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EXPOSURE TIPS: How to Use Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO and The Histogram

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Last week, I posted a video lesson on how to ensure proper exposure when shooting with mirrorless cameras. It’s actually a surprisingly easy method, and it will get you by in most situations, even when shooting in tricky and challenging light.

In that video, I share my exact exposure method when I’m shooting with my FUJIFILM mirrorless cameras, even when dealing with very tricky and challenging light. Note, these methods work for other types of mirrorless cameras as well, which make getting the right exposure a much easier process than when using DSLRs. (They also work when shooting in Live View mode with a DSLR)

>My second lesson in the series is called EXPOSURE TIPS: How to use. Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO and The Histogram. In this tutorial, I explain even further the exact method I use when espouse for my photos, and show you how to combine these fundamental exposure components into an efficient workflow when you’re shooting your own images on location. I also teach you a couple of important tips that can help you be even quicker with the camera.

Proper exposure is one of the most vital aspects in photography, so this is pretty important information. You may already know it, but it’s worth a refresher and to see how I handle tricky scenes with my own cameras.

Enjoy the video and let me know what you think by leaving a comment!

You can also read a blog post version of the entire two lessons combined here.

Watch The Replay of My B&H Photo Event Space Webinar

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Today I did an hour-long webinar for the B&H Photo Event Space, titled 5 Tips for Composing More Powerful Photographs. If you weren’t able to tune in live, you can watch the replay here.

During the session, I outlined what I feel are some of the most essential compositional techniques that can help you increase the visual power of your imagery, and I also answered questions from the participants who had tuned in to watch the talk.

This was, by far, the more interesting and fun part of the event, because it’s always more fun to engage with viewers and expand on the dialog that each question introduces than sit there and lecture the iPad screen.

In fact, most of the time was spent answering questions and sharing my insight about a number of different photography topics and ideas.

This has been a weird year indeed. Usually by the middle of summer, I’ve done a number of in-person talks and presentations in different areas around the country, but obvious with the Covid pandemic, we’re limited to doing webinars and Zoom chats.

They’re ok, but I can’t wait to get back to regular social life.

In the meantime, you can watch the replay of my B&H webinar here.

Shooting for the Moment – Why You Should Embrace the FUJI JPEGS

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In my recent YouTube lesson videos, I’ve been showing you how to use the creative tools inside your Fuji camera in order to expand your “in the moment” creativity when you’re out shooting.

I’ve culminated my ideas about this topic in my latest video, called SHOOTING FOR THE MOMENT: Why You Should Embrace the FUJI JPEGS.

The Fuji’s all have great sensors and they do produce wonderful RAW files, but there’s a certain magic that you gain when you move away from the traditional RAW workflow and embrace the creative moment with your photography.

Now, I’m not saying that you should never shoot RAW, but we’ve all been indoctrinated by the big names to believe that we HAVE to shoot RAW all the time if we want to be serious photographer and produce good quality work.

However, that’s simply not true. 

The color and tonal processing technology inside your Fuji camera is so good, that in most cases, you’re not losing anything by shooting JPEG, and in fact in most cases, you gain a huge amount of creative liberation, freedom and “in the moment” magic that’s lost if you wait to process your images later.

When you shoot JPEG, you’re not giving up any resolution, you’re simply letting the camera do your processing. You’re simply taking advantage of the color science and expertise that Fuji has perfected in their 80+ year history.

Add in all of those tools I’ve been talking about in my recent videos, and you actually have a great deal of control right in the camera.

In many cases, you can actually get as good or better results than if you sat in front of your computer doing post processing. Besides, what does that really give you, except more time at your computer?

Sure, maybe you’ll be able to rescue a few lost highlights or shadow tones, but does that always make the image better? Maybe rescuing those tones doesn’t really matter in the overall message of the image. Not showing everything can actually make your photograph even stronger.

So, whether you’re a RAW only shooter, an occasional RAW shooter, watch my latest lesson and see why I think it makes sense to embrace the Fuji JPEGs. And if you’re already a JPEG shooter, check it out anyway; it will validate your method even more with a positive, “feel good” message.

Either way, thanks for reading, enjoy the video and have a great weekend!

Watch My Mini Alaska Virtual Photo Workshop Video Lesson

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As I expand the scope of my YouTube video lessons, I’ve come up with a new idea: Mini Virtual Photo Workshops, the first of which I have now posted to my channel.  In this bite-sized, fifteen minute workshop, I take … Continue reading →

Doing In-Camera RAW Conversions on your FUJIFILM Camera

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One time I asked Billy from The Fuji Guys what program he uses to convert his RAW files. His answer? “The Camera.” Inside the Playback Menu of every single X Series and GFX camera, you’ll find a special RAW CONVERSION … Continue reading →

Creating Custom Looks With Your Fujifilm Camera

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I just posted my latest video tutorial, Creating Custom Looks With Your Fujifilm Camera. You can watch it on my YouTube channel. Expanding on the topics I covered in my previous lesson, where I outlined How To Use Fujifilm’s Highlight … Continue reading →

Video Lesson – How to Use Fuji’s Highlight/Shadow Tone Controls

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I have just uploaded my latest video lesson, How to Use Fujifilm’s Highlight and Shadow Tone Controls. In this 10-minute tutorial, I show you how to make use of one of the most powerful and easy-to-use tools that’s found on … Continue reading →