Being primarily a wildlife photographer and spending countless hours in blinds, I spend many a boring hour waiting. Sometimes I get bored enough to go through all the menus. I have a couple of "wait my camera can do this" moments per month 😃
Here's a tip for you, always turn your CPL clockwise. Why? That way you don't accidentally unscrew it causing it to fall on the rocks and shatter! If you miss your spot, just keep turning until it comes round again.
Also, when you do that you don't have to tighten the filter very much when you put it on, which means that it's not horribly stuck when you try to take it off.
Henry - I love your excitement and enthusiasm in your videos. Not just this one - all of them. It’s contagious by the way. I’ll be out tomorrow shooting. Thanks!
I've been shooting Nikon for 12 years, currently shoot with a Z5. I just discovered the same feature that you just discovered. Sigh. . . yep read the manual then read it again. I'm totally self taught as a photographer and am always learning new things thanks to channels like yours. There is always something new to learn. Better late than never.
I always love your enthusiasm, Henry. It is inspiring and really helps me a lot when I am feeling bummed out with my photographic efforts. You inspire me to press on. I really like some of those monochromatic water fall photos. They are terrific. Thanks and cheers.
"Draw me like one of your French girls Jack"😀😀😀 Absolute class Henry, this is what sets you apart from the rest Love the waterfall images with the red filter settings, must see if there is something similar on my canon 6d mk2. I marvel at how you just pull out the camera and take a handheld shot of a barn and get a great finished image. You looked to be having a great time out which to me is just as important. Top drawer as always.
Henry, B&W high contrast stuff..i recommend to do what i did one wet evening / night: •Use x1 regular table lamp •Buy a Bouquet of flower •High contrast B&W •Shallow depth of field •Still Life Or choose a complex table-top arrangement of whichever things youd like to photograph. Editing thereafter is a lot of fun & a very productive excersise.
Hi Henry some really great pictures in monochrome, I like to take pictures in monochrome sometimes to, but not always. Glad you found that feature on your camera.
Yes, I should read my manual. I have just tried monochrome with a red filter in my garden and what a difference. I will experiment further with great joy and pleasure. Thank you Henry Turner and I really enjoy your videos which come over with good down to earth honesty. Cheers.
The weather and ambiance looked terrific for you. On that shot at 7:45, the scene is astonishing. Personally, I preferred the way it appeared in the video footage, where the lower portion of the fog creeping up the slope on the right was brighter. It almost connects with the clouds above. I think brightening it would make the b&w even more spectacular. You will almost have a diamond of dark mountain surrounded by fog and clouds.
Don't know if you're already doing it or not, but if you shoot RAW + JPG, you'll have the color info in the RAW file and a JPG to use as a guide in converting to B&W to get it close to what you saw in the field. I haven't shot specifically for B&W in a very long time, however I may decide to give it a try.
Ha ha ha ha ha… I feel the same!!! and I have done the same OMG. I have a Nikon D800E. I purchased it brand new and straight out of the box I just started using it with fantastic results and kept learning as I went. NOW 10 years later I am understanding and acquiring more knowledge about my camera (just read the manual). You inspire and promote my passion every day for the art. Thank you ;) Cheers Henry 🍻
I've been adjusting the Vivid settings, but not for Monochrome. I've just been playing in the corridor with it, and wow!!! There is also a Tone setting below too. Loads of fun mate. Superb video again.
When you use a red filter, you're darkening the tones of green and blue parts of the picture, because the filter lets in red light, but blocks a lot of the blue and green light. This means that you can turn a blue sky dark, for example, or darken the vegetation in an image. So the red filter increases contrast *in certain situations*. Using a red filter on a scene with very little color, such as your waterfall, should not affect the contrast. At least, that's how a real red filter works. I imagine that's how a red filter works in Nikon cameras. (A yellow filter will also darken blue skies, but not as much as a red filter.)
I used to love shooting monochrome when doing urban and architectural photography. When digital cameras first came up with this feature, the pictures were flat and required a lot of post processing. I've avoided it ever since. Nice to know it has been updated. I may need to try it in my Z.
If you really want to shoot Monochrome in digital, my advice is to use the ' filter effects ' as a compositional aid, or for visualisation. Shoot Raw and convert in post. It is much more flexible, unless you want to set your camera to JPEG so to hone your skills. I still shoot 60% of my photography with B&W film in medium and large format and I can tell you that these filter effects are not at all realistic, but they are there and can be of help.
