My secret for amazing low light Fujifilm portraits…
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- In this video I share with you guys my secret sauce on how I take low light portraits with my Fujifilm cameras.
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0:00 - Intro
0:59 - I’ve been shooting low light on crop for 6 years
1:13 - Turn on ibis / ois
1:48 - Understand your gear
1:58 - Experiment with your Fuji raws
2:10 - The camera of choice
2:24 - Choosing a lens with a wide aperture
2:58 - Bring an RGB light stick
3:06 - Bring a photography buddy
3:24 - Why it’s important to shoot with like minded people
3:47 - Important message
5:40 - The most important rule in photography
6:03 - Warm up shots
6:38 - What I look for in Low light
7:06- Working with a light that changes color
7:26 - I don’t like the color red
7:45 - Better lighting
8:03 - Hitting our stride
9:01 - Weather working against us
9:24 - Experiment with your camera to see what settings works best for YOU
9:43 - Why you should shoot in Burst mode
10:20 - Different location
10:35 - Color scheme that I chose
11:37 - My settings for this location
12:05 - When you should listen to constructive criticism
Embrace the noise! Let go of that fear of having noisy photos and when you do, you’re going to enjoy photography a little more! 🙂🫰 hope this helps!
People forget that it's like 1 stop and a bit better noise performance on full frame. Not a big deal. Just run it through an AI denoiser if you're worried.
@@bluecollar8525exactly, people act like full frame is a massive leap in quality, if they're that worried about noise, they should be shooting medium format. Also, there's something about x-trans noise that looks better and more natural than that from Bayer sensors, I never hesitate to push my Fuji's up to 6400, but my Ricoh GR at the same iso appears way noisier
I personally like the “noise” produced by fujifilm cameras. Looks like grain to me and I like a little grain in my pictures.
Tongue. Your talk here is great. I love it. Embrace the noise and if you are a hater or dementer shut the....... Up.
Your work is great and I like how you show what you are doing to get the results. Take the praise.
Just a learner with the xt1 and hiring different lenses to see what I like to shoot and surprised at the different and often good results.
Thanks for sharing.
You are the best man talk that talk! You are killing it man. You are my go to for photography advice you don't even know it but I kind of owe my first year of success to you as a photographer. Appreciate you bro!
Really stunning shots. It's not easy shooting outdoors during Canadian winters. I always lost motivation to shoot each winter because of that. But this inspires me to do better next winter!
All you need is a warm jacket and some north face gloves and you’re set! Those gloves made such a difference. I’m able to last a bit longer in the winter months
Living in Chicago I do the same thing😢
@@Iamtongue Thanks, I will give those gloves a try next winter. Instead of making the smart decision to move somewhere warmer than Toronto, I'm moving to Montreal where it will be even colder lol
Damnn! haha that's hella cold! 😂
I wonder why you don't post videos like this:) just shoot video in your photoshoots. These are fun
Very nice video. And really great video work too. Sometimes bad weather makes for great photos! Love this winter storm portrait session
Thank you!
Love your way of thinking. Nice video as always. You made me think about this low light noise matter differently. Awesome images, I had not watched this session yet.
Thanks man 😀
Loved the video and message, your shots are freaking awesome!
Thanks a ton!
I love the confidence and ignoring the haters. Great video!
Thanks man
Terrific shots! Looks GREAT! Kudos!
thank you
Truly inspiring shots!🤩 I really don't mind the noise, anything up to 6400 is workable, even more now with all these de-noise tools.
Thanks man! And you’re right with denoising tools it’s easier to get the shots haha
Amazing video Iam, thanks!!
No worries!
Really nice shots. Many of them look like movie stills, and I love the vibe. My first Fujifilm camera was the XE1. I bought it used for, I believe, $185 (US). I just wanted to see what it could do, so I shot in jpg, and made several at ISO 12,800. They were noisy, and I would never do that for certain kinds of shoots, but I didn’t get a single comment from people about the noise- not even from the girl in the photos. If you need totally clean images, you can worry about noise, but for artistic shots and portraits that convey emotion, if people are only noticing things like noise, the other aspects of the photos are definitely lacking.
love you fam !! most genuine and talanted photograpehr tbhh
dawwe shucks... I appreciate that thank you🥰
great video Tongue! I appreciate your tutorials! great photos!
