The Secret "MATH" of Photography | How to set Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO (Photography Hack)

[@froknowsphoto]

Let me be super duper clear. I use "secret" and "photography hack" as a way to try and get people to understand they need to stop looking for the "shortcut" to better images. In reality, this video is the shortcut, it's giving you the tools aka the "secrets" to hacking your photography so you take control of everything. The quicker you realize you are in control of your settings, the better your photography will be. I made this video to grab beginners and photographers who get sucked in to videos that promise the world but can't deliver the basics and fundamentals. Now that you're hear, I hope you learn a lot from this video.

[@MikeNovelli]

Relate it to taking video...

[@froknowsphoto]

I don't know, it's just how it's always been.

[@mavfan1]

Rich Formica you just have to accept that f-stops are different than ISO and shutter. Each is a stop but every other number doubles. 1, 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4. 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22

[@DobyxRC]

Could a person (who is shooting in RAW) taking pictures indoors deliberately under expose a shot to gain either a faster shutter speed or a lower ISO, then fix it in Lightroom later? Would the processing of light room inhibit the pictures quality in the same way as if you were to use the Settings in the Camera?

[@Ormathisen]

@@richformica3033 : Normally you have to double the number but since aperture is round and there is some math involved that I will try to explain it in a simple way. You will have to think like this : When you are at f1 and want to reduce the circle to half the size, f2 would be logic. Instead you have to think of this reduction as the square root of 2. This is 1.414. A new increase would logically be 4 but again you would need the square root of a number. This time 4, which is 2. Next is square root of 8 (f2.8), Square root of 16 (f4), square root of 32 (f5.6) etc. This was a simplified version so I hope it was understandable.

[@vartlivfl2962]

Jared, you are such a great teacher. I have tried to get into photography since I was about 12 when my Uncle bought me my first Pentax K1000 camera and always ended up just giving up. I am in now in my 50s and I purchased your FroKnowsPhoto lessons back in 2017 and LOVE THEM. You can teach an OLD DOG new tricks. Visualizing does make a difference!! I love your teaching methods. Please keep making these kinds of videos. And Yes I am old enough to have actually have watched Mr Rogers when he was doing the shows!! I need that kind of explanation for Photography!! LOL Thanks

[@b-roll4881]

Thank you Jared for your time that you have given up too explain the very basics of photography. As someone that has been around photography all my life, it is my main hobby or passion. But due to a MVA that left me in a wheelchair and suffers from a minor brain injury, I have forgotton a lot about how to set up my camera. The way you teach with humor and visual aids, makes it easy for me to retain the imfomation. I am not saying other photo you-tubers are not good, but it is your style that has made you my go to photo you-tuber. It is also this style that has gotten you too 1 million subscribers and will continue to get you more. So thank you again for your awesome retainable videos and keep up the great work. O I just bought the new fuji xt-30 with the 18-55mm kit lens and the 26mm f/2 prime. So right now I am in a state of imfo over load trying to learn a new camera. Cheers for now.

[@matthewguevara5482]

Hey I just wanna say, I’ve been watching your videos for almost 3 years now and you’ve taught me how to stop taking “snapshots” and take actual photos. Thanks so much. Keep doing what you’re doing, man!

[@Geradori32]

Every once in a while I get a pop-up suggestion on your videos. Sometimes I know the things you are talking about, sometimes I do not. Though, every time it is interesting. So thank you sincerely for your work.

[@kmkphotography6933]

I have been at this for just about 2 years and have never had this explained to me this way nor have I had anything make sooooo much sense! thank you!!

[@duckscrossingtheroad]

I do motorsports photography as a hobby, It was Jared who helped me understand exposure without it I would never have been able to take the photos I do today. One thing I find is to let the photo you want dictate the settings then build the exposure. So for instance, if you want a shallow DOF, start with adjusting the aperture then work on your stops. If you're like me and do a lot of panning shots find the shutter speed you want and dial in the other settings after. I've been a big fan of Jared as I never "stop" learning from the guy.

