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[dancCONSTANT]

Thanks for your tips. You make me want learn more about Photography..

[legendarysim]

I have a question. Could I use a car windshield deflector for the purpose of photography?

[alliecat322]

@legendarysim I do, and it works fabulously. :) Good luck shooting!

[theLieutenantDJ]

So to sum this up. All you need is: live near a beach, 350 days of clear sky weather, an assistant holdung your reflector, the reflector, and a lens with a aperture of 1.2 @ 85mm or about 55mm as long as you can't afford a full format DSLR........ oh well that's easy. :D

[GreatPhotographyTips]

@theLieutenantDJ We get about 65 days a year of clear skies, any friend can hold the reflector, the reflector could be a piece of white card, polystyrene or aluminium foil taped to card. The lens could be an f1.8 or f2 (i'm pretty sure I shot this image at f2) the focal length could remain 85mm on a crop sensor and you just move a bit further back. But most of all you just need to believe "Yes We Can" and get out there and do it! :)

[nuiratthanan]

That 85 1.2 L is magnificent !!

[SupermanfromMars321]

The dislike bar is just like a ninja. It's here but you can't see it.

[jmont2608]

Oddly enough, she looks quite a bit like Emma Stone. Very beauti... oh wait, you mean this is a video about photography? My fault, your camera work is also beautiful, but I believe Emma has stolen the show.

[ilkerol1986]

Can we give deepness by setting F ratios or just simply by autofocus so we can focus the object and the rest will be blured ? Can somebody help me about this??

[TheLukeSchiltz]

I LOVE your work, Karl!

[michaelnguyen2611]

i like you,

one, cause you give great great tips

and two, you use canon

[martinsbanaks12]

@michaelnguyen2611

+1

[Twostones00]

Emmma is stunning.

[nawaryoussef1]

good videos and very nice channel

[RunsLikeaNose]

I understand that a smaller f stop means that the background will be more blurred, but how do you get the objects in front of the subject to be blurred as well? (like the wooden posts in your photo)

[trankhanhvinhan]

@RunsLikeaNose Things that are not in focus will be blurred...

[ebless]

@RunsLikeaNose Actually the Aperture value is controlling the Depth Of Field(The area that is in focus) so it is not only about background but it's also about your foreground, So if you use a small value like 1.8 p.ex. you will get a small DOF, and to control the distance between your camera and that small area(In focus) you simply use your Focus ring(In Manual) or just half-press the shutter release and then ur camera will focus on ur subject(Auto-Focus)

[boymasskara]

@RunsLikeaNose move your subject farther away from the foreground(objects in front)

[ayum88]

my goodness, emma is soo beautiful. would you care to be my model emma? would love to take great pictures of you. :)

[JC040696]

shooting in the Sun does make you blind though.

[richardartedigital]

Thank you very much for this tutorial! It was very useful. Keep it up!

[badmintonfool]

karl, what if you do not have a reflector and you are shooting into the light what do you do please reply...

[ashkibala1]

@badmintonfool you need any white reflective board. you can use a big white foamboard or aluminium foil glued to a board.

[xenub2k]

love the way you teach!

[nixland]

I should ask Canon to give you some credits because one of the reason I bought 85/1.2 L II was this your video:) ... great tips, very beautifu model, great video

[brisbanelucy]

Thanks - they were really good tips.

[plumbersteve]

first tip: remove lens cover

[MrHarnish07]

@plumbersteve Its called lens cap

[UrDadIsBent88]

Apecha! :D

Love the accent.

[dasadopeboy]

haha i cant stop watching these videos.

[migazl]

amazing!!

[1984Edgaras]

Good man for sharing tip with us, very nice!

[lllholder]

What was your ISO? and what were you exposing on.

[SkiStix36]

At 2:38, what are those things just to the left of the photographer

[iDenvideo]

Thanks for tutorial, Master.

[jameslcr]

loight

[ilvikingu]

My new photography master!

[michelletacvba]

thanks a lot!

[consultjohan]

Thanks for the tips. I can see you really know what you're doing! Now I want to go and have a look at your pics. Where are they?

[xXLovePurple]

Ema is stunning :)

[KRiSs7507]

you are one of my new favorite photographers!...... Love your work.. wish I could learn my camera better.. :/ it is hard

[MikeChua]

You sir are my new idol ....

[odonnan]

How do you not get sun spots with that angle though..thats always my problem.

[mumugiinh]

@odonnan try use hood ^^

[iolair1973]

@odonnan Having the lens hood does help somewhat, but the amount of flare and sunspots is a character of the particular lens ... and is generally though not always less on the more expensive, better quality lenses

[kshitijraul]

Wow!, that was helpful, thanks

[timberwolves03]

Apa'tcha...man you're good and your creativity seems limitless. Inspiring!

[22highlander]

what a face.......she looks like nicole kidman....

