Getting the Medium Format look with the Camera you already own.

[@paulengle5784]

You’re one of the kindest, most thoughtful educators I’ve encountered on KZbin. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@seantuck]

That's very kind. Thank you Paul.

[@DJVARAO]

I fully Agree. Sean's view on the art of photography as a personal journey is something you can't find elsewhere.

[@jasonblake5576]

Agree, amazing human being!!!!!

[@zolastic]

Agreed, always fantastic educational, intelligent, carefully-prepared and thoroughly engaging - thank you Sean

[@Interstate66]

I only can underline that! ❣

[@tomasz9806]

You're one of the last of the dying breed of youtubers not talking about gear all the time. Well executed, I've learnt something new, thanks

[@thomaswentworth6433]

This comment has nothing to do with video, but is something I'd like to say directly to you Sean. I've followed you for years. I've travelled your path from the early days and right up to now. I'd like to say that you are one of the most rounded, creative and insightful photographer's in this crazy world of YT. I could listen to you for hours (in fact I have!). As a fellow introvert, I get how you are so reflective on what you do, why you do it and how you do it. Your introspection regarding historical photographers and the images they take is unparalleled. I was also struck by your brutal honesty regarding your marriage. Not really knowing you, I did feel a real sense of genuine sadness for you as that must have been a very difficult video to make; yet your thoughts were towards your wife. I hope people did as you asked and didn't send negative comments to her. You are an amazingly talented photographer and you have helped me in so many ways so thank you for your honesty, passion and willingness to share your knowledge. You really are one of the world's good guys.

[@seantuck]

I really appreciate the kind words Thomas. Thank you for taking the time. You've made my day.

[@sujithsugathan6273]

❤

[@RamblinView]

The fact that this type and quality of free educational content is still being made on KZbin gives me hope. Thank you

[@lanehartwell]

I shot a magazine cover with this technique about 12 years ago. I knew Ryan Brenizer through the Flickr community and he taught us how to do it. I love making images this way. Thanks for the refresher.

[@tocobern]

Thanks for the tutorial. I like how you don't have silly gimmicks and sounds and cartoons in your videos. Just adults to adults without having to be entertained every few seconds. Keep up the good work.

[@stefanvasilev9318]

Sean is one of the few YT creators that can make you watch a video about something you've already known for a decade, and still be entertained and enjoy every bit of it :) Kudos, sir!

[@hieuvo6963]

Thank you so much for showing us this technique, Sean. Now I'm going to try it with a medium format sensor. Gotta get that large format look 😜

[@ChrisBrogan]

I'm not smart enough to know if this will work, but dumb enough to know I'm going to give it a try. Love this video, Sean. Thanks for sharing an interesting idea to go try.

[@richardvallonjr.6716]

make sure to overlap and shoot more frames than you need. also note- - if you are doing a vertical landscape you can take a stop off the exposure for the imaeges near the top of the image... a 50mm lens at f1.4 on a full frame camera works great for this technique. Make sure to turn the camera around the center of the lens and not move it very far esp if you have anything closer than sy 15 feet in the picture....

[@kevinyounger7854]

Definitely works. Research the Brenizer technique. You can create a “lens” that can’t truly exist.

[@ElementaryWatson-123]

If you stich three FF images taken with 50/1.4 lens to match the MF 0.8x crop, you'll end up with an image that you would get with 40/1.12 lens. You can buy 40/1.2 lens that will give pretty much identical look and not spend all that efforts on stitching images. Even better, get pretty affordable and very good quality Sigma 35mm f/1.2 for more impressive results.

[@myk-vg9qi]

@USGrant Sure... one "can buy" a Voigtländer Nokton 40/1.2 for 1500$... What a needless point to make. We should all be on Phase Ones by now, of course. It is not the idea here !!! The idea is to get the most out of your standard gear and thus become more flexible and creative. Spending big money on photo gear has only produced rich companies - not rich photography whatsoever... Look around!! Where are the 4000 Dollar shots?? Show 'em!

[@ElementaryWatson-123]

@@myk-vg9qi you still didn't get it. There is absolutely nothing special in medium format or any other format, all of them are the same with equivalent lenses.

[@xtra9996]

I heard the term "Brenizer effect" but I wasn't aware that it's so easy to do. At least on full frame. So thanks.

[@kiwipics4003]

Once again Sean, you've made the technical, simple, the creative, accessible, and won us over to once again to 'ante up' and say "maybe we can". Thankyou! Bravo 🎯 -Greg

[@jjjjasonnnn]

I also remember doing this like 12 years ago! Thanks for the reminder of this technique.

