The BEST Focusing Technique (FOR SERIOUS SHARPNESS!!)
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The beauty of the bright sunlight is all the color that jumps into the lens from the wooded area.
I think taking pictures in autumn with the sun out is great, so the yellowish light of the autumn sun brings out the autumn colours that can contrast against darker areas, so the leaves seem even more colourful.
Been a BBF convert for a number of years (and could never go back!) and I use a similar technique to yours for landscapes. For extra extra sharpness, I also use a shutter release delay and turn off any lens stabilization so there is no chance of the camera wobbling when I finally hit the shutter release. Great videos - keep taking great shots !
I like the way you included the color in the background on the right side of the tree as well. really adds to the photograph.
I'm just beginning to discover your videos and I absolutely love them, such a calm yet focused experience.
Thank you for the technical tip, and also for all the stream-of-consciousness chitcat about composition. I love your devotion!
Fall colors are so beautiful at the moment, here in Holland as well! Been out to shoot yesterday, I also use the backbutton focus technique that you are using and it works like a charm!
Henry, just came across your videos, I love your enthusiasm and also how you take your time to get a composition, to really look at what you're shooting. I think this is so important, so many people think you can just click away and get a good photo. I'm just returning to photography in the last couple of years and now trying out some YT vids as well. I will definitely be learning from you.
Thank you!
Henry - I've only recently come across your content but loving the down to earth approach you have to doing informational and educational content. As for BBF, well this video has just brought my BBF exploits into a whole new realm. Will be putting this technique into my workflow without hesitation
Man's Videos are underrated 👍🏻
Hi Henry,I also find that a good method of focusing,and back button focusing is the way to go! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your day. The tree was a beech tree,a beauty at that!
Hello Henry. I've just found your channel and this is the first video I've watched of yours. You explained back button focusing brilliantly. It's the first time I've actually understood back button focus. I'll be watching more of your videos. Thank you, stay safe and keep uploading.
I used to hyperfocal focus my old prime lenses on my EOS 3 back in my slide film days and set the aperture to f11. Everything in the frame was spot on. Most of my landscapes were taken on a 35mm f2 USM. I also used a 50 f1.4 and a 20-35 f3.5-5.6.
Thanks for the focusing tips. Be safe out there
Ive used this method and full manual at X10 mag since shooting landscapes and more recently, everything I shoot. Other good tips to help ensure sharp focus include turning off image stabilisation when using a tripod, a shutter release timer (I use 10sec when using a 70-200 and 2sec for say a w/a zoom) and of course mirror lockup (if using a mirrored camera) to prevent mirror slam as that can cause shake and therefore unsharp images. However, you can ignore the last if using live view as your mirror is already locked up! Another great vid Henry, your enthusiasm for wet days shining through yet again!
I have often thought about back button focus but now I have seen your video will give it a go Thank you for explaining it so well
If you're filming all that by yourself, great job. I know it must take time to set up plus you're carrying around that extra gear. Great video!
i loved those colors amazing photos congratulations
absolutely gorgeous,thank you Henry.
I look forward to the day you graduate to mirrorless. So many fun new features, but one of my favorites is focus peaking. It's especially helpful with my older eyes. Z6 rocks!
I got it! The light just came on. Now I understand the zoom in/back button focus technique. Your explanation was perfect. Thanks Henry. 📸👍
Just come across your channel, Henry. Loving your on-camera style and your photography is stunning too. Thanks for the inspiration to get out - even when the weather isn't amazing!
Absolutely brilliant vlog Henry very useful advice, fantastic images..!!
Finally, a clear explanation, and a demonstration on a camera that looks like mine. Thank you!
Good tip Henry, will definitely try that method. Thanks.
Wow! Very well explained. 100% understood every sentence. Thank you.
3:19. Love that composition!!
Great work! Never thought about it this way. Thanks, Henry!
Lovely images Henry. Re. first image, I liked it. If the background is to be out of focus it needs to be apparent, which it is. If it is just slightly off it can appear untidy. This way you have put interest on the foreground tree and shown lovely soft background with nice lighting.
Man and machine are magnified ^____^
Another great tip, i now use the live view and magnify method too.. i also use the back button focus, so now i'll combine them.. cheers fella
It's a great tip for focusing, one that many of us do but always happy to be reminded of how good it is. Thanks for sharing.
Be quiet fool
Enjoyable Henry good tips nice images thanks for sharing and take care.
