The most underrated camera function

[@markwilliams6675]

It's so refreshing to hear about getting the picture right in camera rather than, "now see my video on editing". Thank you so much!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks Mark. Whilst I do make videos on editing, my aim is to do as much in camera as possible - it gives me more time out in nature and less time sat behind a computer screen. Thanks for watching.

[@Stone1108]

Your approach to photography is impressive, sincere and dedicated, attention to detail, willing to work for the shot, all qualities that so many try to skim over or even miss in their quest for subscribers. I’ll be watching your channel more and more, you have so much to offer. Thanks, your channel can only get stronger with your approach to photography and youtube presentation. 👏

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Andrew. That is lovely to read. Thanks so much for your comment and I'm pleased you're enjoying the videos. Thank you for watching and for being a subscriber. Much appreciated.

[@Draciel360]

I've just bought my first camera kit ever with nature photography (mainly birds) in mind about two weeks ago, and I have been loving watching your videos. The shots you take are gorgeous and very inspiring!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Awesome, I'm pleased the videos are helpful. Good luck with your new found hobby - careful, it gets addictive. Hopefully see you back here some time. Thanks for watching.

[@sigurdrille9693]

Wow, your pictures are soooo good! Thx for this great video, but having tried several of these birds myself I must really congratulate you on your craftsmanship.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Sigurd. That's very kind. Glad you liked the video and thanks for watching.

[@andrewdewar8159]

Thats me taken notes of what you use the different styles for and how you adjust them now, thank you !

[@GunnyWombat]

Nikon Picture Control and other manufacturers variants is mostly used for getting the JPG out of the camera how you want, rather than RAW. I'm an event photographer and a standard event can involve thousands of files which need to be made available very quickly, sometimes even transmitted via WIFI immediately after capture. A custom profile can be created in Nikon Picture Control software that achieves the desired look and that can then be saved onto the cameras. If shooting RAW, all it does is affect the embedded JPG and the screen preview histogram. COP (my RAW software) doesnt read the sidecar files, but you can create an import profile to mimic a Picture Control profile if you so choose.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Matt. I appreciate your comment, and I totally recognise that there are other ways to achieve this, such as doing it in post processing or creating your own profiles. But there are a couple of things I need to pick up on. Raw files don't have sidecar files until they are edited. It's the editing process that creates the sidecar (such as an XMP for example). The colour profile data is contained in the raw file so that it can be automatically applied by editing software if you set up the software to do so, and the software has the capability to do so. It's exactly the same as changing the aspect ratio in your camera or the white balance. Nothing affects raw files directly, because raw files aren't images - they are unprocessed image data - just data, some of which includes the colour profile. Thanks for watching and your comment.

[@GunnyWombat]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide Yes, sorry, I should have been more specific with regards to sidecar portions of the RAW file that are basically ignored by 3rd party image processors, rather than an explicit actual meta file. I still find it an anecdotal feature for RAW shooters though, where as for anyone shooting JPG it should be essential knowledge. I've watched a few of your videos and its nice to get my wildlife and other photography skills and knowledge refreshed.

[@teresafuhrmeister4202]

Thank you for taking the time to share this information. Your videos are appreciated and very helpful!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Happy to help. Thanks for watching.

[@barrymedlin6587]

Brilliant Scott and very useful!! Photos are amazing and I’m subscribing to your channel!!! Well done and I look forward to watching more of your videos👍🏻

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Awesome, I'm pleased it's helpful. Thanks for subscribing and watching.

[@DebbieWatkins133]

I love portrait style, but never thought of using for wildlife. Thanks for sharing really got me thinking more.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Debbie. I'm glad you found it useful, thanks for watching.

[@thompsonevergreen8006]

Why are you the only photographer on KZbin actually giving decent advice, every single other photographer just spits out the same advice you actually seem to go in depth into everything

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thank you, that's very nice of you to say. I just take the approach that I only put out videos that I think will help people. It's nice to know that people appreciate this. Thanks for watching.

[@shanenebria5822]

You're right! I haven't deen any youtuber who give the same advice..

[@Jamesfrancosdog]

Don’t forget Gordon Laing! Both great creators!

[@cardiacade]

Simply not true. There are plenty of talented photographers giving great free advice on KZbin. Paul Miguel and Jan Wegener spring to mind.

[@drferry]

If one shoots RAW, all of this can be addressed in post processing. Your shots are great because you pay close attention to exposure and the foreground and background, as well as what I would call "preprocessing" the color.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Thanks, I'm glad you like the images. But I only ever shoot RAW, never JPG. The colour profiles are baked into the JPG - ie they can't be changed in the JPG. But the raw file carries the colour profile information with it, which can be automatically applied in post processing. It works in exactly the same way it does when you change the white balance or aspect ratio in camera.