[@ThierryQuerette]

Your content is so informative and captivating that I find myself lingering here for longer.

[@ry1sfly]

This video was so good! Love this concept! The photos are so similar in the end. Really cool

[@CarstenSchlipf]

Great Video. Maybe one thing to add: There is nothing like THE 'medium format'. The GFX has a rather small sensor with 43.8mm x 32.9 mm compared to other medium format cameras like a Hasselblad H6D with 53.4mm x 40mm (and then 645 medium format is 60mm x 45mm). So in order to get the medium format look of the Hasselblad you would have to stack 3 GFX images or 6 full frame images.

[@ttambm8639]

Sean you are a gem of a person. Never change.

[@RogerMunoz-ci7it]

Thai was so, fascinating! I thoroughly enjoyed your video as I usually do, including the ones were you speak about fellow photographer who you show case in which you profile their lives and contributions to photography. Great Job! Thank you and God Bless. Roger

[@JeffreyHauser]

Nicely done, Sean. I enjoy your teaching style very much. Best wishes& safe travels.

[@ryuichicoop2332]

Nicely done. Great presentation. I like how you explained the process with a drawing, then showed the field work and best of all showing the actual results. Great stuff!

[@ChristineWilsonPhotography]

I'm impressed that seem quite easy very nicely done Sean, as always your a fantastic resource for us all 😊

[@cosmo0080]

hi, your of the few on you tube that i would consider a educator, blessing

[@davidroberts5535]

Back button focus helps with simplifying the technique a bit by eliminating the need to manually switch the AF on/off button.

[@tjwalkup7155]

Thank you for putting these videos together. Such and incredible gift having you here. If you do meet ups in SF I shall join you.

[@sibaldi2922]

What a great video. Thanks for taking the time to produce something away from the mainstream KZbin fare. Very interesting and thought provoking.

[@purpleeinstein]

Inspirational video! I own 3 medium format systems and you got me so wanting to try this on my full-frame!

[@jaypoly]

Wonderful, Genius even. Thanks. Your content is always inspiring.

[@thormusique]

This is so brilliant, thank you! I make landscapes (near and far), but this technique can clearly apply. My mind is truly blown, cheers!

[@grimasmr8136]

7:47 that is such an awesome photo!

[@bartjeej]

Been a while since I've seen the Brenizer method mentioned. I decided long ago that I'm not dedicated enough to this look to make the effort worth it. Very nice explanation though! I like the perspective regarding storytelling you added at the end

[@airb1976]

Nobody remembers after those years, that Brenizer stole this idea from a Fred Miranda Forum

[@marlonsouza9224]

This is pure magic. Thank you SO MUCH to taking the time to explain the thought process behind this magic trick.

[@createlovetravel]

I never even knew you can photograph like this!! I will be trying this for sure!! 👍 😊

[@joselio]

I just purchased the Vol 4 of Parable, I want to say thank you for your great contribution to photographers like me, you give great advise and inspiration. I am from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. I hope this message encourages you to keep providing great video content. Congratulations

[@helpfixstupid6190]

Thank you so much. I enjoy your teaching / explaining style. Excellent work with the model too!

[@paulbelliphotography]

Love this method. Used it a few times with my wife and daughter. You've just reminded me to keep it front and centre in my toolkit 😊

[@captaincook6283]

That’s so nice that you’ve done this educational video I never knew this and your content really sticks out against most of the other just self promoting videos on KZbin ❤

[@danmontesinos2094]

Awesome technique. Looking forward to put it in practice. Thanks for sharing!

[@ReichertDaniel]

Thanks for sharing this! So generous of you.

[@markhughes3277]

Excellent video, love the thoughtfulness. Gets the point across.

[@studiojege287]

Very well explained with best advice to go and do it yourself. Cheers!

[@ggarciacota]

Awesome and very interesting video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge Sean.

[@foilpainterfantasyartist1711]

I had done this a couple years ago but you had the courage to share with others..thanks

[@altern8ive]

I was anticipating a mention of the Brenizer method, been using it for many years but often falling into the trap of taking too many images as you highlighted at 8:00. The simplicity of the technique you introduced here is very helpful 👍

[@joerichard171]

Wonderful video and subject Sean. I never considered a pano stitch for a portrait… but wow. You are such a great communicator & educator. Thank you

[@JoeDillingham]

This is so cool. I've done this before with landscapes to create big, sweeping images, but doing the same thing with portraits is so smart. Such an obvious idea that I never would have thought of. Thanks for the video!

