The best way to learn is by doing the mistake...I remember myself didn't remember all the rules as a beginner....now I understand what I need to do in order to achieve great image at any situation.BTW, the more bigger the lens and the body , the more stable your hands will be when using telephoto lens without tripod and slow shutter speed.
You've helped me as well, tremendously! I got a DSLR a week ago without nothing a bit and now I have compliments on some of my pictures. Thank you for your hard work in doing all this to help us beginners
Great video! I'm a beginner that knows the basics, but i got really hung up on thrashing myself to use manual as soon as possible. But as you said, the other assisted shooting modes are great tools and excellent for learning. It all ads to knowledge and experience. I've realised there's no rush and it's about enjoying the learning process.
Outstanding videos, all of them! You present in the clearest way and you just seem to care so much about photography and about the people watching you. This is really so generous of you to share your knowledge, thank you Paul. Some people pay for this information but I doubt they learn as much as they would if they listened to you.
Great list of 10. My biggest fault is never remembering when picking up my camera what special settings I may have left on it from the previous session. 😁 Paul, thanks for putting this list together.
I just purchased a t8i to get into photography as a hobby. Your videos are extremely helpful and most importantly......easy to follow and understand !!! Thank You 👍
Great tips there Paul. I admit, for the first 8 years of owning a digital camera I had never heard of image stabilisation or know what it did. Another 8 years later and I'm now forgetting to turn it off because of medical problems make me forget stuff, LOL. 🙈 Tripods, yes that was the first piece of equipment I got after the camera. It was the mid 1980's, I was 17, I had bought a Sony 8mm video camera and my parents got me the tripod I wanted for Christmas. I still have it now, though it needs a new head. But now I have three others. Another 6ft one, one that goes from around 1ft up to around 3ft and the third is a mini one that goes from about 3 inches up to around 12 inches high. Though I couldn't put the DSLR on that mini one. It's really useful having ones that do different heights from the ground up, as you never know if you want to take photos from ground level or need to put a tripod on a wall, because it's in the way. Plus a tall 6ft tripod can be used with the legs closed for you to get your camera above a fence, at somewhere like an airport or sports event, by holding the tripod up in the air and using the 10 second timer to take photos for you.
Paul, I sincerely appreciate your advice and expertise in photography. Your videos are clear, easy to understand and helpful for all photographers. Thank you 👍👍.
Good one! This entire COVID mania has led to me rediscovering DSLR photography. My old Canon XTi is a relic. So I just picked up an 80D for a song. We live just outside Sequoia National Park in California. (Like a quarter mile) Subject matter is everywhere. Plus we live on the River, which is a highway for all sorts of wildlife. Then there was the Comet. Kinda weird. A 64 Year old shutterbug that has always loved the Night Sky, But it never occurred to me to photograph it. Revisiting a wonderful hobby. Thanks for the tips met! Cheers!!
Thank you so very much for the wonderful tips! I’m an amateur who started my photo journey and thought myself shooting in manual mode (via RUclips) about 4 years ago and this has become natural to me. Now I have to force myself to learn aperture and shutter priority modes. I shoot mostly landscapes (Nikon d750). I have to start focusing manually when not pleased with outcomes as well, which most of us might not really think about even though it’s there. Thank you! Grand merci!
Hi Paul! I just want to write you because I want to thank you so much for your help in my photography. I'm an early starter and a week ago I could only use automatic or half automatic modes. After week of watching your videos, I feel I really can do some cool photos by my own. I've also took great photos on my cousin's wedding. So thank you for your tutorials so much and cheers! Adam
Great tips. I've just purchased a 250D as my new travel buddy and have to say what a brilliant bit of kit it is after lugging my 5D with grip around for so long it's been a revelation so light and easy to carry and as you said in your review the image sensor is superb and as good as my 5D. I'm hoping it will help me get out more and just shows you don't have to spend a fortune to get great kit.