I have been using a Fuji film camera now Henry for a few weeks and the reason I purchased a Fuji film XT5 is it it just has so many features like this that do make it amazing to take photos. Fuji have a thing called the film system as well, which is the film simulations inside the camera, and that is something I wish Nikon would do. It is very easy to just change the look of a photo by changing the settings but these film settings are just amazing to use. I'm not selling my Nikon D850 as I still love that camera, but the Fuji film XT5 competes equally with it and is much lighter and smaller, but the picture quality is amazing
Hello, first time I come across your videos and I must say I love the way you talk about photography, using a rather alternative vocabulary to anyone I've listened to before. It's "class" as I think you might put it. I have rather recently started picking up photography as a more serious hobby than snapping things that looked kinda neat with my cellphone and I'm curious about that last photo you took in the beck there. What benefits are you gaining from using a wide angle lens and getting right down inside spitting distance, compared to using a zoom objective slightly further away? I would be far too nervous to put my new, slightly too expensive camera in such a position myself.
I paused the video at 10 seconds to write this ! what a opening I needed that laugh man thanks a mil thats going to get me through the weekend never mind the rest of the day🤣🤣any how on with the video....Im back what a brilliant video that only you can do what a super feature and the fact that its ready to go off the card practically right up my street I loved the shot at 15.15 the waterfall between the trees and the last closeup of the water id say there is some gems to be had at long exposure on those setting as well ! I hope you have a great week ahead take care man.
Hi Henry, another grand day out and a lesson thrown in for free ... what's not to like. The image of the waterfall with the 2 silver birches was if I might suggest, a portfolio shot! .. yes, that good. I've not tried monochrome, so I will now. Nice to see you having even more fun than normal.
Absolutely wonderful! Delve into one’s backyard is what I did today with 105 f2.8 macro snapping the daffodils which are up about 5 inches here in February 23rd, 20C.
You can also adjust the settings with more increments using the front dial. It should let you set the adjustments in 0.25 increments. You can also save the custom profiles to switch between (e.g. red filter mode, yellow filter mode.) and share with others.
Fuji user here and the film simulations are fabulous and I use Acros with a red filter to get the noir look. so good to see you having fun and experimenting with mono.Seems to have opened up previously unseen vistas. Go Henry! Top man, top videos! 👍
I like monochrome photos a lot, I shoot wildlife most of the time in the early morning when light is unusuble and photos look like crap, but with monochrome you can pull out some pretty nice images.
I’m ashamed to say that, although I knew about the mono feature, I didn’t know that you could toggle right to get more features. Thanks. Beautiful waterfall with the two birch ❤
i love your passion and pictures. thx for sharing... and just realised how much effort you put into your videos... the scene where you shut the fence. you have to record it 3 or 4 times and set them together... damn . your videos are really great. keep on. thank you again
Perhaps it's because I'm old; perhaps it's because over my decades of work with cameras, probably only 30% of that time has been spent shooting 'digitally,' perhaps, perhaps...I was very excited early on to be able to shoot digitally using in-camera monochorme modes as I had done for so long with film. However, I found I was rarely satisfied with the results the monochorme settings on my cameras - Canon and Fuji - gave. So I shoot in RAW, and then convert to B+W in post using a mix of Lightroom and Photoshop with the NIK Silver Efx plug-in. For me, this gives a more pleasing result than the in camera settings have thus far managed to do. And you are 100% correct - photography is a lifelong passion, one which only becomes boring when the camera operator stops 'looking.' Cheers!
Thank you so much for this video Henry. I new I had image styles on my camera but thought the were just for when creating JEGs and of no effect when creating RAWs. I did not realise that they changed how the live view shows the imaged. I used the mono setting on a recent outing that is the basis for my video about to go out. I have given you a shout out and put a link to this video in the description. Thank you again.
The three things I do most in post are increasing sharpness, clarity and saturation. Imagine my amazement recently when I found that in the picture profile I use, I could boost sharpness, clarity and saturation to the levels I like! But as for reading the manual. Have you really ever tried? They’re so dense and difficult . It might be good technical writing but it’s rarely good writing for reading.
I have a Sony A7RIVa. I bought a book (David Busch, author) that steps through every menu item, button, and dial, explaining what they do, how they work, and how/when to use them. Really excellent stuff, far better than the instruction manual. If this author has written a book about the camera you own, I would recommend buying it!
