Dereliction makes for great photo subjects | Camera Menu Settings | videoing Static Subjects

In this episode of Photography Online, we head out on a miserable winter's day to shoot a derelict building looking very sorry for itself, we continue our Video Academy series, explaining how to effectively film non-moving subjects, and we explain a few of the most useful camera menu functions when setting up your digital DSLR or mirrorless camera.
#Photography #PhotographyOnline #LandscapePhotography
Marcus's pistol grip tripod head is the Manfrotto 322RC2
LINKS:
- JOIN us a Photography Online Supporter: bit.ly/2HNSM28
- Shop our Magazine, ECS manuals, merch & more: shop.mc2photog...
- Download our 10 Essential Camera Skills in Order PDF: bit.ly/3pNshg8
- View our show features index: bit.ly/3IZtrwm
- Shop for used & new gear at Ffordes Photographic: www.ffordes.com
- Dolby: www.dolby.com/...
MORE ABOUT US:
Mc2 Photography website: www.mc2photogr...
Sign up to our Newsletter: bit.ly/3uctYVo
Facebook: / photographyonlineyoutube
Instagram: / photographyonlineyoutube

[@davidharris4062]

Marcus, a tip, get your self a hi viz vest, couple of £££, could save your life, especially in poor weather and light

[@ianlaker9161]

Re: camera setup. Switch off all the pointless crap and shoot RAW, shoot RAW, shoot RAW. It was always my mantra to students when I tutored on an online course. Just simpler, safer and with maximum integrity IMO. Great show as always guys.

[@PhotographyOnline]

Well said Ian. Totally agree

[@ianlewisphotography]

Had my camera 5 years and still learnt some useful stuff in the menu section of the show, thanks all

[@PhotographyOnline]

Thanks Ian

[@ADybc716]

We regularly stop at the Subway on the A9 opposite the derelict Little Chef and every time brings back happy memories of a great little restaurant on the other side of the road. It was the last Little Chef in Scotland and it was run by the most helpful and polite manager/waitress I have ever met. Thanks for yet another fantastic video!

[@autofocusrossswansea9362]

I loved the article about camera menus - they are a real pain, even though I am very used to the Nikon layout, some of those settings are just so hard to find again after you have done an initial camera set up. The use of the custom menu settings saves the day as you say in the video. I moved to DSLR's for the very reason they let me shoot RAW and then adjust my images later on computer but amazingly, in countless articles and videos, it was never mentioned that when you shoot raw, things like noise reduction, hi iso noise reduction and white balance were NOT saved in the RAW and ONLY affected the Jpeg preview. That was a revelation, I think I was into my second year with DSLRs before I read that somewhere! Menus are a pain - I found a rocky nook quick reference book which was pricey but ONLY had quick access to controls in a small format spiral bound notebook with no more than 20 pages. It isn't cheap, and its not perfect, but, it does remind you quickly about where to find particular settings, and also the camera controls and buttons functions. Got mine in the camera bag and the more I use it, the less I have to use it, if you see what I mean.

[@adrianglamorgan2571]

Appreciated your Little Chef item. Living in Australia, we still have rain and snow (depending on where you live), but I have not tended to consider the effects of the weather on the camera. A refugee friend of mine who was taking photos of a wintry peace walk ruined his camera because it was raining, raining, and the camera did not like it. In fact, the camera was ruined. (A benefactor organisation chipped in and replaced it, which was kind of them). So rain was a warning to this photographer thereafter! Perhaps you might like to comment on this question of protecting your camera from rain, sleet and snow here, or perhaps it could be a really useful item on your show... and now that I think of it, perhaps technical and etiquette advice for taking photographs of protests - I remember the great episode on the ethics of travel photography quite a while back, which has stayed with me. Your twice monthly program cheers me up every time, thanks to all of your devotion to communicating such a positive message.

[@AdrianW_photo]

Another great show. I make good use of the custom memory feature to set up my camera for different scenarios, such as sports, portrait and landscape. Harry's demo of camera movement was very useful.

[@johnboothroyd7087]

An interesting and informative show once more - thank you to everyone involved. Hope Marcuse's ankle repairs soon! Looking forward to the next session.