Paul I watch one of your many video today and I was happy to find that I can use my camera on board light meter I am better now because of your help Ps keep up with your RUclips and I shall keep watching you
Hi paul. Firstly, thank you for your videos and great tips. I've been using my Canon 350D, which I bought from new (probably 15 years ago), but never got off auto mode. My wife bought me a two day photography course back in March and I treated myself to a Canon 650D. With the newer camera my basic skills, and now your great tips, I am taking better photographs .... and having more fun. I have along way to go and am still learning, but getting more creative in my photography, thanks to your videos. Thank you :)
this is the first of your videos i have seen, i have recently bought a Nikon D3100 with the basic 18-55 lens, and am dipping my toe into the seemingly bottomless sea of photography,, i have bought a Sigma 70-300 lens and also a Nikon lens series E 28mm (manual lens) all used but good condition.(on a strict budget)..as you say...to try to use different aspects of the camera and not just sticking to Auto. the tips you have given are excellent , some videos do tend to get a little bewildering, especially for a complete novice....have subscribed and look forward to taking some decent pictures. ty
Brilliant videos! You are a super-talented teacher. I've tried to get this sort of information from a few other YTs, but Photo Genius is so much easier to understand! Definitely taking a course!!
Long time follower of your tips Paul, maybe it's time I start doing what I've been learning. Always great and helpful content and information on the channel, I should book myself in to one of your classes as I live locally.
Thank you so much for this video! This is so helpful, I definitely learned things I didn't know, and was reminded of things I'd forgotten. I saved this video so I can keep referring back to it.
Good advice as always. Re manual focus: one of the things I've really missed on the three Nikon DSLR's I've had since 2004 is the in-viewfinder focus aids - the split image and 'scintilating' thingies I had on my film SLRs which didn't have autofocus. I know I wouldn't need these if I had an electronic viewfinder but my newest camera (Nikon D7500) doesn't have one.
I don't have any forms of social media. The photography challenge sounds fun. I just bought a new camera and am super frustrated with the lack of sharp images.
Love your videos! I have began learning photography starting last summer and finishing up a course on line. I have found your video's and they help me understand even more and I can't wait to learn more from you!
i love the videos they are a huge help for somebody like me coming from a sony cybershot point and shoot to a canon rebel t7 dslr. i started to take interest in to taking photos and i always used my phone but then i found a great deal on a point and shoot and the quality difference was amazing and fueled me more to want to take better photos so i took to RUclips video's like yours to better understand everything and i took that and applied it to my point and shot and the photos where even better and now i know what i need to shoot certain objects the only thing about my point and shoot was i had no control of shutter speed and when i had all the settings set it shoot super slow. so i recently just bought the canon rebel t7 used it came with the 18 to 58mm kit lens and the 75-to 300mm lens and i love that you showed that in your video because i noticed that not many people show what the kit lens can do seeing what you where able to take with my camera body and lens has me super excited to go out and shoot photos. id love to see more of what can be done with the kit lens the 18 to 58 and 75 to 300mm like are they capable of good portraits the shot of the boats at the dock looked amazing and the 75 to 300mm zoomed in on that boat blew me away. thanks for making your videos and i will be subscribing
ISO can vary based on the camera and is definitely subjected to the environment. For example, If i'm doing a shoot outdoors I drop my ISO anywhere between 100-400, But i'm primarily an event photographer and most event spaces are dark, especially night clubs. So my ISO for these environments are between 800-6400. No I'll only push to 6400 or higher if i'm using a late model camera who's ISO maxes out at 26500. I have many photos from my Nikon D-850 & Z6 that were taken at ISO 6400+ in low light and the digital noise is minimal.
Really liked this video. Gave me confidence that as a novice I am doing some things right but also helped me understand some of the things I should be doing. 😁
Paul thanks for your help I just moved to fujifilm XT3 mirrorless it does not have image stabilisation in the camera but I have O.I.S. in the Lens I love my Telephoto 100mm _ 400mm I tend to zoom in to much and loose content in the picture I need to concentrate
Yo I am a beginner and these videos helped me so much! Before watching your videos I knew nothing about cameras (2 days ago). Thanks so much! Keep up the good work! #subscribe
I use a number of modes (except auto) Tonight we cooked a great dinner. I decided to take some photos and I was shooting in manual. I had never shot in food mode before and I gave it a try. Pictures came out great! But tv mode on canon is definitely one of my favorites for my dog Charlie and I. Great video, I really liked the shooting at ground level . What a great idea! Thanks cheers!
