DSLR Basics: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

[eternityathena]

I liked how u explained about the shutter speed and aperture,very easy to understand for beginners.thanks!!

[Purplemania]

Your tutorials aren't bad, but you need to work on scripting. Don't just get in front of the camera and talk - too many "ummms.." and such.

Also, your comments are ISO are not quite correct - ISO is the measurement of the sensitivity of the SENSOR to light - you kept referring to FILM speed, which in a DSLR tutorial is kinda dopey. And you can't just asy "ISO 200 is a good speed", you need to say WHY - what does changing the ISO give you, as a photographer? Tell people WHY to change ISO.

[sush696]

god bless u mahn... finally i gota know the basics by watchin ua videos... ua jus awesome!

[MrDylanj04]

@yarcek It cut off my last comment lol. What I stated in the last comment does not pertain to "prime" lenses. A prime lens has a fixed aperture meaning it does not adjust to let more or less light in.

[Purplemania]

@MrDylanj04 Not all primes have a fixed aperture - they have a fixed FOCAL length, such as 50mm or 100mm.

[MrDylanj04]

@yarcek Your lens will have a minimum aperture and a maximum aperture. Lets use my kit lens for example, it is an F/3.5-5.6 18-55mm lens, that means that if the lens is at its shortest point (18mm) then the maximum aperture it can open up to is aperture 3.5. If my lens was zoomed all the way to 55mm, then the maximum aperture it could open up to would be 5.6. All lenses have a minimim aperture of something like f32 (sometimes more, sometimes less) and you control that on your camera. What I jus

[mattgriffithsmusic]

great video man!!

[tonyblade1000]

Hey you have just made me understand exactly what I havent been able to from watching loads of other videos!! Thank you do much for taking the time to pass on your knowledge to a noob like me. Your the man.

[TheOniOokami]

The thing that pops up is the mirror :P thanks for posting this vid though! :)

[wotan237]

what about ISO?

[wotan237]

@wotan237  oops, my mistake I'm a dummy

[robertlbeukema]

Your videos are awesome! Thanks!

[Donatillo1961]

When you first started talking, I thought...OK this guy is a bit slow. But...I was so excited...from all the pros I have watched on YT...you have hit the spot in explaining what every knob is for in a cool ... as it is way ! I love how you show me how it works ! Thank You !

[AngelGalxx]

How to grasp everything in how long?

[franfine07]

This has helped me so much. Thanks!

[brady911]

Great video , i get it finally

[kmpressor]

Love this Video, Thanks man. Great explenation and examples...(typo junky sorry)

[RicardoRuppSalavessa]

most useful video ever!

[yarcek]

i dont get smoething, the aperture is controlled by the camera, but it takes effect on the LENS? (detachable), or in the, lets say the "integrated camera lens"?

[Matt101391]

is this the same for canon?

[PhotoExtremist]

@Matt101391 Yes - Nikon is labeled S and A, Canon is labeled Tv and Av.

[princeville01]

@Matt101391 Yes



[bajrakota]

AMAZING TutORIAL! Thxx anyWAY.....

[hasnat84]

Good tutorial ...!!!

[snakegunnerrulez]

Great tutorial!! But i have a question. I was outside on a cloudy day but it was still quite light outside and I was trying to use a shutter speed of around 8 second, i set my aperture to F29, and ISO to 100. So when i set my focus point and took a picture the picture was completely white. I tryed changing everything and eventually i could only get the picture to the point it was still really white and I could only see little of the picture. How can I fix this? Is there something im doing wrong?

[PhotoExtremist]

@snakegunnerrulez 8 seconds is a long shutter speed to shoot in pure daylight. try going down to f 5.6, 200th of a second, ISO 100-200 or something around that area. there should be an EV meter on your LCD that displays how light/dark your exposure is, so you can fiddle with any variable but just make sure it eventually lands on the 0 EV mark to get a correct exposure

[grego10r]

very good tutorial for me subscriebe

[jcrawford84]

thank you!

[andy13m]

Thanks for the video, very helpful.

