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Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Introduction to Photo Gear Weekly
- Using an underwater bag to protect your camera
- Introduction to B&H Photo as a resource
- Understanding the purpose for the various filters
- The difference between prime and zoom lenses
- Knowing where to go for rental photo gear
- Macro shots using an extension tube
- Travel tripod options for packing light
- Back button autofocusing for faster framing
- Using custom white balance in tricky lighting
- Discovering an old photography process: Tintype
- Understanding how to purchase used gear
- Working with ND filters for longer exposures
- Using a focus rail for macro photography
- Understanding ways to clean a camera sensor
- Lens cleaning options for best lens maintenance
- Introduction to DSLR video options
- Options for recording audio on your DSLR
- Inexpensive long-range zoom lenses
- Understanding tools for display calibration
- Looking at the mirrorless camera options available
- Overview of lighting options available for photo
- Exploring drone technology and photography options
- Using lens hoods: When and why
- What is a loupe and when do you need one?
- Using a Lensbaby
- Fast filter switching with Xume adapters
- Cropped sensor and focal length, oh my
- A look at the Canon 5D Mark IV
- Protecting filters with a filter nest
- Using a color checker for accurate color
- Camera bag options
- Dual-slot cameras
- Xenon flash for iPhone
- Why GPS in camera is a great feature
- Conference Intro
- Commuter bags
- Lens upgrade
- Lens flipper
- Drive savers
- Photo books
- SanDisk cards
- Moo photography business cards
- LaCie drives
- Remote cable release
- Teleconverter
- Organizing camera gear with racks
- Using a personalized controller for faster editing
- Understanding maximum aperture
- Custom options for camera straps
- Lens exchange bag for lens swapping in the field
- Printing a Lens Hood
- Why Use Manual Exposure?
- Focusing with Live View
- Move your focus points
- Diopter adjustment
- GPS battery drain
- Two cards in the camera
- Easing into manual mode
- The camera as a card reader
- Understanding exposure compensation
- Camera power adapter
- Custom Camera Settings
- Long Lens Compression Myth
- Battery Pouch
- Going Wide with a Cropped Sensor
- Prynt Pocket Printer
- Choosing Photo Papers
- Polarizing filter magic
- Instant prints with Instax
- Tablet signature challenge
- Macro lenses for more than macro
- Color space in the camera
- Smartphone accessory lenses
- Card wallet tips
- Do you have a hidden rain cover?
- How many aperture blades?
- Autoexposure bracketing
- Cotton carrier
- Do you need image stabilization?
- Zip your bag!
- Using a reflector
- Road trip power
- Spider camera holster
- WhiBal precision gray card
- Hanging branch boxes
- Air blower for cleaning
- Cleaning your own sensor
- Batteries in the cold
- Waterproof cameras
- Wi-Fi in the camera
- Wireless Bluetooth remote
- Bus-powered storage
- Built-in digital level
- Depth-of-field preview
- Why is this lens so heavy?
- Flash exposure compensation
- Lens lock
- Mirror lockup
- Rugged storage
- Camera star ratings
- Custom menu on a camera
- In-camera time lapse
- Hair dryer for lens fogging
- LensCoat lens covers
- Flash basics
- Recording a GPS track log
- Gimbal stabilizer
- Tripods with flexible legs
- ExpoDisc for white balance
- Automatic panoramas
- Bean bag for flexible support
- KUVRD universal lens cap
- Focus confirmation
- Quickly switching autofocus modes
- Shower cap as rain cover
- Battery charging on the go
- Choosing full frame vs. cropped sensor
- "Normal" focal length
- Custom SLR glide strap
- Light meter apps
- Loupe for sensor dust
- Focal length planning
- Focal length and magnification
- LensPen for sensor cleaning
- 360-degree camera
- iPhone portrait mode
- Why shoot with film?
- Dust removal in the camera
- The mysterious locking switch
- Voice memos for photos
- Choosing media card capacity
- Photo review on the go
- Planning a moon shot
- White balance and raw capture
- The challenge of wide-angle composition
- Clean that front element
- All about starbursts
- Long exposure noise reduction
- Which filters should you carry?
- SSD versus traditional hard drive
- End of day camera reset
- Firmware updates
- How many autofocus points?
- Why I avoid shutter priority mode
- Histogram options
- Power off for lens changing
- The best reason for prime lenses
- Don't forget to rotate
- Exposure blinkies
- What makes a lens digital?
- The right way to rotate a polarizing filter
- Autofocus range limiter
- Photo sharing with AirDrop
- Track log on a DSLR
- Built-in "cable" release
- Chimping: Good or bad?
- The shutter speed fallacy
- Vary your tripod height
- Panning with precision
- Media card adapter
- The blindfold test
- Film scanning services
- Photo lamps
- Lens adapter for mirrorless
- Focus peaking
- Memory read versus write speeds
- Sling bags
- Mirrorless battery dilemma
- Metal prints
- Adjusting to an electronic viewfinder
- Powered USB hub
- Tripod straps
- Silent shooting
- Noninterchangeable mirrorless
- Gimbal cameras
- Display resolution myth
- Caution switching from video
- Scanning slides
- Battery precautions
- Ready or not?
- Exposure compensation or manual?
- All-in-one roller bag
- Calculating depth of field
- Batch scanning film
- Smartphone as bubble level
- Lightroom as smartphone camera
- Depth of field transition
- Bag for cables and accessories
- Understanding lens compression
- All-in-one lens compromise
- Traveling with hard drives
- When to use spot metering
- Understanding parallax
- Studio lighting starter kit
- Keep photos on memory cards?
- Manufacturer repair centers
- Photoshop for the iPad
- Tripod leg lock options
- ProCamera app
- Top shortcoming of smartphone photography
- Choosing a continuous shooting speed
- Continuous or one-shot autofocus?
- Is raw capture on a smartphone better?
- Smartphone cable release
- The real reason for a UV filter
- Extending camera battery life
- Time-lapse with a smartphone
- When will the sun be high enough?
- Smartphone exposure adjustment
- Manual focus disabled
- Motion blur with an iPhone
Taught by
Tim Grey