I generally dislike those special modes as you do not know what they do. There really is no learning in use of them. Your next camera might not have the mode or it might work differently. Once you learn to use the standard modes the work on every camera.
Just a tip I wanna share... Instead of shooting in shutter priority you can shoot in aperture priority to choose the depth of field you want, then set a minimum shutter speed in the camera settings for the picture not to be blurry and then leave the ISO in auto (setting a maximum of course). I find it really useful
As are all of his, this was a great video. I was hoping he would get through it without using the term that irks me "a bit of kit" but I couldn't. 😁❤😁❤😁
Paul, I really enjoy your videos! You seem to approchable! Have you ever done a "Basics" or "mistakes" for folks using a compact camera or a cell phone? I do have DSLRs but I also shoot with an Android phone. Thank you!
Hi Paul, I'm from India, I need a tip, it is difficult to make adjustments on viewfinder wearing spectacles. People having spectacles face lot of problems while taking photographs. Please make a video on it.
I have shot at most of the locations you have here in the video...do you go there often as id love to bump into you...I only started a few months ago and am keen to learn more... getting onto my next point... also very informative video
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thanks for the tips 😎👍 definitely learned something today.
Paul, everytime you do a 'back to the basics' video- they are so very very helpful for slow learners like me...5⭐s as always.
me too
My shots have improved drastically thanks to you.. This is what I learned during the lockdown..
I love the way you explain things so clear and directly !
Thank you for the feedback - much appreciated 👍
The best way to learn is by doing the mistake...I remember myself didn't remember all the rules as a beginner....now I understand what I need to do in order to achieve great image at any situation.BTW, the more bigger the lens and the body , the more stable your hands will be when using telephoto lens without tripod and slow shutter speed.
You've helped me as well, tremendously! I got a DSLR a week ago without nothing a bit and now I have compliments on some of my pictures.
Thank you for your hard work in doing all this to help us beginners
Great video! I'm a beginner that knows the basics, but i got really hung up on thrashing myself to use manual as soon as possible. But as you said, the other assisted shooting modes are great tools and excellent for learning. It all ads to knowledge and experience. I've realised there's no rush and it's about enjoying the learning process.
Thank you for always keeping it easy to understand. Have a great day!
I'm a photography major and I learn so much from you while taking my major for digital photography.
Outstanding videos, all of them! You present in the clearest way and you just seem to care so much about photography and about the people watching you. This is really so generous of you to share your knowledge, thank you Paul. Some people pay for this information but I doubt they learn as much as they would if they listened to you.
Paul, I am so excited I just found your Channel and I am loving it...thank you for your amazing videos!! I will be watching you form now on...
Awesome! Thank you Michele - great to have you on board 😀
Great list of 10. My biggest fault is never remembering when picking up my camera what special settings I may have left on it from the previous session. 😁 Paul, thanks for putting this list together.
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I just purchased a t8i to get into photography as a hobby. Your videos are extremely helpful and most importantly......easy to follow and understand !!! Thank You 👍
You explain MORE in a short time, than most of the other tutorials, with their annoying music and graphics. Very helpful!
I like to come back to your tutorials always good to pick up on my mistakes! thanks Paul
I cannot wait to start learning from you!
Great tips there Paul. I admit, for the first 8 years of owning a digital camera I had never heard of image stabilisation or know what it did. Another 8 years later and I'm now forgetting to turn it off because of medical problems make me forget stuff, LOL. 🙈 Tripods, yes that was the first piece of equipment I got after the camera. It was the mid 1980's, I was 17, I had bought a Sony 8mm video camera and my parents got me the tripod I wanted for Christmas. I still have it now, though it needs a new head. But now I have three others. Another 6ft one, one that goes from around 1ft up to around 3ft and the third is a mini one that goes from about 3 inches up to around 12 inches high. Though I couldn't put the DSLR on that mini one. It's really useful having ones that do different heights from the ground up, as you never know if you want to take photos from ground level or need to put a tripod on a wall, because it's in the way. Plus a tall 6ft tripod can be used with the legs closed for you to get your camera above a fence, at somewhere like an airport or sports event, by holding the tripod up in the air and using the 10 second timer to take photos for you.
