The BEST beach for PHOTOGRAPHY? | Auto Focus Settings for Max Performance | Videography in Low Light

In this episode of Photography Online we reveal our favourite beach for photography, we look at how to set up your camera to achieve the best auto focus, and we look at some of the challenges when shooting video in low light conditions.
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[@michaelcrafter8994]

Keep the bloopers, they add to a great program - A lot of work goes into these shows. Well done and keep up the great work you do.

[@happymystic9800]

Great show. Photography Online has become one of my favorite channels on YT. As for the small beach, I can fully understand Harry’s excitement. I came across this video only this weekend. However, I visited this beach somehow by accident three weeks ago, when I visited Lewis and Harris for the first time. This place is really beautiful.

[@mchjubjub6915]

Stunning beach photographs and brilliantly tutored. Thanks, I got more from this than a lot of others I've seen. Slick presentation too👍

[@trevorwright6165]

thank you all so much wonderful views cheers from trev

[@leemetcalfephotography7849]

Loved the Harry Martin show. Love that beach. Looking forward to next time at Ilford!

[@stuartbrill8709]

Love you guys, always a great balance between entertainment and education. Thanks for another inspiring edition.

[@karengirardier2139]

Well done Harry, Happy Birthday!

[@CelsoMollo]

Happy Birthday to Harry, it was a very enjoyable show. I am not big on film photography except as a history of photography so won't be watching but there are a bunch of photographers that do enjoy so It will be great for them. Once again I enjoy your content and wish you guys great success.