[@arunasstaponas5704]

I may sound crazy, but since i have a possibility to use these settings in 80% of the situations I don’t even need raw. You need to pay attention to what you’re photographing. RAW is like a “cheat” at some point. In the end, it’s just my personal opinion ☺️

[@suisinghoraceho2403]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide In the case of Sony, do these colour profiles even apply to raw image? My understanding is that they would be lost and only apply to the jpeg preview. You'd need to re-apply them for raw image in post processing. At least that seems to be the case if the first step of your workflow is importing into Lightroom. It would be a different story if you use camera manufacturer's own software to process raw.

[@suisinghoraceho2403]

Well, should have finished the video before commenting. On the other hand, even if you are using the lightroom process and have to reapply the profile in post-processing, having the colour profile applied to jpeg preview forces you to make a decision about your colours on the spot. Creatively, this definitely has an advantage over trying out different (sometimes random) profiles in post processing. You are soaked in the atmosphere on the scene. There are more "information" or context to help you make your decision. In post processing, you are just staring at an image.

[@ScarboroughTourist]

@@arunasstaponas5704 Why is it a "cheat" ?

[@susangreenlee2460]

Oh my word, Scott! Your photography skills and images are incredible! This is my first time checking your channel out, but it won't be the last! I love your work!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Susan. Welcome along. Thank you so much for your lovely comment and for watching my video.

[@orcaspest]

Thank you! I used Creative Style for quite a while and forgot all about it. I always shoot in raw now. I read a comment and apparently I can find the style I chose in Lightroom. I'll give it a try. 😊

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Definitely worth it. They're great and you can apply them to your raw files.

[@christianpetersen1782]

Scott, this is the first time I’ve seen you on YT. Thanks for a very informative video. I have never thought to use colour profiles with my Nikon, only previously with Fuji. I’ll be eagerly checking them now. Thanks so much. Subbed.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Christian. Awesome, I'm pleased it's helpful. Welcome to the channel. Thanks for subbing and watching.

[@kevinaichele3172]

Good Lord man, you are a fantastic teacher. I have learned more in the past few hours of watching your videos (yes I just discovered you tonight) than any other Photographer I follow. Really excellent work.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Kevin, that's great. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Thanks for watching.

[@dicekolev5360]

All this can be explained in 3 minutes, not 18 minutes so he's more suitable for politic not teacher, lol

[@Whittmike2011]

Lovely video! Once I got into Digital Photography, I never really noticed how useful this was, until the Canon 5D and I fell in love with the tone options. I really appreciate this one!!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Mike. My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@paulaoakes3566]

OMG!! What a change in the way to use the camera and LR!! This was a real epiphany. Thanks so much for sharing and I will be watching your other videos tomorrow. You are the only one on the internet talking about this!!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Paula. I'm pleased you found it useful, thanks for watching.

[@MasoMathiou]

Your channel is an hidden gem! I've learned more in 2 of your videos than hundred of others. Many thanks from France!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Happy to help. Thanks for watching.

[@paulscottfilms]

Man that was unreal.. I have compleely ignored colour profiles all this time, assuming I could catch up in phototshop > but I wasn't making anything like this master is. Also the cunning forward soft blend of fowers or colours

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Paul. Awesome, I'm pleased it is helpful. Thanks for watching.

[@pleiadesneptunes]

you are truly an artist! thank you for these excellent pointers!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thank you for your lovely comment and for watching.

[@joeodell6077]

After watching this I tried the Landscape contrast & Saturation and was amazed at the difference it made THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Ji Joe. Happy to help. Thanks for watching.

[@woodymallory9058]

Great explaination of color profiles.....I use them all the time with my Nikons

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Glad to hear that there are others out there that use this too. Thanks for watching.

[@sarahbatsford4791]

Just bumped into your channel and learnt so much from you within afew short minutes. Subscribed as an appreciation of being different👍👍

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Sarah. Awesome, I'm pleased it's helpful. Thanks for subscribing and watching.

[@johnray424]

Never realized the color profiles were captured in a RAW file. Always thought they were for JPG. Gonna try this!!! Thanks.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi John. Just to be clear, things like the colour profiles are embedded in the JPG, but appended to the RAW file. So what that means is that if the third party software can read and interpret the colour profiles, they can be applied. But because they're not embedded in the raw file they're not automatically applied. You have to do a couple of clicks (shown in the video) to make it happen. Adobe and Luminar can definitely read them, but I'm not sure about all the others. Thanks for watching.

[@bosamuelsson5814]

Thanks. Nothing I thought of before, apart from being able to manipulate the image in editing programs. Will immediately get to grips with the color control on my Olympus!

[@Luis1958able]

Awesome and clear invitation to experiment and see different results. Thank you this is encouraging and motivational.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

I'm pleased you like it. Thanks for watching.

[@AMonteverdi]

Love the channel. This is real content. This is it.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

That's great, thank you so much.

