APERTURE priority vs MANUAL mode for landscape photography

Aperture priority and fully manual mode are the two most common camera modes or shooting styles for landscape photographers. In this video, I try to answer when one is more optimal than the other, and I show you some of the new photos I have captured over the holidays.
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[@Sapphire61]

Click! No not the shutter button, but my brain *finally* understanding the concept. Typically making it much more complicated than it actually is. Thank you for your patience and fabulous teaching.

[@mountainfrost7095]

If someone asks what meditation is? point them to videos of Mads. Your voice and photographs are so soothing. 👍

[@lizr7979]

Mads I can't get enough of the little gems you share with us. Making the technical as easy as possible is just what I'm after. Thank you!

[@jmg5878]

Mads, thank you so much for your KZbin tutorials. I’ve learned so much from them since I discovered you about a year ago or so. You and Nigel have really improved my skills as a photographer and in my post process game. 🙏🙏🙏

[@MarcTerryPhotography]

Hi, as a newish photographer, I have always been pushed away from Aperture and Sutter speed modes and told it's manual of nothing by a camera club I was in. I started to use Aperture priority a lot from last summer and I have started to really enjoy my photography again and have some amazing shots I know, I would have missed or messed up on manual mode. I never knew what the exposure compensation wheel did and always left it on 0. Now I have another thing to learn. Thank you.

[@azpiazu]

Esch mode has its uses and benefits. Shuttee prio is also useful if you are doing street, so youncan decide wether to freeze or to allow movement and and let aperture and ISO be auto so youncsn get quick snaps and peoperly exposed.

[@kittyclerico18]

This is great encouragement for novice photographers. No need to make the process complicated! Loved the calm, serene photos.

[@joanncampbell2472]

thank you for explaining things in a non complex way. I have always wondered how one thing relates to another through trial and error. Your videos make it so much easier to understand.

[@boscoe2]

Every video of Mads' that I watch always has a few take aways of something new I learn and am anxious to go out and try. Great teacher with a style very well suited to reaching his audience.

[@justineedwards3533]

This explained everything perfectly and clearly. I'm still feeling nervous about shooting completely in manual and it was so good to hear your thoughts about the decision making process behind your decision to shoot in AP and manual. Thank you so much for this.

[@tonytwyman]

Man you are so chilled but deliver with such passion.... great vid

[@sprout995]

Thank you so much for the wonderful content. I've been shooting for around 30 years. It is nice to see other people's prospective. After all that is what makes us different, and the same.

[@tonypulido8127]

It’s like you read my mind. I was just thinking about this, this morning! Thank you!!

[@susanfirth2279]

Great video Mads. Makes me feel like it' really okay to shoot in AP and not always Manual, although I can see both arguments. That 2nd image was just mesmerizing. Such a serene scene.

[@GetInspiredMedia]

Thank you so much for this. Your comments on freeing up the mind to release creativity really helped me. I’m more intuitive and take my best shots like that. Consequently I’m leaning more into aperture priority of late and it’s working for me. Btw, I love that first shot looking over the lake in this video. Absolutely magnificent. Love the minimal boat with birds flying overhead also. Both fabulous prints Mads 👍👍

[@dantera1983]

The tip about burst shooting and the lens cloth at waterfalls is pure genius! Wish I'd thought of that!

[@rscottadams7082]

Excellent presentation. The “cloth” technique around misty, moving water was one of those “Duh!” moments for me and now a nice microfiber square is part of the kit for that use only.

[@tTLM823]

Thanks Mads! I have been working on the various priorities and my favorite has always been Aperature P. Just starting on Manual -- lots to experiment with now.

[@areadinglight8465]

I think I found a teacher in you to advance my skills; I've come to understand that good videography and photography involves a great deal of patience, the ability to be at the right place at the right time and an understanding of what your equipment can do. Your vocal tone, the patient way you move from point to point exemplifies the good traits of a fisherman, and of course your apparent mastery in your photos themselves speak for themselves. I'll be taking a look at your classes and books, thank you so much.

[@joedwardes8041]

Thank you, Mads. As ever, you give a simple, clear explanation and illustrate it beautifully with your stunning photos. Always such a treat to watch. 👍

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Jo! :)

[@steffen3112]

Finally someone - YOU - are helping us, beginners and others I'm sure, to really understand what is going with this and that. GREAT VIDOES .. and what a fantastic e-book you have made. All very inspiring and now a new hobby for me. Thanks - tak Mads.