I really enjoyed this one. I'll be returning to it often. Thank you!
Just picked mine up after work and have been watching your videos for a few days now. Very informative and will be a great help to me.
Paul, I sincerely appreciate your advice and expertise in photography. Your videos are clear, easy to understand and helpful for all photographers. Thank you 👍👍.
Good one! This entire COVID mania has led to me rediscovering DSLR photography. My old Canon XTi is a relic.
So I just picked up an 80D for a song. We live just outside Sequoia National Park in California. (Like a quarter mile)
Subject matter is everywhere. Plus we live on the River, which is a highway for all sorts of wildlife. Then there was the Comet.
Kinda weird. A 64 Year old shutterbug that has always loved the Night Sky, But it never occurred to me to photograph it.
Revisiting a wonderful hobby. Thanks for the tips met! Cheers!!
I love taking photos at a low level. I also love reflective shots and macro shots.
You are the best photography teacher i have seen in RUclips. Thanks for sharing all your valuable informations👍
Thanks Paul. It is always nice to get experiences from Pro like you.
Thank you so very much for the wonderful tips! I’m an amateur who started my photo journey and thought myself shooting in manual mode (via RUclips) about 4 years ago and this has become natural to me. Now I have to force myself to learn aperture and shutter priority modes. I shoot mostly landscapes (Nikon d750). I have to start focusing manually when not pleased with outcomes as well, which most of us might not really think about even though it’s there. Thank you! Grand merci!
So grateful to have found your channel. Learning lots. Thank you so much!
Lovely.. crisp & straight to the point.. kept it so simple .. thks a ton, cheers, Vernon Alvares from Mumbai India.
Great video, your tips are extremely helpful and it’s always good to refresh the memory again! Thank you 😊
Thank you so much. Just got my T7 rebel and your tutorials are helping me greatly.
As always, a great video. Only make one of the mistakes now, not nowing the minimum focus, but now I know and mostly because of your videos.
Hi Paul!
I just want to write you because I want to thank you so much for your help in my photography. I'm an early starter and a week ago I could only use automatic or half automatic modes. After week of watching your videos, I feel I really can do some cool photos by my own. I've also took great photos on my cousin's wedding. So thank you for your tutorials so much and cheers!
Adam
This tutorial is invaluable as a beginner, thanks!
Great tips. I've just purchased a 250D as my new travel buddy and have to say what a brilliant bit of kit it is after lugging my 5D with grip around for so long it's been a revelation so light and easy to carry and as you said in your review the image sensor is superb and as good as my 5D. I'm hoping it will help me get out more and just shows you don't have to spend a fortune to get great kit.
The videos are absolutely excellent. Top of the line instructions and persona.
Paul I watch one of your many video today and I was happy to find that I can use my camera on board light meter I am better now because of your help
Ps keep up with your RUclips and I shall keep watching you
Hi paul. Firstly, thank you for your videos and great tips. I've been using my Canon 350D, which I bought from new (probably 15 years ago), but never got off auto mode. My wife bought me a two day photography course back in March and I treated myself to a Canon 650D. With the newer camera my basic skills, and now your great tips, I am taking better photographs .... and having more fun. I have along way to go and am still learning, but getting more creative in my photography, thanks to your videos. Thank you :)
Every basics I learned about photography all from you. Thanks a lot sir!!
Awesome video!
