lety

    Great topic. Learning to shoot in manual mode as it doesn't restrict your composition.

  • @sylvainpaquette6132
    @sylvainpaquette6132 Před 6 lety +1

    Hitchhiker guide to the galaxy not universe :)
    I find interesting you trick to move centre point so you don't have to move to recompose but it's also a problem created by the abuse of shallow dof that we see in recent years. I've been looking at old pictures from 50-60-70s recently and I find it refreshing and also relaxing to have more area in focus in pictures. While a tool to tell a story or control field of interest of the viewer, it's also easy to get lazy and use shallow dof to isolate subject from boring environment.
    All my favourite pictures have a point in common, they have an interesting subject well composed in an interesting environment that is not out of focus to an extreme where you don't know what it is and I prefer when you can still see details in the background. I would even say I'd rather have the whole background in focus and use other way to bring attention to the main subject. It's a lot harder to do that using a f1.2 lens and getting close to the subject.
    I like your video because you touch those techniques including composition methods and it's not always about comparing camera and lenses. For me it's what photography is about and I often tell friends that we made beautiful shoot with manual focusing and metering, it's about knowing the tool you have at your disposition.

  • @TischTosh
    @TischTosh Před 3 lety

    Ted this was fantastic! My takeaway..... "practice practice practice "

  • @arunodaydey3383
    @arunodaydey3383 Před 8 lety +2

    ur vdos r quite helpful...nd vry informational...i generally take notes...dey help me a ot...keep up da good work...thnx

  • @markinoaw
    @markinoaw Před 12 lety

    As a phtographer i like to see your episode sometimes, i find them refreshing and likeable.
    And when you refered to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy you totally got me. :-)
    Bye Bye and DON'T PANIC!

  • @Fillk0
    @Fillk0 Před 12 lety

    The first photographer I think of for creative focus is Saul Leiter (who you featured in Ep 31 on "Color"). Not only because of his use of focal point and depth-of-field, but also his frequent use of windows, either to shoot through (often frosty/wet/dirty) or to overlay reflections. These add a layer of ambiguity and abstraction which increase interest and also in many cases define the mood of the image.

  • @AlreadyTiredOfYou
    @AlreadyTiredOfYou Před 6 lety

    Man, I've been following your videos for quite some time now. I love your material. I would really appreciate if you could show more samples while you're presenting the topics. Not that it bothers me to see you talking, but sometimes an image will help me better to understand what you're talking about since I'm not a native speaker and I might miss some words. Anyway, great stuff. Thanks!

  • @geraldcapp
    @geraldcapp Před 8 lety +3

    I got a d40 as you do! I've made a lot of that camera despite being an old dslr and having so simple specs...

  • @simonholmes1245
    @simonholmes1245 Před 7 lety

    I am so much enjoying your videos at the moment. Thanks so much for having done all of these videos, I feel as if I am learning so much

  • @flyacl
    @flyacl Před 12 lety

    Great video Ted, glad you are getting everything sorted out. I am sure you will get to where you are hoping to be... Great video as always. Thanks for taking the time...

  • @andreachiodi9577
    @andreachiodi9577 Před 8 měsíci

    Great stuff Ted! Thanks

  • @txaggiecop90
    @txaggiecop90 Před 12 lety

    Another great show Ted. really like the idea of a scheduled show. I am sure that creates it's own headaches for you but I think it is a major plus for your "consumers." Anyhoo, keep the great shows coming. Already looking forward to next Thursday.

  • @itaku
    @itaku Před 10 lety +1

    ***** F1.2 and F2 give extremely thin depth of fields you'll have trouble getting pin point focus no matter what, for truly sharp images you'll need to stop down a bit which varies on each lens but it's usually around F4 to F8.

  • @whitefirepl4566
    @whitefirepl4566 Před 8 lety

    Focus and recompose vs use other focal points (other than middle) - for me it is usually the question of time; if I have a subject that can disappear anytime then I try the first technique (if at all necessary). It's just faster. Once I realize I have more time, I go for the second. With high fstop landscapes It often doesn't matter so I go back to first technique.

  • @Makuz1988
    @Makuz1988 Před 4 lety

    I´m mostley shooting film and I sometimes see focus issues, because of recomposing my shots. So, as film cameras dont have autofocus points and just a microprism in the middle... Whats the right way to nail that focus? Maybe learn how to read from the ground glass, not using the prism?

