Just to clarify, increasing ISO does not increase your sensor's sensitivity to light. It sounds counter-intuitive, but ISO is a film term, not digital - we still use it so we can mentally use the exposure triangle, but a sensor uses gain. Think of it like having an audio source go into an amplifier - you can turn up the volume to make your signal louder (increasing exposure in post). High ISO also does not add noise. Underexposure adds noise.

Underexposing at night time is not only useful to recover details, it is one of the first things to do as it basically comes down to you telling your camera meter "It's dark but it's normal, it's night time" otherwise, your camera will try to expose as for daylight and ISO will be too high and shutter speeds too low (assuming you are shooting in aperture priority)

@stevemuzak8526

Жыл бұрын

And you can recover more details from underexposure image.

@Herobox-ju4zd

5 ай бұрын

Yup, I never understood the need for exposure compensation until I shot some pictures at night. Lights will be blown out and there will be camera movement in the pictures when you shoot without it.

@micheleg.2244

4 ай бұрын

@@Herobox-ju4zd How much underexposing? Is -1.3 or -1.0 a rule of thumb or it really depends on the situation?

@Herobox-ju4zd

4 ай бұрын

@@micheleg.2244 Depends on the situation. I took a lot of pictures at a night market in Taipei a while back; lots of neon and other lights on the food stalls in an otherwise very dark environment. I shot my Tamron 20-40mm mostly at f2.8 auto ISO limited at max 6400 and shutter locked at 1/60th minimum. Exposure compensation sweet spot varied between -2.0 an -3.0. I just make sure the artificial lights don't look totally blown out in the viewerfinder.

Good stuff Eren. I am in complete agreement with burst mode. Especially at night. It’s just another useful tool we’re blessed with in digital photography so why not take advantage. Always helps nail that low light shot.

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Huge thanks Phil! Love that burst mode!

A very useful tip to use burst mode in night photography. Especially when you don't have stabilization in your body. Thank you so much!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dan!

Ur shots are gorgeous, thank you so much for this excellent video!!!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thanks for those advices, just acquired a XS20

You got many things into one video which took me long time to learn when I just started photography... *You made an excellent video!*

@erenjam

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great Video as always… Thank you for sharing these tips 👍

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

thank you!

Thanks. Very sensible stuff, clearly presented.

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gaston!

Some great looking photos there, Eren. Thanks for the tips! Cheers 😇

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love how you explain your way of shooting without being too technical. I know what you are saying, but I can imagine new photog's getting into using manual settings would find your tutorials very easy to follow along with. I am stuck with an old Nikon P90. I had to sell my good gear to move a couple years back. Luckily it has a manual mode. (bridge cameras are better than nothing lol) I miss my old Nikon and Sony gear. I had a FujiFilm bridge camera once. I forget what kind. I was impressed with the shots it took for sure. Maybe when I can afford to get a new camera and lenses I will check out Fuji Film again. But thats a long way away unfortunately. I absolutely love the FujiFilm Presets in Lightroom though... I find that I use them more often since watching your vids now,. Keep up the amazing work and happy shooting!!!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Huge thanks Brian! Love the versatility of a bridge :D Happy shooting dude!

Great video man, thanks for the info & tips!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great advice as usual, keep it up!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason!

Great tips and video!

@erenjam

8 ай бұрын

thank you!

Thank you for your tips. Very cool videos for try this

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Cracking video, learned a lot about my xt3. Thanks for sharing..:>

Well explained. Thank you

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Angela!

Such helpful tips, thank you! I have two questions (for anyone): what about using exposure bracketing if you have an IBIS camera body? And what white balance settings do you use at night, or do you leave it on auto? Sean Tucker talked in a recent video about how he always leaves his WB on 5500K day and night as it helps retain the colours our eyes see, rather than turning say a halogen lamp glow from orange to white. Thanks!

Amazing advices hocam, thanks 🙏

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🇹🇷🙏🏼

Thanks for these tips. Nice video. 👍👍

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

Nice one Eren!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kenan 🙏🏼

Awesome tips dude 👌

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro

Awesome tips, thanks for sharing with us! I will definitely try to shoot burst mode going forwards.

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bastien 🙏🏼

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bastien 🙏🏼

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE, It really helped; a lot of information, my only challenge was trying to follow up with the process in the camera settings screen, a little bit of more visuals showing the camera and not moving it so fast will help more, from my perspective.... thank you!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the support 🙏🏼 I have a specific episode on camera settings at night where I get into more detail on how I set before heading out

Nice Job…Thankyou!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

Thanks for tips

@erenjam

8 ай бұрын

thank you!

