DSLR Camera Focus Tips

[@steeletraining]

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[@Youtubesux2200]

Dude, That was one of the best "down to Earth" focus tutorials I have seen. Thanks

[@steeletraining]

Thanks, Bryce! You can find even more videos of mine on my website at www.steeletraining.com

[@JankiStudio]

Bryce Fletcher nice

[@genbigenbi]

me too.. like and subscribed :)

[@estellepatella2520]

I am a novice; I just bought my first DSLR camera. It seemed complicated, but after watching these videos I am beginning to understand. You simply give the information without going overboard on the tech jargon, and your presentations are well organized with the perfect amount of info. I can only comprehend so much at once. I have already learned so much, thank you.

[@greenblack539]

that last live view mode trick,,, you have no idea how much that saved me omg

[@SDebnath512]

I must admit, this is one of the tutorial that is to the point and crisp. You were right on the mark.. Thank you for this, you are just brilliant.

[@TheKeys2Bass]

Coming from another photographer, this guy is rock solid. Great work Mr Steele.

[@MarionetteMuse]

I've been O.D.-ing on digital photography tutorials lately, and this one, by far, is the best! Thank you so much.

[@dimesdinel]

I can't express how great these tips are! I learned so much about my camera and tips I know I can use daily. You explain and demonstrated so well too. Thank you!

[@lilmissjayjay]

The best photography tutor I know, never cease to surprise me and I always, always learn something from you, Phil. Please keep the tutorials coming, will always support you!

[@hectorarrivillaga5090]

Out of all the tutorials I have watched so far, you have been the most helpful. Thank you you for cutting through the bull@#$%

[@badalki]

I watched this video last September, and its helped the sharpness of my images immeasurably! My biggest problem was always getting night time landscape shots focused properly, and the live view technique at the end was a revelation! Thank you!

[@SalDeVincenzo]

You have a great gift for teaching in an easily understood manner and it's obvious you know the subject. Thank you for an excellent tutorial.

[@Avacarho]

My Nikon D5600 DSLR camera will be delivered next week and I can’t wait. Your teaching videos are fantastic, as you’re concise in your lesson. I also love how you demonstrate the techniques, which I’ll be doing once everything arrives. Please continue to make them free. I spent all my savings on my camera, a Tamron 18-400 lens, and my camera bag with a few lens cleaning tools, and can’t afford to pay for a camera store lesson, which I’ll forget most of within a day or two. Do you have a video on memory cards or camera/lens care?

[@bobby9476]

It's 2021 and this is still really useful!! Thank you so much!!

[@toniaodonnell8883]

Thank you! I clicked on one video and now here I am 3 hrs later, learning so much! thank you for taking the time to make all these videos!

[@jerrybobteasdale]

Very good advice and video.

[@Pixeditor07]

Very thorough and well done. You did a great job helping the photographer use the focus techniques regardless of the brand of camera.

[@marcg3923]

bought my first DSLR less than 2 months ago, and glad to know that i am using the pro tip of focus and recompose already

[@Kanad_Ray]

Man that was one of the most comprehensive guideline on DSLR focusing...Keep up the great work mate....

[@JesusChristIsLord__]

I've been into photography for a number of years and not many video tutorials WOW me anymore. But your very well-presented video have done just that. Wow. I've learned some very, very helpful tips for improving my photography. Thank you!

[@kumardosi]

Phil, great tips in such a short video. I tried something this morning on the manual pre sets on my cats and it works magic.

[@brycewilson5300]

Great photographic knowledge but a great teacher to boot. Have taken two of his tutorials and they are worth the money.

[@christianharris7359]

Wow, a great collection of details about focusing - even in 2020. Haven't seen a lot of these tips anywhere else.

[@vl0029]

Thanks for the tips. I especially like the demonstration of using the live view zoomed in to help with the focus.

[@alejamontesgfavorite]

You are the BEST photography teacher I've ever listen to !!!! thank you thank you !!!!

[@billzidis2656]

The manual focus advice is the best thing ever heard.Great tip

[@estimation1]

Great video Phil, I've purchased two of your online courses in the past week. "How to Shoot Professional-Looking Portraits on a Budget With Small Flashes" and "Lightroom Made Easy" so these KZbin videos are a great supplement to those courses. I love reading but the instructional videos are so much better than reading a book or instruction manual. Nice work!

[@PolarisVideos]

awesome information Phil. I thought a new how to use "focus and recompose" but now i understand more about how it works and why it doesn't always work!

[@djeschke1]

One of the best videos i have seen. The panning technique to find focus and the auto to manual focus technique a must know for these digital cameras. Thank you for your time.

[@beatmanbeat]

Thanks for getting to the point and cover so much in short time. I hate it when people talking and not getting to the point. Thanks again

[@articgoneape]

Wow! I love the idea of using the "auto focus" to set your lens and then switching to manual. Thanks for the great tips!

[@HalkerVeil]

8 years later this is still invaluable info.

