Get GREAT PHOTOS in BAD LIGHT!
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My name is Simon d’Entremont and I’m a professional wildlife and nature photographer from Eastern Canada. This video will show you how to get great photos, even in terrible light.
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Great vid Simon! I’m collecting as many of your videos as I can consume! Thanks!
Your videos are so educational and so good, thank you sir for your great videos
See your video on that right "here" WHERE??????
What’s your favorite low-light trick? Let me and the viewers know and share your expertise! None of us are as smart as all of us!
Also, people, don’t freak out at the mention of $15,000 lenses…you can rent them.
Waitt I’m confused im a beginner and I’m learning about the basics and I thought that high shutter speed makes less light come in
I leanr a lot about photography from you. You’re on the money with shooting in bad light. I do use a tripod in low light for best results You talk about faster lens. Like the 50 mm 1.8 lens. there are others. But it would be nice to mention they can get refurbished or used and save a bunch of money.
I was just at my sons outdoor wedding reception, as their photographer and I could not lower the shutter speed as no one would pose still for the most part. It was highly decorated with fresh flowers and beautiful food displays which I took artsy shots of. I put the camera on auto ISO and the F stop where it worked the best. My oldest daughter had lighting but no extension cord. All in all it was a great lesson for me to bring my own lighting next time. We have our own lighting which is both battery and rechargeable. We didn’t want to take it on the ferry if it was not necessary as we were told it was handled. I didn’t deal with noise for the most part and learned some great lessons. I love taking bright light photos and challenging lighting. I am not used to being limited! People would not stand still for longer shutter speeds. Oh well…..my son loves them so that is what matters I guess. I have learned so much from you Simon! Its hard when I can’t use what I know properly due to family not cooperating…some of them said no to any pics…. My youngest daughter with the high profile professional photography business in Hawaii flew in for the wedding the day prior and took beautiful ones the day prior. I guess family thought it was not important for the reception the next day but it was for my son and I! Memories last a lifetime but photos help pair that up! I got a great close shot of my older son we all. love with my 85. The light came thru just right from the sky….
4:29 wow, thats a beautiful scene!
This video has already been out for 10 months but I just wanted to let you know that it’s really a great, useful source of information to this photographer who’s early on the learning curve. Your pointers are helping me considerably. Am actually looking forward to getting up at 5.30am on the dying end of September to capture some early morning shots over my local lake. More power to you!
Awesome video! These are coming thick and fast. No pressure on a proper R7 successor Canon and I won’t blame Simon lol.
Be great to do a series of night photography. Milky Way / fireworks / car light trails
amateur = buy a new camera
pro = buy a new lens
I know I’m late on this video. But blame YouTube lol. But I love how the video is and how you made it. You gave really god details on everything gave great examples. Now I’m following. Thank you
I have 20×500 f5.6 fixed aperture Nikon D4 camera and have some problem in capturing fast m moving objects like I mostly cover Sports Game Cricket in night times in Flood lights or unnatural lights if how can I control my Grains please remember I cant change my equipment.
I love the phrase "light snob." Blake, literally me yesterday saying that I wasn’t going to take a camera on a walk because it was midday.
Can we appreciate how awesome you name sounds.
hi simon is it possible to photo stack in light room ?
This is genius, thanks for all the tips, they help me improve so much
In concerts i use point exposure instead of matrix and expise for the lighthed area. Minimum shutter is 1 over 60 or 80. Iso i try to keep under 800 if i can.
Good, good stuff as always, Simon – thank you!
video on focus stacking?
Hi Simon,
Your videos are super engaging, intersting and informative !! Thanks for all your hard work in making them ! 👍
The M50 was my first camera. My second and current is the LUMIX S5. Love them both.
That’s why I like the EOS R8….in-camera focus stacking.
your videos are very helpful to a new photographer. I shoot wildlife photography on a canon r100 with a 800mm f/11. noise has been a problem for me and with these tips I’m starting to feel more at home using the manual function on the camera! when i go to upgrade my camera to a new canon what would you recommend for a new wildlife enthusiast? any lenses I should look at adding to my pack? thanks again Simon!
Embrace the grain! A grainy photo will almost always be better than a blurry photo because your shutter speed was too slow
Just bought my first 70-200mm f/2.8 and the difference between that and my 18-200 f/3.5 is awesome
Thanks so much for this video !
Thank you I have wedding tomorrow wish me luck 🥹🥹
Really² like the small tips in the post processing one Sir. Thankyou!
You’re the man, Simon!
On a budget, I get vintage f2.8 or f4 and use a speedbooster on mft. I have a 300mm f2.8 that is about 200mm f2 with a speedbooster and it works great for birds inside bushes. The other tip I have is shoot video and stitch frames in photoshop to widen the focal length to increase apparent sharpness, or just stack them on different opacities so the noise is reduced.
Why does doubling the shutter speed quadruple the amount of light reaching the sensor?
sir i want tutorial of your background please
is it possible to combine parts of photos in lightroom, too?
How do you get your Milky Way photos in focus? When I try to shoot stars at night, my AF doesn’t work, and when I use MF, regardless of where I set the focus on the lens, everything just comes out blurry.
Some invaluable advice here, thank you. Low-light, gloomy, & night scenes are a particular interest of mine, I just love the ambience of them.
I’ve just moved from a camera phone (S22 Ultra) to a Sony Alpha 7iv, and am going for a Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM as my first lens, as (perhaps obviously) a phone camera simply can not achieve great results in those conditions (no matter how effective the ‘nightography’ marketing was on me for the S22 ultra!). Now, I’m a total amateur and got a lot to learn, but your advice video here is giving me new stuff to consider and experiment with, as well as reassure my sense of footing that I’ve been thinking of things broadly the right way. Some of what I didn’t know, I seemed to be reaching intuitively, and videos like this fantastic for clarity and direction!
10:22 I’m curious: What are the ethical reasons that you don’t use flash when capturing photos of foxes? Are they particularly scared of bright flashes?
Great video, as always. I was having trouble getting good low light photos, and this helped a lot. Thank you.
Suggest me as a begginer for photography
A7III + 24-70 f/2.8 g master
A6700 + Sony 16-55 mm f/2.8 G or sigma 18-50 F2.8
A6400 + ?
Canon R8 + ?
Thanks
Excellent channel. Thank you Simon!
I wish I found this video sooner. On the bright side, I am happy that I arrived at all these techniques myself after 1.5 years of photography and thousands of pictures.
Was helpful, thank you so much
Photographing animals always been a dream and I’m getting into real estate photography so let’s hope I can do it 🙏
I love watching your videos and your photos are so beautiful
Simon, you have the most useful channel for learning photography.
You mentioned not using a flash on foxes for ethical reasons .. could you explain a bit more please? Thanks
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The image of the street at 12:19 is in my home town of Bristol, England! Was quite shocked to see that pop up! Hope you had a good time there. 🙂
Do you ever use a flash for more light?