Oh my. Thanks for the tip! Just explored the menu settings on my D7200 and it has the same adjustments. Can’t wait to experiment. Agree, read the manual. 😊
Yellow, Orange, Red, Green. Same with mine. What monochrome could really do with is a cyan filter. The cyan would allow your monochrome photographs to look like they were taken with orthochromatic film and give them a nice, vintage feel. Of course, your camera saves the RAW in full colour so you can go back to that and take out the red manually if you want. You can also make your live view display in monochrome but take the images (RAW and jpeg) in colour - this makes seeing the contrast easier.
SOOOOOOO excited to see that you've caught the Black and White bug lately for your videos. Your pics look great Henry. I bet you have gone back to a lot of your older color pics and clicked that monochrome button to see what you like. Thanks for the advice on the filter changes in monochrome settings. I'm doing my best to emulate what I learn from you. All the best Henry, Thanks for not leaving out the sheep mate. LOL
I'm that guy who always reads manuals. My Canons have the mono profile feature also but I choose not to use it. I'm so nearsighted, that to judge contrast and values for a potential B&W composition, I just remove my glasses and squint. 😆 I do all my filtering in post. Really great image captures once again!
Cool vid, impressive photos! Feature has been common to many makes/models of cam for some time. Does your Z7 have the multi-exposure feature of prior Nikons? If so, ever use it? Having PDF version of cam manual is a big help - text searchable and can be put on smartphone for super-easy reference.
Hi Henry. I have enjoyed watching your videos for a long time. You are the most inspiring photographer for me. Ever since I started watching your videos, I've been on the go with my Nikon every week. Thank you for the great content. Many greetings from the Black Forest in the southwest of Germany.
Cracking images this week Henry. Was wondering, can you save your monochrome profile with all its tweaks as a custom setting on your Camera as that would save you time from going into your menu settings each time to set it up if you decided to use the monochrome feature
I often use the B+W mode to compose (RAW + JPEG) then do the basic adjustments such as noise etc. in Luminar or Capture one wirh the colour RAW until I am happy. I then use Nik Silver Efex for playing around with different filter colours, intensity and film grains rather than limit myself with the in camera results. Works far better for me than the built in options.
Hey Henry. Thanks for talking about filters in B&W mode. Thanks to your video I just discovered my old Canon 7DMKii has it too as well as toning. Excellent 😊
Coming to a Z6 from an old FE film camera, I have been overwhelmed by the features. I have never been good at 'seeing' in B&W so have found monochrome brilliant for being able to see how things will look in real time. Yet to play with filters etc. Thanks for this and all your videos. Love them.
Huge huge thanks for creating this fabulous channel of yours that I've just found! OK. A bit bowl of cheesiness coming your way. You're the kinda person I wished I'd grown to be. I'm a fellow (ex-pat down south) Morecambe bay dweller(Carnforth) and a quite keen very amateur photographer. Sadly I have a gimpy knee these days and strenuous walking isn't possible. So now I can get my rose tinted specs on and enjoy the total beauty of the lakes and learn stuff as well. THANK YOU!
Great video as always, I shoot with a D7100 and thought I would have a look to see if this feature was on there as well. Yes it is, I might have a play this weekend . Thanks for your enthusiasm it encourages me to 'go out and play '
My Nikon D3 (released 2007) has this feature with red filter - like you Henry, I absolutely love the tonal values and contrast this menu application offers. Great video yet again. ❤️
Great waterfall images. Have to admit, I'm a bit OCD when it comes to manuals, always read them beforehand no matter what it is. One minor thing, I expect you knew, but the Picture Controls on Nikon (I shoot a D7500) only apply the effect on-screen and to jpegs. If you're shooting raw, you only get the standard 'flat' output ready for post processing.
Thanks for the video. When I feel the need to shoot B&W on my Leica M10 digital rangefinder, instead using its B&W feature or buying a Leica monochrome camera, I simply load my Leica M6 35mm rangefinder with black & white film.
I don't believe you have only just discovered this Henry. Back in the days of film I used yellow, orange and red filters ail the time for mono images. Being able to do the same in digital without filters is a easy. Keep up the good work.
I don't know how I missed this episode but I've just checked my D810 and it has the same filter available, as you say it's great to give you an idea of how it could look after post. I love your enthusiasm, keep it up and thanks!
Thank you for an inspiring video. These features have been on Olympus for ages and now obviously also on my Om1. I have never used them, but will try it now. I can include using the in camera focus stacking and Built in ND filter. Look forwards to trying . (-- also an example of not knowing all the possibilities of my camera. Maybe I also will read the manual.) 🤔🤠
You had good fun with this. I used the mono setting a few months ago, great for abstract water shots. Of course if shooting in raw it will come into LR in colour but at least you’ve composed in mono so result is good.
