How to get the sharpest images possible

[Inline4Racing]

Seems to me the people who make it big in photography are the people who DONT spend 20 hours a day trying to intake all the jargon spouted in forums etc but instead just go out and shoot. Photography is starting to become a bit like rocket science when all thats needed is a basic understanding of exposure and a good eye.

[NatureNTech]

@Inline4Racing Damn right!

[zenoist2]

This technical rubbish doesnt matter.

The main thing about photography is that you enjoy it.

You need a good eye more than anything.

If your cameras half decent and your keen youre away!

How do you think photographers years ago coped with thie crappily specced cameras?

[zenoist2]

Simple

Encase it within an egyptian pyramid and make sure the khamsin or any wind isnt blowing then fire it off remotely

Put some insect killer all around it in case any creepy crawlies come out and move the camera.

Honestly some of you guys are a bit ridiculous.

[Universeal13]

Even with a shutter release cable you can get the camera to shake because you move the cable. Best is a remote or a timer which the time you can find it in every camera.

[felipelbrasi]

perhaps this is a silly question but does this trick work on portraits?

[Dombowerphoto]

@felipelbrasi well you kinda have to make sure that the model doesnt move that much. even breathing can cause the model to move a centimetre forward or backwards and thus get her eye out of focus, if you are doing very close up beauty shots

[eliopoulos97]

Maybe you should get your ND filter off.

[Dombowerphoto]

@eliopoulos97 its not an nd filter it is a circular polariser which is very much required if shooting jewellery.

[eliopoulos97]

@Dombowerphoto Oh okay, okay i got u. I'm actually getting a free one of those with the new Nex-C3 that i just bought, i have never used one before. Best buy is just giving them away.

[MiserableSpice]

Thank you so much for the menu setting tip on delayed exposure. Always wanted to know and confused by the manual. You are worth your weight in gold.

[BuffoonCinema]

Why don't you shoot the jewelry on your girlfriend? It, the jewelry, would look much better on your girlfriend.

[theutubevuwer]

also, i notice in my house the floor is bouncy up stairs since the floor is made of plywood. but down stairs, its solid concrete so its stable. i want to add be aware of the type of floor your tripod is setting on since it can cause camera shake as well.

[joshbourke89]

Hahahah "War zone" fantastic.

[allisonxm102]

You never want to shoot macro work above f/16, because you start to get diffraction which actually makes your images softer.

[mpsje]

put one of the tripod legs direcly in frount of the camera, this reduces the risk of it faaling over and gives more room behine to move around without tripping over the leg

[Spaeckli]

I just bought me a wireless camera trigger for my D7000 from ebay for 1,49$

works just perfect

[TommyPh500d]

what if u are really fat and you walk around the room?

[Olphus]

Have you tried any Gary Fong stuff?

[Dombowerphoto]

@Olphus no, dont know anyone who has either

[TheIamfrustrated]

@Dombowerphoto I've used Lightsphere, it adds a really freaking big presence to the camera and when I managed to fit it into my camera bag I ended up putting my 50 f/1.8 inside. it seemed like it worked, but like cropping and tasers its a tool to be used in a certain time and place. actually when I think about it I think it looked alot like I was shooting with a shoot through umbrella, just a little softer. hope it helsp, cheers

[Jolinator]

great video, poor mans option is also self timer!

[Guybrush369]

@Jolinator

when i switched from the 400D to the 7D i was delighted that there was a 2s self timer option now =)

even the small things help =)

[Minirappen]

This is great dom, i actually learned something new with this. I'm not hard now on you but i'm tired of all these beginner videos. This is more intermediate then beginner.

[djmuhahaha]

what´s about a image stabilizer

[skiers4life]

Hey Dom, what about using your D300? The cropped sensor should allow you to move back a little bit (while still filling the frame), and this should give you a larger depth of focus. Just a thought.

[gilegraam]

@skiers4life If you use the same lens, DOF does not change.

[skiers4life]

@gilegraam If you use a cropped sensor, you'll be able to stand further away from your subject while still filling the frame. As your subject to camera distance increases, so does your depth of field.

[ManicEightBall]

So why not just use f22 for your shot and let it go long. You can get everything in focus, then. But then, do you even want everything in focus?