[@Peter-df1br]

Thanks for your 1st video of 2021. Godt nytår!

[@donovans.5241]

As an amateur photographer I love your videos. The way you explain things make so much sense. You should put together a landscape photography master class online! I'd take it 💯!

[@cindyengel5670]

This has been the MOST useful of all your videos. Thank you!

[@paulverzantvoort9984]

Thanks Mads. I enjoy your videos for 2 reasons: 1) great content, explanation, etc. 2) damn I love the sceneries ❤️👍🏻...dramatic with serene beauty and mystification!

[@timhuelsman1039]

Great video, Mads---so much great info. I'm gonna bookmark this one for mandatory viewing before each time I go out. Thanks.

[@alexp.4960]

Thanks a lot for the tips, Mads. I was indeed confused on how getting my shot right when birds are flying around when photographing a landscape. Just a true beginner here, but your videos are always very helpful and definitely help in getting more and more photos that I am starting liking a little. I have never been really satisfied with one of mine, but I am learning thanks to you and hopefully improving. Thanks a mil for your teaching and educational content !

[@drfayazhamza3531]

Hi Mads and Alex.. To take this point further, if as in a scenario that Mads faced as a group of birds flew in between his landscape shot and we r on AP mode and if we have to only change the ISO mode to include the flock of birds, will the easiest way be to push the ISO into Auto mode or increase it by how much to have that shutter speed??? Hope it makes sense... Thanks

[@NickPage]

Oh man oh man, am I going to have to create a video retort? :-) I would argue that once a person gets quick with manual mode it’s just as easy and fast as aperture priority, only you’re making the decisions instead of the little black box. Regardless you made your case well! Great video man

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Haha, thanks Nick. I guess we'll both benefit from increased views so by all means go ahead 😁👍 As I mentioned in the end'ish part of the outdoor sequence it is not often and it doesn't make a massive difference, but I would definitely argue Ap requires less fiddling with the camera 😁 Though, I would prefer to see a video on that 70-300 lens you showed off on Instagram 😉

[@Molybdan42]

If you turn the dial to change the exp.comp. or the shutter speed makes no difference in the end. It has nothing to do with "you’re making the decisions". Like Mads said, your shutter speed is determined by the exposure anyway.

[@johnhubble5156]

Nick, let me give you another perspective on this. I started photography in the 1970's with an East German Praktika SLR. It had TTL metering in the form of a match needle i.e. adjust exposure until the needle crossed a circle. Three of the four lenses I used had no form of stop down coupling to the meter so the process was: open the lens fully to get enough light to focus by, focus, and then stop down to the aperture you wanted to use and hope there was enough light to still see the meter needle to adjust your shutter speed. Exposure compensation was a matter of experience earned at the cost of many rolls of expensive film. Some times "you making the decisions" is great in theory but a pain in the ass in practice.

[@savagefrieze4675]

Nick, Can’t wait for Your rebuttal. The way I’m thinking about it now: when I walking around or doing sports photography in the environments I shoot in, I leave the cameraman aperture priority and auto iso. Get a shot, and the switch to manual when I settle in. As soon as the camera goes on the tripod it is set to full manual. That way I’m thinking about what I want out of a image. When anything is in auto the camera is still choosing the exposure vale and not changing it. Change aperture only changes the depth of field not the exposure value and I like to change values and expose for different parts of a scene.

[@davidmedeiros7572]

The little black box argument is a bit much, since you can see exactly what the camera is doing to each variable for exposure, nothing is really hidden that I can think of. You just relinquish the need to pre calculate these settings and manually enter them. I for one love the freedom of shooting in Ap and using exposure compensation for most of my work. But I've been doing this for a long time and know how to shoot manually (and often do for shots that require the extra control like long exposures etc). But I do think starting with Ap before fully understanding exposure or manual control is a mistake for most new shooters. In the end the best advice is usually 'whatever works best for you'. The results are what should usually be emphasized, not the methods.