Thanks Dennis! I appreciate the love and support 🥰
Stunning!!!
Thank you
You’ve been an inspiration to me since the XT2 days. Just want to say thank you.
dude thank you! You're too kind man sheesh DAY ONES
Amazing! So inspirational
Thanks so much!
Good job. I love your shots❤❤
thanks :)
The shots you say you missed focus on the eyes are amazing! Great job!!! Keep up the amazing work 😊
Thank you so much!!
Bravo. Excellent shots!
Many thanks!
Interesting video with great results, clearly was a fun night to shoot!
Thanks for watching
Nice video, pictures, and tips. Thanks
Thanks for watching
learned a lot from this. the photos look great and the model is a trooper for dealing with toronto winter without looking like an ice cube
Haha I’m glad it helped! Thanks so much
Thanks for being honest! And I think all your pics look awesome,
thanks for watching
Great video, thank you
I turn off all noise reduction in all of my cameras. I find it hard to understand the criticisms of noise when people are pixel peeping. I intentionally add grain to my photos in post (good light or bad) as I find it gives texture to the final image. The latest apsc sensors are incredibly clean at low light. I find with the Fuji when noise does start to show it’s very fine and random in pattern. It prints really really well like a slower speed film asa 200 or 400. Your work is outstanding by the way. Thank you for all of your hard work and really putting yourself out there. It’s inspiring.
Thanks Tom!
I love what you do ..ive shot apsc also for many years doing night shoots & agree you learn how far you can push your camera on the day & in post too I find ... great shots in the snow ..love em 😎
Thanks Gilbert!
love the tangent, good on you man, well done...
Thanks for listening! I appreciate the support! :D
Lovely video
completamente enriquecedor tu video , gracias por el aporte y felicidades por la visión que tienes de la fotografia , saludos!
ohh thank you for the kind words!
MY MAN TONGUE!!! Haters gonna hate - Efff them. You continue to ROCK THIS!!
Thanks man
soooo right, some people should keep their opinions to themselves...I luv your photographs, they look marvelous, lighting is perfect. Thanks for the lessons, learning from the best.😁
dawwe you're too kind thank you :D
Love the clip very much
thanks bro :D
Well said, I believe enjoy what you do is more important than the outcome.
Thanks man
I’ve been using the xt-3 for the past 5 years. I do a lot of night street photos and I only shoot raw. Today’s noise reduction software is fantastic! I use DXO PureRaw2. Noise is not a problem for me.
I like what You're doing and how You do it. Inspiring. And your shots are very beautiful. Keep going. Thanks
thanks for watching :D
I regularly shoot with ISO 3200 and higher with my Fujifilm cameras and they can handle it nicely. A bit of noise doesn’t necessarily harm. Thank you for this video 👍🏻 I really need to look into a LED light stick when it gets darker again.
You’re absolutely right a little noise don’t hurt nobody. 😏
Amazing work ❤
Thanks 😄
THESE PHOTOS ARE GASED MY BOI!!! Amazing shots
Thanks man
Your low light portraits are amazing
Thank you! 😀
Your low light portraits are on point.
thank you!
Tanks for tips!.
no no... TANKS YOU
Great Video!
thanks man
Great video as usual. To the young mustangs if you don’t like, understand, nor embrace photography then you don’t know photography. You are you following what those people in CZcams say to sell. Educate yourself, noise is an integral part of photography, day or night there will always be noise! Alwaaaaays!!!!
Again great video teach the newbies and stubborn knuckles heads!
Sound advice! Thanks jose
I use my Fuji X-S10 with dxo deepprime at value 20 (default is 40 but a bit too high imo). This gives me very nice workable images up to iso 5000. The images are also way more malleable after the conversion with DXO for some reason.