[@MattWyattMedia]

Inspiring! Thanks for your work, Sean.

[@marximus4]

I appreciate the run-through. I've heard of the technique before and a very brief how-to (just put some images together!), but I didn't know exactly how to do so. I might have to try this!

[@megamind3339]

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video Sean.

[@johncarnahan4067]

Thank you for sharing your video Sean great to know this technique

[@MotuDaaduBhai]

A secret tool in my photography arsenal for almost a decade. If done right, the result is mind blowing. Awesome instructional video.

[@charlessummers7381]

👏🏽👏🏽📸 Outstanding! Thanks for helping us think outside the box...

[@juanfarrell1088]

So well explained. You are a fantastic communicator. Tbh i was shaking my head when i read the title of the video

[@gregsmith6373]

Thank you so much for this video. Im going to try this tomorrow. Cheers from Norway

[@buttersgato508]

Thanks so much for sharing. This will consume my free time for the next couple of weeks

[@BGTuyau]

Well and thoroughly explained with a minimum of KZbin bloviation despite this being a painstaking, multi-step process. Nicely done ...

[@nicolasguillenc]

Thank you! I was just thinking about this actually because I want to take a picture of my family and print it very very big!

[@RascalKyng]

This was such a thoughtful and kind video. Thanks for the advice!

[@alebo62]

Great video, great presentation, your videos are allways a pleasure to whatch. I´ve used the stitching technique often, when the wide angle lens was not wide enough. But now I´ll try it out for that specific look.

[@wilsonsantos384]

I really enjoy your videos, keep sharing your videos and ideas.

[@kruuuber]

Oh wow. I've done a degree in photography and working as a professional photographer on my 13th year now - and this technique was completely new to me. I couldn't make sense of the theory until you demonstrated it so beautifully. I even used to own a Pentax 6x7. Thank you so much! Looking forward to testing this out!

[@RealCelticGamer]

Thank you for sharing your insights, and presenting information in an enjoyable way.

[@SuchetB]

Thank you for this Sean - This is amazing advice and help.

[@teratism143]

Fascinating and practical and beautifully presented.

[@goranritterfeldt2608]

Brilliant, never thought about this possibility. Well done. Take care, Göran in Latvia

[@leafsfan71]

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you for this!

[@mr.t.9019]

yes I thought so many times of this technique but never started to try it. many thanks.

[@lukemerrill1272]

New to me! Thank you for sharing so generously Sean.

[@FireAngelOfLondon]

I am definitely going to experiment with this. My Pentax K-50 APSC camera and 50mm f1.4 are a perfect combination to try it out too, thanks for the tutorial. This kind of knowledge is precious, so thank you for passing it on!

[@NobbyChariot]

Awesome idea❤. Really good, well done

[@WilliamMichaelChris]

I love this tenchique. It was really popular in the 2000s, esepcially with wedding photographers, as you mention. I called it a DoF montage but the aim was essentially to get that MF look. I'm not a great photographer by any means but it was a lot of fun finding subjects and creating this look.

[@tonnyh100]

Thank you for great video. You express info really inspirational way. Thank you.

[@shclee4211]

HI Sean, many thanks for your insight! Very detail and thorough. Appreciated.

[@a3k747]

Great tutorial! I have a 35mm f0.95 lens for my APSC camera and I can use this technique to get a wide angle shot. Just a minor correction at 4:35 the background blur you will get will be similar to a 40mm f1.2*0.8 = f0.96 lens. I.e. You can put a 40mm f0.96 lens on a full frame to get the same amount of blur! You have to multiply the f stop to calculate equivalent background blur. Although the light gathering will stay at f1.2

[@Gman1044]

DOF is identical at any given f stop whether its 5x4 or APSC ETC.

[@a3k747]

@Gman1044 IDK man maybe the term I'm using is incorrect. What I was referring to is the amount of blur you will get if the subject is standing the same distance away and the equivalent focal length is same, The radius of the blur will be different! Otherwise my phone also has a f1.7 main camera (24mm equivalent) but it is not even close to the amount of blur a full frame 24mm f1.8 lens could create

[@askeen8796]

This just blew my entire mind.