[@daveybphotography]

I'm glad you go over the fact that the profiles are not baked in to raw images near the end of your video. This means to me that I don't have to add the complications of yet another set of parameters to my approach to photography. Unless I'm wrong to think that? I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and work you put into it. I may well experiment, one reason I can think to do so is that Adobe makes their own interpretations of the colour profiles from what I understand. I dunno, I'm still confused about that. Greetings from an ex-pat Oregon. Edit: Oh yeah, love your photos. Edit 2: Watched your linked video on how you go about editing. I can see why you use the manufacturer's editing software first and this is starting to make more sense to me now. Thanks.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Davey. Thanks glad you like it. You're right, the Adobe profiles are their versions of the manufacturer ones - but they're pretty close though. Most things in third-party software are reverse engineered because the camera manufacturers don't share these kind of details. It's worth experimenting with to see the minor changes you can use that make a big difference to the finished image. Thanks for watching.

[@andyallard5990]

Excellent video again Scott first time anyone has highlighted this on KZbin that I’m not been watching it for a lot of years never thought about changing the settings on my nose as you said natural I have sometimes play the game with white balance on as I can give you some truly lovely effects. Thanks for sharing mate as always great footage you take some beautiful photos. ❤

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Cheers Andy. Have fun playing around with them. Thanks for watching.

[@WolfQuantum]

Beautiful work. Appreciate you sharing the information.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks for watching.

[@kayhamilton5943]

Clear explanations and visuals extremely helpful thank you

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Happy to help. Thanks for watching.

[@NoDoSwLa]

Your pictures are wonderful. especially 14:17 made me pause and looked longer/closer Guess I have to give the profiles a shot :)

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Noel. I'm pleased you like the photos. Thanks for watching.

[@tukor]

I just wanted to say thank you for all this awesome information. Thank you Sir, really. AND i also wanted to say that your photos are amazing....

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

So nice of you, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

[@DrAgan_tortojed]

Most of your bird-shots are good, but that on 04:17 is truly AMAZING. Congratulations for that one!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Tor. That's one of my favourites too. Thanks for watching.

[@musiqueetmontagne]

Good idea, they are a type of preset really that you can see in the JPEG on the camera screen and if liked just apply it to the raw before further finishing.. I never use them but I will try them like this, great time saver too potentially. You can also download a camera picture profile that's linear which has no added contrast etc. This can be applied to the raw when the dynamic range is really stretched and makes saving blacks and highlights easier in the final edit. I love your style of for and aft subject isolation, then processing like a pastel painting. Thank you... 😊

[@tamarawilliams3699]

Hi Scott!!! This video was so helpful. I sat with my camera and followed along. I have some different choices but I will look them up to see which connects to the terms you were using. Thank you for always thinking about teaching how the camera works. That helps a novice like myself. Thanks again. I look forward to your next video. Have a wonderful day.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Tamara. Thanks, I remember writing to you about colour profiles some time ago. I said I'd make a video about it one - that's finally come around. I think you'll really enjoy playing with these out in the field. I hope all's well with you and thanks for watching.

[@andrewdewar8159]

Hello, I have a Sony A7II and a Sony RX100III. I have read the manuals but don't remember all of them. I know that you have Creative Styles. I sometimes try changing creative style from the Sony compressed RAW image using Imaging Edge. Thanks for highlighting this and pointing out that you reduce contrast and increase saturation to achieve painting type background.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Andrew. I'm glad you found it useful. These profiles are definitely worth experimenting with. Thanks for watching.

[@arunasstaponas5704]

Finally, through my 17 years of ventures, someone spoked about it. I did at some point photo courses for people and i tried to tell the same things. For me personally, these settings is almost 50-60% of the actual mechanical aspect in creating the photo. I do tend to choose the adobe RGB colour space as a combo. You have to be able to take everything out of the camera. By the way, this was possible baaack in the day. You where able to do it in a similar fashion with a nikon F5. Great job and thumbs up!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Arunas. That's good to hear, glad you also enjoy using these profiles. Thanks for watching.

[@georgesmith4509]

What a brilliant and informative presentation. Informative and to the point. I have never liked digital imaging much ( I come from 50 years of film) mainly because of the confusion of programme naming, both in the camera and the computers themselves. Even phone manufacturers do it. Each manufacturer have their own title for a similar feature and (more confusing ) a different way to access it. Being a Pentax "Tragic" I could never find it in my K20, So thanks for the heads up. I still use mainly medium format film 6x6 etc 4x5. Bloody great bird shots.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi George. That's great. I'm pleased you found it interesting and glad you like the photos. Thanks for watching.

[@Createwithfranzsidney]

Also, your photos are shot with a narrow DOF, which creates the blurry foreground and background. That adds to the dreamy images you create. Thanks for the video!

[@smiffywildlife]

Hello Scot, what a fantastic channel you are running, and now, having just found it, I’m binging 👍 I’m also a Sony shooter. Listening to you regarding the native photo editing app, I’m having great difficulty in getting it to load on my computer. I’m not a techie at approaching 70 but any help advise would be appreciated. Maybe an upload demonstration of loading and basic use might be useful to many like me !! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise, I certainly find your channel full of useable information like many others will. Thank you for sharing these pearls of wisdom. Phil.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Phil. Let me help you, if I can. Do you get any errors when you try to install the software. What happens after you've downloaded it and tried to install it? I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and thank you so much for your lovely comment.

