WHERE TO FOCUS in Landscape Photography | HYPERFOCAL DISTANCE Explained
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Are you frustrated with soft landscape images or confused about where to focus in landscape photography? Have you heard of the term hyperfocal distance but don't really know what it means or how to use it? In this video, I break down the basics of the hyperfocal distance and how to use it to focus in landscape photography. I then take you on a new trail in Vermont to demonstrate how to quickly use the hyperfocal distance while out in the field. Hope you enjoy!
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Hi all - thanks for all the great comments. I'm glad this video helped clear up the hyperfocal distance. Many of you asked how to actually measure the hyperfocal distance, so be sure to check out the video I made on this very topic: czcams.com/video/yFI1SZhpkP4/video.html
Hi Brenda. Thank You for the know how! Very much into sports photography, as an enthusiast. Been out last weekend for a photo shoot practice to develop my ability to focus fast and sharp. Saw this video about hyperfocal distance, brilliant by the way, and wondering myself if the same technique can be used on far distance (moving) objects e.g. Big wave surf such as 'Jaws' Hawaii, Mavericks, California? Thank You for your time and best wishes for your channel and professional career.
@@carlosdias1940 Hi Carlos - Interesting thought! I would just focus on the moving subject (the surfer or the waves) in that case.
@@outdoorphotographyschool7366 Hi Brenda, thank you for the follow up. looking forward to test it on the big swells next winter! :-)
@@carlosdias1940 Sounds fun!
I don't understand these explanations. I went to the Air Force avionic air navigation systems and I successfully completed it the first time.This is enthusiast photography, not Hubble telescope trajectories. I can't believe this is so complicated. I think I would rather go out there and fumble around and try to figure this subject out on my own.
Finally someone that shows how to focus instead of talking about. Thank you.
You have very clearly explained hyper focal distance to determine camera focus point and depth of field. Your pictorial cum geometrical diagram and practical photo shoot are also very helpful.
A lot of youtubers just sit in front of the camera & explain theories & techniques with a lot of details but showing an actual real life demo goes a long way! Thank you Brenda. This video was amazing. Looking forward to many more 😊
Thank you so much for this. I've watched a few hyperfocal distance tutorials, but I didn't understand how I would know where to actually place the focus box on the live view screen for a given hyperfocal distance. In your example you needed 4 feet. When you toggled the box over on to the rock as a close approximation of where you guesstimated 4 feet to be I then got it. I thought it had to be exact to a decimal point but you've shown it doesn't. No other tutorial I've watched really clarified that.
Brenda, I have watched a number of videos on this subject and done some reading, but this is the best most clear explanation I have found. Well done!
I have been taking photos since I was 10 years now I am 68. I never heard before of Hyper focus and it is really easy to find the point. Thanks and greetings from Germany. Wolfgang
Thanks for the tutorial you explained the hyperfocal distance better than anyone else on CZcams, very much appreciated ❤
Finally someone did explain it simple and right to the point with extraordinary examples!!!! I watched so many videos and finally I found yours Brenda and what a relief! A big thanks for your simplicity and precision in how to get this done!!! Medal of Honor for your explanation🙏
João Ferreira Wow - thanks so much, Joao, for your generous comment! So glad the video was helpful :).
First time viewer and absolutely loved how you explained the hyper-focal distance . Finally i understand. Subbed.
sunnyside up Yay!! So glad it now makes sense! Thanks for subbing!
I keep coming back to this video. The visual illustration is the best explanation, I am going for a hike tomorrow and will put it in practice, thanks.
That's great, Pedro! Best of luck! BTW - if you're interested, I created a free ebook on hyperfocal distance. It is available at outdoorphotographyschool.com/blog.
Brilliant, just brilliant. You answered every question I had in my mind about hyperfocal distance just as a matter of conversation. You definitely know in detail what your viewers want answers to and you know how to deliver it in an easy but factual way.
That's terrific - thank you so much!
Thanks for this. I have been trawling through Hyperfocal Distance videos for an hour and this is the one that really made everything click home.
Finally...I found a video that breaks it down for people like me. It's frustrating enough to navigate through the jargon, then coming across an explanation with even more jargon. So thank you for a fantastic tutorial! It really is THE SIMPLEST out there. Thank you, Brenda!
Hi from the UK. Thanks for this as it was an excellent overview of things. Very clear and very easy to follow as you ACTUALLY demonstrate what you mean. Not many tutorials do this. Keep up the good work 👌👍😊
So glad to hear that - thanks so much, Graham! Very glad it was helpful.
thanks for this tutorial on hyperfocal distance, i am a visual artist (painter,designer, photographer)for the past 55 years (slowing down a bit but still pursuing all i can manage) and this is the best explanation and visuals i have ever come across. great job brenda!