[@markferrell2470]

~~~Very helpful keep the out takes they are always fun to watch

[@Bug66]

the outtakes are so funny. Great channel everyone .. 🤪

[@cerealkiller4248]

Great tip about using the lower legs on the tripod, never thought of that

[@PhotographyOnline]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Jakeoni]

Happy birthday Harry!

[@lensbrew]

I have a set of questions for 1 topic and I hope you consider answering it in a future segment. ETTR, ETTL or perfectly expose; which method to follow? Can one be generalized for all genres? Does the style (dark and moody vs bright and airy) play a role in this choice? I can't formulate anymore questions, but I hope the idea makes sense.

[@fredericl6190]

Great show again. It’s surprising to see such similar landscapes and seascapes Scotland and the Eastern part of Canada have in common. But I would trade with pleasure some of your castles with our harsh winter. We are still having a lot of snow this week.

[@toastinho]

Just catching up with all the episodes thanks to a guy I met at the top of Mam Tor who recommended the channel. Already seen an improvement in my photos so thanks! I may have also booked a trip to Scotland for our holiday this year too!

[@PhotographyOnline]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jonajones8551]

Thank you for another brilliant show. I had to Video a Biker funeral a while ago and although it came out alright it is so good to get some simple explanation of how to Video properly. I also found the Camera settings so simplified and useful to set up my camera for wildlife type photography. I think you are fast becoming the first emergency service to the photography sector. Just love it.

[@PhotographyOnline]

Thanks Jona. We appreciate your continued support.

[@jonajones8551]

Brilliant beach article

[@neilhoustoun1074]

Can't wait till I get back to Harris and go to Tray Bake; looks like a great beach, and loads of useful info in that piece

[@PhotographyOnline]

Don’t forget the flapjacks!

[@stevengraham5229]

Great show, liked the camera set up piece this week and on the last episode, gave me a couple of new things to try out. I was with MC2 team at Small beach earlier in the month and it is a great location, although just like Harry said do watch out for those rogue waves, had a close call with one. Happy B day Harry. 🎂

[@PhotographyOnline]

Cheers Steve. Our reference to leaving your bag well away from the water was largely as a result of your close call!

[@alasdairmackenzie905]

You guys just keep on doing it! Thanks for another cracking and informative show. Oh, and HAPPY🎂BIRTHDAY Harry. 21 again is it? We'll believe you.

[@PhotographyOnline]

Our pleasure!

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Another wonderful edition! Happy birthday, Harry! I hope puberty is not too hard on you!... LOL!!!

[@jonajones8551]

very inspirational

[@ThomasAngelos]

Blessings from Warner Robins, Georgia. USA. Blessed and Happy Birthday Harry

[@instagramphotocritiques-ig6447]

Cool video, thank you for sharing!

[@PhotographyOnline]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching

[@ipedder68]

Photography on line and a beer......what Sundays are made for.. the beach segment was outstanding 👌

[@PhotographyOnline]

Glad you enjoyed it. We plan to do more Location Discovered features in the coming shows.

[@howardrankin7119]

Great episode by The Student . Happy Birthday Harry

[@troporobo]

Great stuff as always! I’d love to see the team’s impressions of the OM-1, especially on AF performance

[@hmphotography]

I have managed to use it briefly but it wasn't enough time to get a feature filmed! Look out in future months as we try to borrow another one from the great guys at OM Systems.

[@marlenehazlehurst8666]

Thank you for another brilliant show. As someone who suffers with arthritis I loved the beach item...I can do beaches and the also the second bit about the settings. Have a wonderful birthday Harry and once again thanks for all the hard work in the shows folks. Much appreciated.

[@PhotographyOnline]

Thanks Marlene. Glad to hear you enjoyed the show. Thanks for your support - it is much appreciated.

[@AlexMcDougallPhotography]

Ooh yeah baby.

[@JohnPaul-ii]

Happy Birthday Harry, great show again. And yes, the Canon R5 is definitely a very customisable camera. Certainly enjoying mine. Looking forward to seeing that Ilford film story. Stay safe 🇦🇺

[@davidnoseworthy4540]

Congratulations Harry, on another successful trip around the sun, good on ya! And to the rest of the crew taking advantage . . . just kidding . . . looking forward to the next installment, covering Ilford Film. Take care all

[@craigmaisfield3247]

Excellent show all. 👏 Happy Birthday to Harry.

[@suziequeen6051]

Your video inspired me. I went to the beach found some large piles of rocks and used slow shutter but I will have to try again with a wide angle lens. I had a Canon 100-300mm on and was afraid to change lens in a the windy beach conditions.

[@PhotographyOnline]

Hi Suzie. Great to hear you’re getting out with your camera. You’re right that a wide angle lens will probably give better results as you can then bring the foreground right into the face of the shot.

[@marcsawian]

Blessed B'day to you Harry!!! Thank you for another entertaining and educative show team. Keep them coming 🙏❤️🇮🇳

[@chrisparker5684]

Thanks all, I especially loved the beach photography item. One of my favourite beaches for photography is actually on Skye - Camas Daraich at the end of the Sleat Peninsula. Lovely white sand, multi-coloured rocks, rockpools, shells and cliffs. Thanks again for another fantastic show!

[@PhotographyOnline]

Cheers Chris. The problem with Skye is that it rarely gets wild seas.

[@outtathyme5679]

I must do this

[@bobtaylor364]

Really interesting section on auto focus settings, will probably watch that a few times to understand fully, thanks as always guys!

[@PhotographyOnline]

Cheers Bob. Thanks for watching (however many times that ends up being!)

[@markthompson3863]

Great episode, although I missed Marcus .... how sad am I ! Loved the beach section, as always learnt a lot. Happy birthday Harry