Unless I am mistaken, these pictures styles only apply to the jpeg image being displayed on your playback screen, these adjustments do not affect the RAW file. Some photographers shoot in RAW + jpeg so they can then recreate the image in post, as they shot it, displayed in jpeg. 👍
I believe so, and unlike the Fujifilm system where instead you should find the film variants "applied" to the RAW files (that's what I've read in some Fuji blogs... :-))
Hi Henry, thanks a lot for this video. After seeing your video I looked up the menu of my d7500 and oh what a miracle the same features are on my camera as well. I sure will test these settings .
It all comes down to what you say in the start of the video: RTFM! (As an IT-person, that is the profession's largest frustration with "end users") ... That aside, I never use the monochrome mode on camera - I like to see colour images. If one image could look interesting in b&w, I'll do the conversion including applying classic b&w filters, in post....
I set U1 up to use the monochrome picture control on my Z6 a while ago. The problem is I always forget that I did it. Unfortunately I’m not very good at using the features that are available. Hopefully some day I’ll get better remembering that stuff.
Thank you Henry for another great video. Although l am surprised you did not know of it as it's also a feature on the D7200. (which your earlier videos inspired me to purchase my own) your passion for composition is always in my mind when out with my camera. Your so privileged to be in a fantastic part of our country. Keep the fims coming.
I have a Z6 so will give the monochrome mode a go next Friday as I am visiting a steam railway event. I also has a walk around Brothers water this time last year - Sunny day and there were some excellent reflections in the water - near the end where you started from
II found that same setting on my D610, I will be out this week end using it I really like this feature since it has given new light to Blackmand white photography.
Great video again Henry and the waterfall shots were beautiful . I've just checked my D500 and it has the red filter in the set picture control. I tend to do the red filter in lightroom so now I can do it pre shot. Thanks 👍😃
Loved the video Henry, so much so I explored menu on my Canon 90D and found similar settings! including a red filter!.. raced to the local beach to experiment and took some great monocrome photos. Looked brilliant on back of camera. Loaded them in lightroom and "Bugger" full colour RAW files!.. where did I go wrong? Monochrome thumbnail in Lightroom bur full colour when I import file! I'll persist with Landscape photgraphy, will get there one day 😁
So many times I've been out in the field watching other photographers staring at their cameras and scratching their heads because they didn't take the time to learn how to use them BEFORE going into the field!
Surprised no one seems to have commented that the profiles only apply to internal JPG files - the RAW file will be unaffected and any changes you can make in profiles can also be done post processing it in LrC or Capture 1
Being primarily a wildlife photographer and spending countless hours in blinds, I spend many a boring hour waiting. Sometimes I get bored enough to go through all the menus. I have a couple of "wait my camera can do this" moments per month 😃
I love that you bring us with you on your adventures and remind us to play and experiment.
"Read your freak'n manual" 😉 love it.
Here's a tip for you, always turn your CPL clockwise. Why? That way you don't accidentally unscrew it causing it to fall on the rocks and shatter! If you miss your spot, just keep turning until it comes round again.
I was unaware a CPL could be used in those conditions
What's a cpl?
@@pego99 Circular polarizer filter
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Also, when you do that you don't have to tighten the filter very much when you put it on, which means that it's not horribly stuck when you try to take it off.
Henry - I love your excitement and enthusiasm in your videos. Not just this one - all of them. It’s contagious by the way. I’ll be out tomorrow shooting. Thanks!
Great to see your excitement and enthusiasm. Yes even my old model digital cameras have those functions in monochrome
I've been shooting Nikon for 12 years, currently shoot with a Z5. I just discovered the same feature that you just discovered. Sigh. . . yep read the manual then read it again. I'm totally self taught as a photographer and am always learning new things thanks to channels like yours. There is always something new to learn. Better late than never.
Always love your sharp humor and great enthusiasm, Henry. And, the photography, as always, is just fine. Good teaching.
I always love your enthusiasm, Henry. It is inspiring and really helps me a lot when I am feeling bummed out with my photographic efforts. You inspire me to press on. I really like some of those monochromatic water fall photos. They are terrific. Thanks and cheers.
Thanks!
Thanks Neil
"Draw me like one of your French girls Jack"😀😀😀
Absolute class Henry, this is what sets you apart from the rest
Love the waterfall images with the red filter settings, must see if there is something similar on my canon 6d mk2.