Solid tips

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great

Nice tips! I never use a tripod either. I thought I was the only one.

Awesome content. I will watch many times cos I know these things but want muscle memory.

I love your cat picture from the istanbul video!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

🐈

Very good video I agree with burst mode for Street photography Things happen so quickly and why not use what you have

@erenjam

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Andy!

This is a big help. I literally just got a xt30ii yesterday. Planning to go out in town at midnight to test out these tips

@chotau2ber606

11 күн бұрын

how much do you like the xt30 ii at night ? is it worth buying, i am planning for sony 6400 and xt30 ii

@legacy3340

11 күн бұрын

@@chotau2ber606yeah its worth it. It got stolen last november. Pretty sad about that

@chotau2ber606

10 күн бұрын

@@legacy3340 felt sorry about your loss bro , btw would you recommend this or the sony alpha 6400 , beacause both are having a near about same price , please help me out

Nice

Hi Eren, thanks for this great and helpful video! Your night shots are so fantastic! I love the way You shoot and rework Your pictures in Lightroom! One question: how do You handle focus by night? Do You always use autofocus - despite the low light? I shoot with Fuji , too - X 100 F, which sometimes struggles a bit with autofocus , especially at low light...

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Yh I mostly use AF at night and only switch if its having a hard time locking on. The X100F AF isn't as good as the XT bodies especially in low light

Gj Eren

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good advice. As for people giving you grief about using burst mode, don’t pay attention. Unless they are shooting 100% manual and they aren’t using editing software to improve the shot in post it’s just hypocrisy. I say use the tech available to you.

@erenjam

6 ай бұрын

100%

Eren videonu yeni gördüm ve global kalitede akıcı bir ingilizce ile bu videoyu yaptığın için seni tebrik ederim. Amatör fotoğrafçılık ve video çekmek için bir makina düşünüyorum xA7 veya xt200 önerir misin yoksa 10 bin lira fazla verip xs10 mu almalıyım? Şimdiden bilgiler için teşekkürler

Great photos!!! Just starting with an oldish X-T3. I know it's not much, but you got a new subscriber. Great work 👍

@HardDrumStep

Күн бұрын

what lens are you using, if I may ask?

Not a seasoned photography here but noticing my X-M1 with Fuji 15-45mm OIS will take pics at night down to 1/5 of a second very well but the 35mm f2 and 27mm f2.8 with supposedly better apertures for night struggle to eek out 1/50 or 1/40 of a second. In general, the 15-45mm kit lens delivers better night pictures with f3.5 due to image stabilization. So, cheaper camera with cheaper kit lens actually delivers over more expensive primes.

@erenjam

10 ай бұрын

Yep, makes sense, doesn’t matter how sharp the lens is if its moving while taking the shot

When in the frame there are many bright highlights is better to underexpose right? Like you can just turn the exposure compensation dial at -1 or -2? And what about using HDR?

Great practical tips for this genre, well-explained minus extraneous chatter.

Hi there. Thank you for your explanation. How do you deal with a slow autofocus? When you have to do a shot quick my autofocus ruins often my shot. What can i do about? im not good with manual focusing.

What is the film simulation are you using ? Or the color profile on FUJIFILM?😃

What fuji camera and lens would you recommend for (fuji beginner)? I started with a6200, then brought A7m2, sold them and i stuck with my T70 analog camera for few years now. I wanna jump on fuji, but idk where to start and what to purchase..

Thanks!

@lollypoofy

Жыл бұрын

Crazy crazy imagery dude

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Huge thanks!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

Any recommendations about metring mode?😊

I really love your colors, can we have a video guide how to edit photos the way you do?

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Recently made a colour grading episode where I talk about my editing process 👨🏻‍💻

What focus mode is quite reliable when shooting at night? Thanks for this vid btw! Great tips!

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

Usually use zone focusing with single AF at Night. Continuous AF can be unreliable at night

Thanks. I’m new to cameras and it’s all starting to come together.

@erenjam

9 ай бұрын

🙏🏼 glad this helped! Good luck on your journey

Yo, I'm a big fan of your work Eren. Just wanna ask what is the wrist strap you used on 00:17. More tips and reviews to come bro. Thanks!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! its a DSPTCH strap

Beware, the cyan red look will become passé sooner than you think. KZread ads are doing it. Do you remember the cross process look in film? Developing Chrome film in C-41 chemistry, getting a negative without the orange layer that balanced contrast. Printing these in custom labs produced super high contrast with clear areas on the negs fogging areas around them, giving the prints a strange ghostly look. . You could quiet that down a bit fogging the print with a fast second enlarger exposure to the paper. That look is history.