[@jonajones8551]

Enjoyed the menu article but found Harry's advert for IPhones and Dolby a tad annoying as I do not have nor will have an I phone and wanted to know how to use my expensive camera which I use for Photography. or should I just get rid of my R5, 5D mk4 and lenses & just by an I phone, Lol, but do appreciate they are sponsoring you but in my head, it put me off them rather than encouraged me to get one, probably because I do not like being force-fed. This is honest feedback from my perspective. apart from that Loved the show show as always.

[@s1opp]

You're not alone in thinking this. Quite a big jump from film based panorama, talking about composition and emotion, straight into 'use an iPhone, be Hollywood'

[@PhotographyOnline]

We did give (and have done in previous episodes) lots of generic advice which can be applied regardless of what camera you use. We have to mention the iPhone as it’s a sponsored feature and Dolby Vision isn’t on any cameras. Thanks for watching and hopefully you got something out of it.

[@calvinchann1996]

Did you not notice who sponsored the segment? I thought it quite reasonable. You can always fast forward the segment.

[@joerobbins9120]

love the bloopers at the end

[@petesuchon7340]

Oh boy. Now I have to dig out my camera manual and find out what all those buttons are for. Great job as always!

[@Architekt2]

Your comment about looking in the mirror made me laugh! Love your humor! Keep up the great work to you and all of you together!

[@ipedder68]

Awesome as always 👍

[@fotoschumacher]

Another Great Episode! Loved the „Analog Affairs“ Part on this One!👍

[@alasdairmackenzie905]

Another great show folks. Thanks. That Little Chef on the A9 has been an eyesore there for some years now but will now probably be a permanent fixture following this newfound fame !!

[@RM831BC4E4]

Loved the “Little Chef” images. Great use of a Panoramic image. And a cracking subject.

[@timrosenburgh9485]

Another great video everyone. I felt sorry for Marcus filming in the conditions he had to endure. You captured some nice image's Marcus of the Little Chef which is now documented as no doubt it will be knocked down at some stage.

[@johnknipe2]

Great programme as always guys. Every day's a school day - much to learn.

[@wibbley1]

Hi PO, just want to say thanks for your FREE photography programmes. Can't understand why there are many harsh comments. If peeps don't have an eyephone, then just skip that bit. If peeps know all about, or are not intersted in a particular segment, just skip it. After all, it is a magazine programme. (since when did a programme become a show? :o) Yes, settings, depth of field and the like have been done to death, so has 'it is spring, our magazine shows you how to photo it' ditto summer, Autumn, Winter, etc. In fact everything has been done to death. However there are always new humans being born, some of whom pick up a camera and would like new modern content rather than digging out an old copy of Amateur Photographer from 1954. Who knows, by watching, one may even learn something. I always thought telephoto lenses compressed the scene........ But as ISO keeps rumbling on & now the f stops, please never do a programme on the depth of field differences (or lack of) between full frame & crop sensor cameras :o)

[@vijaygade8628]

Thank you for a good show... glad to see the settings session... certainly reinforced a few points.

[@rrblint]

Lovely show guys. Thanks for including the menu-navigation segment, great info! See you in a few weeks.

[@juliangreaves4727]

Great show as always. I took delivery of my new Kingjoy tripod the other day. It’s the camou version. OMG, what a piece of kit. I’ve owned many tripods over the years and they’ve all been very disappointing. No longer! It’s a proper piece of kit and I’m very happy with it indeed. Cheer, Julian

[@steveworthington930]

Bring,s back memories of the Little Chef in Spean Bridge, a good pit stop before the wild,s of Lochaber. What did for them was dissibility access law,s, would have cost to much to convert all their outlet,s.

[@jonajones8551]

I see Marcus is the happiest I've seen him in the Title for a long time! 😉

[@tonyhales-BigT]

Loved reading these comments on ISO and F stops 🤣🤣 I will continue to subscribe to it meaning fraction as I always have, and its easier for me. What you really need to do is have your outro music as Taylor Swifts - Shake it off....... 'Cos haters gonna hate.' I do have a question for Marcus.... What is going on with the barnet please.....???? 😉 Keep up the great work.

