INTRODUCTION

PART 1 - QUICK TIPS

PART 2 INTRODUCTION - COMPOSITION

Have a Focal Point

Simplifying Photographic Compositions

Travel Photography Tips

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Space

Angle of View (Focal Length)

Controlling the Background

Showing Scale

Using Lines as Compositional Elements

Patterns in Photography

Symmetry in Composition

Showing Depth

Creating Panoramas

Abstract Photography

Black & White Photography

Photography Composition Practices

PART 3 INTRODUCTION - LIGHTING & FLASH

Hard & Soft Light

Reflected Light & Color Casts

Direction Light (Front lighting, side lighting, back lighting)

Lighting Quiz

Golden Hour

Using the Photographer’s Ephemeris

Using Flash for Photography

Using Fill Flash

Using Bounce Flash

Flash Modifiers

Using High Speed Sync (HSS)

White Balance

Taking Pictures in Full Sunlight

Using Flash Exposure Compensation

Flash & Lighting Practices

PART 4 INTRODUCTION - CAMERA SETTINGS

Parts of your Camera

Focusing Types: Manual Focus, Autofocus, Continuous AF

Back-button Autofocus

Precise Focusing

Shutter Modes (Single Shot, Continuous Shutter, Delayed Shutter)

Understanding Shutter Speed & Shutter Priority Mode

Avoiding Camera Shake

Handheld Long Exposures & Reciprocal Rule

Aperture, f/stops and Depth-of-Field

Auto Exposure & Exposure Compensation

Exposure Compensation and Histograms

Exposure Triangle (Aperture, Shutter Speed & ISO)

Raw vs JPEG for image quality

Practices for Understand Camera Settings

PART 5 INTRODUCTION - TROUBLESHOOTING PHOTOGRAPHY PROBLEMS

Troubleshooting Blurry Pictures

Testing your Camera’s Autofocus System

Removing Stuck Lens Filters

Troubleshooting Motion Blur

Diffraction

Checking Lens Sharpness

Noisy Images

Color Problems

Washed-out Pictures

Chromatic Aberration (Fringing)

Dust Spots on Lenses and Sensors

Crooked Horizons

Poor Battery Life

Running out of memory card space

Troubleshooting Flash Battery Life

Troubleshooting Flash Sync Problems

Troubleshooting Lens Flare

Summary

Tony & Chelsea Northrup

Buy our photography books & video training at http://northrup.photo

10 years ago Chelsea & I made a 7-hour photography training DVD/BluRay series. A lot has changed in photography since then (you'll see a lot of HDR in this video haha), but the fundamentals have stayed the same, and these lessons are still valid. 

I think the timing is good because YouTube and TikTok have degraded the study of the art of photography down to clickbait and 30-second “tips”. This is a structured and thorough lesson. Bookmark it, put your phone down and pay attention. Your time will pay off. 

If you think others should learn the fundamentals of photography, please share this video.

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION
0:01:19 PART 1 - QUICK TIPS
0:18:31 PART 2 INTRODUCTION - COMPOSITION
0:19:22 Have a Focal Point
0:20:30 Simplifying Photographic Compositions
0:24:05 Travel Photography Tips
0:25:56 Rule of Thirds
0:28:57 Rule of Space
0:31:03 Angle of View (Focal Length)
0:33:44 Controlling the Background
0:37:43 Showing Scale
0:39:15 Using Lines as Compositional Elements
0:43:18 Patterns in Photography
0:49:38 Symmetry in Composition
0:52:57 Showing Depth
0:56:57 Creating Panoramas
1:01:29 Abstract Photography
1:03:55 Black & White Photography
1:20:24 Photography Composition Practices
1:22:27 PART 3 INTRODUCTION - LIGHTING & FLASH
1:23:27 Hard & Soft Light
1:28:47 Reflected Light & Color Casts
1:32:30 Direction Light (Front lighting, side lighting, back lighting)
1:46:09 Lighting Quiz
1:50:38 Golden Hour
1:56:05 Using the Photographer’s Ephemeris
2:07:23 Using Flash for Photography 
2:09:51 Using Fill Flash
2:13:12 Using Bounce Flash
2:15:13 Flash Modifiers
2:20:04 Using High Speed Sync (HSS)
2:24:06 White Balance
2:34:49 Taking Pictures in Full Sunlight
2:37:55 Using Flash Exposure Compensation
2:40:30 Flash & Lighting Practices
2:45:10 PART 4 INTRODUCTION - CAMERA SETTINGS
2:45:17 Parts of your Camera
3:10:53 Focusing Types: Manual Focus, Autofocus, Continuous AF
3:21:44 Back-button Autofocus
3:25:18 Precise Focusing
3:27:50 Shutter Modes (Single Shot, Continuous Shutter, Delayed Shutter)
3:31:36 Understanding Shutter Speed & Shutter Priority Mode
3:40:03 Avoiding Camera Shake
3:47:39 Handheld Long Exposures & Reciprocal Rule
3:52:35 Aperture, f/stops and Depth-of-Field
4:09:51 ISO
4:14:25 Auto Exposure & Exposure Compensation
4:24:51 Exposure Compensation and Histograms
4:34:36 Exposure Triangle (Aperture, Shutter Speed & ISO)
4:48:10 Raw vs JPEG for image quality
4:59:43 Practices for Understand Camera Settings
5:18:29 PART 5 INTRODUCTION - TROUBLESHOOTING PHOTOGRAPHY PROBLEMS
5:18:48 Troubleshooting Blurry Pictures
5:32:41 Testing your Camera’s Autofocus System
5:50:18 Removing Stuck Lens Filters
5:51:58 Troubleshooting Motion Blur
5:59:17 Diffraction
6:01:34 Checking Lens Sharpness
6:08:21 Noisy Images
6:14:17 Color Problems
6:18:52 Washed-out Pictures
6:21:44 Chromatic Aberration (Fringing)
6:23:01 Dust Spots on Lenses and Sensors
6:34:44 Crooked Horizons
6:36:44 Poor Battery Life
6:40:00 Running out of memory card space
6:40:49 Troubleshooting Flash Battery Life
6:45:00 Troubleshooting Flash Sync Problems
6:49:02 Troubleshooting Lens Flare
6:50:05 Summary

Beginning Photography Fundamentals: Composition, Lighting & Camera Settings

Beginning Photography Fundamentals: Composition, Lighting & Camera Settings

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