👏🏾👍🏾And now thanks to the new denoise feature in Lightroom your low light photos will look even better
Lmao yessir!
Awesome bro
tahnks bro
Respect! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Fujifilm cameras don’t make noise. To me it’s grain 😂 Love your vid’s dude. My X H2s with various f1.4 lenses are near full frame levels. It’s as good as 5d iv and darn close to R6.
That’s what I’m saying bro.. ppl like to argue with me 😅
@@Iamtongue I bet you it’s those darn Sony cool kids with their fancy full frame cameras. 🤣
@@parmanduke it’s always the frickin cool kids!! 😂🤣
Very nice and educational video.
thank you!
Hey man, fresh new buyer of X-S10 here, which I bought also because of your feedback on this camera. Which white balance did you apply during this shooting? Since I am a newbie, I still don't know what WB to choose, I am trying to shoot on manual as much as possible, but WB is something I tend to leave on auto. Thanks in advance for your feedback, looking forward to your next videos and IG photos!
I tend to leave it at 5600k because that's what hte daylight temperature is at. And usually when i go indoors the 5600k becomes too warm. So i would have to adjust that in post.
I love noiseeeee!!!!! Iam not affraid anymore!:))))
Hahaha amazing!
Thanks for making this video because I needed to hear this, I’m someone who is afraid of having noise in my images
glad this help! Thanks for watching lex
Great!
Thank you
Noisy images has a look of their own. It has a vibe that clean images lack just like film grains. Unless the noises are altering the colours in an ugly way, it is perfectly a great shot.
exactly!
Nice video. Subscribed.
appreciate teh support thanks!
Portraits of models posing for you when you ask them how to pose and “Hold”, yes it is ok and I agree 100% with you. But for the some street shooters out there, they may find some difficult if they think they could go out in the dark shooting “street portraits” of “strangers” not really “posing” for them… just an advice… many ppl don’t realize how CZcamsrs plan, buildup and prep the whole shooting experience for a educational video like this one. in a real life experience (specially for street shooter) this could bring a lot of others variables… great video, and fyi I LOVE MY XS10 as well!
Nice Vids and tutorial kabayan🤜🤛
thanks bro!
Your philosophy toward trolls that insist on CC without it even being asked for is so right on!.... I tend to check their work (if they have any! ) and return some cc on their stuff... they hate that :)
I had someone on those Fuji fb groups do that to me. And then I brought up his work, blocked me and i got a bunch of ppl calling me an asshole for being too mean 😅😂
Red can be awesome on certain faces. I shot redscale (real film) and got awesome results I didn't even expect.
I have the X-t5 and I've got a low light shoot coming up soon. Luckily its in doors, so ill be able to manipulate the light sources a little, and it wont be cold either haha
I watched only 3 of your videos and now I’m subscribed.. Amazing photos I wish I was in your area to go shoot with you sometime and yeahhh, don’t let keyboard warriors talk sh#t about missing a focus point your photos say everything 👍🏻👍🏻
dawwe thanks for your support! I appreciate it
I'm just here so I don't get fined and to help the algorithm so more people find your channel since you do awesome work.
dawe shucks! I appreciate the support dude! Thank you
Thanks for the video. It’s really useful.
I was always wondering, so even with the new cameras you can tell a clear difference between the XT5 and A7IV in low light?
Yes…to the untrained eye it probably be harder to notice.
Thanks! Really appreciate the reply:)
One of the best photos that I saw on your channel. And all of a sudden taken with such high iso and the most hated 35mm for the fuji system on the market. lol xD I had so much fun with this tiny 35 on my x-e3. But 50% of shots were out of focus. So I bought me a magical 35mm 1.4... And now I have 50% of shots missed and gone coz of it's sloooooow af lol xD What was the N2 secret in this video? Know your gear, right? Probably that's what I need to do instead of buying me a new one. xD Thanks dude, awesome videos!