Another great video Henry! I’ve been using the manual focus method you showed me on 1-2-1. Will definitely give this method a try. Stay safe mate.
Thanks Henry.... Enjoyed your video... I will try your technique....
Thanks for the great practical tips! Very useful.
Hello, you can assign the OK button to the zoom function. Press the OK button to toggle zoom on and off. Choose the initial zoom setting from Low magnification (50%), 1 : 1 (100%), and High magnification (200%).The zoom display will center on the active focus point. It's easier and faster for me.
Thanks a lot for that Ralf 👍🏼
Cool! Thanks for the tip! 👍🏾
@henryturner Goodness me I'm learning loads! Can't believe how easy it is to get that sharp focus every time.
Great video and nice shots. Good to see a video on getting the best out of gear and producing good stuff with the technology to hand. Its refreshing to see and informative, not caught up in the tech race. Thanks.
Very nice technique; will definitely try it. Thank you.
Hi Henry. Lovely photos. Nice tip there I shell be going to my local woodland and defiantly be having a go with the focus technique over the weekend. Thanks.
Really great advice Henry, great vlog as always 👍👍
Very helpful technique Henry, I’ll certainly to use it. Good to see you back in your woodland again, I was there a few days ago and the pumpkin has now been eaten by birds! By the way, Deepdale would now be easier to photograph as the foliage has cleared, and there are now some clear views of the limestone cliffs and also some great twisted trees growing out of the boggy pond at the bottom
Again a nice video Henry. I might try out the back button focus. It looks quite handy to use. Thanks for the tip.
Very good, surprised the first shot was f4, Beautiful. Very helpful and informative. Many thanks for sharing.
Great information, thanks for this excellent video.
Thank you Sir Henry 🙏😊
Thanks Henry. I wondered what you were doing with the focus.
very good idea and fast and easy . Thanks for sharing .
Definitely a good technique, use the same approach myself then you can't blame the camera if its not in focus. Like the F4 image Henry as with the main point of focus being at the forefront of the image, the natural fall off into a softer backdrop worked well
Nice little tip,thanks...enjoyed your video and your enthusiasm of getting the shots you want. Keep it up...👍👍..
Love the location.... thanks for sharing your views/comments...
My calendar arrived in Italy on Tuesday, beautiful,stunning shots. Thank you!
That’s brilliant, thanks so much!!
OH nice, it's the same thing i do when i shoot products or real estate. It's a MUST DO! i started doing this when my autofocusing sistem started to break. when you zoom in in live view, you actually zoom into the senzor, so the clarity and quality of what you'll see will be spectacular, you really have to try it.
Thanks for the tip Henry, yet another great vlog I’m inspired to get out and take some similar Autumn shots whilst we still have the amazing colours to capture
Very helpful! I’m touched by your beautiful image! The f/4 added a nice effect at the back tree! Cheers from Washington State, the Pacific Northstate!
Thank you for clearly showing! Subscribed .
Enjoyed your blog. It looks a beautiful woodland. I also use a D7200 with live view, back button focus and then zoom in to fine tune. One little trick I use is I have customized my ok button to zoom in to my preferred level of zoom for focus checking. It just saves having to press the magnify button multiple times. So I back button focus, hit ok to zoom in, fine tune the focus, and then hit ok again to get normal live view back
Hi Henry, im new to photography and your videos really help me. this technique i have started to use and its fantastic for me. Thanks and keep up the great videos.
You're lucky. You have seasons. We in Australia only have summer and cold summer.
Same in U.A.E
Move states mate. We get all 4 seasons in NSW
This video really helped me. Thank you!
This is the exact way I focus after becoming a BBF convert earlier this year. Works a treat. It's also very nice to use the half press to activate the exposure meter without the camera trying to refocus
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Thanks for the tip Henry.
Morning Henry; BBF I’ve used now for a couple of years and wouldn’t go back. Also I sometimes manually tweak the focus ring on lens when I am 100% focused in (as you say, occasionally the mechanical bit doesn’t quite get it). Hyperfocal distance also generally works for me as well. Keep up your enthusiasm which is still very catching 📷
Great video and great inspiration cheers mate,keep em coming
Didn't really understand how the focusing technique different from your previous but always enjoy the vids. Your eyes and facial expressions change every 2 seconds!