[@samxlovegod]

I'm so glad I came across your channel 👍 I have the perfect location for this with my wife thank you so much for sharing 👍

[@TheDavveponken]

Very well done. Had completely forgotten about this technique

[@SalDeVincenzo]

Another fantastic video Sean thank you and such a beautiful model and setting ! Years ago I bought some used gear from an estate sale, with one of the items being a Ninja Nodal. Basically, a tripod attachment for doing panos so if you're looking for precision and maybe helping with distortion, it is a fun device to try. Nothing wrong with hand-holding either. Keep up the good work - I so look forward to every video. Peace, brother!

[@bbayek5573]

Good old Brenizer :) Great video, Sean!

[@Frombehindthelens]

Amazing Sean thanks for sharing. Best wishes Graham

[@DavidSutton-m9g]

Thank you for doing this video. I’ve been contemplating this exact method for a while but wasn’t sure how to do it without a shift lens.

[@jiggyb21]

I' consider myself a pretty nerdy, technical type photographer and this has never crossed my mind. I think this sort of an idea comes from an experienced photographer being curious about why things are how they are and it's much appreciated as it gets my brain turning a little.

[@sirarcher8128]

Hi Sean, great as always. Thanks a lot. Greetings from Germany

[@IWILSONMCF]

I’ve been doing this on accident for years because I could only afford the nifty fifty canon lens so for wider landscapes like waterfalls I take stacked panoramas and put them together. Nice to finally have a name to use for it!

[@TLM823]

Really interesting and excellent video! Thanks for this.

[@J.bushellphotography]

Ooh! I never thought about doing this with my camera! I have stitched together landscape images, but never thought about doing it with a live subject! I might give it a whirl this evening (If I can get my dog to sit still for long enough!)

[@jasonblake5576]

Great presentation Sean ❤❤

[@MiguelACoronaDM]

Excellent experiment - I'm gonna try this soon!

[@micheldesilvavideaste3486]

Nice video, very interesting approach and thoughts. You got me back to stitching pictures. Thank you very much.

[@jowb575]

Wow, very great example and explanation! Thank you!

[@alandargie9358]

Excellent video, thanks Sean. I had tried this years ago on a tree with a 50mm lens on a 5D mk 2, result was great. It's interesting to see it work on a human being to great effect, the assembling works well.

[@LevyCarneiro]

Thanks, Sean! That gave me an idea, to try 3 shots with the GFX :D

[@raily9713]

Me too hahaha

[@robertnelson3179]

What a cool process something I can give a try now.

[@NikolajFreiesleben]

Thx, i have made too big stich but the 3 photos is a good idea. I like these kind of projects. I once had a tilt/shift lens before i sold it. But i made 3 shift photos with that and they were easy to stich together.

[@leemeglie1473]

I’m going to try doing the full frame technique on my next photoshoot. Thanks Sean!

This episode was very useful, thank you so much!

[@art512-i5i]

Thank you so much for this video. Coming from film photography, I love the medium format look and this is something that I always wanted to achieve with digital. The prices for medium format cameras are way out of my range, so I can't wait to try this method.

[@bigshooter461]

This is like dejavu, I remember doing this when I first started shooting digital with the Canon 10D more than 20 years ago. There is a very real magic to the context present in a larger frames while still capturing with the kind of compression that ellicits a level intimacy offered by longer focal lengths. I think the mamiya TLRs with the 80mm f2.8 offer the best gateway into this look. And it's a look that comes relatively easy and inexpensively if your comfortable shooting film. I shoot a C22 and C33 with that same 80MM F2.8. Even just looking through the view finder is captivating.

[@mattallengroupatREAL]

Nice, Pentax 67 and the 105 was also my favorite portrait and fashion camera.

[@vasilisdurden2622]

In order to stitch perfectly the different shots, you can use a nodal slide on your tripod. After finding the nodal point for your lens, photoshop will be able to merge the shots perfectly without artifacts or inconsistencies

[@raynerp]

for portrait as long as you keep the subject at the center of one of the stitched images the parallax you get by not using a nodal is not a big issue

[@JayJayYUP]

Only one problem, finding the nodal point on all lenses you have.. Sure it's easy when you're working with double digit focal lengths (simple 35mm to 85mm lenses). Once you start breaching 135mm+ so things like 200mm for instance and up - all the videos online trying to teach you how to find the nodal point become utterly useless, since the nodal point SOMEHOW (at least in my experience, and I'm sure an optician can easily explain how this is possible), the nodal point is actually behind the camera body itself.

[@saurabhbhardwaj6753]

Great video, I learnt something new today :) Thanks Sean!

[@Isaypreach]

Hey bro. I just gotta say i appreciate you and thank you for the knowledge fam.