[JeNGaL9]

You are amazing!! What a great youtube find for me! yaaaayyy Me!!!

[shbdolor]

With a model that beautiful, you wouldn't need to tweak the lighting. :)

[redaniel02]

thanks...amazing tips..cant wait to see your other tutorial...love all your tips...

[redaniel02]

thanks...amazing tips..cant wait to see your other tutorial...love all your tips...

[TopGunMaverick73]

Great video tip, really enjoyed it. I'm new to photography and would like to know, is it necessary to use a 18% grey card to to correct wb in this situation?

[elijahfw]

I can't download the freakin class. I've tried 3 different email addresses!!!!!!!!!

[martybop]

Great teaching. Short, simple, demonstrative and to the point with no jargon. I learned a lot. Thank you.

[israelarredondo2008]

NICE VIDEO

[TeAsE]

3 people are colour blind :)

[Pakifier]

what camera do you use?

[junogunayon]

@Pakifier Canon 1D



[poisonblack83]

i would kill to have his lens,, or the model :p

[kitjohnson1]

That's a great little video.

[hiphoplivs]

she kinda looks like Gia.

[IranSportFan]

Do you recommend using flash when we don't have someone like Fabian to hold the white board for us?

Also, what do you do with the glare of sun light when taking picture against it?

[hewlettorama]

@barebasicphotos it´s a Canon 85mm f1.2L

[freestyle100100]

barebasicphotos: I think the lens is the EF 50 1.2 L USM 

[barebasicphotos]

what lens is that

[MrDint92]

d really helpful video thankyou you learn something everyday xx

[mindwaveESEA]

what is the strap that he's using?

[TiinaMuffin]

oh my gosh, she's gorgeous!

[Pertu84]

Great video!

[ujwaluma]

The most beautiful video I have ever seen .......... really motivated......... and inspired.

[Andreartwork]

I feel really notivated to practice what I saw i nyour videos!! thanks!!

[olsenrg]

reflecting that "loyt" onto the sun.

[framethis]

wow this video has helped me brilliantly .i usta shoot portaits with the sun in front .video like this are a great help .well done to you and thanks

[Simis2k]

I think people on youtube get paid to dislike a video, its like 323 likes, and 1 dislike... feel sorry for the 1 !

[csruinedmylyf]

she is my GF :))

[gonrog]

You might want to mention that shooting into the sun is really bad for your camera sensor. Although it's generally worth it :P

[idrive12]

@gonrog never heard of this before..

[weheartdubstep]

i've to say that that girl reminds me to michael jackson...

[GUyNiTs]

she is hottttt

[wcjones15]

@GUyNiTs shes a model

[TanyaCunninghamMusic]

that's great.. thank you..

[TheParenthesisfilms]

the most important thing is the louit.

[Arnoldo254]

My God, what a beautiful girl.

[longclawson]

Tips 10/10

Photos 10/10

EMMA 17/10

[4Alpha7Kilo]

I'm a developing portrait photographer, and at 14 I don't have a lot of Cha-ching if you know what I mean,

I'm debating buy the Canon 85mm F1.8, or Canon 50mm F1.4. Is it worth it to drop the .4 of Fstop for the extended focal length of the 85mm, or would it be better to have the F1.4 aperture for Bokeh?

[DasWarSchnell]

@4Alpha7Kilo

It all depends on your preferred style of shooting my man. You wanna be physically closer: go 50mm.

[grabedigger]

@4Alpha7Kilo Man, it depends on the camera Sensor, if you are using an 1.6 crop factor sensor, also known as APS-C, you should like buy the 50mm 1.4, because you'll be getting the same 85mm on your 500D/50D/7D like you would have on a Full Frame Camera like Karl's 1Ds Mark III. So what i mean is, if you buy the 85mm, you won't be able to comunicate as well because you'll have to move a bit away from the subject..if you know what i mean.

[thegimpkiller]

Thank you for this video. Your tips are very useful.

[thestig123]

Thanks,I enjoyed watching that. 

[6Death6Crypt6]

So 50mm is perfect too ?

[rbphotography8]

@6Death6Crypt6 50mm on a crop frame body, 85 on full frame is my preference.

[altamashurooj]

@6Death6Crypt6 50 mm is great for portraits and much less painful on the wallet than the 85 mm 1.2 !

[drizzts11]

the 1 person who dislikes this has a point&shoot camera that he/she cant figure out how to turn on....

this guy is amazing he is the best i ever seen

[taetaetite123]

the moment i saw emma, i think it didnt matter what light she's in, she's just too beautiful:) hi emma.:) lol

[mikemarin106]

Great video, man. And, Emma is BEAUTIFUL.

[winsonlcc]

Love the video .. Thank your hard work .

[Jedipa15]

It's nice to know I am not the only one who occasional forgets to take the lens cap off! :) Loved the video! Thanks for posting!

