HOW TO GET SHARP PHOTOS WITH ANY CAMERA!

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My name is Simon d'Entremont and I'm a professional wildlife and nature photographer from Eastern Canada.

In this video, I'll reveal my sharpness tricks and how to diagnose your own sharpness issues, all with the lenses you use today. By the end of this video, I'm confident you'll be able to take sharper photos, showing off the clarity and details that will reveal the full splendor of your subject!

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[simon_dentremont]

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[someblokecalleddave]

I'm a photography teacher and I very rarely manage to get through Youtube videos because they're usually full of utter tripe, this is very good, watched the whole thing and all of it is sound advice.

[mxblyxky]

We amateur photographers as we photograph occasionally are always forgetting these basic rules and are left wondering why the photos are not perfectly sharp. Here you showed with practicality and simplicity the main mistakes we made.

[YOA]

EXCELLENT! The part about tucking in your arms and moving your torso and squeezing the button is a great tip!.

[calabrais]

My hot take: you're a better teacher than a photographer. And clearly you're an amazing photographer. I'm currently binging all of your videos, thanks for doing what you do.

[perseusarkouda]

I'm a professional wedding videographer and I always look in youtube for new ideas and something I might be missing. Mostly it's not the case, but in this video I found a good checklist to improve my work. Especially the overcast lack of sharpness, I didn't knew that. Thanks for the great content and keep it up!

[BoBoZoBo]

I've been in the image and content generation game for 25 years and this is by far the best channel on YouTube. This channel excels not only in terms of raw information and accuracy but delivery of content and production.

Thank you for these videos they are fantastic and helping me communicate to other people through issues they are having and this is one of the few channels I trust to have very succinct and accurate information with very good descriptions as to why things are the way they are. It's the kind of instruction that can only come from somebody who not only intimately knows their craft, but also understands why things are the way they are from a historical perspective.

[iClamperson]

I've been taking pictures for most of my life, even in small "professional" capacities as well, but I'm always open to improvement and tips from real pros because I know there are always ways to improve. I've recently discovered your channel, and I've gotta say, it's so refreshing to find someone who actually has this level of skill, but isn't snobby about it and is willing to admit fault. Nobody is a perfect photographer, there will always be some bad shots, but it's nice to see someone who does take incredible shots and is willing to not only admit it, but share them as a learning experience with others. I also love how descriptive you are of everything instead of just assuming everyone already knows all the terminology and proper manual settings for every occasion. You've got yourself a new sub, thanks!

[DannyDangerOz]

This is genuinely one of the best and most helpful videos on this subject I've seen. Concise, to the point, and with a few tips I'd not seen elsewhere. Thank you!

[johnchardine]

Very good advice Simon! The one area where we differ is in direct sunlight versus indirect overcast conditions. I definitely prefer the latter and have no trouble producing sharp images under these conditions. Direct sun is fine early morning or late afternoon/evening but in the middle of the day, particularly when the sun gets higher in the sky, it produces harsh contrast and often an unpleasant shine on the feathers. I think a great example of how amazing indirect sun/overcast conditions are is your super image of the immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron shown in the video. It is super-sharp but clearly not taken in direct sunlight!

[CraigEggleton]

I am not a photographer and mainly shoot video but I have to say your tutorials are fantastic. Straight forward and to the point.

[jameskurzynski]

I've improved so much as a wildlife photographer because of your videos Simon. Thank you for these posts!

[gjwildlife]

Thank you so much Simon! I was out for photography the last few weeks and since the weather isn't so good in Germany (Wind, Rain, ...) i had issues with sharpness and didn't really know why. Then I saw your video and I didn't really know that weather, light and overcast days had such huge impacts on sharpness of my images. Since I found your channel, I learned a lot of new things in wildlife photography which is really helpful since I startet my "career" in July 2022. Huge thanks, Simon!

[dhibbard]

I love the way you break things down very simple everytime I watch one of your videos it gets me inspired to go out and take more pictures lol keep it coming

[darkexposure]

I am just getting into photography as a hobby, and this advice is very, very much appreciated!! Well done!!

[Bareego]

This is a really good collection of reasons for blur. As someone who has fought all these effects I really appreciate that you pass on this important information to other photographers. About technique, one of the reasons why I like to use a grip is that it adds some extra mass which helps to keep the camera and lens more stable. I found it's not just about tucking in your arms but also assume a solid pose with your legs spread out a bit and locking up your body, it's a bit like becoming a tripod. I disagree about shooting in direct sunlight, you might get good sharpness but you also have to deal with a high dynamic range so you often end up with either blown out whites or underexposed dark areas. There is a tradeoff here I think. Also colours will pop a lot more in very diffuse light. I like diffuse light as long as there is a lot of it, and if it's not at right angle to you shooting, so during noon would be a bad time.

[olivernikander]

Awesome video and great advice. I'm still quite new to photography and I struggled with getting long-range images sharp, and your advice helped me getting my images a lot more sharp when shooting long-range! Thanks!

[PR]

This video is definitely awesome! Thank you so much dear Simon for the informative tips, especially the stabilizing tips at the end ❤❤

[sgrsgrsgrsgrsgr]

Simon, I can't thank you enough for the wealth of knowledge you share with us: I went from "OK" pictures (motion blur, low contrast, etc) to some pictures that my friends don't believe I took. Best compliment ever! :)) All pretty much thanks to you! So, if you ever come down south 790 miles to New England, you're invited to an ACME NEIPA beer or a coffee. Thanks again!

[juleshorse]

Great tips. An additional one regarding technique. I come from a rifle shooting background and as a trained marksman, the standing (weight two-thirds on one front/left leg), holding (as you describe), breathing and shutter rolling (as you describe) techniques are each key. The breathing technique is also important. Take the shot either at the top of the inhale or the bottom of the exhale. As one breathes in/out the upper body moves and with it the camera, but at either the top or bottom of the breath the upper body is momentarily still. That is when to take the picture. It matters less whether one opts for the top of the inhale or bottom of the exhale, but I prefer the former. Hope that helps.