[@LexTNeville]

Excellent thumbnail, and show too of course.

[@PhotographyOnline]

Thanks Lex

[@cuisineundercover]

Team, another brilliant show as always! Seriously enjoyed the Camera Menus section too. 🙂

[@jenniferlouiseday]

Absolutely enjoyed this installment. I always learn so much or at least am entertained entirely. Another great episode!

[@jimsmith556]

Great topics and coverage on this show! The shots Marcus took of the Little Chef really did bring out the atmosphere and dreary conditions. You mentioned it might have been difficult to make the conditions more challenging, and I was thinking a large puddle with the cars continually splashing you would have added to the complications and made for some exciting out-takes!

[@marcsawian]

A lil' late to the party this time but enjoyed it nonetheless. Thank you for another entertaining educative show guyz. Much love ❤️❤️

[@chimeraphotographic4030]

Keep it up Team, think I’m caught up now with all the other episodes since my visit to Skye in November…. and hopefully my photography has improved as will my Menu settings and work flow

[@trevorwright6165]

wonderful show ruth and team thank you again for all you do for us take care cheers from trev

[@markthompson3863]

another great show :) the shoot at the little chef was really interesting and well done

[@ba553y]

I'm digging this new Video Academy! Great learning from you guys. Kudos!

[@keithtimmis]

I only shoot JPEG as I have no interest in editing. Thanks for recognising some of us have this approach! Menu section was very helpful and I look forward to next show.

[@ianevans9957]

Another Great program, thank you, enjoyed it all

[@ChrisHunt4497]

Great show. I was a bit worried for Marcus on that fast road in the central reservation. Think he would have been safer in a florrie jacket. Just me being safety conscious. 😇 Think I have been in that Little Chef! Loved the images. Love an abandoned building 😍😍😍. Great bloopers too. Keep them in please. 😂😂😂

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

Great episode , really loving the video creator feature, Keep up the good work.

[@neilcole3406]

I wonder if the Subway Restaurant on the opposite side of the little Chef will be the same subject in 30 years time!

[@SteveP_2426]

Interesting set of 'articles' as normal. Sorry but I'm going to have a 'Marcus' moment! When I'm stood in the middle of Cornwall, Dartmoor, lake District, Scotland etc taking in the natural beauty of the surroundings I can accept other Togs may be in the same spot but I really hate having umpteen cameras beeping as people are taking their shots. You can tell from live view or EVF if it's in focus. Pleaseeeeeee everyone turn your beepers off!! Told you I was going to have a Marcus moment! 🤣🤣

[@PhotographyOnline]

Hi Steve. You can’t tell if it’s in focus if you’re not looking through the viewfinder or at the screen unless the beep is turned on. I take 90% of my travel portraits without looking though the viewfinder, so this is the only way to get confirmation that the camera has focused. Obviously it’s not required in a landscape situation. Thanks for watching and for commenting.

[@jjmphotography]

Well that Little Chef on the A9 at Balhaddie was always great for a burger on the way home from the fishing

[@PhotographyOnline]

Glad it bought back memories for you

[@steveduff5157]

Great show thanks, I've just found the auto rotate and reset it to only rotate the the card not on the camera, it was so annoying. Thank you.

[@annedoverfist9311]

My local Little Chef!

[@gregwaters7032]

I can’t help but wonder what impact Starbucks had on the dereliction aspect of Little Chef story. Loved that segment, cheers Marcus.

[@craigmaisfield3247]

Excellent show again 👏

[@rhiwderinraytube]

Some things are just not worth photographing - that Little Chef is a prime example!

[@PhotographyOnline]

Dereliction can be one of the best photo subjects Ray. Open your mind.

[@redsphoto6708]

The film shots, especially the ones with the Fuji 617 were bangers though kinda funny that the fuel station is optimistic given how depressingly bad fossil fuels are haha I haven't tried it but I hear Lomography Metropolis is also very unsaturated and sad looking, so maybe that would have been a neat film here too but you nailed the colors as is tbh. I need to get better at video.....thanks for the tips! Neat camera menu section too! Nowadays the autofocus settings alone could take a video to explain hahah....