[waynebw]

These were really useful clear tips - thank you

[isinox]

great tips man, way better than most of the videos on utube, thank you!

[a6km]

See his photos?He is using the sun as a hair light so he is not shooting directly into the sun and the reflector gives him a much softer light then a flash would do, you can use a flash in a softbox to get very soft light but to get that right with basic flash is a bit tricky unless you want to use the studio flash outside but then you got bags to carry and so on.Reflector like that, you can carry in your backpack and there is a lot of people who would assist you especially if its a nice model

[a6km]

@TheOnlyRoxtar light meter

[TomHallMusic]

Very good tips :) - The model is a little cardboard. Would've loved to see her more joyous, but still appealing and the images are beautiful. Canon EF 85 mm f 1.2 L II USM Lens - Stunning lens!

[lalnallath]

This guy is fabulous...Great karl...

[HeurLttleMonstr]

dude...I love you :)

[trinhk]

I saw lots of tutorial and they all say shoot where the sun is behind your subject. However, if I do that, I get the shadow on the subject's face. That's where a reflector comes in. What if I'm on my own and I don't have a reflector? Is that mean my options are exhausted?

[a6km]

@trinhk fill flash is good but too harsh, but you can have a off camera flash in a softbox to give you a softer light and use the sun or background lighting as a hair light

[withit062714]

Funny, but the lousy lighting throughout most of this film is EXACTLY how my crummy over-exposed photos look!! ...lol

[feras874]

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that is a great ideas .. :)

i love this reflector

[hiks1969]

thats what ive been waitin for thankyou thankyou, : ))

[Brotmaschine08]

Great tutorial! thank you!

im a photo newbie and really interested in portrait photography

[Lov3fm]

I've got a shoot tomoro, this really helped cheers :)

[tEsveld]

nice mark V3

[grabedigger]

Portroitcha! Amazing tips man!

[ahmedhkable]

@grabedigger apparentaly aperatuah and lens choise is every thing........but very handy and nice vid. awsome

[konys1983]

Excellent!!!

Very informative.

And what is this guy's accent?

Where is he from?

[blueeyevisualize]

Do you recommend using a uv filter on the lens? Or is it a lens hood enough? Especially for this type of location (by the beach with sand, ocean mist, etc.)...?

[chris5903]

uhm.. can i get free dslr camera? ahaha...

[BlaatQ]

85mm f1.2, as he says in his introduction :)

[HSJ]

@BlaatQ you're right, I failed :-(

[nate42nd]

My manual says NOT to point my lens toward the sun....it can damage the sensor, yet I see many people doing just that. Is using filters the cure for this or is it okay to point you camera toward the sun? Thanks for any info anybody.

[ptitdaibach]

@nate42nd I think there's a difference between trying to directly photograph the sun versus shooting a subject that has the sun (more or less) behind it.

[firedust3]

@nate42nd yes its true..........but you can adjust the aperture (lens opening) and the shutter speed............

[Gabeszphoto]

Great concept!:)

[kevinhamburg91]

nice video tips special the at the evening

[TwoPlusFourIsSe7en]

wow..your tips are really really interesting !! I have a quick question though..what is the name of the song at the beginning of the video? Thank you Karl !!!

[BRjp007]

i ordered 2 of your dvds to be delivered on brazil, how long would you expect them to get here? great video by the way they helped me a lot to improve my photography.

[isaammar]

i just started photographing.... these tips helped me alot. THANKS... xD

[russvien08]

what lens are u using ?

[ProPerfection]

@russvien08 he said it

[HSJ]

@russvien08 It's a 50mm f1.2 lens. Expensive, 1200 euros.

[totyfotos]

A Master on Photografy... After C, Jarvis of course!

[SenorMADador]

how do you not get lens flare in your shots when you're shooting into the sun?

[Schneeerich]

very nice final results!!!

instead of using a reflector, will a wirelass flash bring the same result ?

[diddly206]

i believe it would but use a diffuser on it.

[oceandrew]

The beauty of reflecting the light rather than making it is you've got the same light all around. A flash does not produce the same warm light the setting sun does. A reflector is also a lot easier to operate.

Great tips, Karl. Thank you.

[Schneeerich]

@oceandrew

yeah, but you need a third person to hold the reflector

xD

[oceandrew]

@Schneeerich

Good point.... is that stand you were going to use for the flash still available? Now just hope for no wind.  ;-)

[guitargirlae]

@Schneeerich I think it would work the same, they're just showing the ways NOT to use a flash, since it's focusing on NATURAL light. :)

[ABasuPune]

wow! I just started exploring the amazing art of photography and your tutorials have helped me get some of the pics I cant believe I clicked!! Thanks a lot and I think I am now ready to look at your DVD :)

[1NSTYL]

Thanks!!

[john240881111]

thanks ,for the input.. it really help for the enthusiast photographers,, including me! hehe

how can i order your dvd here in Canada??