This is actually a technique that videographers have been using for years. Many of the pro lenses have a Snap zoom btn that allows ou to zoom in and check your focus. Makes sense to use it in still photos as well. Nice vid! Keep it rocking bro!!
great video and thanks for the tips Henry
Nice video with good tips Henry. It does work through viewfinder as well, I’ve got the okay button set to 100%view then bbf and if okay press shutter. Thanks again.
this is a new focussing technique i learned, i watch all this videos using expensive cameras in youtube, you are a first pro photographer who i saw uses a nikon d7200. btw i am from india and i love your shots. they are amazing. you are really pro.
Great vlog Henry some invaluable tips re focussing I do pretty much the same thing as my eyes are stuffed so I magnify in press my BBF and lastly I use focus peaking highlights.
I use this technique in low light sometimes if my camera won't grab focus, because I have to, so it is good to know I should try it more often! I really like that last image and the bokeh effect did seem to enhance the first! Great video!
i like the out of focus background, even if it wasn't intentional. nothing wrong with changing things up from time to time. everything in sharp focus gets old just as quickly as everything shot wide open. it seems to me that many photographers these days appear to forget that there's an entire range of options that exist between the extremes. thanks for trudging out to vlog and letting those of us surrounded by less interesting environs live vicariously. i appreciate the effort.
Another excellent vid and techniques Mate. Loving your no nonsense, no BS attitude !!! Hmm back button focus must get that sorted.
Excellent video. I’ve never warmed to the BBF technique, I’ll need to try again. Take care and be safe!
Great tip...I also use the Photopills app to find the hyperfocal distance for the focal length I'm using. This works a treat when shooting at night
I thought here we go, young Turner is short of content so rehashing old videos, then I tried it today in the woods....What an eye opener!...couldn’t believe the difference between what I thought was in focus on the LCD screen via autofocus and the magnified image?......quite often it was slightly out and manual focus and focus peaking on my Olympus got it nice and sharp..... Cheers Henry!....👍📸🌈
I've just discovered your channel, and I like your style. I'll be looking for more of your videos!
I never use live view so I’m eager to try this. Great video, thanks Henry
I came across this video today and the knowledge I got made me a subscriber.
Great tip! Thanks for that.
Great Tip ... one to remember!
Nice information. Great videos and images.
great video i enjoy and learn alot thanks
Thanks!
That first photo is what I'd call a happy accident. To really get the whole image sharp front to back, I'd have focus stacked it. OTOH the defocused background in this version implies depth. I really like it, and your painterly processing in general.
Great upload Henry I'll try that technique next time I'm out.
I've always wondered why a landscape photographer would need bbf but watching your vlog i could see myself using it. Liked your images, well explained and enjoyed watching Henry 👍
Going try this whenever I'm out,keep the Good work up? Mate,it's great stuff,cheers man.💯👌😁👍
Really enjoyed the music choice in this video.
Cheers! And thank you....
Nice one Henry. Used back button focus ever since it was possible (front button for single point focus too ), but never thought of zooming in on the area I want to concentrate the focus on. Thanks.
Incredible timing. I just had my autofocus screw me out of a few good shots of some shorebirds a few days ago (still got some good ones). This technique should be really helpful for double checking.
One thing to be careful when focusing on something not in the center of the frame is that pretty much all cameras sensors are most accurate when focusing in the center. The further to the badges, the less accurate it is. I always put what I want in focus in the center to focus on it then recompose if I intend to offset that object in the frame. I tend to hyper focus most of the time. Usually on whatever is the lowest point in the frame the recompose. As long as I’m shooting f8 and up, pretty much everything in the frame will be in focus.
It’s why I love my D850 ..it focuses well in corners
great as always 👍👍
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Nice one Henry...and nice one Jered!
Like it mate and thanks for a great video - subscribed.
I use the same technique, but be careful - on high magnifications the image may look blurry on screen, depending on how sharp your lens is. So you might think the image is not in focus, while in fact your lens has reached its maximum detail resolving power.
Thanks for the tip! 👍🏾
Useful tip, I have experienced this myself getting frustrated why I could not see sharp focus 👍
@@RussWeymouthPhotography Yes, especially if you (like me) only have entry-level lenses. The preview might be 100% sharp only on high-end gear (pro lenses / high megapixel cameras). But don't worry, 99% of people don't view photos at 1:1 magnification
@@timelord2222 yes unless you're going to have a photo printed in enormous dimensions or you're a pixel peeper it's not going to be a big deal. We're trying to take a photo of what we see with 2 eyes while using a 1 eye camera, add the fact that our eyes don't focus the entire image at the same sharpness it's like we're trying to reach into the magician's hat hoping to pull out a perfect image!🙂