[@shoregrl20]

Thanks for being "very Mr. Rogers about it" Jared! It helps so much to be reminded of the basics, really appreciate all of your videos and tips, big time!

[@midtown3221]

The moment he said I could do it with a kit lens, me and my wallet jumped for joy. Lol but really if I didn't take the time to preemptively watch these videos of yours while I wait for my Nikon D5300 to come in I would be looking at a list of glass to buy and my wallet praying for Satan to kill me. Now? Wiped that list clean, tagged a 70-300 and a nifty fifty, that's it. Wallet prays to God now XD THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@seanmartinez5371]

This has been the most informative and understandable way to think about shutter speed, aperature, and ISO.

[@alking7263]

You are truly the guru of teaching photography! I’m starting late in my life as a photographer and the way you explain things has made it clearer for me! Lot of the pro’s must hate you for divulging thé secrets! Thank you

[@TEAMLLOYD77]

Beyond helpful! The way you break it down makes it so easy to learn.

[@ErikSands]

It’s great to see you doing these types of videos. I hope it helps many folks advance in this hobby. One thing I recall that confused me was that I saw larger f-stops meant a smaller shutter - wrongly, I assumed they were larger because people would omit the “f/#” bit. Later knowing that it’s the denominator and not the numerator that’s often mentioned made that clear as day for me. Anyhow, for someone reading this, the reason 2.8 is wider than 5.6 is because it’s really f/2.8 and f/5.6. I was tripped up for a while on this one when I first started with photography.

[@edwinbarreto58]

As a veteran school teacher, you brilliantly explained a very difficult complex on the concepts of proper exposure using math! Thank you!

[@k2christcalled134]

I been trying to understand this and you suddenly explained this so simply!! I NEVER understood what stops were and could not wrap my head around it til I wanted the video of a basketball photo and then lead me to this video!!! Thank ypu sooo much for this fundememntal key thing.. because of this I'm going to check put more of ypur videos to see if ypu have more teachings.

[@mparrish310]

Hey Jared, I am pretty new to photography but I am a graphic designer so I understand when it comes to editing and lighting, but your videos have really helped me with better understanding how to make sure that I am getting the best quality photos out of the camera. I really like the way that you are breaking things down. I appreciate your work and I love the videos!

[@eponine1966]

Thank you!!! Down loaded 11 days and purchased getting out of auto last year and have been using that information each time the camera comes out. This video however just made the part I've been struggling with finally click in my brain.

[@Crash3214]

Im a beginner and loved this. So helpful. Have watched many photography videos lately and find this method of learning these principles to be the best and most clear. Thank you.

[@squaretops1]

watching the exposure indicator get to 0 reading in manual mode is good practice for helping this hit home,thats a good exposure according to the camera,it works to a high degree of success i find with most of my shots

[@gabrielvaldezr]

i already knew these principles but he explained them very well. takes time to understand but very good concept

[@Ruffian_Xion]

Now watch the video again and imagine you didn't already know the principles. Would you have any idea wtf he is talking about?

[@gabrielvaldezr]

@@Ruffian_Xion hahaha damn, you might have a valid point 🤣🤣🤣

[@TC-dw6wg]

Very good point! If I didn’t have the fundamentals I wouldn’t have a clue on what he’s talking about. He never explained each principle of the exposure triangle.

[@lizjoe21750]

I've watched the video a handful of times and he never explains how to figure what settings you need to begin with. He says "we want to get to f2.8, 1/1000, @3200 ISO... I understand what each setting does and how they balance but how do you factor the final combination?

[@carlmorgan5679]

Excellent Video, I went from being new to DSLR cameras to easily walking around shooting Manual after watching your 11 day course. As someone who loves maths seeing the math behind the exposure made so much sense to me :)

[@bpplus9713]

This was the most helpful video regarding finding exposure. Thanks so much for this.