[Roscoe2904]

do ALL DSLR's have theses features

[PhotoExtremist]

@Roscoe2904 I've yet to see one that doesn't.

[Roscoe2904]

@PhotoExtremist thanks dude



[gaurav262626]

Nice,detailed talk about the basics,also liked your casual but accurate approach.

[IEatCows]

i love photography. the more i watch the cuter he gets what a combo

[SASQUATCHOFFROAD]

Great video, very helpful, thanks for sharing.

[x7Luke7x]

@PGFilmnPhotography nikon and canon are for different types of users, none of them are better

[email2rahat]

I have seen so many videos about photography with DSLR but you are the best. Precisely explained. Cheers

[ramprasvm]

very neatly and precisely explained!!

[edrusharry]

Many thanks for this, You explained some very complicated subjects very simply and easy to understand.

Great video mate much appreciated.

[PhotoExtremist]

@PGFilmnPhotography Lol, do you use something better?

[4EVERMYSERENITY]

@PhotoExtremist actually this person does not even exist, I hate when folks open accounts, yet their is nothing whatsoever on there page. spammer in otherwords, keep up the good work Photoextremist

[x9nusX]

@PhotoExtremist most people do. its called a canon

[nesargent]

Why in the world would someone take their lens off and expose their sensor like that?? It is no breeze cleaning a senor, nor is it cheap. That just shocked me. 

[Amcacs5654]

Thanks for this video! I took a photography class a couple years ago and my professor was terrible at explaining things. I already knew kinda what these things were but you cleared it all up. But I have a question. For taking "light trails" and pictures of the stars at night, would I want to boost my ISO way up? Or just have a really long shutter speed?

[omegagodly]

okay question. I have a T3i, and the kit lens that was provided with it. I shoot video and want to know, i have the settings on ap-3.5, iso-800, and shutter speed-30. that is just about how i get decent video with minimal noise, but its not too bright. its the lens restriction correct? if i had a lesser ap level it would be brighter correct? or more ambient light? that is the understanding of it? and is that why the kit lens does not do well in low light without noise?

[PhotoExtremist]

@omegagodly For video, a lower f number = lower noise, because more light is getting into the sensor, so the sensor doesn't need to boost the sensitivity (which would bring about noise). I guess lowering the FPS might help a tiny bit as well (24fps).

[burningbaba]

@omegagodly the kit lens is just a simple kit lens canon wants you to buy all the other lenses. for video just get a 50mm f1.8 which is under 100 USD and you will be amazed to see low light performance for video as well as photography

[nesargent]

@omegagodly Why in the world are you shooting at ISO800? That's your problem. Unless you're shooting in really low light, shoot as close to 100 as possible. I use a 1Ds Mark III primarily and the senor is much more sensitive and I have to worry about my ISO more than someone using a Rebel like the T3i because the crop senors aren't nearly as sensitive as the full frame CMOS in the III. In short. Lower your ISO because unless you're in a dim room or at dusk, you don't need 800ISO.

[edrusharry]

@nesargent I think this video was for people like me, a complete idiot with not much of a clue 8(

It helped me understand a few things about my camera and for that i'm happy 8)

[markchippy10]

I think your videos are great. I've just bought my first DSLR, which is a Pentax k5, and still have a great deal to learn, But your videos are a great help to me thank-you

[rogercusa]

Cost of a DSLR training session = 400€ and 2hours. Cost of this video = Free! 10 minutes of your time. I love to see how things are changing and there is more access for amateurs to start creating their own stuff. Thank You!

[rogercusa]

Cost of a DSLR training session = 400€ and 2hours

[SuperMangn]

I am a beginner and that was the best explination that I have seen.

[iVideoGuru]

Grateful to see your video.

[neueraphotography]

Good Tutorial But Note For Newbies ..Having Your Camera Open Like That Especially When Its Powered Up ..It Becomes A Vacuum That Sucks Up All The Dust Etc.. That Won't Be Good For The Sensor.. So While This Is An Awesome Tutorial I Won't Advice Anyone To Have Their Sensor Exposed Like That.

[cupiiid]

Would you say its more common to use wide open aperture for landscape and lower aperture for macro / portrait ?