Wow - thank you so much for the high compliments. I truly appreciate it! Thank you for tuning in.
Excellent explanation and demonstration. Thank You
This is one of the best videos I've seen regarding hyperfocal distance. I've subscribed and look forward to reviewing your videos and viewing future ones.
Awesome! I'm really glad to hear that - thanks so much!
Best “hands-on” virtual example I’ve ever seen....and I’ve seen this tried to be covered a thousand times. Great instruction!
That's awesome! Go happy to hear that! :)
WOW! You explained this quicker and better than any other video I've ever watched, loved the real life demo explained quick and to the point without a bunch of other non sense. Thank you!
Thank you for the video, I finally after many years completely understand this process. Thanks for teaching the concept and then demonstrating it too. To include the simple step of moving your cursor down to the rock to get that focus point. Very nicely done, I haven’t seen any other photographers do this step. Thanks so much
This is the best teaching hyperfocal focus video I have seenm you made it super easy and I actually got it. You're the best!!
A good explanation for beginners, particularly for those using lenses without an aperture ring. For the rest of us, the easiest way to achieve hyperfocal distance (no app or tables required!) is to simply set the focusing ring's infinity mark opposite the selected aperture on the upper end of the lens' DoF scale. The corresponding aperture on the lower end of the DoF scale will then show the nearest point of focus and the hyperfocal distance (though the number doesn't matter) will be opposite the center mark on the DoF scale. No calculation or tabular lookup necessary; it's all right there on the lens.
I have checked out a bunch of your videos. Thanks for the awesome content, I have learned a lot! Keep up the great work!
An extremely underrated channel. The channel, and the videos, assuredly deserve a much wider radius of audience. Thanks, from New Zealand.
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that :).
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Excellent! I’ve watched several videos on hyper focusing and I found yours the most informative. Keep up the good work. I just subscribed.
Great explanation Brenda. Hyperfocal has always been confusing for me but you have definitely made it easier to understand. Thanks for sharing!!
Tim Blake Awesome! I’m so glad it is clear now! :)
love this explanation, I never knew about this. THANKS !!!
Brenda, your presentations are precise and easy to understand. I will be definitely watching more of you.
Thank you Brenda. Well explained and illustrated. Something I hadn't grasped until now, so thank you
What a simple and beautiful way of explaining this important aspect of landscape photography!
Your videos are top notch. Best sub this year!
A really clear, concise, and excellent tutorial, Brenda. Thanks so much for it! Looking to forward to learning more from you.
This is the great thing about tutorials. I knew what this subject was about, but used a camera recently that didn't have an infinity notch on the lens. I vaguely remembered hyper focal...something about my aperture...half distance...Then I realised I had become lazy. This refreshed it all for me easily and nicely. Thanks for taking the time.
This was the best video I needed to watch at this time in my astrophotography journey. It will stay rooted. Thx!!!
Your the 6th person tonight I watched trying to understand landscape focusing. THANK YOU! Your the only one who I actually learned something from! Really helps talking about it and then actually showing us what the heck it is we're supposed to do. Thanks!!
You explained it in a very simple way to understand. Thanks Brenda.
Thankyou so much. After going through tones of videos and their lectures you eventually cracked the code for me. bravo ❤
I really needed this! Thank you so much for the great explanation, it was easy to follow you such a great vibe you have!
You explained that so well! Something I have struggled with for a while. Thanks!
I'm trying to fine tune my focusing processes for landscapes. This video has really helped me out.
Thanks for that I have been struggling with focusing for some time wishing you all the best Roland 😊
I can't believe I haven't heard of hyperlocal before, but it makes perfect sense the way you explained it. Now I will know what one more of the Photopills options really is : ) Thanks Brenda, good stuff!
Excellent! So glad I was able to give you some good info!
Subscribed,excellent explanation,great work Brenda!
Thanks Brenda. Have now got Photopills and appreciate your photo and technique. I love snow too!
Beautifully explained, thank you so much!!!
Best video out there on hyper focal distance...Thank You for the effort I now totally understand Great Job . !
Thank you for providing a practical example. Super helpful! I was struggling last night with the exact scenario you used as an example. Thanks!
Thank you, this is the simplist yet detailed explanation and I finally now understand Hyperfocal Distance 👍
Not too much info, but enough and a demonstration too.
Great video! Thank you. Very informative and succinct!