[@autofocusrossswansea9362]

Interesting. I just checked the facts online and was surprised to find Little Chef closed its doors nationwide in 2012. I would have liked to see the results from extensive shooting on high res DSLR's as I have no plans to go back to film, and on a personal level, it's both too niche and too expensive, needing a repurchase of yesterdays technology and a bigger car boot - and I have no idea where I could get film processed down here in South Wales! Do they still make film cameras - I took my eye off that ball ten years ago - or have they gone the way of Little Chef? I miss my Canon A1 but after some counselling, I got over it when the D810 showed up, and got more enthusiastic when the D850 turned up a few years later :-) Keep up the good work.

[@davidcoleman2868]

Love those outtakes 🤣

[@alan_wood]

Nice one, cheers!

[@paulmilovich2982]

Another great, informative and funny episode, that's why I so look forward to each new video. I do have a couple of questions though. So if I shoot JPEG exclusively, do I really need to change my White Balance from Auto to something else or will the camera adjust, as well as the Picture Style to adapt to the scene? This segment kind of blew me away, since I don't ever shoot raw because I don't edit my photographs. Again, great show, and Thank You!!!

[@NtwrkTeam]

I've been looking forward to the 'video howto' shows for quite awhile now, and disappointed that somehow I missed the first two. Last year a photographer friend of mine was appalled when I told him I was shelving my DSLR and moving to a smart-phone camera bag. What I didn't forsee was that I would also be moving between NLE's as part of the total transition, but I digress. As a request could you log which episodes have video tutorials. Thanks in advance.

[@a-bela]

Hm. Sorry, but: ISO: Because 'International Organization for Standardization' would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISO is derived from the Greek 'isos', meaning equal. "F" number: Changing the f-number changes the size of the aperture, changing the amount of light that passes through the lens. The higher the f-number, the smaller the aperture and the less light that passes through the lens; the lower the f-number, the larger the aperture and the more light that passes through the lens. or maybe simplier: the f number tells you, the association of diameter of the aperture according to the focal length, so if you have a focal length 100 mm, then for F4 the diameter of the aperture should be 25 mm. If you double the F number, the area of the aperture will be the quarter, so the power of the light can come through will be also the quarter relatively to the prevoius f number. like the inverse square law.

[@PhotographyOnline]

Why are you just repeating what we have already said?

[@a-bela]

@@PhotographyOnline My poor english and some misunderstoodness can explain it, it can explain for ISO, and about F number : you said: Aperture values are simply their _diameter as a fraction of the focal length_, so the right answer (at least for me) is none of the suggestions at first, but i reviewed it, and the question was "refer to". So you're right, i'm sorry, have to see your videos at least two times before i'm asking.

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@a-bela no problem. Thanks for watching. All the best

[@riothero313]

One thing every beginner should turn off immediately is the ability to shoot photos without a card in the camera. You don't want to end up taking a bunch of photos or thinking you did and it turns out there is no card in. Aka "release shutter without card"

[@AdrianEvansPhotography]

Thanks for sharing

[@petercollins7848]

I always enjoy this channel and it is just the right length to really engage the viewer. As a total amateur I am still a bit confused about the ‘f’ number business. I have always associated the f-stop with the aperture/amount of light entering the lens, and ‘focal length’ with the zooming or fixed, in the case of a prime, magnification aspect of the lens. But I realise in photography I suppose there is so much physics/maths/science which goes over my head. Keep up the good work.😀

[@wibbley1]

Don't overthink it. Higher the f number, more depth of field (more in focus), but less light into the camera. Lower number, less depth of field, but more light into the camera. Use the above for artistic effect (with shutter speed & ISO setting to give correct exposure, of course) Who care is ISO is Greek or 'international organisation for standards' not international standards organisation Who cares that each f stop is a multiple of the square root of 2, or the aperture is the fraction of the focal length of the lens, or any other geeky stuff. Just take photos & use the apperure & shutter speed to control the look of the photo.