[@saltytab]

Thank you very much informative video. This is the first one which has explained the difference between the focus & recompose method and focus using the multi selector method.

[@mezbahahamad292]

Thank you, Sir! You are a great teacher!

[@stlpinstriping7772]

Thank you so much for these short videos and tutorials. I'ts awesome to pick up so much advice from a seasoned professional.

[@roovawal]

I found this extremely helpful. Thank you for being so clear and concise.

[@davescholten5246]

I'm ecstatic!!! I jumped up and down in pure joy after finding out about the focus points on my canon! I never knew that feature existed and this will truly be a game changer!

[@amycasanova724]

I really enjoy your tutorials. So easy to understand and right to the point. I’ve already learned a lot. Keep them coming!

[@TheCoolProfessor]

Excellent! Your tutorials make it much easier for a beginner like me to understand how to take better pictures. I just bought a Cannon T4i and I'd like to know more about how to use it to it's maximum effectiveness.

[@indianfirst8783]

How can express my feelings? A lot of thanks is not enough. This is undoubtedly the best ever post on DSLR focus I have come across. Plz keep it up. Expecting a lot more such tutorials to come from you in near future. Thank you again for such wonderful post.

[@EAmeda7]

So helpful! Short and to the point. This video helped me resolve some last minute issues I was having while filming a short film. All really great tips!

[@mansourr61]

One of the best videos I have seen about photography . . . Simple and clear, THANKS :)

[@fielding68]

Fantastic tutorial. You are in my mind a top class tutor. You seem to find the way of making people understand complicated issues much easier. Great quality video, the best i've seen on a tutorial. Well done Phil. Dave Croft 30 years a pro. photographer.

[@donnacanafranca4403]

This is by far the best tutorial i've seen on youtube. For a beginner like me very easy to understand sir. Thank you you earned a sub.

[@discuss2130]

Some really great tips, especially Auto to Manual for sports and different autofocus edge techniques. Loved the optical zoom in live view with manual setting. I did wonder about the latter so thanks for the confirmation. Excellent work!

[@willparsons32]

absolutely Loved this video.. Helps me leaps and bounds. The more I watch it, the easier it is to understand what you are explaining. Thanks!!

[@steeletraining]

Thanks Waxy!

[@hawiianpwr]

Your videos are great! They are simple, well composed and informative.

[@Marc-uw4lw]

I want to say thanks. Your videos have saved me months of trial and error!

[@johnpouw3352]

Brilliant, that focus and recompose is an awesome tip, I had never realised you could do that. Great videos and thanks for your time spent preparing them. John - NZ

[@mandynic1686]

best tutorial have stumbled on. bless you sir!

[@Rebecazamani]

love your tips, thank you very much. I travel a lot and I'm a little confuse which is the best travel tripod to get. could you please any suggestions i will appreciate .

[@paggalguy]

Awesome tips described in a very simple way....Thanks Phil !

[@KuyaBerto]

What an awesome tutorial and direct to the point video! Plus a humble dude! Worth the share!

[@TheG7thcapo]

Well presented video...... Straight to the point.... Thanks for uploading

[@radeum1010]

Excellent.. As a novice I was glad to hear about difficulties with focus. I have moved to a beautiful part of Victoria in the Yarra Ranges with prolific bird life. However as I walk along the Lilydale to Warrandyte trail not only can I have light extremes, shade to sun but the birds don't exactly strike a pose so as they flit in and out and around, I am trying to hang in there on manual figuring out how to settle into a combination of shutter speed etc that works. And yes, I have times when my camera is desperate to focus as a bird is playing hide and seek in a bush. Have I mentioned the Eastern Rosellas that will then dart across in front of you when you least expect it?

[@Litegenius]

One of the best explanations of this skill set I've heard. Keep up the great work!

[@denizsezgin7209]

the best explanation I have ever seen... wow. totally understood. thumbs up...

[@steeletraining]

Thanks, Eco!

[@parvez3478]

HI, I just opened my new cam and saw your video and the picks have come awesome with your tips, I feel like a pro now, thanks Heaps

[@Drewpheus]

Great video, clear and concise tutorial, thanks for sharing your expertise !

[@donniedarko3777]

I like your videos a lot more than most people on youtube, because you don't edit the damn thing every 2 seconds. You actually know what you're talking about and have full confidence at it makes for a much more reliable source to get information and tips from. I cannot stand people that make a 10 minute video, and they literally edit it after saying 4 to 5 words. It does my head in and just sounds annoying. your videos just flow so much better. Cheers.

[@evaimagephotography]

Oh thank you, thank you so much! I had been struggling with pandacory shots in my freshwater aquarium for a couple of days already till I found this video. Should have just used a more sensitive focus point. Very clear and precise videos, love the channel!

[@ApolloGrows]

You are a great communicator with great photographic knowledge.

[@davetaylor9321]

Absolutely crisp and clearly able to totally understand how it works

[@ianpogi2007]

I love this video tutorial. Very simple, informative and straight to the point. Thanks.