[@HaiTomVlog]

I’ve been experimenting with my camera’s picture control and color profiles for the past few weeks now, adding my own tweaks to the camera’s default looks, and I’ve really enjoyed the results. Great topic that often gets overlooked.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

That's awesome, glad you're enjoying it. Thanks for watching.

[@selianboy8508]

I must add to this that all of these 'looks' set in camera are reversable or indeed applicable in post. As you say, 14:12 ish, these are only baked into JPEG images but are wholly irrelevant if you are shooting RAW. It is useful though if you need to preview, in camera, the affects you are talking about. The more you get experience then the less you will need to do this. Great info (as usual) for those who want this feature. As ever - well-presented and good info.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Selianboy. They're not irrelevant to RAW. These profiles are really no different from white balance. You can either set up your software to ignore or to apply the white balance you chose in camera. It's exactly the same with these profiles. By default your software ignores them, but can be set to apply them. I never shoot JPG. And please don't think I'm using these profiles because I need them, I'm using them because I love them - that's the point of this video - they are vastly underrated and massively misunderstood.

[@selianboy8508]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide Hi, I am not dissing your video... it makes a brilliant point as far as work flow is concerned. Certainly if one doesn't know how to apply these profiles post camera then it is quite brilliant to set them in-camera. I totally agree with you, not many realise this. Also, as you quite rightly say, from the workflow point of view, it can save time in post. I like the work you present - always clear and always innovative. Many thanks.

[@rlgenge]

Thank you. I went straight to my Lumix G9. 'Photo Style', I had no idea I could make adjustments in camera for each style. I'm now looking forward to running a selection of the settings.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Good stuff. Have fun with it Bob and thanks for watching.

[@V5I5E5W5]

Absolutely fabulous video. Thank you so much.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Wonderful. I'm glad you're finding it useful. Thank you for watching.

[@johnlocke7097]

A very underrated video production by Walks on the Wild Side, he should be way up there with the best.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi John. I'm pleased you like it, much appreciated. Thanks for watching.

[@rmyr4359]

Wow, I’ve never seen anyone details these kind of info. Very helpful ❤

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. I'm glad you found it useful, thanks for watching.

[@davidligon6088]

Another informative video. Thank you for your hard work. I’m sure it took some time to look up all those brand color profiles naming conventions. Fortunately, I use Sony. One comment: you showed a lot of pictures, but did not indicate which profile was used for each picture.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Cheers David. Thanks for the comments - perhaps I should have included them. Thanks for watching.

[@barryfrost4399]

Great video. Really gave me some new things to try with my photography. I struggle editing photos so your comment about getting the in the photo closer to what you want in camera to reduce post makes sense.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks Barry. Have fun with it. Thanks for watching.

[@kennuff2]

Fantastic, I have never heard of this before your video but was pleased to find my Canon 700D has it. I assume you set a wide f number for a narrow depth of field etc. I hope the camera doesnt do that for you as it would be like having an Instamatic again. Your pictures are beautiful and I hope to have a go myself soon, thanks again

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Glad you like them. No, it's not always about having a wide aperture, in fact most of these were with mid-range apertures. I tend to shoot at f/8 and f/9 a lot. It's also not a camera effect. It's about choosing the right situation to photograph your subject. I've made a video all about it which you might like to watch. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qniYmKiDo6-df5I

[@petemellows]

I largely ignored the colour profiles because they don’t come across with the raw file. But I have been thinking lately of creating an adjustment layer to replicate the profiles on my camera, so this is very timely for me. I can see that, in the field, this can help creativity. Perhaps I’ll start shooting RAW + JPG so I have an image for comparison.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Pete. Do you use Lightroom for editing? If so you can set it up to bring in the profiles. It's Edit > Preferences > RAW > Presets > Defaults and choose "Camera Settings". It will automatically apply your colour profiles, white balance, aspect ratio etc. that you used in camera. Lots of other software has a way to set this up too.

[@petemellows]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide I use Capture One Pro. C1 support for Pentax is fairly minimal. Even then, it's worth the inconvenience of not having the Colour Styles.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Capture One allows you to import the profiles. So if you can download them from Pentax (or another site - somewhere will have them if you google it) You can use the Pentax ones in Capture One.

[@dance2jam]

You really are too good to believe! I had a question in the beginning, but you answered it 3/4th threw. If you haven't done a video on "Finding the Light" perhaps you should. Last thing: Some suggest that you shoot in a color profile that provides the least amount of alteration to the image (i.e. so contrast isn't increased or saturation increased} - which sometimes give the appearance of underexposed shadows or over exposed highlights. You turn down the contrast (is it for that reason or just for the look applying the profile in your Camera Raw?).

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Thanks. your suggestion about a video on finding the light is definitely on my list to make at some point. I think what you're referring to shooting in a flat profile. It's kind of the opposite of what I do in this video. So you strip away a lot of the saturation and contrast, but you end up with more to do in post processing. It's similar to shooting video in a log profile, if you've ever done that. I hope that answers your question, but feel free to ask if I've not made sense. Thanks for the question and for watching.