[PhotoExtremist]

@cupiiid

Higher F Number for landscapes (this would be a narrow aperture) if using tripod .

Lower F Number for portraits (this would be a wider aperture).

[cupiiid]

@PhotoExtremist

What i thought, thanks for the clarification !

[YouLaToya]

Very helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time out to create and upload this. Good job.

[johannestarz]

I am using a Canon EOS 50D and I don't know where i can find the Aperture Priority Mode. Can any help me to know where i can find that setting? I'm just new to this cam.

[PhotoExtremist]

@johannestarz Canon cameras will have Av for aperture priority, Tv for shutter priority

[heavenwithin81]

@PhotoExtremist Thank you!!

[burningbaba]

@johannestarz its Av and can be found under the creative modes on ur cam dial

[sammiesamish]

thank you for sharing what you know.. it helps newbies like me understand how all those things work together.. thank you..

[familymack]

Great video man, thank you. Really good for someone like me who needs to learn from scratch. Everyone else seems to explain things as if you already have this basic knowledge.

[daveskateboardmtb]

Really good tutorial, explained clearly and not at all condescending, thanks!

[lisamaria1972]

great video thanks!

[urielito2010]

Very good explanation dude, thanks; That was all I wanna know to start taking good pictures with my EOS Camera.

[extremesmoke]

Finally. Now I'm excited and have a clean head of what I need to do. THANK YOU.

[raztyguy]

I really like the explanation!

[geoper2]

Thanks for the video tut and the ebook keep up the good work

[TheCvltdeth]

Thank you!

This has helped so much!

[neagaritrance]

You `re great explaining the functions of cameras. But you should not comment Canon, or Nikon, etc. quality. Imagine: I like your videos and have a Canon...What now?

[applewormy98]

and mine



[hautala88]

this was extremely helpful, thank you

[mayooran924]

Superb explain thank you m8....:)

[vanillaaahh1]

Thank you, you explained it better than my Photography tutor and very easily, Your amazing thank you very much ;-)))

[Scorpionjp65]

You are the best thanks

[likethepear]

SO AWESOME! Now I don't feel like a total moron. Thanks for the tutorial!

[wkishan]

Thanks dude

[Mollymx5]

I have just bought my first SLR Camera Cannon EOS550 and I am so frightened by it and all photography terms. You made all these terms I've heard and read about for so long so easy to understand. Thank you so much!

[Mollymx5]

I have just bought my first SLR Camera Cannon EOS550 and I am so frightened by it and all photography terms. You made all these terms I've heard and read about for so long so easy to understand. Thank you so much!

[abitbent]

Dude... your fingers are so long, you could palm an exercise ball.

[chidori1nagashi]

thanks !!! xD

[goldenguy12345]

What would be a good SD card for my Canon EOS 550D? Please i really need a reply asap on this!

[babeeshan9]

thanks mate! i've bought a bridge camera, the fuji s2950. It is good to be learning something new!

[BJ143able]

I'm in highschool and I'm in the yearbook committee as a photography editor. i've read some few books about photography (photography composition) but not how to use a DSLR. I've seen the school's DSLR, and it was nikon as well. anyhow, can u give me any tips/suggestions on how to take good yearbook photos? btw, i learned so much just by this one vid! thanks!

[jiffylubistan]

thanks, I was pretty much using my pentax dslr as a point and shoot, but now I'm taking a class. This was really helpful.

[azie08203]

very good lesson learnt from this video. (Y)

[alaafm]

how come you captured your finger without lens ;P

[ClactonPier]

Well im new to this stuff and im trying to learn it, i found this video very helpfull so id like to say thankyou :) p.s. 13 nerds voted down lol such sad bastards.

[theCisSQUARIFIED]

good job now you have a dust filled sensor lol

[dontfuckupalright]

i'm planning on buying a DSLR camera very soon and i needed an introduction to the most necessary, or basic, camera stuff and this video was super helpful. easy to understand, really well explained. thanks!

what camera do you use by the way? :)

[flowartic]

A lot simpler than the other vids I've watch, yet I feel I've gained more knowledge.

