Photography Tips - How To Use an ND Filter
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- Опубликовано: 9 май 2013
- ND Filters are all about holding back light to give you a slow shutter speed. And my favorite ND filter is the Lee Big Stopper - called Big Stopper because it stops loads of light entering the lens so you can really exploit movement blur.
As with all things photography just buying a bit of kit won't give you great images. You have to work out what will or won't work as an image and then set everything up accordingly to make it happen.
In this photography video I'm going out to look for the kind of photos that'll work and will talk you through what i'm doing with the ND filter, camera setting and explain why.
Part 1 - How to use a neutral density filter with ace landscape photographer Tom Mackie and I is on our site at www.photographycourses.biz/how...
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This guy is one of the best presenters on RUclips with his warm, friendly and natural style - and more importantly, I have learnt so much from him, and for this, I say thank you Mike, if you are reading this! Excellent stuff!
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hi +Spyros Theodoratos thank you for the lovely comment! - MELISSA ( for Mike )
Thank you +Spyros Theodoratos - and your English is fine and much better than any 2nd language I speak - MIKE
i do love long exposure photography and the results it can give you, its like no other form of photography.
Thanks you two for another great film
Thank you. Yes, there are different densities of ND filter and you choose the one for the job. If you only want to lose a couple of stops for a wider aperture ND2 is perfect. I was being extreme here wanting to blur movement so needed to lose lots of light and still had to use a small aperture to get shutter slow enough
FINALLY! I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS CHANNEL FOR 4 DAMN DAYS! I like how you teach photography.
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I learnt more in this video than my 10 years if shooting !
Wow that's big praise I_troll_cows thank you
Yes I have adjusted density and contrast a bit which i always do. And yes you can correct a colour cast in camera raw. Take a shot of a white card through the filter so you can copy and paste the WB settings over.
Hi Kieron - absolutely. There is a slight risk of light flare creeping round the holder if they don't have padding like the Lee. But i've done it before using 2 or 3 Cokin's and a polarising filter all together.
I just purchased a 10-stop ND filter today for a photo workshop in Iceland. Thanks for the video lesson. Now I won't look totally inept when it comes time to use it.
Our pleasure Mike Hailey Have fun with your new filter and don't ever worry what other people think - just go for it regardless :-)
Your videos are simply the best tutorials on youtube, in my humble opinion.
I just watched this. Your teaching style is relaxed but thorough. I can't wait to get through all your other videos!
Thanks Jim - MIKE
You have just opened a whole new chapter in my photography learning experience. I love landscape and living in S.W. US where mountains, deserts, rivers and lakes are everywhere filter shooting will help me to create amazing shots. Well done sir!!!
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You bet!
Thank you AeroImagery. That's really cool to know your daughter is into our vids too. It is a lot of work but I find it really rewarding when you guys and girls get Eureka moments. And the vids are also an ad for my ebooks and workshops too of course.
Never quite sure what a ND filter exactly does, but now I know. Many thanks for another excellent video.
Yes - Hengistbury Head near Christchurch. I run workshops there every month and it's a great place for photography.
I have watched several of your videos. Congratulations! You are one of the few photographers on You Tube that knows what he is doing. Going through your camera bag you might have been going through mine! I thought I was the only one who carried a compass, Sticky Tac, gaffer tape and the lot. Your videos are interesting and spot on! Thanks a bunch and keep putting out that good advice and info!
Great video Mike! I like how you take your time and explain things and show the before/after shots.
I love the emotion you have taking photos
Thank you. Some cameras do leak a bit of light through the viewfinder. Mine certainly do. If i put my thumb over the viewfinder when looking at the light meter in the LCD there's almost a 1 stop difference. I'm not a technical expert but it could be because my cameras are a bit old now and well hammered.
As ever a brilliant instructional video Mike, I couldn't agree more with your comments below about the individual decided wether between the expense of a high end product against a budget alternative. £100 for one filter is a huge expense for someone starting out on their own especially when there are sets available for around £30 which will give similar results (at lower resolutions). The difference in quality will be apparent when the images are going to be used in large print formats. Everything said you can always buy the superior product as an when your business budget grows and the need arises. Great video Mike.
Thank you rayeasom - MIKE
Yes - Big Stoppers ten towards the blue. you can minimise it by setting a cloudy / shade white balance - but it's only a couple of clicks to correct it in post production which is how I do it.
Yes Mike, I think you should consider making one. The efforts that you (and your dedicated team) put in is phenomenal. Even my 15 yr daughter loves your videos amongst so many others on you-tube. As she says, "... and they go to so many places, at different times of day and night, just to make theses small clips. But actually its so many days work...."
Thank you. I think variable ND filters are a great idea and save space in your bag too.
So glad I found you! Your videos are clear and to the point, you are also a skilled professional, who does not mind giving up your time and tips to newcomers to photography like myself, and make it easy to understand. Thank you, I look forward to watching all your vids, and recommending you my friends!