I marvel at how you just pull out the camera and take a handheld shot of a barn and get a great finished image. You looked to be having a great time out which to me is just as important.
Top drawer as always.
Light and composition... so right, Henry. That will trump bells & whistles every time.
Henry, B&W high contrast stuff..i recommend to do what i did one wet evening / night:
•Use x1 regular table lamp
•Buy a Bouquet of flower
•High contrast B&W
•Shallow depth of field
•Still Life
Or choose a complex table-top arrangement of whichever things youd like to photograph.
Editing thereafter is a lot of fun & a very productive excersise.
Hi Henry some really great pictures in monochrome, I like to take pictures in monochrome sometimes to, but not always. Glad you found that feature on your camera.
Yes, I should read my manual. I have just tried monochrome with a red filter in my garden and what a difference. I will experiment further with great joy and pleasure. Thank you Henry Turner and I really enjoy your videos which come over with good down to earth honesty. Cheers.
The weather and ambiance looked terrific for you. On that shot at 7:45, the scene is astonishing. Personally, I preferred the way it appeared in the video footage, where the lower portion of the fog creeping up the slope on the right was brighter. It almost connects with the clouds above. I think brightening it would make the b&w even more spectacular. You will almost have a diamond of dark mountain surrounded by fog and clouds.
The last two waterfall shots were special. Thank you.
Henry, your enthusiasm continues to inspire me. I always anxiously wait for the next video. Keep the adventures going.
There's one more setting under filters. Tone - allows you to shoot in sepia and other colors and adjust the color effects as well.
Don't know if you're already doing it or not, but if you shoot RAW + JPG, you'll have the color info in the RAW file and a JPG to use as a guide in converting to B&W to get it close to what you saw in the field.
I haven't shot specifically for B&W in a very long time, however I may decide to give it a try.
You have to shoot in monochrome raw to get the adjusting filters to work in LR-- a conversion from color doesn't do it.
Me too!
@@cwmoss69 There is no such thing as monochrome raw :) Raw is by definition unfiltered full sensor colors.
Love the old Bank Barn.
I particularly like that shot between the two birches, the waterfall acting as a third trunk ? That goes on the wall that one 👍
Beautiful pictures made in a very beautifull landscape. I love the Lake District, was there in 1997. Good memories.
Ha ha ha ha ha… I feel the same!!! and I have done the same OMG. I have a Nikon D800E. I purchased it brand new and straight out of the box I just started using it with fantastic results and kept learning as I went. NOW 10 years later I am understanding and acquiring more knowledge about my camera (just read the manual). You inspire and promote my passion every day for the art. Thank you ;) Cheers Henry 🍻
That’s great! Thanks Henry for this!
I've been using this feature on my D810 for about 2 years. Plus you can change the settings and save them as another mode. Love this feature!
Thanks Henry, you've given me lots of hope for my experimental photography! Great images and another great video! Cheers!
Massive THANK YOU Henry! You are inspiration incarnate!
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You have put great music in this video.
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I've been adjusting the Vivid settings, but not for Monochrome. I've just been playing in the corridor with it, and wow!!! There is also a Tone setting below too. Loads of fun mate.
Superb video again.
Wow! You’re having too much fun living the dream. B/W is awesome and under used.
When you use a red filter, you're darkening the tones of green and blue parts of the picture, because the filter lets in red light, but blocks a lot of the blue and green light. This means that you can turn a blue sky dark, for example, or darken the vegetation in an image. So the red filter increases contrast *in certain situations*. Using a red filter on a scene with very little color, such as your waterfall, should not affect the contrast. At least, that's how a real red filter works. I imagine that's how a red filter works in Nikon cameras. (A yellow filter will also darken blue skies, but not as much as a red filter.)
You're so enthusiastic and inspirational. I really like your lessons. Thanks Henry.
My pleasure!
Ha ha ha ha what an opening scene 😄 😆 you had me in stitches.great video once again Henry 👍👍👍
Awesome video as always...love your energy.
I used to love shooting monochrome when doing urban and architectural photography. When digital cameras first came up with this feature, the pictures were flat and required a lot of post processing. I've avoided it ever since.
Nice to know it has been updated. I may need to try it in my Z.
If you really want to shoot Monochrome in digital, my advice is to use the ' filter effects ' as a compositional aid, or for visualisation. Shoot Raw and convert in post. It is much more flexible, unless you want to set your camera to JPEG so to hone your skills. I still shoot 60% of my photography with B&W film in medium and large format and I can tell you that these filter effects are not at all realistic, but they are there and can be of help.