I appreciate you watching dude! Thanks
Excellent video .. thanks . but were you using XS20 in snow . LOL . .is it weather sealed ?
It’s not. I was being reckless.
Dood your photos are insane! its crazy how folks can break down their technical opinions of your work, yet COMPLETELY miss that. also what camera was all this video recorded with?
Thanks man, the outdoor footage in teh snow storm was recorded on the sony a7siii
I love your use of the led light. Do you ever shoot with external flashes?
Never. Tried it but not my style.
Your shots look great! When I did fashion, I never did night shots. Tell me have you ever used a reflector and the light together? 🖖
Nope never haha it’s just too many big things to carry around.. I can’t deal with it because it’ll draw attention. That’s why you won’t ever see me with a strobe / flash/ diffusion mod out In public..
Good idea to embrace the ambient light. Good idea to bring a LED with you. IBIS and/or OIS is a good tool to use along with fast glass. I don’t want to sound like a curmudgeon but did you consider using flash during your low light photo shoot?
Very nice images.
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nope flash is too bulky, and i don't like the look that flash gives.
Hi @iamtongue! I always watch your videos ever since i dipped my toes on fujifilm photography 🙂 btw, i was really keen about the RGB lightstick you were using so i followed the link you left in the description and ordered one for myself. Unfortunately, what i got seems smaller than the one you were using in this video. Yours seemed like as long as your friend’s torso when he was using it. What i got is like about a forearm long. Do they come in sizes?
Hey man, so the one I use now is the shorter one.. the longer one you saw in the video aren’t made well. And I do prefer the smaller one because it’s just as powerful and it stows away easier. But if you want a longer one I believe Viltrox released one recently. Go check out their website!
@@Iamtongue oh i see. Yeah this shorter one seems to be very well built. I’m gonna go test this one out. Thanks for clarifying! 🙂 your videos rock!!
Nice video ! And nice images too ! I don’t quite agree with the view that you expressed at the start - which is kind of like saying- “if you can’t do this better yourself then you can’t critique “ - I hear this a lot but to me it’s a bit like saying you can’t critique food at a restaurant unless you’re a chef yourself- in contrast I believe you can provide critique on an image (or food ) even if you don’t shoot that style yourself (or cook yourself), but you’re entitled to your opinion of course
I also followed it up by.. if there’s a general consensus who is giving you the same criticism than you should take that criticism into criticism... Or listen to someone with that you respect. Obviously this is a bit more nuanced it’s not so black and white.. but ya do you.
How did you learn how to direct people as subjects in a composition? I have a hard time communicating poses and usually am not able to capture good photos fro people who ask me to take pictures of them because I don't have a lot of experience with that. Thanks!
I suggest you watch video tutorials on how to give simple directions at first. Whenever I work with models, they have a good sense of what they’re doing, so it is much easier for me to get the shots I want. But for non modeling folks, take a look at creators who can help with that. Look for someone who shoots weddings and couples. It’ll help.
btw which RGB LED Tube light do you recommend?
I alr have the MC Light and was thinking of having a tube light as a companiion.
The light tube that I use is called the Weeylite K21... There's a link to it in the description if you want more info on it.
@@Iamtongue thank you so much !! btW i just bought and tested the 7artisan 35mm 1.2, apart from the lid dropping all the time, it is fab !!
ps. has a lot of character XDD
is the fuji xt20 any good in low light? Please someone help because i'm thinking about getting it as an upgrade from my phone
If you have some decent lighting and a fast prime you can make it work.
Nice photos. It is just noise to criticize about iso and focus bla bla . Thanks for sharing.
Please 🙏🏻 Can you post your recipe 🙏🏻 I love your videos big fan of yours..
thanks man but this is not a recipe it's from my personal preset collection.
dope shoots! but is the 7artisans 35mm Weather-sealed?
it was not nor was the fujifilm xs10 haha
Hi, did you use auto focus, eye detection or manual focus? I find the autofocus is not reliable at all, especially in low light.
I use single point af when I go out and shoot at night.