[@dance2jam]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide Thanks for taking the time to answer. I haven't had the good (?) fortune to process video yet, but I do get the drift of shooting in a Log profile (I think). I was referring to shooting in FLAT profile. I may have more questions, but I'll save them for your future video. Much appreciate the time and effort you take in putting these together. So far, they have challenged me to rethink some of what I do in the field (and that's always a good thing).

[@MoLetalis]

Colour profiles can also be changed in post. What makes your photos stand out, are distance ratios, but moreover, probably a very expensive lens.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks (I think). It's really not an expensive lens at all. Most of these were taken with the Sony 200-600mm - a very affordable super telephoto zoom.

[@MoLetalis]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide I think the term affordable is rather relative.

[@Anonymous-gu2pk]

@@MoLetalis I guess if it's not $10k, it's affordable :D

[@paulscottfilms]

@@calebholdsworth4476 >>affordable after another dream comes true. But these photos were superb

[@Jamesfrancosdog]

The lens comment seems quite rude.

[@raithevictor]

Thank you! These are some really useful advices! :D

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

I'm glad you found it useful, thanks for watching.

[@ChristopherBattles]

Enjoying the photo interludes!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks Christopher.

[@mactube72]

Beautiful images (Art), glad I found your channel, and Thanks very much for introducing me to something new in the Camera that I never would have use.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Athar, I'm glad its useful to you. Thanks for watching.

[@dianecotton9531]

Hi Scott. Just found your channel. Your photos are absolutely beautiful!!! Very interesting video.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Diane, thanks for your comment and for watching.

[@mariano4i6]

This is SUCH GREAT insight on using color profiles. I’m wondering if you have any experience with Sony’s new color profiles in the a7iv because apparently these have been updated for the newer models… thanks! (just subscribed to your channel bc i like your detailed thought process. great job!)

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Thanks for subscribing and watching, and also for your very nice comment. I've not used the A7RIV since it first came out when I took it out for a test run for the day. It would be interesting to see the changes, but I'm also interested in what they've got in store for us with the A7RV.

[@mariano4i6]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide yes, and i’m sure they both have the same *new* color profiles. looking forward to your video on them at some point!

[@andrewmcallister4211]

I’m just getting more serious about my photography and wanted to know how much you focus on adjusting your settings to get perfect shots compared to finding the right composition/subject. Especially in wildlife, it seems you have limited opportunity to take the photo. Do you usually have go to settings for certain scenarios are do a lot of your decisions come from what the photo looks like and then make adjustments for your next photo? Great video, I appreciate your time

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Andrew. Great question and potentially quite a long answer, so I'll try to keep it brief. There are a few things here. (1) it gets quicker as you get used to it. Get to learn you gear and take thousands of photos and you'll be changing the settings without thinking much about it. (2) In the beginning people tend to walk around taking photos of whatever wildlife they find, which is great for practice. But eventually you'll get to a stage where you want to have sessions photographing a specific species. It takes time to research your subject and where to find them. But I often spend hours in a day just photographing one thing. It means I can make just minor changes to the composition or the settings throughout that time as I'm not quickly changing from photographing a bird in flight to a mammal hiding in the grass. I made a video on this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/javcp6xtrp6VZqM. (3) Better gear does help. The more customisable buttons and dials you have on you camera the better. I've customised all the buttons and dials so that I can change any of the settings I regularly use without even taking my eye away from the eyepiece. (4) Finally, I would say composition is really important. At the start it is really difficult to think about this along with which settings to use. But as soon as the exposure triangle is second nature to you, start thinking about composition. The ratio of distances between you, the subject and the background. Which elements of the scene to include and exclude to make the best image you can. And all sort of other things. Arguably, this takes longer to get to grips with than exposure. But in summary, the more practice, the easier and quicker it all becomes. I hope that helps.

[@mcddetectrespect.7467]

Very well put together thanks.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

I'm pleased you like it. Thanks for watching.

[@suisinghoraceho2403]

Do they only apply if you shoot jpeg or do they affect raw as well? My understanding is that it doesn't matter for raw and you apply "colour profile" in post.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Nothing affects RAW files directly, but this works just the same way as changing white balance or the aspect ratio in camera. The RAW file carries with it information about which colour profile you've used. And depending on which software you use, it can be set to automatically apply the colour profile in post processing the same way it can with the white balance or aspect ratio. Thanks for your question and for watching.

[@the_parker_g]

Does this still apply when shooting RAW? Seems like all this can be done in post, for all photos taken, without having to fuss with changing profiles in the field.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. I only ever shoot raw and I use them. And you're right, all this can be done in post. But, if you think about it, it's a lot more fuss to do this on edits of lots of photos, than it is to change it once in the field and then it applies to all photos until you change it again. This saves me so much time in my photo editing. Thank for your question and for watching.