[@petercollins7848]

@@wibbley1 Thanks Nige 😃

[@JoeyMudflats]

As Nige T says, don't worry about it. You're right that the f-stop determines the aperture, which in turn determines the amount of light that can enter the lens. The rather disingenuous question from @Photography Online asks what the 'f' represents. They are correct that it represents the focal length of the lens, but to arrive at what we call the f-stop there's a formula. If, for instance, your aperture is f/2 and its focal length is 100mm, then the aperture of the lens is 100/2, or 50mm. You could measure the width of the outer element of the lens and it's likely it'll be 50mm. Actually many modern lenses have complex optics so that your measurement might not work exactly, but that's the principle. It explains why a 200mm f/2.8 lens has a much wider outer element than a 35mm f/2.8 lens. The amount of light that'll reach the sensor in each case is the same, because the big outer element of the 200mm lens is much further away from the sensor, and receiving light from a narrower angle.

[@karlgunterwunsch1950]

Sorry, could not stomach the Little Chef lost place - too many good memories having eaten at several of these over the years when visiting England and Scotland. The musical choice though would have been easy - free jazz as the Little Chef management deemed correct in their death throws to alienate even the last customers...

[@rogerhance5883]

Love the series on shooting video. Thanks. Advice please. You say how good Dolby Vision is on an Iphone. I use a Samsung Android. What is their equivalent to Dolby Vision and is it as good ?

[@PhotographyOnline]

Hi Roger. I don’t think there is an Android equivalent to Dolby Vision. You’ll have to get an iPhone! 😵‍💫

[@rogerhance5883]

@@PhotographyOnline O.K. Thanks for the quick reply. More expense Ha ha !

[@diba4645]

You‘re the best

[@tjmanou6422]

Now we know what Mark's face looks like a few seconds before when he asks "was it good for you?".

[@emanuelbief7088]

The kitchen shot is the story of my life, shooting in odd situations 😅

[@eprohoda]

dude-How u doing?~enjoed- total good upload.

[@irampotter]

Sorry to correct you but ISO is the merging of the ASA and DIN rating systems in 1974 by the International organisation for standardisation which is where the initials for ISO come from, I had that drummed into me for my photography o level in 1976 and again for my a level in 1978, there is nothing Greek about it whatsoever.

[@PhotographyOnline]

So even when we show you the ISO website, you still claim we are wrong? 🤣

[@wibbley1]

@@PhotographyOnline Coming up on the next episode of Photography Online, we build a brick wall to bang our heads against 😆

[@sanketnawle]

Did Harry just say think of movement as foreplay? 🤔

[@gerhardwiesinger]

For the photo "Little Chef": Why did you meter with the dome towords the opposite of the subject?

[@PhotographyOnline]

Hi Gerhard. I was taking an ambient light reading - to measure the light falling onto the subject. You would only point the meter towards the scene if taking a reflected meter reading. Hope that explains it for you.

[@chrzanik666]

Stuck between Starbucks and shell fell the little cheif in to derelict, architectural hell.. lol

[@DusanMichalka]

Sorry guys but f is for fraction not focal length

[@PhotographyOnline]

Sorry Dusan but you are wrong. Are you seriously saying that f numbers are written f/ which means they are fractions of a fraction?!! 🤣

[@gastonmessier2192]

D

[@chadjb72]

F is for Fraction……….?

[@PhotographyOnline]

No. F = focal length, but f numbers are fractions of the focal length.

[@chadjb72]

I would love to come over there and get some great photos of Scotland

[@wibbley1]

@@PhotographyOnline Did you not learn your lesson after mentioning ISO? 😄😄😄. I won't mention f numbers & the square root of 2.....🤐

[@wibbley1]

The aperture opening is measured in f-stops, which are, in fact, a fraction. Specifically, an aperture opening is a fraction of the focal length of your lens. If you have a 100mm lens set to f/4, what you are really saying is that the aperture opening in the lens is 1/4th of 100mm. 1/4th of 100mm is 25mm

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@wibbley1 which is exactly what we said

[@JohnPaul-ii]

Make sure it’s the camera shooting in the RAW setting and no you. 🤣🤣🤣

[@donsmith2833]

It would be nice if the videos had indexes, I could skip segments on video easier. Sorry, no interest at all in video.