Great video. Thank you for your help, explaining this clearly!
easy to understand. short and clear. no wastes... thanks very much...
Great detailed tutorial Brenda, thank you!!
Another great video, thanks.
great video! very easy to understand! thank you!!!
Have to hand it to you. There are a lot of similar videos on this subject, but you gave a detailed hands on example, including moving the the focus point - a key element sometimes overlooked.....and the video was short and sweet. Thanks!
Really excellent explanation Brenda. Prompted me to subscribe!
Just watched this channel for the first time. What a great combination of diagrams to help explain the theory of what you are taking about and outdoor examples to understand the practical application of the theory. Also makes a change to see how you visit your locations and set up your shots instead of just watching a man talking to the camera which so many photography videos are! I live in Scotland so it is lovely to see the landscape you shoot in while learning something. Great video! Thanks.
Thank you. Very clear explanation. Great tutorial. Going through your Photo Pills tutorials also.
I just learned a bunch from your video, thank you. I happen to have photopills, can't wait to use this information.
Great content - very easy to follow. Thank you!
At last somebody who explains it well! Subbed and thank you.
Very good thorough explanation. it's really appreciated you showing us the hyper-focus distance on your app and actually went out there and showed us your focus point on your LCD screen on your camera on how you're actually doing it. Thanks!!
Glad it was helpful!
I have watched about a dozen videos in this subject. As a self taught photographer I still have a lot to learn and your video has helped me understand. Other videos are good too but I finally got it when I watched yours. Thank you
Very clear and helpful thanks Brenda!
In addition to repeating the other praise given by others in the comments, I'll just add my thanks for being such a fantastic teacher. I'm a beginner and you have helped so much. Also, I've subscribed and hit the notification bell too.
Another great video! Thanks for doing these. They are very educational. Cheers
This is a great explanation, and thorough tutorial Brenda. Plus, you live in such a beautiful part of the world! It looks amazing.
David Dixon Thanks so much, David! Yes, I feel very lucky to live here!
Amazing job with that explanation!
subbed. absolute best tutorial on hyperfocal distance i've seen.
Excellent presentation... lego lucy followed by in the field demo plus really clear speech, makes it all easy to understand, thank you. Subbed.
Thank you! Excellent simply and direct to the point. Great presentation!
Hi! I liked you video very much and will be trying out the hyperfocal distance focusing! You got a new fan in Southern California!
Awesome video Brenda! Thanks for the useful info and keep up the good work! subbed!
Thanks so much, Thomas! :)
Thank you, one of the best explanations I have seen on this subject.
This is great! Thank you for the great tutorial!
Clearest tutorial on hyperfocal distance l have seen thank you so much
Awesome tutorial. Thanks for simplifying this process for me.
Glad I stumbled across this video, great explanation I just bought the Photopills app Thanks!
Great video, well explained.It helped me. Thank you.
Love this video !!!!
Thank you
Great video Brenda! I’m new to your channel and photography as well and you made it so simple and easy to understand!! Now comes practice! Thank you!
Best explanation I've yet to see on the Internet.
This was one of the best explanations I cam accross. Thanks a lot for this tutorial.
Inspiring! Thank you, Brenda.
Finally, I get it! Thanks for your explanation and the details on the app.
Great Lesson, I am new to all of this and was very confused by all the formulas and calculations. Your lesson ist great and helpful. Thx very much!
Thanks for the clear explanation Brenda. This will absolutely help me with my future landscape photos. Have a nice weekend.
Marcel Zwart Excellent! Glad to hear that. You have a great weekend too.
Clear and useful. Subscribed.
great video. thank you so much!
A highly educational video - thanks! I liked the Lego set up you used to explain it. And another good example of using PhotoPills.
Thanks for the simple explanation. Well done.
Hi there, in just a few minutes you totally cleared up my confusion over hyper focal distance. I absolutely love the way you simplified this. Subbed to your channel. Cheers.
Excellent explanation of subject matter. Thank you.
Excellent tutorial. Thx for posting
Very good video. Everything was new for me and now I know very well. Good job
Hi that’s was a brilliant video. I have just bought my first camera to see if I like photography. I have watched lots of videos and hyperfocal distance has come up a few times. This was the first explanation that made sense. Thank you so much 😁. I have subbed and am looking forward to more videos. Big thumbs up from N.Ireland 👍🏻
Very easy to understand. Thank you for making the effort to explain a concept that I have always asked myself how it worked. Will definitely test it out around here.
Awesome! Let me know how it goes :).
Awesome tutorial. Thank you. subscribed.
Great video, learned a lot, thanks! 👍
This was a great explanation, very helpful.