Great vid Eren! Do you shoot in Aperture priority mode with these settings? Cheers

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael! Yeah almost always in A mode

Hey Eren, great content! I want to get into the Fuji film system and get into photography. I currently use a GH5 for my video needs and client work but I have an itch to get into photography and plan to do some heavy travelling this year. What fujifilm camera would you recommend for myself that is below the x-t4? I was thinking between the x-s10, x-t3 or the x-t2 with more lens options.

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

The Xt4 probably as it should have most your video needs covered too. If you are only looking to shoot photos with it then the X-t2 or x-pro2 is more than good enough

@ItsTahmid

Жыл бұрын

@@erenjam thanks! I already have a dedicated video camera (GH5), wanted a cheaper hybrid camera (mainly stills).

Good video. Your lenses are basically the same as mine. I'm always surprised when people say the 16-55's f2.8 is decent for very low light. I bought the 33mm f1.4 for night time. I almost always underexpose at night (otherwise the ISO grain can get nasty) and shoot with DR400. (I almost always shoot at DR400 even in daytime, as it benefits RAW shadows recovery and I'm fine with it requiring a minimum ISO of 500 - on my X-T5). I do still struggle a bit with autofocusing at night, but I'll find the right settings one day!. Zone focusing is tricky at night.

@erenjam

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! The 33 is the much better option but you can still get good results with the 16-55

@mikefoster6018

7 ай бұрын

@@erenjam I don't think I'm the best at squeezing low light results from my 16-55. I do the exposure triangle right, so think it's something I'm getting wrong with focusing. I'll work it out.

FYI…even with a hard stop lower shutter speed, if max ISO is reached, shutter speed will drop below the hard stop. something has to give!

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

true!

Do you mind sharing your film simulation recipe?

Thanks for the great tutorial. What is metering mode you use for night photograhy?

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

I switch between multi and spot at night

hi, erem! great video! how do you use the exposure compensation dial? in 0 or negative?

@erenjam

6 ай бұрын

most use it to correctly expose for the lights at night, usually into the negative

Good tips. I’ve been doing all these except for shooting wide open on the rare occasions I shoot at night because I usually use zone focusing on my day shoots and wide apertures don’t really work well with that method. I’ll try it. I guess you’re using auto focus?

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yh I use AF at night , the newer fujifilm cameras are pretty reliable with AF at night

Do you have a video on how you get some of those awesome colours in your night photos??

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼 I have a couple editing episodes on here

And mode?

Settings: Iso max 3200 (6400 MAX MAX) Min SS 1/80 - 1/100 (Maybe 60/50th) Quickest Aperture\ Lowest f-stop possible (Less zoom more open lens) Use burst mode 10-15 shots Always shoot RAW for dynamic range. Lets you underexpose.

thanks for the tips. i don’t understand the “underexpose” though. how do you under expose when you shoot?

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

easiest way is to use the exposure compensation dial

I wouldn't worry about high ISO these days. I use AI denoise software to remove it.

I'm curious when you set Fuji cameras to auto iso, do they under/over expose or is it just about right? Seems like I always have to compensate on my Canon cuz if it's a night shot it just shoots right up to +12k ISO like that's the baseline lol

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Fuji tends to do the same, if you leave it to auto, in darker scenes it tries to make the overall scene too bright imo which leads to the high ISO. This is why I limit how high the ISO can go

Lütfen türkçe altyazı ekleyin biz de faydalanalım ya. İngilizcem yetmiyor

Nice vid man!!...... I'm about to buy my first camera, which one you think it's better, the Sony a6000 or canon t2i (550D)?

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've never used a Canon so it's hard to say but the Sony a6000 was also my first camera.

@CruZifer.23

Жыл бұрын

@@erenjam thank you for replying, so the a6000 still a good choice for street and some portrait?

Thanks for the advice! What about photometry? Do you stay on Multi ?

@tianlamian

2 жыл бұрын

wish we had an expose for highlights mode

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

hopefully Fujifilm bring us this feature, really nice on the Ricoh

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

yh multi most of the time

Eren do you feel that an F2 prime is sufficient on a Fuji body that lacks IBIS since the primes also lack OIS? Or in such situation should we really opt for the 1.4 primes? I've had ok success with the 18-55 OIS lens on an x-t20 at night but do end up with a lot of shots blurry at 1/30. The primes will give me an extra 2 or 3 stops but losing OIS basically means I'm back at square one. Thoughts? I'm considering Sony since the a6600 has IBIS AND they have primes with Optical Stabilization. Seems like a dream night photography setup, not to mention the weather sealing which also beats my t20. Sony IQ is what holds me back still.