Really beautiful landscape photography vlog, Thanks for your video 🌹🙏
Thank you for your tip. I found you channel while searching for new ideas. Love it!
I have been using a Fuji film camera now Henry for a few weeks and the reason I purchased a Fuji film XT5 is it it just has so many features like this that do make it amazing to take photos. Fuji have a thing called the film system as well, which is the film simulations inside the camera, and that is something I wish Nikon would do. It is very easy to just change the look of a photo by changing the settings but these film settings are just amazing to use. I'm not selling my Nikon D850 as I still love that camera, but the Fuji film XT5 competes equally with it and is much lighter and smaller, but the picture quality is amazing
I became distinctly worried when I watched the intro!😳😆😆
Hello, first time I come across your videos and I must say I love the way you talk about photography, using a rather alternative vocabulary to anyone I've listened to before. It's "class" as I think you might put it.
I have rather recently started picking up photography as a more serious hobby than snapping things that looked kinda neat with my cellphone and I'm curious about that last photo you took in the beck there. What benefits are you gaining from using a wide angle lens and getting right down inside spitting distance, compared to using a zoom objective slightly further away? I would be far too nervous to put my new, slightly too expensive camera in such a position myself.
I paused the video at 10 seconds to write this ! what a opening I needed that laugh man thanks a mil thats going to get me through the weekend never mind the rest of the day🤣🤣any how on with the video....Im back what a brilliant video that only you can do what a super feature and the fact that its ready to go off the card practically right up my street I loved the shot at 15.15 the waterfall between the trees and the last closeup of the water id say there is some gems to be had at long exposure on those setting as well ! I hope you have a great week ahead take care man.
Thank you for this. I used to shoot B&W all the time, and I’ve been thinking about doing so again. You’ve inspired me to go back to my roots.
Hi Henry, another grand day out and a lesson thrown in for free ... what's not to like. The image of the waterfall with the 2 silver birches was if I might suggest, a portfolio shot! .. yes, that good. I've not tried monochrome, so I will now. Nice to see you having even more fun than normal.
Absolutely wonderful! Delve into one’s backyard is what I did today with 105 f2.8 macro snapping the daffodils which are up about 5 inches here in February 23rd, 20C.
You can also adjust the settings with more increments using the front dial. It should let you set the adjustments in 0.25 increments. You can also save the custom profiles to switch between (e.g. red filter mode, yellow filter mode.) and share with others.
Good point Embrey.
I've been doing this on my D810 for a couple years, I love this feature!
Even my Panasonic Lumix ZX 60 point and shoot has the extra menu. Cool! Thanks!
Chuckles in Fuji.
Brilliant Henry! I didn’t know this trick either…Will try it out for sure.Great images once again.💙
Fuji user here and the film simulations are fabulous and I use Acros with a red filter to get the noir look. so good to see you having fun and experimenting with mono.Seems to have opened up previously unseen vistas. Go Henry! Top man, top videos! 👍
Lovin the monochrome. Leaves something to the imagination. Cheers
I like monochrome photos a lot, I shoot wildlife most of the time in the early morning when light is unusuble and photos look like crap, but with monochrome you can pull out some pretty nice images.
I’m ashamed to say that, although I knew about the mono feature, I didn’t know that you could toggle right to get more features. Thanks. Beautiful waterfall with the two birch ❤
Henry I love your videos. I am new to vlogging and i you are extremely inspiring to watch. also of course extremely outstanding images.
i love your passion and pictures. thx for sharing...
and just realised how much effort you put into your videos... the scene where you shut the fence. you have to record it 3 or 4 times and set them together... damn . your videos are really great. keep on. thank you again
Perhaps it's because I'm old; perhaps it's because over my decades of work with cameras, probably only 30% of that time has been spent shooting 'digitally,' perhaps, perhaps...I was very excited early on to be able to shoot digitally using in-camera monochorme modes as I had done for so long with film. However, I found I was rarely satisfied with the results the monochorme settings on my cameras - Canon and Fuji - gave. So I shoot in RAW, and then convert to B+W in post using a mix of Lightroom and Photoshop with the NIK Silver Efx plug-in. For me, this gives a more pleasing result than the in camera settings have thus far managed to do. And you are 100% correct - photography is a lifelong passion, one which only becomes boring when the camera operator stops 'looking.' Cheers!