[@Photogal]

Love the math breakdowns! Repetition is key for me!

[@firesrtorm57]

He's the only one so far that has explained the math behind using the camera settings.

[@btecww]

Thank you! You explained in one video what took my photography teacher to 2 weeks and 3 quizzes to explain. I am shooting 1000 shot per day and figuring stuff out. I will be taking your 11 day course 💪🏽

[@JakeBroe]

This was very helpful. I loved this!

[@DragonfireRC]

A camera with manual dials and aperture ring on the lens is the perfect way to teach the fundamentals of photography to students. Easy to visualize this on a Fuji X-T3, or an old Nikon FE film camera. Seeing the dials helps immensely with students. Another cool thing to do is to set the camera to bulb and set the lens to different apertures and let the students see the iris close down to the different apertures. They see the iris close down and will understand that a higher f-stop lets in less light visually. Another lesson is to take the lens off of the Nikon FE and fire the shutter at different speeds to show them how it works, better to do this with a non digital camera to keep dust off your sensor. With physical dials it is easy to go 2 stops added here, 2 stops subtracted there, a very tactile way of learning photography.

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

Thanks Jared -- I know the numbers/calculations, but reiterating it is always a good thing! Keep these sorts of videos coming -- and get back out into the "world" and show some examples of things like these (and Sunny 16!) -- thanks!!!

[@stephens8175]

Very helpful! Finally talking in terms of stops!

[@kylebuhrer]

This was so HELPFUL!!! Thank you so much, Jared!!!

[@maggieisaacs7329]

Love your videos. You are great explaining things in a way I can understand and is extremely helpful. Two and a half years of Art School and I didn't learn really anything about photography only how to write papers, I've learned more watching your videos. Thank you

[@davidparry2301]

Great video Jared. Excellent advice for those new to photography but also a 'back to basics' for the more experienced; get the fundamentals right !

[@joemikolic]

💡! Thanks so much for taking the time to explain a fundamental element of photography. In the process of retiring from my career in healthcare, I was gifted a Nikon Z6. Naturally, knowing virtually nothing but wanting to use my mind as I learn some basics to the art of photography, I serendipitously ran into your KZbin site and am spending the requisite time to become comfortable with the camera. I am learning....slowly. This exposure video, however, revealed some a little bit of basics. I loved it thank you very much.

[@krtkrt8259]

Another excellent video !!!! Thank you for making these terms and concepts understandable....

[@paulgreen758]

Perfect video for the beginner, and seasoned hobbiest who sometimes forget the basics, but having said that I don’t often go above 1000 ISO, my personal preference I know, but I prefer to have less noise even if I miss a shot

[@MrRenoman2011]

Man you teach it the way it should be done. Great video

[@ChristianGrest]

Jared, you do an awesome job explaining these concepts. I've been a "picture taker" for a long time, but never really got into the mechanics of it as much as I wanted. Your videos are very helpful in getting closer to where I want to be. Many thanks for all your help.

[@larryhaley3]

What a great way to wrap a mind around all this! things became much more clear!

[@coloraddiction]

I really appreciate this video - it really gives a strong foundation to take into the field for practice - thank you!

[@MarkWilliamsFirstLoveMissions]

Excellent explanation in simple demonstrations!

[@michaelogden5958]

Very nice. Reminds me of my first photography class about 40 years ago. I loved that class! B&W Film, processing the film, exposing paper, developing the paper, etc.

[@yubnub5977]

I've had my camera for two weeks, you make it pretty easy to understand how to change stops, the hard part for me is figuring out how to get to that first number. i was out taking pictures that looked pretty good, but when i got them onto my computer, they were pretty washed out. i'm sure that will get better with practice, but i really appreciate your videos.

[@AndrewPenner]

Definitely a solid way to break down exposure values, I'm definitely gonna watch this a few times yet!

[@donjollymore9612]

I love the way you dumb this video down for us people who have trouble grasping the math behind a good picture ....thank you froknow.