[@shanenebria5822]

Thank you for this wonderful advice. Just want to ask what camera dis you use on all photos in this video?

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Shane. I think all of these were on the Sony A9. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.

[@shanenebria5822]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide thank you for the reply. Yeah i really enjoyed watching your video and i really like how you edit your images. In fact, i watched the video three times today. I hope to watch more upcoming videos from you.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

@@shanenebria5822 That's awesome, I really appreciate it. More to come soon.

[@kevinstott296]

Thank you for your interesting video on using colour profiles. Adjusting colour profiles will be useful for subjects that you can spend more time shooting where as wildlife it would be more difficult to adjust. What sets your photography apart is your use of composition, layering and depth of field blur. If you shoot in raw, then you can adjust the colour and exposure all you want.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Kevin. Glad you found the video interesting. I almost exclusively photograph wildlife (with a few landscapes and macro photos thrown into the mix and there are very few photos where I don't use these profiles. But I recognise that it depends how you work. If you walk around getting different photos of things you encounter on your journey, this might not work for you. But I take a much more planned approach to my photography, as I outlined in the final section of the video ( 16:26 onwards) so I probably only change the profile 4 or 5 times in a whole day. Thanks for watching.

[@shanehinds1940]

Im confused as to why you make a change in the camera that doesn't effect RAW File and you need to change in again in post? Im also confused because you said you don't need to make changes in post because you've changed them in the camera.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Shane. The reason I do it in camera is twofold, firstly it means I can pretty much see the final image, except for maybe a few small tweaks. But secondly, I can apply those in-camera settings to the photo with just a few clicks in post processing. So it often takes me just mere seconds to get everything done in post. I hope that explains, but I'm happy to elaborate if you have any further questions. Thanks for the question and for watching.

[@PeregrineBF]

A nice feature of the color profiles (at least for Sony cameras) is that they change the viewfinder rendering. So even if you're shooting in raw mode they can help judge how the image will look with your normal edit choices.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Good point, thanks for sharing.

[@80sforever3]

Thank you soooooo much!!! I wish Sony workshop covered this topic when they introduced their aps-c range. I use A6000 with the kit lenses; wide, telephoto & macro 30cm. The macro lense is attached nearly permanent to the camera. If the playful mood strikes i play around Scene Selection. I only use 3 setting for Creative Style; clear, natural but the least vivid. I prefer the colour of flowers i took looks just the way my eyes see it. Tomorrow i'm trying other settings, some of my roses are blooming. Too bad i can't get to photograph them during golden hour, tall houses obscure the rising sun but i can try different time with different settings and of course with different lenses

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Glad to hear you enjoy playing with the creative styles too. I love flower photography, but this year it was difficult for wildflowers. In the UK, where I am the wildflowers didn't really bloom in the way they have in previous years. The excessive heat probably didn't help. I hope you got some great shots of your roses.

[@douglasmccart8963]

I’ve always thought bird photography as a bit nerdy but after this I feel stupid your photos look like 3D sculpture and have completely changed my mind thankyou

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Douglas, it can definitely get nerdy and technical if you allow it to. But it's much more fun to just enjoy capturing nice pictures. Thanks for watching.

[@scrptwic]

Scott I have Pentax cameras and I know where they are something else for me to experiment with like I did learning flash I have normally left it on bright but I need to experiment with it

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Good stuff. If they are anything like the Sony ones, it will definitely be worth your while in experimenting and learning what each one does. Thanks for watching and being a subscriber - much appreciated.

[@raymondpenalver7095]

I've certainly underused these and thanks for the tips on these Scott, nows the time to use them again, great video too 👍

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks Raymond. They’re definitely worth playing with and getting to know each one well. I hope you enjoy using them again. Thanks for watching.

[@davelock3166]

Interesting concept. It may help me with my Olympus set up as backgrounds become a bit prominent at times because of the DOF with micro 4/3rds.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Dave. Definitely worth experimenting to check it out. Have fun and thanks for watching.

[@gordroberts53]

Thanks for this. I was wondering how this would matter if you shoot in Raw, hadn’t thought of looking for the Nikon color profile in camera raw.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Gord, that's covered at 14:26, but the data is attached to your raw file, and embedded in the JPG. So basically if you want to use it in the raw file you either need to select the colour profile in your photo editing software (eg lightroom and camera raw have the colour profiles available to select), or you do your initial edit in your camera manufacturer's software where the colour profile will automatically be applied to the raw file, and then transfer the photo to your third party software and it will keep the colour profile. Thanks for watching.

[@larbueno]

I will learn to apply these to my video shoots, as well as stills. I've almost always kept my cameras in standard modes and worked the details in post. I like the way you approached this topic and your title is spot on. Thanks. I've been in this natural history arena professionally for over 33 years and still want/need to to learn more about my craft.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Larry. Glad you found it useful. We're all learning all the time, or hopefully should be, I certainly am too. Thanks for watching.

[@laiebi_3639]

What aperture and focal lenght donyou shoot your bird photos?