[stewiek]

@ManicEightBall stopping all the way to f22 is a bad option..you would want to preferable stick to f8-11 at most. more than f16 generally will cause a slight lack of sharpness due to image difraction..google it up..

[mattycross]

Dom, when I've photographed clients jewellary I make sure I'm wearing a neutral coloured top so I don't get any coloured reflections... did you get any red reflections from your t-shirt in the photos you took in this this video?

P.S. I'm a big fan :)

Cheers,

Matt

[viljamip]

Have you tried focus stacking? 

[Maxsdiscos]

You can get cable releases for £1.00 from ebay, you are paying for the build quality.

[Bobesque]

dom your arms are hugeeee

[willtheweird]

@Bobesque i'm pretty sure he's not that buff..... i think its the super wideangle lens he uses on his video camera..ahaha

[ashkibala1]

@Bobesque FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP :D thats why :p

[airobyou]

that looks horrible ...plane flies over lol

[Snakekilla12]

5:48 can you do this for a canon?

[getlow1985]

@Snakekilla12 Yes, it is called "Mirror lockup".

[PiercedCub32]

@Snakekilla12 I know we have a mirror lock up function on our beloved Canons, but I think you need to use live view to use it. And as we know, that eats the battery power ;o) I'm going to look my manual to see if my camera has this function..

[nerwin]

I need to get a shutter release cable.. why do I always forget to order it?

[xiaoquan]

@nerwin Just set your camera to timer shot mode of 2s or 5s. save the cash.

[inteliov]

Your videos just keep getting better and better. Thank you!

[antropoloscar]

great tutorial

[DavidHeatonPhoto]

Does nobody know about diffraction??

with full frame anything above f/16 will create huge amounts of diffraction, if you want the larger dof then you are better off doing focus stacking.

[TheMoo1231]

@DavidHeatonPhoto whats diffraction?

[DavidHeatonPhoto]

@TheMoo1231 diffraction is when light tries to get though a small hole eg f/22 and it spreads out, like water would if it was squirted through a small hole, so basically the light spreads out and what would go to one pixel ends up affecting 4 or more pixels and it means you get soft images. The smaller your aperture the more effect this has.

[xddlolx]

@DavidHeatonPhoto oh okay.

then what would focus stacking be?

[PiercedCub32]

@xddlolx Focus stacking is when you have a photo that would normally have a shallow depth of field ie, like a macro shot, but you manually focus starting at the back of your shot and you take a pic and adjust the focus a wee bit close and take the shot and so on and so on. Then you use a stacking software that takes the sharpest parts of each image and compiles it into one photo. giving the look of an enormous depth of field with amazing sharpness ;o)

[xddlolx]

@PiercedCub32 I'VENEVER TRIED THAT BEFORE.

thank you so much !

[TheMoo1231]

@DavidHeatonPhoto hmmmm thats kind of incorrect, becayse how come a f.18 lens is sharper at larger apratures like f/2.8????

[TheMoo1231]

Respond to this video...  *F/1.8*

[DavidHeatonPhoto]

@TheMoo1231 ?

[AZNFlipy12]

@TheMoo1231 google is your friend

[speckyprick]

@AZNFlipy12 I don't understand people who think that asking on a Youtube video is a viable means of getting a question answered. Most of the time they get ignored and all you have to do is click 'New Tab' then type in the search box 'What is diffraction' and that would be his problem solved.

[zeeeeeezeeeeee]

Thanx dom

[voddybull]

Instead of turning on the exposure delay mode you can also just use Liveview, that way the mirror won't make any vibrations either.

[SnsDncr]

What about the movement of earth or rotation of the earth, doesn't that cause blur in the photos :P

[Anubispop2]

@SnsDncr Do, it doesnt, because the camera and the subject have the same angular velocity as the earths surface :)

[atamola]

There is a very good article in Nikon Rumours discussion the use of perspective correction lenses for product photography (addressing the problem of depth of field so important for product photography)

[mariandeacu]

Did you used a polarizing filter ?

[MVC7CVM]

@dombowerphoto

4:30

Do you mean the wobbling of such a tiny mirror can actually cause camera shake?? I didn't know that! :O BRILLIANT! Thanks Mr Dom ^^

[starfedrogue]

Do you use an iPhone Dom? If so you might find the free "Field Tools" app interesting.

[Itchhhh]

Great vid Mr Dom:)

[willdude07]

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