  • @butcherneck
    @butcherneck Před 12 lety

    Get yourself focusing charts (type that in google), print 'em, switch to af, focus on chart, take pic, upload it to your computer and check if actual focus is where you aimed your af point. If not - try to fix that using micro-adjustments in your camera.

  • @SlothHunter2
    @SlothHunter2 Před 6 lety

    Center focus and recompose works fine over 90% of the time for me using MFT camera/lenses. Macro shots being the one exception. IF I have time and the shot will benefit from it, then I just use touch focus.

  • @876SIMSTREAMER
    @876SIMSTREAMER Před 7 lety +5

    I always take note when watching. how to donate?

  • @thejangsterestjang
    @thejangsterestjang Před 7 lety +3

    funny you mentioned you shoot on a D40, its almost 2017 i am still shooting with one because its all i can afford, none of my lenses have autofocus so its all manual focus for me. Not complaining tho, I can capture some real softness with it. hoping to upgrade when i get my tax return tho

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions Před 7 lety +1

      thejangsterestjang: as long as it works, it's fine. :) I have a D80 and that's from 2006. it still takes great photos. the technique and knowledge of the photographer is what makes great photos, not so much the camera. :)

  • @philhodgkinson6296
    @philhodgkinson6296 Před 8 lety +1

    Well im really learning the hard way i predominantly use older lenses on a 60d so i cant use auto focus obviously.

  • @nitto1320i
    @nitto1320i Před 12 lety

    added to reminder: new weekly stuff to watch. ^^

  • @lakshmiramakrishna9255

    Brilliantly helpful, thank you. thank you.

  • @ono7837
    @ono7837 Před 12 lety +1

    Really helpful..

  • @patrickmcmullen1190
    @patrickmcmullen1190 Před 6 lety

    Lately my Canon 5D Mark ii has issues with auto focusing unless it's bright and sunny and a good contrast scene. I'm interested in using manual focus more, but no one mentions how dependable it is using your eye alone, especially in a dim scene. Seems critical focusing manually could end up being "off" slightly if you're just eyeballing it.

    • @Pookytroll
      @Pookytroll Před 5 lety

      dude, maybe try to clean your camera

  • @rbruce63
    @rbruce63 Před 8 lety

    Norhing is more critical for medium format photography than the intentional use of focusing for the center of interest!

  • @manojayakody
    @manojayakody Před 11 lety +1

    Good Teach.. Thanks! Sir!

  • @andrecoelho2450
    @andrecoelho2450 Před 5 lety

    Love your videos, thank you!

  • @leslieianlacsonramos7031

    so informative! thank you very much ted!

  • @CristianruboniPhotography

    Hi, I followed your advise about the focusing techniques (Thanks, I appreciated the video tip) but I think I still have focusing issues. I'm using a 50mm 1.8 Canon (I think it is one year old) and even if I'm on One Shot or changing the Af Point I can't get eyes or faces in focus but seems that it focus just a bit lower from my focus point.
    Do you think could be a lens problem?
    Thanks

  • @Doud92
    @Doud92 Před 12 lety

    Hey Ted, great episode, cristal clear advice! I was just thinking this would be a lot sexier if you illustrated your words with photographs you've taken. Just a bit, it would be great!

  • @DebraDukes
    @DebraDukes Před 6 lety

    Ted, I have been just jumping around for ideas and opinions and truly enjoy your Video's.Thank you so much.Can't tell how much I have enjoyed.Deb

  • @NekitaNet
    @NekitaNet Před 9 lety

    @Ted, shifting your focus point works for me personally if I do a "whole body move". How to explain that one though :-) I'm guessing, you stay on the exact spot/point of the earth but while recomposing keep the stance of your body solid.

    • @whitefirepl4566
      @whitefirepl4566 Před 8 lety

      +NekitaNet That would still depend on the situation, sometimes you have less than a centimeter of depth of field and 'keeping it solid' just won't do it.

  • @DeathByDurians
    @DeathByDurians Před 12 lety

    Great and very informative! Love you Ted :)

  • @AngeloPantano
    @AngeloPantano Před 12 lety

    do not worry about the new itunes podcast... I will follow you anywhere!! :) and I'm sure every AOP follower will do the same!