[@harryc560]

A great professional who knows how to make a tutorial look easy. Thank you so much 👏👏

[@danchiricuta4692]

Another great video! Keep them coming Mads! Love the ebook and I’m pretty sure i will love the Photoshop course too The way you explain negative space in the book , was absolutely brilliant ❤️

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you so much, Dan! I am very happy to hear that ☺️

[@bradzaruba9686]

Some great information Mads. It's good to see how some easy adjustments can make our images stand-out.

[@aurorasmith4632]

I absolutely loved this video, I'm just starting so there's a lot I didn't understand, but I can look at it as times as I need too. Thank you so much for taking the time to carry me with you on your journey.....

[@EmmanuelOkorie]

This is really handy. I have been confused as to which mode is best to use when taking landscape photos. The way you have explained it should make it easier for me. Great video and keep up the good work... :-)

[@bvaldes8791]

Great tips Mads. Thank you for sharing them with us.

[@eyeammjh]

Thanks Mads. Another great video. Loved the tips about using manual mode around water/scenes with changeable light.

[@jerrykita8767]

Mads, great content. I've been shooting exclusively in manual and now understand why I should include aperture priority in my toolkit. Great explanation! Thank you ... and Happy New Year.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

You are very welcome Jerry :)

[@scottalexarnder3080]

Again Mads another great vid not only informative but calm and easy to understand looking forward to a great new year keep them coming 😊

[@domhaughton6809]

You've got me thinking this morning Mads. I'm a 95% aperture priority photographer but most of what I do is seascape where shutter speed is so important. I usually control it with ND filters and exposure compensation, but now I'm thinking I should use manual more often.

[@willemakit48]

Thanks Mads! Great start to a New Year! Looking forward to a great year of learning and discovery! Hope you had a Good New Year.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Richard. I had a great and calm Christmas and new years with the closest family :)

[@barbarajames4473]

Now that I am out with the camera again, your videos are more interesting than ever. I enjoy these videos :)

[@karl-gorancarlsson7180]

Mads, Happy New Year! couldn’t stop myself from sending a comment. Aperture mode has been my favourite as long as I have been using my Sony’s. A lot of Mark Galers ideas and suggested settings fits the way I use my cameras. As this topic is always on the table when shooting with friends I now have yet another video to point at 😂

[@PilotWanderlust]

I'm used to manual instead of aperture priority almost 100% but you are right that in the end the light conditions determine the settings. I'll try aperture priority and I'm really excited to see the results using new GND filters I was not used to before.

[@dolly_llamas_tea]

Wow!! You’re videos are so well put together!! Thank you for providing outstanding information.

[@LowLifePhotography]

Some great tips in there Mads, thank you.

[@larrywillette28]

thanks for the clear, calm and easy to stay focused, guidance! Beginner here!

[@hurleygreen927]

MANY THANKS FOR THIS TUTORIAL! I admit that I shoot mostly in Manual mode. but I do find Aperrture Priority very helpful in outside or Landscape situations...thanks again!

[@anthonyplancherel8274]

Excellent video and beautiful images as always Mads!

[@davidcrossley7145]

Your tree reflection photo is amazing. And as you said aperture priority give a perfect exposure superb 👍

[@Colinpowellphotography]

Very much appreciated for sharing your views on this topic Mads. I predominantly shoot in manual. Now understanding a few interesting points you've made I guess I'll give aperture value another go. The tip with the cloth and water spray is particularly helpful too. Many thanks Mads and happy new year.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

You are very welcome, Colin. I am happy to hear that :)

[@harttschoolguitar]

Great explanation. While I usually shoot in Aperture mode I never analyzed why and when I switched to manual other than as you explained, night photography.

[@ianslingsby682]

It's the photo that counts every time, doesn't matter which dials you twiddled to get it. You and Nick have the eye for composition which is the real "manual" mode that makes the difference. I shoot landscape, wildlife, macro, pretty much everything, spending quality time behind the camera and you soon learn which mode to use (often from mistakes). As a Canon user there is also the F mode to throw into the equation...

[@jarosawiwanoczko578]

Thank You Mads. I find this is very helpfull for beginners (like me) in landscape photography. Awesome Channel.

[@deepotter6774]

Great tip about quickly upping the ISO to get the camera to increase shutter speed when moving objects you want to capture come into the scene. I’ve always been a manual shooter, but will now give A priority a go to try this technique. Thanks! :D

[@robertstephens1868]

Thanks, Mads, for the logical & very clear presentation.

[@angelmendez4474]

Thanks for your easy to follow approach for using these two modes!