Thank you so much for this video Henry. I new I had image styles on my camera but thought the were just for when creating JEGs and of no effect when creating RAWs. I did not realise that they changed how the live view shows the imaged. I used the mono setting on a recent outing that is the basis for my video about to go out. I have given you a shout out and put a link to this video in the description. Thank you again.
The three things I do most in post are increasing sharpness, clarity and saturation. Imagine my amazement recently when I found that in the picture profile I use, I could boost sharpness, clarity and saturation to the levels I like! But as for reading the manual. Have you really ever tried? They’re so dense and difficult . It might be good technical writing but it’s rarely good writing for reading.
I have a Sony A7RIVa. I bought a book (David Busch, author) that steps through every menu item, button, and dial, explaining what they do, how they work, and how/when to use them. Really excellent stuff, far better than the instruction manual. If this author has written a book about the camera you own, I would recommend buying it!
Oh my. Thanks for the tip! Just explored the menu settings on my D7200 and it has the same adjustments. Can’t wait to experiment. Agree, read the manual. 😊
Yellow, Orange, Red, Green. Same with mine. What monochrome could really do with is a cyan filter. The cyan would allow your monochrome photographs to look like they were taken with orthochromatic film and give them a nice, vintage feel. Of course, your camera saves the RAW in full colour so you can go back to that and take out the red manually if you want.
You can also make your live view display in monochrome but take the images (RAW and jpeg) in colour - this makes seeing the contrast easier.
SOOOOOOO excited to see that you've caught the Black and White bug lately for your videos. Your pics look great Henry. I bet you have gone back to a lot of your older color pics and clicked that monochrome button to see what you like. Thanks for the advice on the filter changes in monochrome settings. I'm doing my best to emulate what I learn from you. All the best Henry, Thanks for not leaving out the sheep mate. LOL
I'm that guy who always reads manuals. My Canons have the mono profile feature also but I choose not to use it. I'm so nearsighted, that to judge contrast and values for a potential B&W composition, I just remove my glasses and squint. 😆 I do all my filtering in post.
Really great image captures once again!
Cool vid, impressive photos! Feature has been common to many makes/models of cam for some time. Does your Z7 have the multi-exposure feature of prior Nikons? If so, ever use it? Having PDF version of cam manual is a big help - text searchable and can be put on smartphone for super-easy reference.
You are so right! I need to dig deeper into my Z7 manual and use some great features it offers.
Hi Henry. I have enjoyed watching your videos for a long time. You are the most inspiring photographer for me. Ever since I started watching your videos, I've been on the go with my Nikon every week. Thank you for the great content. Many greetings from the Black Forest in the southwest of Germany.
Thank you. All the best. 👍📷😎
Cracking images this week Henry. Was wondering, can you save your monochrome profile with all its tweaks as a custom setting on your Camera as that would save you time from going into your menu settings each time to set it up if you decided to use the monochrome feature
I often use the B+W mode to compose (RAW + JPEG) then do the basic adjustments such as noise etc. in Luminar or Capture one wirh the colour RAW until I am happy. I then use Nik Silver Efex for playing around with different filter colours, intensity and film grains rather than limit myself with the in camera results. Works far better for me than the built in options.
As always Henry, great video and tuition. Sydney Australia.
Hey Henry. Thanks for talking about filters in B&W mode. Thanks to your video I just discovered my old Canon 7DMKii has it too as well as toning. Excellent 😊
Coming to a Z6 from an old FE film camera, I have been overwhelmed by the features. I have never been good at 'seeing' in B&W so have found monochrome brilliant for being able to see how things will look in real time. Yet to play with filters etc.
Thanks for this and all your videos. Love them.
I’ve just bought myself a used camera and can’t wait to get out and start taking photos, your videos are top notch Henry very Thomas heaton esc!
Hi Henry...wat makes you decide to stack..am just a 1 shot wonder then hope I can improve in editing...thanks...
Huge huge thanks for creating this fabulous channel of yours that I've just found!
OK. A bit bowl of cheesiness coming your way. You're the kinda person I wished I'd grown to be. I'm a fellow (ex-pat down south) Morecambe bay dweller(Carnforth) and a quite keen very amateur photographer. Sadly I have a gimpy knee these days and strenuous walking isn't possible. So now I can get my rose tinted specs on and enjoy the total beauty of the lakes and learn stuff as well. THANK YOU!
Great video as always, I shoot with a D7100 and thought I would have a look to see if this feature was on there as well. Yes it is, I might have a play this weekend . Thanks for your enthusiasm it encourages me to 'go out and play '
That shot with the silver birches very impressive. Great video Henry. FYI you do realize your old D7200 has those same features.