[@IshamPadron]

You sir are a gentleman and a scholar!

[@jeffhansman2829]

Love the tip about using auto focus initially on a spot you know the subject will occupy, then switching to manual focus so you can concentrate on composition when the subject arrives. Thanks!

[@redbuzzardbass]

Mid 70's Fireglo, very nice. I have a 77 Fireglo with Bartolini pups, absolute classic mate.

[@brucesmith9144]

Andrew Jackson I was so focused on that Ric ... he he. A real keeper. 👍

[@steeletraining]

1978 bought it new with my grass-cutting money. Cost about $400 back then! My gods were Geddy Lee and Chris Squire, so I had to have the Rick. Now it's an art object more than a musical instrument in my life.

[@praveen2711]

Excellent tips and well demonstrated... Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge. I have been searching a lot of videos, but your demostration is straight to point and very clear... Great Job !!!\

[@takeme2urmac]

Great tips! I will definitely have to try the tip on Focus and Recomposing..... I seem to miss the focus half the time when I recompose. I really like the tip on focusing manually using Live View. Thank you for a wonderful video. :)

[@graceklewin]

This is such an awesome video! I've been having trouble with focusing correctly recently, so thanks for the great tips!

[@jcaff6963]

Thank you. I used the center focus point on my older slrs, but switched to multi-point with my new dslr. I'm going back to center point and will remember you tips for camera focus. Thanks, again.

[@amar064]

you are a very good photographer and very deep knowledge oh photography . you explained perfectly............thanks for your nice tutorial

[@jeribaker2444]

I love your training videos Phil. I always learn a lot from them. Your Lightroom 5 series of videos are great.

[@hatemhsk9270]

Wow! I've seen a lot of tutorials but that is just direct and to the point with great and perfect knowledge background! Really thank you! keep up making these video please :)

[@jebby16]

that camera on corner of table was making my palms sweat.

[@Wh33lsofFortune]

Is there vomit on your sweater already, mom's spaghetti?

[@WhittyPics]

He probably has insurance?

[@MRmaterolo]

The last tip JUST ROCKS! Willing to buy your flash photography course!

[@faithpeterson1641]

This is excellent. Best I've heard it explain and loved that you showed it through your camera's viewfinder to help better see it and understand it. Thank you so much!

[@oxfordunitedhk]

Really excellent tutorial. Very clear and concise.

[@elmeme88]

That last tip was gold. Thank you

[@NikonD80Guy]

Great tips Phil...I bought and love your Lightroom Series...your teaching style is perfect for the way I like to learn.

[@brendadelorespoole565]

great pointers

[@jthart7650]

Best advise I ever received....Thank you very much....just made my work a LOT easier....

[@RandellJohn]

Really great tutorial, well explained and demonstrated.

[@MrMackanno]

WOW, I never thought about using live view zoom to focus! Thanks for the tip, I can see how helpful will that tiny tip will be when I'm doing night shots, thanks again.

[@megankampen6998]

This video was so informative and well made, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

[@shuswaptoy]

Thanks Phil for your excellent tips on focusing. They are precise,to the point and very appropriate.

[@hwangyi74]

At last... I FINALLY find the exact tutorial I desperately needed!!! Thanks much!!!

[@vikassk749]

As a beginner it was so helpful for me thanx a lot..

[@tereses2100]

So refreshing to see a teacher who is not trying to be cute. He is straightforward and great to watch and listen to.

[@VijayJosephm]

Focus and recompose thing solved many of my problems. Thank you sir :)

[@glongSJK]

Very clean looking shot, what lens are you using for your presentation?

[@zahidmamun917]

WoW...Excellent.... Very thorough and detail oriented. Thanks!!

[@sarg141]

So very helpful. Thank you so much. I am a beginner and this was a perfect vid. Please keep up the great work..

[@kairinaminemix]

The recompose technique is magical 👌❤️

[@cusaba78]

Thank you. Very helpful and instructive. Teaching is something not everyone can do, but really have the gift. Thanks a lot!

[@mrme4362]

although i have an advanced point and shoot sony hx300 and not a DSLR, your videos are still very useful and interesting for me and it has helped me to improve a lot. i hope i could reach out to you whenever i have any doubts :)

[@QuanNguyen-og6pq]

This is excellent, bro. Can you explain more about when focus-recompose fails? I mean I know that it fails when we have very shallow dof, but what about the physics behind that?

[@jacek.owsianski]

Excellent video. So far I didn't use the central focus point a lot, had no idea it was the most sensitive. I will lock focus and recompose more often from now on.

[@sc0rn4all]

This tutorial was absolutely brilliant! Concise, vigorous and simple enough for a newbie like me to understand.Many thanks for sharing :D

[@vinodkumarpillai5076]

simple and perfect tutorial for improving the photography.........really great;;;;;;;

[@darrenlafreniere2811]

Short and efficient tutorial - I loved it. Great work