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Very good point and thank you
I love "everything is ready for rock and roll"!!! Many thanks for the tips! You make all so easy...
Thanks Antonio Agb. And please share any of my vids you find helpful around - it helps me make more of them... MIKE
Hey Clint. Thank you. One of the great things about digital cameras is it costs no extra to give it a go. And if it doesn't work it's just a lesson learnt.
Just got my DSLR camera. Found your tutorial videos are concise but very informative.
Thank you very much and keep it up.
thank you Geoffrey! Melissa PP Mike
Thank you - Very good point. If i was using anything other than that huge manfrotto tripod then definitely. But that thing weighs a ton and with me sheltering it...
Mike and Laura, thanks again. Im not a photographer but I get a great deal of pleasure being out and about keeping myself happy taking pictures. I am on the tightest of budgets and to save for one of these 'stoppers' would take me about 6 weeks. That's without the adaptor rings etc etc. It took me months to save for my D7100 but I treasure it like I do my children! After watching this video I have decided to start saving hard and treat myself. Love all your vids. And I like cheese.
thank you +Busyboy 42 glad you are on fire, keep the passion burning! Melissa pp Mike :)
Great videos Mike and a great help to many photographers
I have an ND filter and never totally grasped the best way to use it. THANK YOU, this really helps.
Thank you Ipadbloke. NDs up to about 4 stops you should be able to. But not with a 10 stop ND like the one I used in this video because not enough light gets trough for your camera to work out the exposure so you must do it your self the way i showed you.
I am heading to Alaska for a BIG photo vacation and I am going to get an ND filter to try some shots, thanks for the inspiration!
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When you make an exposure the mirror flips up to reveal the sensor to the shutter. Using the mirror lock up you can flip the mirror a few seconds before opening the shutter so any vibrations (which could cause a blurred image through camera shake) can die away. Camera shake can be a big problem with long exposures. A heavy tripod with a metal head helps eliminate it, I used mirror lock up for additional protection.
Wow that is cool, thanks for showing us! I think it makes landscapes look more peaceful and serene.
Thanks Mike for the practical and logical explanation. Really enjoyed the video and learned plenty too.
Thanks David Johnson. Please share it around as that'll help me make more like it... MIKE :-0
My learning curve yust had a giant leap watching this well spent 15 min.video. The closeup of Lee's big stopper exposure guide at 6.11 min. Until now I thought ~ when you have 1,000th of a second without the filter you need to click it up 10 times to 2 seconds.... with the big stopper(10 stops). Yust downloaded the Lee big stopper guide app which contain charts for the 6 stop - 10 stop and the 16 stop. So easy to use!
Thank you Mike for saving my first fieldtrip with the big stopper from beeing a big downer to probarly a promising and inspiring trip!
Thanks Falken, you're welcome... MIKE 🙏🙂
@@MikeBrowne Hi Mike - I had a great debut trip with my new 10 stopper thanks to you! I find it convivient to have both RAW and Jpeg so I can see the picture right after taken it. There's yust something I can't figure out.. When I set up my tripod down with the sea - then take 2-3 shots at automode with autofocus with wide area and no filters so I can see the shuttertime due to the bigstopper shuttertime. Then put on a CPL and a 10 stop and switch over to manual. I didn't do any focosing after that. My question: Will the camera (Sony 7) stick with the same focus after switching from auto to manuell-mode? Or will the camera 'forget' the focus I had in automode?
Here's 2 shots from yesterday's trip.
www.pexels.com/photo/cpl-nd1000-10stops-f14-16mm-30sek-3993792/
Thanks Mike for the great videos, great to have a teacher that is so clear and easy to follow. Regards Pat
Thank You so much for answering Sir. I truly appreciate your time.
Thank you, yes I have.
really well presented and informative
Thank you. And no worries about not liking the images in this one. As with all things creative it's subjective. What one person likes another may not. It'd be a boring world indeed if we all liked the same things.
Thanks for sharing some great tips. Now I can get out and experiment :)
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Thank you.
outstanding video, I learn more about neutral density filters than any other time. thank you and keep up the great tutorials
Thanks. Please help me make more of them by sharing them around other photographers. .. MIKE :-)
Thank you. They are lovely folk at that restaurant. And the food's great too. I take my workshop clients there for lunch... Tempted?
I don't know why I bother with other "instructors." You're the best.
Thank you steve! - Melissa pp Mike
Thanks Steve - MIKE
Very true. I didn't want to get side tracked into explaining about sweet apertures and spots etc...
Yes i could. i only realised I kept saying Big Stopper when i was editing it and i should have mentioned you can even use a welders mask to get similar effects. Apologies..
Thank you
Love it horse . Needed a refresh on the ND and I knew where to go . Thanks .
Thanks for the informative video. I like the pace and inspiration you encourage in the video.