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. It varies from one photo to another. I didn't share them in this video because I wanted people to focus on other aspects that the settings, but you mind find this video useful kzbin.info/www/bejne/qniYmKiDo6-df5I Thanks for watching.

[@stocksmk78]

Do the colour profiles affect the raw I was in the belief colour profiles only affect the jepgs

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Michael. They're not baked into the raw file, but there's a section at 14:26 that covers three ways to use them in post processing.

[@SteveHedgesPhotography]

Hi Scott, some lovely images on show in this video. All the best, Steve.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Steve. Much appreciated, thanks for watching.

[@MrDaveB123]

Correct me if Im wrong These profile work in Jpeg only ? or can they be used when shooting raw as well ?

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. So the colour profiles are baked into the JPG - ie they can't be changed in the JPG. But the raw file carries the colour profile information with it which can be automatically applied in post processing, just like it would if you changed the white balance or aspect ratio in camera. Thanks for the question and for watching.

[@MrDaveB123]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide Cool I’ll give it a try. Thanks

[@lindenwatson846]

Very interesting video, only to keen now to try some of your advice thanks, Linden in Australia.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Linden. Good stuff. I'm sure you'll have fun with it. Thanks for watching

[@quasimobile-thedairylanddi8266]

For the Panasonic DMC-fz200 it varies depending upon what mode you are shooting in. For instance most of the modes like Aperture priority or Shutter priority have the menu listed as Photo Style. But in Intelligent Auto a smaller menu appears under Color Mode.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks for the info and thanks for watching.

[@werebilbyj4449]

On a Nikon D3200 if anyone is interested it's under the Shooting Menu in the Menu listing. This is quite interesting.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks for sharing.

[@robsnelders1804]

Could you pls somehow share the Colour formula's to the name you mention? Contrast +/-. Saturation +/- Shrapness +/- Etc. Im working the Cnon Picture Styles on my Canon EOS D77. I would like to check and maybe adopt them as a JPEG roeinted Canon shootr. I really like my pictures to be OK directly out-of-the-camera--box ... Woudl be massive !!!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Rob. I'm not really sure I understand what you mean. I'm happy to help if I can. I have Sony cameras, but it sounds like you're interested in the Canon profiles? If you could clarify, perhaps I can help.

[@bigdtf1753]

Hi Walks, I am interested to know how yo set up your final prints. Aspect ratio, border, etc... Lightroom? Your videos and phots are awesome! I am incorporating a lot of your ideas in my photography. I am new to the game :) Preciate cha,

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Thanks. If you mean prints, as in how to print on paper, that's quite a big topic to go into in a comment. Printing is an artform by itself. I might make a video on that one day, but there are lots of good videos on printing. In terms of the final image I display in these videos, I create the border by using the 'canvas size' function in Photoshop. I make the canvas size larger than the picture and then fill in the gaps around the picture with an off-white colour. Then I drop my signature on it as a new layer. To save me having to do all those clicks for each picture, I have created a photoshop 'action' to do it in one click. If you're not familiar with actions, they are a bit like macros or shortcuts in other applications. You can create a function to carry out a set series of commands. I hope that makes sense, sorry if these aren't terms you've come across yet. Feel free to ask for any further info though. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you like the videos and photos.

[@rmyr4359]

Walks I would like to see a video or more about printing too

[@Roby0593]

Hello, but even if you shot using the default profile you can change colours using Photoshop and the result will be as you want more, right ?

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Roberto. Yes of course, but as I mentioned in the video, this method is about doing as much in camera as you can to reduce the time spent behind a computer editing.

[@robertanuelromaniuk]

What you said is the most significant thing I ever heard I think 🙃

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Robert. Wow, that's high praise. I'm glad you found it useful, thanks for watching.

[@uhoh7541]

Great video and photos. Mind reviewing your tripod setup?

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. That sounds like a great idea - I'll add it to the list. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching.

[@Analogbrain]

Very interesting and informative video! This used to be much easier. Just pick the appropriate film...

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Kalle. I'm glad you found it useful, thanks for watching.

[@thomastuorto9929]

Nice photos. I shoot Nikon using the Flat Picture Control profile. I have tried using the profiles in LR6. I rather start from scratch. Just my personal preference. What model Sony are you shooting with, if it is Sony?

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Thomas. I was using the Sony A9. Thanks for watching.

[@just_eirik]

As a Fuji user I can assure you that color profiles (film simulations) gets talked about a lot. It’s one of the main reasons a lot of people use Fuji. Not everyone though. There are also a few other things to adjust and people combine those things into “recipes” that emulate even more film stocks. I’m surprised you don’t use shoot raw. Btw, did you know you can set Lightroom up to add the same color profile as you used when shooting during the importing process? You don’t have to do it manually.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

What makes you think I don’t shoot raw? I explicitly talked about how I use these profiles with my raw files. Maybe you only watched part of the video.

[@just_eirik]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide When I “watch” KZbin videos I usually have them on while doing something else. It leads me to miss some of what is being said. That is on me! Sorry about that.