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

umm the 1.4 is better put I've taken loads of my favourite photos at night with the 50mm on the xpro2 which doesn't have IBIS. If you are in a well lit area at night you can get away with being handled at f2. Keep the min shutter speed at least 1/60 and use trust. A6600 also a great camera

@okyeabuddyguy

Жыл бұрын

@@erenjam thanks!

Hi I have a question as a new fuji user. Do you think that it would make sense to use fuji X Raw software to export a receipie in TIFF 16bits and then work that TIFF further in a software ? The idea is to make sure to get the 100% original fuji film color... Because I try some software that enable to turn the RAF into a specific fuji fillm simulation but I compared the result with the real in camera film simulation and it turns out that it was not 100% identical.

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Will be testing this out soon, it does make sense. I'm not sure how fast it'll be because from what I remember, the X Raw software uses the camera processor and not your laptops.

@user-wc3pc5kq8l

Жыл бұрын

@@erenjam I tried and it works fine.

What White Balance setting do you use at night time ?

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

I shoot raw so don’t worry about the White Balance when shooting at night

Dear Eren , sevgili Eren, the minimum ss is no more than a suggestion which goes down to 1/15 ss 😊

I search for a vintage look now I know with the old lenses Im right but how much does camera bodys change the pitures? I dont like the new cameras which creat perfect look. What I have to do, buy a XT20 for this idea? Or can I get with a old lens and new body for example xt5 also a old vintage look ?

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

pretty much all fuji cameras shoot great stills, id say, shoot raw and create the vintage look in post

Thanks to IBIS in X-T4 one can slow down to 1/8 sec. handheld.

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Such a useful feature

@Termidryna

2 жыл бұрын

@@erenjam indeed, it's incredible.

How come in the day time they say to shoot around F8 to get everything in focus. But at night time to shoot at the maximum aperture like 1.4. I understand that you have to let more light in. But does that mean it won’t be as in focus?

@robinbhairam7508

5 ай бұрын

Depth of field is more apparent in daylight … something you can afford to lose at night as your subject is more key … but make sure your subject is actually in focus! G’luck 😊

Hiya, nice work and video, however and as a heads up, you said something along the lines of: that your shutter speed should be about double your focal length and this is not true, otherwise why would you buy an f1.4 or f2. Shutter speed, ISO and F stop work in conjunction with each other. The focal length doesn't affect this part otherwise. It would be a bit messy if you were shooting with a 180mm lens and the shutter speed of 400. In video I think, your shutter speed should be double your frame though. Just wanted to share this and didn't mean it to be troll like.

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

No prob at all, appreciate the comment 🙏🏼 So, for sure its not technically a rule, but its more of a rule of thumb, as your FL gets longer you need to shoot faster to capture pin sharp images, that said, I often shoot my 50mm at 1/60 so as you said its by no means a definitive rule to follow 😄

No tripod at night? Do you also walk across tightropes with no nets underneath you? I always use a tripod, because pictures are ALWAYS sharper with them. If I didn't use a tripod I would be tormented by the idea of how much better the picture I got would have been with a tripod.

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

Hey Peter, I think it really depends on the type of photography I’m doing. When shooting street at night I find a tripod is pretty limiting. Generally I’m not too concerned about everything being pin sharp with my street photos.

Hello Eren, I don't know if u know Turkish so I will try to explain in English as I can. I really want to make edits like your intros, vintage film looking video edits. I wonder if u can show us how u making that vintage looks.

@erenjam

2 жыл бұрын

Slm Furkan, I will be making an episode on how I make my videos very soon :) 🙏🏼

@FurkanAri

2 жыл бұрын

@@erenjam I'm looking forward to see thanks 🙏🏼

Ig filter effect plss

@erenjam

Жыл бұрын

in the works!

You could shoot waaaaaaay lower ISO if you would simply use a tripod. Very few of your shots are SHARP.

There is no way your surname is Yellow Flower

But while underexposing the face of people get smudgy...how to get over this

@erenjam

6 ай бұрын

Maybe try capturing the subjects when they are better lit, underezxposing makes it harder to pull clean details out of shadows so you'll have to place subjects where they are well lit too