Thank you Will, much appreciated
this is the first of your videos i have seen, i have recently bought a Nikon D3100 with the basic 18-55 lens, and am dipping my toe into the seemingly bottomless sea of photography,, i have bought a Sigma 70-300 lens and also a Nikon lens series E 28mm (manual lens) all used but good condition.(on a strict budget)..as you say...to try to use different aspects of the camera and not just sticking to Auto. the tips you have given are excellent , some videos do tend to get a little bewildering, especially for a complete novice....have subscribed and look forward to taking some decent pictures. ty
Great video Paul! You have helped me learn how to use the manual settings on my camera! Thank you!
Absolutely clearly said! I always enjoy every video you make for beginners or non professional photographers. WELL DONE!
Brilliant videos! You are a super-talented teacher. I've tried to get this sort of information from a few other YTs, but Photo Genius is so much easier to understand! Definitely taking a course!!
So glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the kind feedback, hope to see you on a course or workshop sometime soon.
Paul @ Photo Genius 😀
Long time follower of your tips Paul, maybe it's time I start doing what I've been learning. Always great and helpful content and information on the channel, I should book myself in to one of your classes as I live locally.
Fantastic - will be nice to meet you Ken.
7:16 it can do noises and huge focus times :)
I want to get into photography just as a hobby. I'm glsd you posted pictures from the T7 because that's the one i was looking at
Great video. I can’t understand ANYONE putting a thumbs down on any of your lessons.
Thank you so much for this video! This is so helpful, I definitely learned things I didn't know, and was reminded of things I'd forgotten. I saved this video so I can keep referring back to it.
Thanks Paul - really helpful tutorial 👍
Happy to help. 🙂
Good advice as always. Re manual focus: one of the things I've really missed on the three Nikon DSLR's I've had since 2004 is the in-viewfinder focus aids - the split image and 'scintilating' thingies I had on my film SLRs which didn't have autofocus. I know I wouldn't need these if I had an electronic viewfinder but my newest camera (Nikon D7500) doesn't have one.
Thank you so much for being so helpful and informative.
Your channel is a blessing for beginners ❤
Best channel on photography in the 🌎❤
Wow, thank you! Very much appreciate the support for my channel.
Paul, I really can’t thank you enough.
I don't have any forms of social media. The photography challenge sounds fun. I just bought a new camera and am super frustrated with the lack of sharp images.
A BIG HELP FOR AS A BEGINNER...THANKS
Thanks for the tips.
I'm looking to buy a camera mainly for wildlife and landscape initially
Your videos are top notch..I really like your teaching methods
Always good info Paul .....thank you.
thanks for sharing this is good for me to know because im planing to do vedios out side play a pranks vedios
You are the only person can make me understaand
Love your videos! I have began learning photography starting last summer and finishing up a course on line. I have found your video's and they help me understand even more and I can't wait to learn more from you!
you have helped me improve so much! thank you
Thank You from across the pond, all your videos are insightful and helpful. Your tips are spot on and I learn something new every time.
Thanks Paul. Really usefull tips! They will for sure help me as a late beginner in fullframe-photo
i love the videos they are a huge help for somebody like me coming from a sony cybershot point and shoot to a canon rebel t7 dslr. i started to take interest in to taking photos and i always used my phone but then i found a great deal on a point and shoot and the quality difference was amazing and fueled me more to want to take better photos so i took to RUclips video's like yours to better understand everything and i took that and applied it to my point and shot and the photos where even better and now i know what i need to shoot certain objects the only thing about my point and shoot was i had no control of shutter speed and when i had all the settings set it shoot super slow. so i recently just bought the canon rebel t7 used it came with the 18 to 58mm kit lens and the 75-to 300mm lens and i love that you showed that in your video because i noticed that not many people show what the kit lens can do seeing what you where able to take with my camera body and lens has me super excited to go out and shoot photos. id love to see more of what can be done with the kit lens the 18 to 58 and 75 to 300mm like are they capable of good portraits the shot of the boats at the dock looked amazing and the 75 to 300mm zoomed in on that boat blew me away. thanks for making your videos and i will be subscribing
I am pretty new to professional photography. Your videos are so awesome and helpful.
Paul, love your videos! Thank you!