[@scotty4418]

Happy New Year Mads, hope you have a peaceful and enjoyable festive period. Enjoyed your viewpoints on this subject as I know it's one that can generate difference of opinions but you encapsulated it well with practical examples. Lovely images too to start of the new year

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks Jim, very happy to hear that ☺️

[@AmericanPatriot447]

Love your work brother! And your approach to landscape photography.

[@Ridgycactus]

Yet again Typical awesome/epic images, With an insight & tutorial together with warmth and enthusiasm Wow

[@reiddickson]

I love the photo at 8:00... That's definitely one I'd print if I were you; it'd probably look incredible on paper.

[@MsPernickety]

Great tips as usual and very well explained. Thank you Mads.

[@susanbreau]

I was expecting this video from you! Beautiful calm images; all the best for the New Year Mads.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Maybe you saw the Instagram story? ;)

[@susanbreau]

Mads Peter Iversen No, 2 photographers having a discussion about this topic on another video.

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@@susanbreau interesting, I haven't seen that one :)

[@savagefrieze4675]

Good video Mads. Can’t wait for Nick’s rebuttal. The way I’m thinking about it now: when I walking around or doing sports photography in the environments I shoot in, I leave the cameraman aperture priority and auto iso. Get a shot, and the switch to manual when I settle in. As soon as the camera goes on the tripod it is set to full manual. That way I’m thinking about what I want out of a image. When anything is in auto the camera is still choosing the exposure vale and not changing it. Change aperture only changes the depth of field not the exposure value and I like to change values and expose for different parts of a scene.

[@aleksandarzphotography]

Very informative and important video Mads! Totally agree with everything you said :-) My camera is 90% in A mode and I switch to S or M when situation request that just like you said. In the end it's just a tool to express our creativity :) There is no wrong way

[@kuruma10]

Again a great lesson, thanks Mads!

[@thomasschmitt6347]

Thank you Mads for another great Video. I often use manual mode with ISO automatic. Then I can easily change either shutter speed or aperture and and still have correct exposure. But mostly for wildlife photography-;)

[@knutasper6830]

Loved the tip about using ISO to increase the shutter speed in Aperture priority

[@statboysffl]

Great video and explanations. Really enjoy understanding your thought processes and your enthusiasm for what you do is inspiring.. Your photographs are stunning. Thanks for the great videos!

[@robgerety]

I'm getting back into photography after over 20 years. At the start of my return, I am using manual with auto iso mostly. I think it is good for me to shoot like this because it renews my feel for exposures. As time goes on, maybe Aperture Priority. You make a good case.

[@chrishall6364]

Interesting video Mads: I shoot in manual whenever my camera is on a tripod where I set up the shot using Live View. This tends to be in low light situations and around water as in your video. Just gone into a tough lockdown in England so serious photography is going to be off the agenda for months; videos like yours are so important to keep the interest up during this period!

[@inkslinga1]

Thank you, great video. Will have to watch a few more times just to get it right in my head.........

[@hannesgoertz2768]

Thanks for everything, Mads!!!!

[@justinlintecum]

Good info, I usually use Aperture priority. The other day it was foggy mist/rain at the river and I was using a ND filter to try to get some long exposures. The camera was only setting shutter for 1/2". I had to wipe the lens a few times of rain and the shutter jumped to 5" I had to pull back the highlights but that photo turned out the best. I will use manual next time that happens.

[@rogerjensen2037]

Great tip on photographing in wet sprays with manual settings.

[@deniseg9047]

Fabulous instructional video, Mads.

[@Gerardworld]

Thank you Mads, great tips!

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Brilliant Mads thanks for sharing that demonstration

[@nedjatnuhi]

Great Video and Tipps Mads! Thank you!

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How can this guy not have a million subscribers? Excellent insights and tip. Thanks very much!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you so much! Hopefully I will cross the 100k very soon :)

[@joachimmroske7949]

I wish you a very good new year and thank you again for your brillant lessions for Photographen.God bless you.Achim from Germany.

[@madeleinegille383]

Tack snälla du för så himla bra filmer. Jag har fotat några år men först nu börjat med landskap. Ska prova dina tips i skogen höst. Ska bara hitta några bra platser. Har redan hittat en lång brygga som jag ska börja med🙂📸 Stort tack igen!