My Nikon D3 (released 2007) has this feature with red filter - like you Henry, I absolutely love the tonal values and contrast this menu application offers. Great video yet again. ❤️
Great waterfall images.
Have to admit, I'm a bit OCD when it comes to manuals, always read them beforehand no matter what it is.
One minor thing, I expect you knew, but the Picture Controls on Nikon (I shoot a D7500) only apply the effect on-screen and to jpegs. If you're shooting raw, you only get the standard 'flat' output ready for post processing.
Thanks for the video.
When I feel the need to shoot B&W on my Leica M10 digital rangefinder, instead using its B&W feature or buying a Leica monochrome camera, I simply load my Leica M6 35mm rangefinder with black & white film.
I don't believe you have only just discovered this Henry. Back in the days of film I used yellow, orange and red filters ail the time for mono images. Being able to do the same in digital without filters is a easy. Keep up the good work.
I have a D5600, and it has the same features that you found. I’ll be playing with them over the weekend. Many thanks.
I don't know how I missed this episode but I've just checked my D810 and it has the same filter available, as you say it's great to give you an idea of how it could look after post. I love your enthusiasm, keep it up and thanks!
Thank you for an inspiring video. These features have been on Olympus for ages and now obviously also on my Om1. I have never used them, but will try it now. I can include using the in camera focus stacking and Built in ND filter. Look forwards to trying . (-- also an example of not knowing all the possibilities of my camera. Maybe I also will read the manual.) 🤔🤠
You had good fun with this. I used the mono setting a few months ago, great for abstract water shots. Of course if shooting in raw it will come into LR in colour but at least you’ve composed in mono so result is good.
Unless I am mistaken, these pictures styles only apply to the jpeg image being displayed on your playback screen, these adjustments do not affect the RAW file. Some photographers shoot in RAW + jpeg so they can then recreate the image in post, as they shot it, displayed in jpeg. 👍
I believe so, and unlike the Fujifilm system where instead you should find the film variants "applied" to the RAW files (that's what I've read in some Fuji blogs... :-))
Hi Henry, thanks a lot for this video. After seeing your video I looked up the menu of my d7500 and oh what a miracle the same features are on my camera as well. I sure will test these settings .
It all comes down to what you say in the start of the video: RTFM! (As an IT-person, that is the profession's largest frustration with "end users") ...
That aside, I never use the monochrome mode on camera - I like to see colour images. If one image could look interesting in b&w, I'll do the conversion including applying classic b&w filters, in post....
I set U1 up to use the monochrome picture control on my Z6 a while ago. The problem is I always forget that I did it. Unfortunately I’m not very good at using the features that are available. Hopefully some day I’ll get better remembering that stuff.
Thank you Henry for another great video. Although l am surprised you did not know of it as it's also a feature on the D7200. (which your earlier videos inspired me to purchase my own) your passion for composition is always in my mind when out with my camera. Your so privileged to be in a fantastic part of our country. Keep the fims coming.
Thank-you for the insightful video Henry. I like many other Nikon users will be now looking into our cameras menus excitedly, mine being the D5500 😁
More inspiration for me…Thanks.
I have a Z6 so will give the monochrome mode a go next Friday as I am visiting a steam railway event. I also has a walk around Brothers water this time last year - Sunny day and there were some excellent reflections in the water - near the end where you started from
II found that same setting on my D610, I will be out this week end using it I really like this feature since it has given new light to Blackmand white photography.
Great video again Henry and the waterfall shots were beautiful . I've just checked my D500 and it has the red filter in the set picture control. I tend to do the red filter in lightroom so now I can do it pre shot. Thanks 👍😃
thanks given me inspiration camera packed
Loved the video Henry, so much so I explored menu on my Canon 90D and found similar settings! including a red filter!.. raced to the local beach to experiment and took some great monocrome photos. Looked brilliant on back of camera. Loaded them in lightroom and "Bugger" full colour RAW files!.. where did I go wrong? Monochrome thumbnail in Lightroom bur full colour when I import file! I'll persist with Landscape photgraphy, will get there one day 😁
So many times I've been out in the field watching other photographers staring at their cameras and scratching their heads because they didn't take the time to learn how to use them BEFORE going into the field!
Surprised no one seems to have commented that the profiles only apply to internal JPG files - the RAW file will be unaffected and any changes you can make in profiles can also be done post processing it in LrC or Capture 1
Henry, you old D7200 does the same thing. I use it a lot and I want to create my own profile for birds.