The Best Low Light Photographers All Do THIS!

A Low Light Guide for Beginners!
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[JasonVong]

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[SourPlanet]

Good on you for not defaulting to wide aperture and ISO advice. Like one may not be available and the other is a whole different problem. This is just good advice for actually making photos- rather than just leaning on simplistic exposure basics.

Also, Batis ftw! Such a great set of primes. We're so spoiled by lens choices in the Sony ecosystem.

[seasonedgambler]

3.35 i spat my drink out my mouth. Bro your humour is out of this world. honestly, you are such a fun guy to watch. i wish u all the best in this life

[Realletsplaygrey]

I love the look of on camera flash for nights out with friends, super nostalgic looking

[jasonwrites]

Just a tip as well that if you have a built in camera flash, if it has a little hinge you can always point it up and try to bounce the light down if you're in the right environment. :)

[JonathanBriseboisLamarche]

Here's another Low Light mistake I've done recently!
Forgetting that your screen brightness is set brighter than usual for a sunny day...

All pictures looked alright on the camera screen, but they were considerably underexposed on the computer.

[caleblatreille]

That napkin tip is so, so useful! I've used small diffusers before for in-camera flash but I'm usually only using it if I didn't bring any other gear, this will be a lifesaver.

[jds_ninetwelve]

perfect timing! finally returning to japan in december shooting full frame for the first time (last few trips were shot w/ aps-c and micro4/3) - thanks always for the motivation dude :D

[DMMU]

Been following you for a few years. You have a rare tallent to make "same" videos over and over and make em fresh. Always a new angle to an old theme (y)

[jamielonghurst]

Great tips. Many thanks. I recently found your channel and have been enjoying your videos! Useful information is always appreciated!

[Drones]

Love this thumbnail! Really eye-catching. Great vid man!

[loldart]

On the on camera flash. X-t30 you can layer about 2-3 scotch tape(very small). It will defuse the on camera flash making it more useable and not over powering. At the same time allow you to still close the camera flash on top of the camera. You can also apply a layer of wax paper with the scotch tape to provide more diffusion.
In the session for jpeg set it to recover shadows and put noise reduction to 2. It should allow for pretty good jpegs when shooting at night. Still shoot raw+jpeg. Can really make great portraits with the X-t30 with just the 56mm f1.2 and using flash.
Just a note for the X-t30 the lenses hoods will effect the flash. So remove the lenses hood on large lenses like the 56mm f1.2 or even the 18-55mm f2.8-4.

[Jon.Coppernoll]

I paused at 3:48 so I could find Waldo before continuing the video. Also, I like the trick with placing a napkin over the flash, I had never seen that before!

[SpartanHD]

I really appreciate this video. I’ve struggled for years getting any decent night photos and they come out just a grainy mess. Looks like I need to get one of those LED lights, I didn’t know that existed!

[redrei]

Your semi dad jokes have really grown on me! You're favorite photo YouTuber, keep it up!

[ruffdraft]

This is twice in like five days @anocam has popped up in someone's YouTube channel I saw him a UK YouTube channel based in London using the Fuji XT5. Great photographer.

[kcphotogeek]

Also love the positivity and humour in your vids

[loldart]

For A7riii(or a camera with flash sync port). Neo 2/3 with the flash sync port will grant you LED with a flash. Great setup for portrait photography if you want on camera flash. expose for highlight and pull the shadows. great low light photography option. Just keep in mind LED can be blinding. So don't go full power when trying to use it to get focus.

[piotrch]

What helps most is a big sensor and a fast prime lens that cost that sweet sweet dough. Same thing with a better IBIS (for lower SS) and a faster processor (for better results at higher ISOs), which come with newer models. Again, just throwing cash at the problem. There's only so much you can achieve with a budget zoom and a budget APS-C camera, for example. Also, for those portable constant light sources - it'd be nice to mention how you're supposed to arrange them for the shoot. You're probably using both hands (and maybe even a wall or your torso) to squeeze every bit of stability of that camera in the dark, so you can't hold the light yourself. So you're either asking the model to hold the light and directing'em (so you have to frame tightly with a longer focal length) or you have an assistant, like in your vid (which is quite a big requirement, esp. for spontaneous, low budget stuff or just scheduling).

[okcleaners]

Out of all the times you've been to Disney, I've never had the opportunity to bomb your vids 😂. Your renewed energy is 👍