  • @zakwan5995
    @zakwan5995 Před 9 lety

    Could you elaborate landscape photography applying the hyperfocal distance using wide aperture. can it be done or not?
    - user Nikon D3300, kit lens 18-55mm

    • @analogbug16
      @analogbug16 Před 9 lety

      Mohd Zakwan Mohamed Zaki You have to ask yourself: "Is there a reason you want to use a wide aperture?" Do you want to isolate part of the frame, because typically when shooting landscapes you want to stop down to keep most of the scene in focus. If you want to read more on hyperlocal distance here is a pretty informational article. www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/hyperfocal-distance.htm

    • @StuninRub
      @StuninRub Před 8 lety

      +Mohd Zakwan Mohamed Zaki Yes it can be done, but the 18 -55 mm kit lens isn't too great wide open. On top of that, in order to achieve hyper focus distance with a wide aperture, everything in your frame has to be at infinity.

  • @aizenose9862
    @aizenose9862 Před 8 lety

    thank you for this video. twas really helpful

  • @MONKEYWRESTLER5
    @MONKEYWRESTLER5 Před 6 lety

    Hey Ted I hope you pick this up cause my question is the following: I love to shoot analoge and proces the film myself up to print. I have no negative scanner but would love to find a way to get my work online. I know this sounds a bit overly time consuming but somehow I am not able to get similar results with scanning (negs) and adjusting in Lightroom. The odd fluke in the darkroom or perhaps smudgy fingers you cant tell whats the cause it is just not the same. Do you have tips how to photograph THE photo. without framing/glueing etc. Somehow my black and whites tend to turn into sepia when I do. It must have to do with the reflection of fiber paper. I don't know. Just looking for an easy way to get the result online without too much hassle. and than there is instagram..... perhaps any tips on how to do it with an Iphone??? Would be of great help! Keep up the show I enjoy your profound love for the medium of photography.

  • @theartofphotography
    @theartofphotography  Před 12 lety +4

    Agreed. Problem is if you don't have a full frame camera, things get VERY tiny…

    • @shs1592
      @shs1592 Před 6 lety

      you can figure it out certainly - you're a photographer that's what 'we" do now go create with what you got

  • @scottyofeden
    @scottyofeden Před 5 lety

    Older video, but if anyone is still watching... the image I see through the viewfinder of my cropped sensor (7d), is the image already cropped? Is what I see what I get?

    • @Pookytroll
      @Pookytroll Před 5 lety +1

      well... mostly, what you see on the monitor is what you get, you could get vignetting, which is the darkening of the edges of the frame, but if you use a lens that is designed for your sensor size or one for a larger sensor you shouldnt get cropped, from what i know, the cropping happens on the focal plane

  • @qq315465327
    @qq315465327 Před 12 lety +2

    despite paper size?

  • @Fillk0
    @Fillk0 Před 12 lety

    Forgot to add, I like the idea of a regular episode...

  • @kocowidyatno1053
    @kocowidyatno1053 Před 6 lety

    Still relevant topic for new beginner like me.

  • @gdfella2
    @gdfella2 Před 11 lety

    Great advise.

  • @WillLiang
    @WillLiang Před 11 lety

    please talk about zone-focusing

  • @qq315465327
    @qq315465327 Před 12 lety

    can you do some episode about slide film?

  • @qq315465327
    @qq315465327 Před 12 lety

    are all kodak endura papers photographic paper(not inket)?

  • @CreaterHub1994
    @CreaterHub1994 Před 6 lety

    Hello. To capture dancing people, wht settings should i use?

  • @galexybee1313
    @galexybee1313 Před 11 lety

    Thank you.

  • @jetblakink
    @jetblakink Před 7 lety +15

    Ironically, I found it had to focus on this video… Any tips?

  • @shs1592
    @shs1592 Před 6 lety

    Thank you photo professor Forbes for your time, your talent and your guidance ... valuable .... my next assignment is to meet your assigned "Composition and Shapes" hope to make it to your Blog and Flickr ....

  • @FallGuy2005
    @FallGuy2005 Před 6 lety

    I like this guy.

  • @EmbleerFrith
    @EmbleerFrith Před 5 lety

    Obviously the answer to everything is 42!!

  • @mugshot749
    @mugshot749 Před 6 lety

    It's "Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy" Ted not "Universe" .