[MrSvSa]

Gj man :)

[oXprincesssXo]

Awesome tutorial thanks!

[cyberboy008]

Thanks man really helpful :)

[alginn0]

I am another to say that this was the best, well explained video of those 3 functions that I've seen!! I didn't really understand them, but I do now. I will watch it more times just to stamp the info onto my brain. I have 20 years of teaching another subject, so I know a good tutorial when I see it..

Many thanks.

[devonmale69]

Boy oh boy and you sell e-book with this level of knowledge... how bad is that.... you did not even point out the beneficial points of the "P" mode, just skipping over it saying the flash don't work... this is so poor..........

[xNikoLovesJW]

Thnx dude

This video was very helpful!!!

[Droy3774]

you explained this perfectly and easily thanks alot i understand it very well now

[LouisCrtv]

Great video! Canon 550d! : )

[tylerslade123]

Thanks! I just got my grandpas Minolta XD-11 with thousands of dollars of lenses and crap for phtograpjy class next year, and so this was helpful even tho i just have an SLR.(oh and ppl, dont diss on my camera!! Its old but veryyyy good still and was top of iys class in the 70's) lol

[gentel916]

Who wants to hear a joke ?

........ Canon

[PhotoExtremist]

@gentel916 lol - you really perceive Canon cameras to be a joke in comparison to Nikon? they both suck IMO lol!

[gentel916]

@PhotoExtremist LOL i dont own any camera right now ..... but ill buy a nikon in the next month ;)

[PhotoExtremist]

@gentel916 awesome

[xeph925]

@PhotoExtremist your right. sony wins lolol

[PhotoExtremist]

@xeph925 psh no way! no one wins right now because no one is making open source cameras ;)

[TheExtremeNerd]

@xeph925 lol Owned :P

[Propellerhead76]

@PhotoExtremist...Interesting that you make that statement. Have you ever watched a sports event and noticed all those "white" lenses?  Those are CANON lenses mounted on CANON cameras, being used by people who make a living with their cameras. Canon and Nikon are alone at the top of the heap and everything--and I mean EVERYTHING--else is below them. But, again, just because someone shoots with a Canon or Nikon doesn't make their images great...it's the person behind the camera that matters.

[PhotoExtremist]

@Propellerhead76 Yep! More value on the images themselves, not what brand of camera they were taken with.

[edrusharry]

@Propellerhead76 Completely true mate, it aint the camera it's the person behind it 8)

[TheYorkieMan]

@gentel916 There is nothing worse than reading comments by people who obviously know nothing. If you have no camera, how can you abuse Canon's....... I have a Nikon, a Canon EOS and a Fugi camera - All are good cameras and have served me well. I know many pro photographers and they all use either Nikon or Canon with no problems creating stunning images. At the end of the day it's all about the photographer - not the equipment..... I've taken amazing shots with just a Point and shoot....

[omarelkady]

Thanks allot man for that .its amazing tutorial ,but unfortuntly i haven't slr camera just semi pro camera and i know all that, but i want to get slr to do that in profisionaly way. :D thanks again.

[SimplYuki]

Thank you for this, I feel like I finally really understand Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO after watching this video... really learned a lot. :)

[tearsinapapercup]

thanks, bro. i just bought my canon 600D and this turotial is really very helpful.

[holyconcertking]

bro, your video is great! easy to understand specially for beginners and most of all very educating. keep up the good work!

[ko88mm]

awesome......best best best.....

[gentel916]

nvm my comment

[gentel916]

may i ask y nikon is so funking more expensive than canon .... and canon are better :P

[mistressmandy4589]

@gentel916 As a Nikon girl, that's a matter of opinion :)

[jaggedspikerespawn]

Ty!

[lilname1]

Thank you for this lesson ^^

now I will practise on this things =) ^^

You're a genius ! :D ^^

Where did you study all this things ?

[PhotoExtremist]

@lilname1 self-taught by experience, books, and internet

[328ibmw1]

quality video good explanations for beginners (not using photography terminology) big help I learned alot just from this video so gonna watch the rest.