[@MiamiVPG]

Awesome explanation! Beginner here and you really helped me understand the exposure triangle. Thanks

[@brauliobla]

Have watched all of your 3 shots or less series, similar content as this one kinda, and I must say I have made a huge leap on my photos alrdy. Gonna buy your lightroom preset pack because I dont feel like I should be getting all this knowledge for free, seriously.

[@parkerlab]

I agree with you Jared “I should probably be selling this video”. Great tips!

[@jackplayz1548]

Love how you’re explaining it. Even though I now fully understand exposure it’s good to go back to basics and refresh the mind. Textbook stuff Jared

[@tadikovideo]

Very effective, the trading analogy was very helpful

[@djayj1220]

Great explanations Jared, as always. Wondering if on one of these 'Exposure Triangle' or '3-shots or Less' vids you could also explain what differences we will see in the end image (depth of field, noise, etc). It all makes sense, it would just be nice to also hear how the image will change as we progress through settings while equalizing the exposure. Thanks again for the great videos!

[@lukepenrod4290]

I love this video. It’s finally starting to make sense. I’ll have to purchase one of your lessons.

[@planning_with_patches5860]

Thanks for your video's. This one is really helping it click. I'm taking a photo class currently and the teacher is hating on my camera. I'm the only one with a mirrorless and he can't help me. This video is really making things click in my head. I also used your M50 video to get my settings in place.

[@TarotTrismagistus]

Amazing video!! Thank you so much! Really appreciate this and the 11 day program. Also, I LOVE how passionate you are about photography and teaching it. It makes me so much more excited to learn!

[@douglasriddle6447]

YES!!!......these kind of videos and the 5 Minute portraits are why I started following you......and what I think you are best at. Sure, a lot of people like gear reviews...but if you don’t already own the gear or are actually looking to buy that gear (which most of us really aren’t) they are a waste of time. “MORE”......MORE videos that get MORE people out shooting.....and LESS about equipment most can’t afford or need.

[@monchorios6761]

The best and easy to understand explanation

[@280nosler]

Jared, another very helpful video. I just had somebody ask me how to learn and understand the ISO/ aperture/ and shutter speed. I will forward them this video for review!

[@Ruffian_Xion]

Please don't. This is of very little use to beginners. There are plenty of better guides to how the exposure triangle works out there.

[@jorgearana1217]

Great job explaining it!! You make it simple to understand.

[@turidstokstadalvheim1494]

Yes, please! More videos! 🤩 You explain it so well! 😊

[@BHDonny]

I really appreciate your teaching style, this all made total sense and put into words what I have been trying to be more efficient with when building my exposures. Thank you!

[@patrykmarciniak8451]

You are the god of photography !! I finaly understan what the "stops" is. Thanks for this video Bro ! Greetings from Poland ! :)

[@george_KC1TQF]

This was a very good lesson on the basics of how it all goes together. Missed seeing this type of video of yours.

[@maryjaneadeyemi7054]

Oh my 😮. You did a great job. I’m an amateur photographer and you did a great job at explaining this. God bless your good heart

[@stewsview5164]

This is awesome! Yes, Please make more like this. It is basics but in a way that most people don't talk about it. Maybe in a boring book. But we don't read no more. LOL!

[@reflectionrecon]

Great video. Always a helps for a refresher. Would love some more of this

[@jburroughs6645]

Great video. Thanks for making it so simple.

[@Reignality]

Already knew this but it really drove it home how important it actually is to use this method when out shooting. I struggle with nailing my exposure when shooting in less than ideal lighting conditions. For example I'm going to the Cleveland Zoo tomorrow and will 100% use this!

[@amitsh728]

I recently bought my new DSLR camera, and I have to say your videos are a big help in enlightening me to the field of photography.. great video.. 👍

[@MrChrisHobday]

I'm spending more time with my photography and your video was enlightening. Thank you so much, I will be watching a lot more of your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@GernotWinklerMD]

Loved this video. Back to basics. It reminds me of all your earlier videos from some years back. Maybe not as back as “back in the days” 🤣. Keep them coming!!!