  • @tjpm
    @tjpm Před 6 lety +1

    Can we call children's photography as sports? :)

  • @meh4062
    @meh4062 Před 5 lety

    Wish had photos since I’m a noob still

  • @CalPhotoGuy
    @CalPhotoGuy Před 6 lety

    Probably time to revisit this topic with a better developed video. This one needs to be replaced.

  • @Bearhawk58
    @Bearhawk58 Před 9 lety +35

    He is providing a very valuable service without hawking products. That is very good.
    He should focus his thoughts. Then this could be a 7 minute video and I would not feel like I am panning for gold.
    He does not have a defined audience to which he is reaching out and lacks lecture self-discipline. He does a great deal of free association. Why not create a general outline to speak from? Why not let someone edit it after he is done? This is a lack of self-discipline.
    I think people are drawn to this because it makes them feel fancy, superior and snooty. I also believe that many people like to hear about things they already know because it makes them feel Knowledgeable.
    I have to admit I often find golden nugget or two but I wish he would not make us work so hard for them. Sometimes I suspect he may be utilizing a very lean intermittent reward schedule to reinforce our watching behavior.
    I give him the grade of B overall but an A for enthusiasm. I also give him an A for his ability to generate interesting video titles.
    Maybe I should not complain so much if this is a free service?

    • @Mrjoshua0905
      @Mrjoshua0905 Před 9 lety +2

      I love his videos, but I agree with you to some extent. he should make a separate update video where he can update his subscribers about upcoming things

    • @rahulkumarsett1981
      @rahulkumarsett1981 Před 7 lety

      Bear Hawk I was thinking I was the only one thinking about this.

    • @2Future4U
      @2Future4U Před 7 lety +8

      work so hard? it's a free youtube video bitch? holy shit at your entitlement

    • @michaelangeloh.5383
      @michaelangeloh.5383 Před 6 lety +7

      Maybe your comments need an editor?...

  • @robertw9677
    @robertw9677 Před 4 lety

    New to channel and continual ramble doesn’t teach me turns me off

  • @bycheung7462
    @bycheung7462 Před 8 lety +26

    Takes too long to explain a couple of simple features.

    • @shs1592
      @shs1592 Před 6 lety +4

      guess you need to move on ... leave the real appreciation for the rest of us .....

  • @barbietta
    @barbietta Před 8 lety +21

    I gave up after 17 minutes and nothing of substance was said.

  • @moonevita0345
    @moonevita0345 Před 6 lety

    So easy to get distracted when listening to you. I am trying hard to focus 😅.

  • @vincentnavea6999
    @vincentnavea6999 Před 5 lety

    Pls talk more slowly please. Tnx

    • @mpk_666
      @mpk_666 Před 5 lety

      Bro, you can slow down the footage on CZcams settings . Try .75 . For me this delivery speed is more engaging

  • @RyuzakiRyuk
    @RyuzakiRyuk Před 10 lety

    I heard too much advertising advice.

  • @beaujor
    @beaujor Před 8 lety +14

    he talk to much😭😭😭

    • @cam0techunks
      @cam0techunks Před 8 lety

      +Beau Jackson which made him a boring speaker.

    • @shs1592
      @shs1592 Před 6 lety +2

      part of shooting is "waiting" - why not listen, observe, learn? and you might just get the shot

    • @shs1592
      @shs1592 Před 6 lety +2

      "he talk (to) much? really? Spell check time ...

    • @shs1592
      @shs1592 Před 6 lety +1

      or "you" a boring listener

  • @DerrickthePinecone
    @DerrickthePinecone Před 12 lety

    Check out my work: Look up "DerrickT" on Flickr.

  • @rossanapettersen
    @rossanapettersen Před 5 lety

    When talking about photography one should show actual pictures

  • @om6980
    @om6980 Před 6 lety

    why don'tu guys directly come to the point...

  • @chetanmehta
    @chetanmehta Před 11 lety +1

    Too much of talking without substance.

  • @aruteen
    @aruteen Před 11 lety

    waste of 22 min

  • @AndreasZeevaert1969
    @AndreasZeevaert1969 Před 11 lety

    waste of time

  • @stantraianedes3847
    @stantraianedes3847 Před 7 lety

    Very wordy! Unnecessary 4 min introduction. Techniques and approaches referred to here are not clearly explained or explained at all. Content covered here could be done in under 3 min!