[@EzyYoutube]

Is there any real benefit to this function? Maybe im missing something but i feel like editing all of this in post is going to save time in the field not having to change profiles. Contrast sharpness and saturation are the first things i change in Lr and i never feel the need to use any profile except for the Black&white .

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Ezra. It really depends on how you work. I realise there are a lot of people who like to do everything in post. For me though, since I've adopted this methodology I've been so much more productive. My editing for most photos is usually done in just a few clicks. And I think that compared to other photographers I've hung around with, it makes me more prolific. I tend to get more photos I'm happy with and I get them edited quicker. But different things work for different people. I'm just sharing with you what I do so that you can think about whether you'd want to try it. Thanks for the question and for watching.

[@goswamidhaval]

You just earned a sub... Cheers. Amazing content

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Dhaval. Awesome, I'm pleased it's helpful. Thanks for subbing and watching.

[@fishdip]

I've never heard that name before, but I think it's the right pronunciation 🙂 Thank you for great tips 👍

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Happy to help. Thanks for watching.

[@potatofuryy]

Is there any reason to use picture controls instead of just editing contrast, saturation and sharpness in Lightroom?

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

All covered from 12:33

[@interdec]

That’s very interesting. These picture profile settings are not, as I understand it, recorded on a raw file, but just to viewfinder previews or to JPEG recordings. Assuming, that is, that you are shooting raw. Therefore it occurs to me that it might be better to apply these “effects” in post processing. In fact, you can then perform any colour profile in post! Interested to hear your thoughts on this!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi. Raw files are just unprocessed image data, so nothing affects them directly, but within the raw file it carries with it lots of information about the choices you made in-camera. This includes things like the white balance you used, the aspect ratio and the colour profile. So your software knows, for each of these things and many more, what you did and can apply them quickly. Depending on the software you might be able to set it up to automatically apply the profile. This saves me lots of time in editing and often I am finished in just a few clicks. Of course, as it's a raw file, you can chose to do anything else with it if you don't like what you did in camera. Thanks for the question and for watching.

[@interdec]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide Thanks for your reply…good video!

[@thimoschreiber4275]

I shoot with canon and i think that the Picture styles settings only is applyed on jpg however not on RAW? And i imideatly took my camera and looked at those Picture style settings and all that you can choose are just different seetings about the detail, not the color. The color has to be set individually with every setting (Landscapes, Portrait, Neutral, Standard, Auto… Is that correct?

[@thimoschreiber4275]

Question aswerd already, didnt just saw you explain raw and jpg with the initial edit

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

No, despite what lots of people assume, you can use these with raw files. With JPGs the picture style is baked in to the file and you can't change it. But with raw files you get to change it afterwards. Canons work slightly differently to the others, but canon even allows you to create your own custom styles via their website and install your custom styles on your camera. Here's everything you need to know www.canon.co.uk/pro/infobank/picture-style/

[@thimoschreiber4275]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide Thx for you help, your Videos and information are always very good easy to understand and very full of information and Tipps i actually can make use Love your Work 💪👍

[@SkylarkFields]

Very interesting indeed. I may have to experiment!!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thank you. Definitely worth experimenting with. Thanks for watching.

[@shannonpage6741]

That’s a thumbs up, before I’ve even finished the video, thanks to Göönk! 😉

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Shannon. Gotta love the little green fellow (or is it a girl? I'm not sure!) Thanks for watching.

[@greggustafson4648]

So…I can set a color profile, but if I’m shooting in RAW, it’s of no effect when I edit in photoshop? I can do the color profile there. Only good for JPEG?

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Hi Greg, no it works like anything you do in camera. Raw files are just unprocessed image data and within that data is the colour profile. So just like choosing a white balance in camera or an aspect ratio, it can be applied to the raw file in editing. The difference with JPGs is that it is baked into the JPG and can't be changed. With a raw file, you can use the settings you chose in camera, but still change them if you prefer to.

[@greggustafson4648]

@@WalksOnTheWildSide Awesome! Thank you!

[@Jaynechch]

Newbie here, great video but how do you remember all this???? You do amazing photos btw

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thank you so much Jayne. Glad you like it. All the info just comes with time. At first it seems like a lot to remember and to think about, but it eventually becomes second nature. A bit like learning to drive a car, you have to think about it all to start with, but then after a while you're driving without thinking too much about it. Thanks for watching

[@AMGOSUK]

Scott - the fairly obvious question is what to do when shooting RAW and using ADOBE LRC or PS, since these solutions largely ignore custom colour profiles AND one cannot import the as shot settings.

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

The Lightroom and Camera Raw profiles are approximations of the manufacturer ones, but they do a pretty good job in my experience. But I always do the third of the three alternatives that I suggested. I do the initial edit in the manufacturer's editing software and then move into LR or PS as a TIFF file.

[@AF_Gulfstream]

Amazing! Thanks!

[@WalksOnTheWildSide]

Thanks for watching.