[@millistein3217]

It is a Perfect explain. Thank you very Much for that. Greetings from Switzerland.

[@georgecoward1120]

Just found this video. Excellent stuff man!! Thank you.

[@OzzoyLightCreations]

These concepts and ideas are never too much to know. Great video as always, and very inspiring.

[@jamerson808]

This is the best video you ever made man, amazing teaching

[@muddyexport5639]

This topic and your explanation I watched on a previous episode many months ago and it is exactly why I started following you. Logical, perfect sense. Figures don't lie, but, liars figure. ;~9

[@douglaskeeton31]

Bro….. Thanks 🙏🏽 so simple yet soo impactful

[@riclicksmedia9223]

Amazing video. Very useful. Thanks boss 👍

[@ivantalafuk4505]

Woah, didn't put much thought about these things. Great work man!

[@johno186]

I was lucky. My first photography teacher in College stressed this math. We even had to shoot an entire roll of film, where we started with the "perfect" exposure,. Changed the aperture 1 stop going up 3 stops and down 3 stops from perfect. Then did it again changing the shutter speed the same way. I shot the small waterfall near my apartment complex. Not only did I learn how the exposure triangle worked, both intellectually and artistically, but I stumbled in the slow shutter speed make water falls look amazing.

[@HitorMissHallmark]

Fantastic video. Really breaks it down for us newbies. You're the best Jared! Thanks!

[@adrianpicson9047]

This really helped me out on my shots. I learned your get the right exposure in 3 shots and so far my exposing photos have been great. Thanks man

[@86dmo]

Thanks man! This has been so helpful and you explained it well!!!

[@Dave_Andre]

Thank you for this vid Jared. It's very informative, especially to us beginners.

[@bobstringer9809]

Great video 👍 You should have included how when shooting RAW one can fine-tune the image to perfection 👍

[@aparecidolima5921]

I just to say thank YOU ever so much by this amazing tips and tricks.

[@50mm_matthew]

Thanks for this, definitely helped me understand how to get the right exposure using the best options for changing the exposure triangle.

[@sherrylechaton6924]

Thank you so much Fro! I love all your videos but this one is 👍🏼. I have your dvd on getting out of auto and love it as well.

[@robyn_southafrica]

Ouch admittance but I don't even own a camera yet but your channel is so enlightening I feel like I could be pro the moment I invest in one, even a basic entry level one! You're so thorough and clear to the point even I can understand! Thanks for all the useful informational content you put out, Fro man! 💜📷🙌

[@markryanoklahoma]

Love your videos and how you explain things in detail. Appreciate it Jared!

[@jadejtrandem1942]

Thank you, I understand more. embarrassing that I don't have this down after a year of getting my camera. Thanks again

[@thesinwi]

Fro makes this easier to understand.... Because..... FRO KNOWS PHOOOO TOOHHH

[@cwTheDrummist]

Something clicked... mind blown. Thanks for drawing it out!

[@heythere9380]

great tutorial. my camera intimidates me so this will help me show it who's the master. When those images get changed with the new settings you'e blinded by the light.

[@mikelf9449]

WOW!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH HOW YOU EXPLAINED THAT YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

[@markattardo]

Thanks for this! I knew the concept, but you connected some dots for me I hadn't thought much about. Details, details, details!

[@nithinkumar2623]

Thanks man. Helpful content!!

[@DHLF21]

Very useful Jared! Thank you!

[@davidshaw5979]

Thanks Jared. Great post, very informative. All the best.

[@ironian24]

nice one Jared, always a pleasure learning from you.

[@purinecio]

Thank you so much Jared, since I subscribed I am learning so much and discovering things I was not able to see before, keep it up!.

[@eei6255]

Absolutely Fabulous Video Really Appreciate For The Work Sir