How do you get to work with models? Im a new photographer and struggling to meet people to pose.
most ppl think since they have a camera they should be entitled to models. But if you don't have work to back it up you're going to struggle finding models to work with you. It's a 2 way street.
Well said! 5:08 🔥🤌
You already know ☺️
Hey thank you for this great motivation! I just switched from Canon to Fuji and it was a big decision for me to "downgrade" from full frame to an aps sensor. I am a weddingphotographer and everyone was like "nooo don't do it"! I really like my XT-5 but I had some issues when using it in low light situations. Maybe you can help me out. It wasn't even night just normal sunset and I wanted to have some group pictures. But the faces looked so horrible. I can't even describe it. The white in the eyes were red and the face looked deformed. Did somebody experience it and knows what to to do?
Could be the noise reduction, it could be the skin smoothing effect is turned on. I honestly don’t know.
How about using a full-frame sensor camera and wide-aperture lenses with tried and true focal lengths for professional paid-by-client works and using whatever for personal pleasure and experimentation?
@@induction7895 given that "full frame" is 35mm equivalent, to bring up the "use a pro setup" argument (which almost certainly isn't the issue in the OP's case) has to begin at medium format.
Check all your settings - sounds like it's potentially a film simulation or even ISO issue (regarding the skin tone problems described).
which FUJI RECIPE you used bro?
nostalgic negative joe d'agastino
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I love noise, i always add extra grain.
Shots at 11:00 look a lot like cross processed Ektachrome (watch Euphoria season 2 just for the technical aspects, you may love it).
I love euphoria! The cinematography is stunning
Tell me how this camera survives in such weather conditions? XS10 and XS20 both are not Weather-sealed camera! I'm very curious to know behind the Weather-sealed body!
Watch this video
czcams.com/video/k4CXskOtRpA/video.html
4:21 what if it’s for a client & they are saying this ?
Lightroom has an AI noise reduction feature, would this count as an appropriate low light portrait aid? 😊 Although not for 12800😯
Ya that would totally help! And with topaz ai you can clear anything up
believe me it's easier for me to buy a ff camera and fast lens than find a photography buddy to hold a light 😂
Someone get this dude some friends
I was wondering, if you don't like red light, couldn't you just spin the hue whee in post?
Either way it’ll look overpowering imo
@@Iamtongue I get ya, it did look quite dominant.
Its funny how they call this "a snow storm"😂
You gate keeping snow storm now? 😂
I imagine how will it be with my m43 camera under the same circumstances
I shot low light stuff with the Olympus em1 mkii and it was fine! I had to use the f1.2 lenses but couldn’t tell a difference between that and a full frame camera
I can't say that I can't do it when I know I can!
Yup! I think everyone can 😌😉
led sticks seem really cool, but harsh light transitions idk
there are ways around it. such as dont use it at full intensity
People are really scared about iso and I already shoot in iso 4000 or more for some reasons in my canon (it have not ibis and my hands shake too much) 😂, now I have a Fujifilm with ibis and I don’t care too much my ss so I can decrease the iso but I still use 1250 or 2000
man i shot at iso 10,000! Slap on some denoise and call it a day
Love ur advice. But i shoot in JPEG :(
Still applies :D
Fujifilm = FILM = Soft.
And that’s okay 😅
Eye so
Ahh so 👁️
U look like OB1 with the hoodie and light stick....lol
I prefer mace windu
@@Iamtongue lol... Noted
Embrace your noise, and lower your iso and shutter speed. The model's already frozen with frost anyway. But who cares if it made you a better person. 😀
That’s right! I didn’t point a gun to her face she chose to be there 🥶🥳😭 LOL
@@Iamtongue E como está o tempo hoje? Está quente? Que bastardo egoísta você e. 🤣🤣🤣
nao, esta muito ventando aqui no algarve
@@Iamtongue Caramba!
Recorded in Antarctica 🥶
close enough 😭 there was one point one a few years back where toronto was colder than antarctica😂