Great information as always Mike....and good job Lorna!!...panning when you should and keeping Mike in frame well!!
I absolutely love using my 10 stop filter, another fun use for them is in busy cities, where the long shutter speed makes everything moving just disappear, so you can even make a busy London street look like a ghost town :)
Another great video, Mike.
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Thanks also for your videos to keep someone who understood the English language not so well understands.
I've been so well understood, and wish I also called such a big purchase stopper.
I would like to get on with it.
With greetings from an old male from Belgium
Thank you Roy Verge - Greetings from an ageing man in UK :-)
Yes there are. Lee, Cokin and others all make them for their filter systems.
Thank you - one day I will visit Indonesia. Always wanted to go there...
Thank you. Yes you don't have to buy Lee there are lots of alternatives available. I should have explained this in the video. Search ND filters on Google and you'll find plenty..
It's good practise to make sure the camera doesn;t vibrate when the mirror jumps up. I meant to do it on all of them but what with remembering where I have to stand, points to cover etc - I forgot. Luckily my old manfrotto tripod weighs a ton so no worries.
Thank you Mike. Helpful as all ways.
I wish I had time to go out shooting for fun with mine - i love the look of these slow shutter images..
Always good tutorials Mike! Thank you so much for helping out novice like me. Cheers from the Netherlands.
you're more than welcome Duuve - Melissa pp Mike
Thanks a lot Mike for such an awesome explanation
Glad you found it helpful Chirag Mehta
Thanks again sir... it was really awesome...
Hey thanks Frank. You're right I completely forgot to mention Bulb :-/
Great video, Mike! Thanks a lot for all this information. Really useful!
Another inspiring video, Mike. Thank you!!!.
Good Job Mike. I am going to test my Big Stopper soon and you gave me some good ideas thanks for helpful video.
My pleasure:)
Thank you so much sir, it helped a lot.
I been looking for a video like this and Mike you amazed me... Good work mate :) :)
Thanks Mike,my big stopper was gathering dust after the initial first burst when I got it,your clip will encourage me to dust it off :) Just to mention a little matter you didnt cover here,with exposures over 30 secs switch to bulb mode. Thanks again,glad ye got the coffee :)
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Great video, looking forward to getting out and using my B+W 10 stopper.
Thanks Jenny. I've been wondering if I should do a film about this (and more about me maybe?) because i get asked about it quite a lot. I'm looking into it and hope to have something fairly soon. If anyone else is interested please comment...
Thanks Mike for the video! Very helpful insight.
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Thank you wayne. The exposure depends on how much light there is where you are at the instant you take the exposure so I can't say if 8 sec will work or not unless I'm with you when you take the photo. Have a look at the exposure playlist and that will help you understand.. /playlist?list=PLeu1p5jL9GONyuUf92ngOvRN41TxrQsQ-
I had the feeling that getting a D7100 + 50 mm f1.8G + Manfrotto tripod would cover all my requirements. But it seems, the more you invest, the more are the possibilities. CPL, ND, Flash Diffuser. Turning out to be an expensive hobby :D
It does feel like that sourav de It's like learning new stuff. The more you learn about something the more you realise there is still more to learn... Fun though :-)
The best photography tutorial in youtube !
Yes but you have to buy the Lee filter mount system. Have a look at their website
I yanked and turned some wrenches, more than I would like my arms to; almost shocked myself as I fixed some heating systems for several different people. I now have the dough for a stopper. Now it is just thinking of where to use it in cold NYC. Excited, even though my arms are cursing me; they are probably puzzled as I told 'em I we were going to stop this type of activity:)
Nice demonstration. I use a 10 stop B+W filter and get similar results. However, in use, on my Canon 5D2, I enable live view where I'm able to compose and focus with the filter attached. Auto focusing even works with the filter on and liveview engaged, further aided by the magnification feature. Cheers.
Thanks Mike informative as always
Love your vids, Mike! Love listening to your accent and the funny bits you include.
Mike in the Colonies....
Hi Mike
Thanks for the Vid. As a beginner, I am finding your videos of the greatest worth.
Very informative and simple to understand, Two thumbs up mate. Cheers
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No worries. All you need is a lockable cable release and set the camera to Bulb mode, then time it with your watch.
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My pleasure:-)
That is blu-tack added to my bag. Great tip.
Hello,,, thank you very much for all your effort - imparting us your skills and talent in photography..
I HVE my 750D dslr cam... and I love to learn from basic until fantastic photography....
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Thank you +Almabelle Verzola Raj - MIKE
great shots. I enjoy your videos!
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Really good, well explained video - thanks
'fell in love, ate cheese, threw stones' 😂 great intro to another info-packed video. Tks.
Hi Mike. Great tutorial. I saw the one before with you're friend Tom Mackey and I'm glad you've given up cheese gorging.ND filters are on my to buy list. Thanks, JA
Thanks John. Rarely go near the stuff these days... MIKE :-)
great video!