[GorgingonGuts]

Excellent vid and very helpful!

[jcka1507]

Thank you very much for this... really learned a lot :)

[sweet13prettyheart15]

I'm a 14 year-old kid .. who just got her d90 couple of months ago. and this video is a big help! Thanks!

[uahmedm]

Thanks for the great video!! I just bought Nikon D7000!! Loving the camera...still lots to learn though

[mulleolsen]

Thanks!

[calebp9503]

very informative, thanks!

[kurahadol3]

I'm a beginner and now i'm saving my monrey for DSLR. the question is which Nikon DSLR camera i should buy?

[PhotoExtremist]

@kurahadol3 just go on the website and take a look at the lower end models, or go to a camera store and ask to look at the cameras and ask the salesman for advice, and get the camera that fits you best. new cams come out like every month so i can't give advice on this question

[kurahadol3]

@kurahadol3 thanks for replying :).however,this vid help me a lot :)

[dabug91]

@kurahadol3 You should definitely go for the Nikon D3100, it is an excellent entry-level user-friendly DSLR. It takes pretty amazing photos and is easy to learn and also does 1080p video at 24fps.

[ashkibala1]

@kurahadol3 get Nikon D3100+kit lens 18-55+Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G

[kurahadol3]

@ashkibala1 ah thank you i'm saving money for Nikon D3100 :D

[ThePianoManJosh]

@kurahadol3 Buy a nikon d3100 if u have just a little money to spend. It does decent photos and video for a great price. If you want something better get a nikon d5100 and if you want better a nikon d7000

[kurahadol3]

@ThePianoManJosh thanks for reply :) i'm saving money for Nikon D3100 :)

[MaxWibier]

@kurahadol3 I am also a beginner and i bought an Canon EOS 400D it's perfect for beginners and it is cheap.

[kurahadol3]

@MaxWibier :) too late.i got Nikon D3100 now :) thanks for your advice :)

[MaxWibier]

@kurahadol3 oke no problem, i think the Nikon D3100 is a better choise because you can film with it and you have some extra options and features.

Max Wibier

[cheed22]

hey great video im shooting people surf i have the same camera as you. and i was wondering if i should use shutter priority mode in manual or auto focus any would would be greatly appreciated

[TheNoNameUsername]

hey Evan, im about to buy your ebook right now! but i have a quick question, since its an ebook, will you be updating/adding more content to the book? and if so, will the book be updated for free once you purchase? thanks!

[cugglester]

great video,you explained it very well,but stop twitching your leg!!,i do it to but its a big disstraction to the video,thanks

[radixtube]

this is very helpful dudes!

but i have question for you because

i was planing to buy dslr (canon 600d)

is that a right choice for me as a beginner

or what do you think?

tnx and more power to you!

[MAFaried]

great video you really helped me understanding these 3 concepts, thanks

[sw33tbay]

u explain very clearly.. good job..:)

[Danedvorak]

I heard you can't take pictures without a lens... I'm guessing that was a lie??

[PhotoExtremist]

@Danedvorak Well, you CAN, but the pictures would be just one huge gigantic blur. Not a lot of point in doing it.

[edpannewyork]

I learned basic from your topic..thanks

[lilshyvp]

What kind of camera are you using in this video?

[PhotoExtremist]

@lilshyvp nikon d50

[zippyzap09]

man it ws a real help....tai

[zpalmer]

I just purchased a camera and I have been watching and reading alot of blogs, articles regarding Apeture, ISO and F-Stop... YOur video is BY FAR the best explanation of all of these features. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[Ladybirdy87]

This was really useful video! I'm only starting to get into photography & all other videos are full of smart explanations what my beginners brain can't fully understand! You made it so much easier & I'm starting to get the point now! Thank you so much!

[Ladybirdy87]

This was really useful video! I'm only starting to get into photography & all other videos are full of smart explanations what my beginners brain can't fully understand! You made it so much easier & I'm starting to get the point now! Thank you so much!

[thetimsalaproject]

dude you are a great teacher! from now on im gonna call you sensei!