ISO can vary based on the camera and is definitely subjected to the environment. For example, If i'm doing a shoot outdoors I drop my ISO anywhere between 100-400, But i'm primarily an event photographer and most event spaces are dark, especially night clubs. So my ISO for these environments are between 800-6400. No I'll only push to 6400 or higher if i'm using a late model camera who's ISO maxes out at 26500. I have many photos from my Nikon D-850 & Z6 that were taken at ISO 6400+ in low light and the digital noise is minimal.
Really liked this video. Gave me confidence that as a novice I am doing some things right but also helped me understand some of the things I should be doing. 😁
Thanks for the video I learned something today .
I'm so happy I found this channel! Well explained and very easy to understand, even if english is not your native language! 2 thumbs up!
Thank you! 😃 Much appreciated 👍
On the view finder subject I always use the view finder unless it on a tripod or I am doing a video
Hey thank you for all your teaching videos I have learned a lot from you I have the NikonD34.00
Waiting to hear about flash units and whats best..
Thanks Paul, your vids are so helpful and your explanations are uncomplicated. 👍
Paul thanks for your help I just moved to fujifilm XT3 mirrorless it does not have image stabilisation in the camera but I have O.I.S. in the Lens I love my Telephoto 100mm _ 400mm I tend to zoom in to much and loose content in the picture I need to concentrate
Yo I am a beginner and these videos helped me so much! Before watching your videos I knew nothing about cameras (2 days ago). Thanks so much! Keep up the good work! #subscribe
Love you channel, mate! Always good tips for begginers like myself.
Great help and advice and making photography so enjoyable
I use a number of modes (except auto) Tonight we cooked a great dinner. I decided to take some photos and I was shooting in manual. I had never shot in food mode before and I gave it a try. Pictures came out great! But tv mode on canon is definitely one of my favorites for my dog Charlie and I. Great video, I really liked the shooting at ground level . What a great idea! Thanks cheers!
I generally dislike those special modes as you do not know what they do. There really is no learning in use of them. Your next camera might not have the mode or it might work differently. Once you learn to use the standard modes the work on every camera.
I am learning a lot here, thank you.
I like the way you teach the photography. I would like to learn from you.
Great educational video,every video teaches me something,thank you
Just a tip I wanna share...
Instead of shooting in shutter priority you can shoot in aperture priority to choose the depth of field you want, then set a minimum shutter speed in the camera settings for the picture not to be blurry and then leave the ISO in auto (setting a maximum of course).
I find it really useful
Thanks for your uploads, Paul. They are quite informative and very well done!
Thank you, you explain great
thanks for your videos well worth the time cheers.
I didn't know about the stabilization in my lenses. Will I compromise sharpness by leaving de VR activated (nikon d3100) when using tripods?
It depends on the lens but likely there can be some effect on long shutter speeds.
Thanks man
Any time. 🙂
Your so appreciated because of your helpful message
You are really outstanding sir. You are a great trainer. I liked all your 10 comments.
As are all of his, this was a great video. I was hoping he would get through it without using the term that irks me "a bit of kit" but I couldn't.
😁❤😁❤😁
Thank you, useful as usual!
I'm a new member and I'm looking forward to learning from you. Thank you sharing your knowledge with all of us. Thumbs UP. THUMBS☝....
Paul, I really enjoy your videos! You seem to approchable! Have you ever done a "Basics" or "mistakes" for folks using a compact camera or a cell phone? I do have DSLRs but I also shoot with an Android phone. Thank you!
Hi Paul, I'm from India, I need a tip, it is difficult to make adjustments on viewfinder wearing spectacles.
People having spectacles face lot of problems while taking photographs. Please make a video on it.
I prefer to remove the glasses before taking the photo. Give it a shot. Might help. It is a bit irritating. But can live with it :-)
I have shot at most of the locations you have here in the video...do you go there often as id love to bump into you...I only started a few months ago and am keen to learn more... getting onto my next point... also very informative video
thanks for the tips 😎👍 definitely learned something today.
Some great tips, thank you very much.
Sometimes I use full auto to get some ballpark settings, then turn back to manual and fine tune to my liking.
Ur amazing! Getting back to my hobby in this art of photography