[@PhotographyOnline]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@arcanics1971]

I missed the Premiere- but I was taking photos so I hope for forgiveness. Poor Harry, instead of getting time off for his birthday he gets to do overtime! Happy birthmas, H!

[@dmphotouk]

Happy Birthday Harry

[@stephenoliver7386]

Excellent work thank you

[@kevinhumphries763]

Another Great video guys: thank you. By the way, anyone else see the spooky face of the old man in the tree when Harry was doing the piece in the woods 😳

[@syahrinothman7445]

Happy birthday Harry 🎂

[@rrblint]

Great job, lots of cool info to be had!

[@PhotographyOnline]

Glad you liked it!

[@evslone]

That beach should be named Viewfinder Beach. Lots of great advice for shooting in often tricky circumstances. I can attest to the risk of rogue waves, having lost a very nice Nikon and premium lens to an unexpected wall of water. Thanks to all and Happy Birthday, Harry!

[@PhotographyOnline]

Sorry to hear about your loss Ernie, but it was only a Nikon!

[@evslone]

@@PhotographyOnline 😂😂

[@ianlewisphotography]

Another great show, thanks all. Good to know I’m on the right tracks with AF settings. I did have one question though. I use a monopod for added stability but still giving me some portability. Should I have IS on?

[@PhotographyOnline]

Hi Ian. Yes, turn IS on if using the camera on a monopod or on a gimbal head.

[@StefanOffermann]

Happy birthday, Harry! 🍀🥳 Enjoy your free time and please, never cut you hair, because guys with long hair rock 🤘😎

[@vijaygade8628]

Brilliant.

[@PhotographyOnline]

Thanks Vijay

[@gerardferry3958]

happy fiftieth harry

[@petebryan1]

Great show! Can't find Traigh Beagh anywhere on any maps though - can you give a pointer to the location please?

[@PhotographyOnline]

We showed it on the map on the show. It’s near Scarista. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. All the best

[@petebryan1]

@@PhotographyOnline Ah yes, that reference to Scarista helps - many thanks

[@raimonurmi7203]

Hello from Stockholm Sweden

[@javedakhter3680]

Hi, Very nice video. Can you give exact location of the Beach please. I have been to Western Isles recently , I could not find it on map. Thanks

[@PhotographyOnline]

We showed it on the map in the feature. It’s near Borve.

[@mahlonstacy8414]

Harry, I have been following your video segments closely, and am on the verge of upgrading my phone for?? You speak highly of Dolby Vision, but I have reports that it’s difficult to edit outside of Apple, which I am, but not opposed to iPhone. Other phones considered, Samsung S22, Sony Xperia 1iii. My video edit is now done on Davinci Resolve. Your Dolby comments invite me, but is there a downside in the back room?

[@PhotographyOnline]

Hi Mahlon. You are correct that to get the benefits of Dolby Vision you need to edit with the Dolby ecosystem. As far as we know, this is only on Apple products at the present time. So iMovie would be the best platform to edit with. we are not sure about Davinci, but these things change all the time. In the future, more platforms will support DV. We have no experience of the other phones you list, so we can’t really offer any advice or comparison here. Thanks for watching and for asking the question.

[@AdrianW_photo]

Enjoy your birthday Harry

[@dougdavis5808]

Happy birthday 🎂🎉 Harry great Show 1 question I am just learning about my New Camera when you were talking about the Al servo 1st image priority you stated you have to make priority to the shutter if you want full shots your camera can take them put the lever to the speed? Vs to the focus?

[@hmphotography]

Hi Doug - it varies from camera to camera, but on some yes, if the camera's priority for 1st image is set to focus, rather than shutter, then it can limit how quickly it will take the image, as well as the maximum frames per second (fps) it will shoot at. Essentially if you want the camera to shoot at it's highest possible frame rate and speed then the priority needs to be on the shutter, but this comes at the possible cost of not being totally perfectly focussed.

[@stewartsim9611]

I don't seem to be getting an e-mail to alert me to a new video, I do subscribe to photography online

[@PhotographyOnline]

Hi Stewart. KZbin have stopped sending out emails to subscribers but we send out our own email to everyone signed up to our newsletter. To register - www.mcphotography.com

[@greybeard5915]

Love the logo on the van are they available?

[@PhotographyOnline]

Hi GB. Sadly they are not availble. That is the logo for Skye Photo Academy, so it appears on all our vehicles, but we don't have them for sale.

[@hughp00]

In Harry's beach segment, I also had the same issues with keeping my equipment out of the water. I found a solution that I would really like to see you guys do a review of. It's the Beevis Top Shelf camera bag. I really think it is a game changer.

[@tjsinva]

Happy 30th, Harry! 🤣🤣

[@neilbirkett3917]

Is the om1 going to be on the show

[@PhotographyOnline]

We weren't able to film anything with it last week but we have been promised a loan of it again soon, so watch this space.

[@romiemiller7876]

I mostly don't want movement in water

[@hyphenphotography]

Wonder if it's Luskentyre?

[@damianburton9829]

im taking a guess at Camusdarach beach

[@NickHansonPhotography]

Luskentyre would be too obvious ;)

[@hyphenphotography]

@@NickHansonPhotography turns out I've actually been there, but looking at Harry's piece, I should have made much more of it! Good excuse to go back, though :)

[@krapotkin71]

Sorry for beeing a sour grumpy Guy here but i have always found your show great.. however this last show does irritatate me …. ISO is NOT part of exposure in digital photography, it does NOT change sensitivity of the sensor.. its artificial GAIN added after exposure, it does not generate noise at all it just amplifies all of the signal INCLUDING the noise.. in film this was diffrent but then again it was also called ASA back then..

[@mistermartin82]

So did Harry like his socks ?

[@PhotographyOnline]

He's probably too drunk to care!

[@jeje7822]

What the the 🍖 photography online has with Sony? Didn't make them ambassadors?😂