Where To FOCUS In Landscape Photography

Not happy with the sharpness or clarity of your photos? This might be related to your focus. In this video I share with you some tips on where to focus, the role proximity and f-stop play in depth of field and some tips on where to focus to you can get your images sharp from front to back.

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[laszlobacs]

Straight forward. That's how I like it. Keep doing it. Thanks for sharing.

[Oakley]

Will your YouTube channels quality has skyrocketed the last few months. I’m sure it is taking a massive effort but we can very much see it. Keep up the great work man!

[caulacau]

Very good instructions. Well communicated. Thanks for sharing.🥂

[sunilkumargopinathanpillai]

Excellent, simple and straight to the point. Thanks

[PublicKaraokeChannel-jgbv]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge...

[dcannon]

This was the exact video I needed, and efficiently covered the different cases-- thank you sir!

[lphilpot]

Nice clear explanation. I spent so long automatically using f/9 to f/11 that I was surprised to learn (after test shots) that my Canon 70-200 f/4L is typically sharpest at f/5.6 (or occasionally f/8). Of course, there's less DOF than at smaller apertures but at infinity I have to remind myself not to select f/9+ out of habit. It's definitely worth taking controlled test shots at multiple apertures (and focal lengths, if a zoom) to objectively examine the inherent sharpness of a lens. It opened my eyes a bit. 🙂

[harolddasynth]

Hi William, i've learned a lot in 6mins video, thank you, subscribed!

[skwerl]

Is noone else going to acknowledge that squat exit lol!? - Love it! :) This is super helpful as always, thanks Will! One thought/suggestion - I can't always tell the difference in sharpness for the shots when they are one after the other... I wonder if there's a way to post them side-by-side for easier comparison? Regardless, I'm a huge fan, thank you so much for the content and I hope to see you at a workshop in the coming couple of years!

[rosssayer]

Really helpful William, thanks for sharing 👏👏

[maartenroes-francken]

Thanks. That was really helpful. I normally shoot 3 bracketed and 3 focus-stacked at the same time . Get's some great results.

[dandelfuoco]

Your cinematographer nailed it in this video. Great job!

[jonathancullen]

Nice, simple explanations Will. Which lake are you at here??

[stevenkelly]

Great explanation of focus king with different types of lenses. Why do you use the larger focus box as opposed to the smaller options?

[davidligon]

Thanks for the video. I always get confused by this rule of thumb. Is “1/3 of the way” 1/3 of the distance from the near focal plane to the far focal plane, or 1/3 of the vertical distance in the viewfinder from the bottom of the frame to the location of the far object. Those are very different. In my experience, there is very little chance of getting the entire scene sharp at f11 without focus stacking on a 60 megapixel full frame sensor - hyperfocal near limit for a full sensor image at 300dpi viewed 12 inches away (with 20/20 vision), taken with a 20mm lens at f11 would be 16 feet from the camera. F16 would be 11 1/2 feet. It’s a rare occasion when I don’t have something closer than that with a 20mm lens.

[jayjackman]

Hi I have been learning from your videos. Been doing photography for a while and it's been a game changer. Very clear to follow and learn. Thank you

[khanscombe]

What about manual zone focus based on aperture range from inf? I use f11 to maximize detail unless something closer is part of the story

[bwashburn]

Very helpful video.Which metering mode do you like to use, Spot, Centre or Matrix.

[noraallen]

As always extremely easy helpful! I’d certainly appreciate an intro btw if you would be so kind ! ❤

[richardpoland]

Hi William, great tips on focusing. Something I really struggle with. Questioin, if I want to use selective focus, i.e. main subject in background tack sharp and foreground really soft do you use manual focus to focus on the background? What fstop would you use or does it even make a difference if the backgrund is over 100 yards away? Thanks William.