[@snappychappy]

Depressing, maybe. Uninspiring, definitely.. Move along there, nothing to see here.

[@tombridge3608]

Is someone torturing a cat in the background during the indoor sessions? Please stop it!

[@PhotographyOnline]

It was a hurricane Tom. We did explain this in the show.

[@Ericbjohnston5150]

Wow, discussing settings. Hundreds of youtubers and books have beat this topic to death for years. Be original in your videos.

[@PhotographyOnline]

We don’t care what others have best to death. We do our own content irrespective of what others do or have done. Thanks for watching

[@Ericbjohnston5150]

@@PhotographyOnline didn't watch because menu settings mentioned in title. As a viewer I want to see new topics discussed. Unfortunately with photography the whole photography thing has been beat to death. I watch one youtuber who doesn't mention cameras or lenes much. Rarely talks settings because everyone taking a photo of something uses pretty much the same settings.

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@Ericbjohnston5150 - great to see you’re not one of those people who knocks something before giving it a fair chance!

[@CharlesMercer]

I disagree - and this team present it so much better IMO. Cheer up and be nice. Then life will be nicer to you.

[@Ericbjohnston5150]

@@CharlesMercer heres a video from 8 years ago on camera settings. Same thing applies now. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGm3amepmc6BoMU One from 9 years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3LXZWZnapKofpY

[@KCYT2010]

From the Adobe web site: Originally, ISO numbers were set by the International Organization for Standardization (where the name ISO comes from) to refer to the sensitivity of the film in a camera to light. ISO standards in digital photography today still have the same numbering system to indicate the sensitivity of a digital camera sensor to light. www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/iso.html

[@PhotographyOnline]

Which is exactly what we said.

[@gordonwolford9469]

No, it isn't. You said, "What does “ISO stand for? A: It doesn’t stand for anything. It’s actually an abbreviation of “ISOS” which is Greek for “Equal”, which is ridiculous when related to photography. The acronym ‘ISO’ has long stood for International Organization for Standardization, a group that has created tens of thousands of technology and product standards, including those for film and now digital sensitivity. .

[@PhotographyOnline]

@@gordonwolford9469 - the answer we gave is correct - as clearly starred in the ISO website. You can continue to disagree if you like!

[@JoeyMudflats]

@@PhotographyOnline I'm disappointed that you're still sticking to your guns on this point. ISO is the shortform name of the International Organization for Standardisation - as clearly stated in the ISO website (yes, the website is called the ISO website, as you admit.). Your original question 'What does ISO stand for?' does not ask 'what three words are these three letters the initial letters of?' but 'what does ISO stand for?'. ISO stands for the organization in the same way that 'Auntie Beeb' stands for the BBC. It's a representative of the organization. ISO have chosen a shortform of their full name. So that shortform stands for the organization. Stop being pedantic and admit you're wrong on this one. I notice you've managed to confuse some with your next question too. People think that f refers to the aperture of a lens. Yes, I know that f means the focal length, but f/2 is a formula which gives the aperture of the lens. You wish to be a 21st Century photography magazine, so you have a responsibility to clarify the complexities of photography for your audience, not perpetuate and crow over their misunderstandings.

[@JoeyMudflats]

@@PhotographyOnline What is 'clearly starred (sic) in the ISO website' is that they have derived their name from the greek word ISOS. Also clearly stated is that ISO is the shortform name that they have chosen to adopt. Hence their website is ISO, not International Organization for Standardisation. ISOS is the derivation, ISO stands for the organization.

[@bobtaylor364]

Thanks team, another great episode and good to see one of my old haunts being given great exposure, the Little Chef 'restaurant' north of Dunblane!

[@PhotographyOnline]

Hopefully it was in better condition when you used to frequent it!

[@bobtaylor364]

@@PhotographyOnline there used to be one either side of the a9, the north bound one is now a Subway. Not sure even Marcus could make a good picture out of that now!