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Super flotte billeder og tak Mads for dine gode forklaringer, jeg føler tit at jeg for noget ud af at se dine video så vil se frem til at se hvad der kommer fra dig her i 2021.

[@brendareid8207]

Happy new Year Mads. Great explanation of aperture priority mode

[@lisasimpson9343]

Interesting will def try aperture priority. I use mainly manual and I think it is important as you are learning to do this and then start experimenting with things like aperture priority.

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Happy New Year Mads!!!

[@DflyDude]

Very informative and reasoned approach. I will have to try that out. Always good to learn new approaches and see what works best for me. thanks

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Dear Peter, i love your video’s. You explain everything very well. I am glued to your explainations. Also I absolutely love your pictures. Your an artist. Thank you Peter. Robert Rua

[@Stillfilm1]

I use aperture priority most of the time plus exposure comp. Have done for many years. I only use manual for night photography. But I was very interested how and why you use manual for water which I photograph a lot. Many thanks for this, another great video.

[@rkdazet]

Thank you Mads! Excellent! Enjoying your excellent photographs and leaning at the same time. I couldn't ask for more! I notice that you often have fog in your settings. I love fog! it just adds so much to the mood of a photograph. It just doesn't happen much around here where I live. Photography is just a hobby for me. Railroad photography is one of my main interests. I view it as often a combination of landscape and action photograph where I have to control my shutter speed and my aperture. Shutter speed of at least 1/800 and aperture as small as possible for depth of field so at least f8 or smaller. So I'm in manual with auto ISO (camera is the A7III). It is a totally different and complex ball game because one needs a train, good light and sun angle and a nice landscape and they rarely happen all at the same time. The trains where I live are mainly freight trains and don't operate on any establish schedule like all the passenger trains in Europe. I've waited for hours on occasion. It requires a lot of patience and the ability to enjoy local Utah wildlife and landscape. A second camera for those is helpful! Thanks again! Your tutorials are extremely helpful to an enthusiast like myself who is trying to improve his skill and so inspirational!

[@duncanfarrant8025]

Thanks Mads, going to try the both with the tips and see what happens.

[@Lentziu]

Thank you, Mads!

[@SimonTraffordphotographer]

I agree keep it simple and thoughts clear to concentrate on the composition 👌

[@AmericanPatriot447]

Always the best advice thank you for sharing!

[@steverobinson939]

Thanks Mads for another interesting and informative video.

[@robinmartin1356]

Great information, thanks. I usually shoot in AP but have been interested in trying manual mode more.

[@davebailey2584]

Fantastic understandable explanation for expanding my style...(just a hobbiest but every bit helps) thanks! Love Iceland too...I'll be back when we are all safe to travel again..

[@danielbastos1885]

Excellent video as ever! Many thanks, Mads.

[@tjsinva]

Nice rundown. Happy New Year! 🍾🥂

[@jhonnybakkenphotography]

This one really took of. Just to get it right. Even if I have chosen to use Manual mode, there is now way I can justify Manual over Aperture. My choice to use Manual has always been as personal as it can be. Have loved Your videos , workflow and images since I first saw Your images on IG and KZbin. And I have loved Nick Page's videos, workflow and images just as much. There are a ton of amazing and wonderful images online that have been made in Automatic mode too, even JPG. How we shoot, what genre, whatever mode and if it's RAW or JPG doesn't matter at all as long as we love our work, and it gives us joy and happiness. I have fallen in love with Manual mode, and love using that. That doesn't mean my way of shooting images is the right way. a long time back someone said that all roads leads to Rome. Same with this wonderful hoppy and work Photographing. That fits the way of Photographing too, whatever Mode You chose or like with in the end lead to that "ONE" image You have been dreaming of. Practice, practice and then more practice is more important and being out shooting is more important than what Mode you use, at least that my simple answer to this. Thanks for some wonderful work from both You Mads, but also Nick.

[@stevenlennie]

I asked about your L-Bracket on the last video. I managed to get the Small Rig one and it’s perfect. Cheers for the help.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Great to hear, Steven :)

[@MsPernickety]

Me too.

[@richardbarnes1124]

Really enjoyed the video very informative. Thank you Mads.

[@alexgimagery]

Very well explained and extremely useful in-field tips. Thanks, Mads.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

You are very welcome 😊