Phil Ebiner – Photography Masterclass (old version)

Introduction to the Drop Auto section (1:08)

What is exposure? (1:40)

What is aperture (aka. f-stop or iris)? (3:18)

Aperture Charts

What is shutter speed? (3:15)

Dive deeper into shutter speed & watch a slow motion shutter

What is ISO? (4:16)

What is the exposure triangle, and how does it work? (2:48)

Exposure Triangle – Diagram & Examples

Live Demonstration – Getting the Right Exposure (5:21)

Using your camera’s light meter (3:38)

How to use the camera’s Histogram (8:53)

Practice – Set your exposure for 3 scenarios! (0:49)

What is focus – depth of field explained (2:28)

Depth of Field – Visualized

Getting in focus using the auto-focus mode (3:34)

Getting in focus using the manual mode (2:32)

Shooting fast objects (1:57)

Practice – Taking pictures of cars! (0:31)

Shooting in low light (2:22)

Shooting at night (3:21)

Practice – Taking pictures inside! (0:47)

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:42)

Introduction to the Composition section (0:59)

What is composition? (1:50)

The rule of thirds (7:39)

When to throw out the rule of thirds (1:25)

Rule of Thirds: Visualized

Perspective: changing your angle (3:17)

Perspective: Visualized

Live Demonstration – Getting Great Compositions (6:45)

What’s the Mood of your photo? (5:58)

Wide Angle vs Telephoto & Zoom (3:36)

Wide vs. Telephoto Lenses: Visualized

Choosing a background (2:38)

Panoramic compositions (2:45)

How to position your subject (5:24)

Focus on the details (1:48)

Using depth of field creatively (2:23)

Colors – think about how colors affect your photos (3:10)

Black & White photos – adding emotion by subtracting color (2:59)

Practice – Go on a photo adventure! (0:55)

Phil’s Photo Walk – Let’s look at his photos! (7:12)

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:33)

Bokeh – What is it? How to achieve it? (9:56)

What is Macro Photography? (8:28)

Intro to Live Demonstrations (1:01)

Live Demonstration – Shooting at Echo Park (4:26)

Tips for Street Photography (1:35)

Live Demonstration – Shooting Portraits (9:50)

Live Demonstration – Flowers, Focus, and Low Light Photography (4:47)

Live Demonstration – Low Light Photography (4:25)

Live Demonstration – Shooting Down by the LA River (6:07)

In Camera vs. Editing – What’s the Balance? (3:26)

Introduction to the Situational Photography section (1:06)

5 Tips for Better Landscape Photos (2:34)

5 Tips for Better Nature Photos (2:55)

Practice – Get outside and take some pictures! (0:40)

5 Tips for Better Portraits (3:07)

5 Tips for Better Portrait Lighting (3:51)

5 Tips for Better Photos of Kids (or Pets) (2:24)

Practice – Take pictures of your kid (or pet)! (0:47)

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:44)

Introduction to the Lighting section (0:53)

What is light? (1:20)

What types of light sources do we have? (1:14)

Understanding light temperatures (1:37)

Light Temperature Chart

Setting your white balance properly (2:12)

What is three-point light? (1:28)

Complete guide to three-point lighting

Using ambient light (3:08)

Using Natural Light Creatively

Using the flash (2:55)

Better Flash Photography with a Lightscoop Pop-up Flash Bouncer (6:43)

Practice – use your flash! (0:47)

Shooting slhouettes (1:31)

How to take a silhouette photo – diagram

Live Demonstration – Shooting Silhouettes (2:16)

Practice: Take a silhouette photo! (0:27)

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:47)

Introduction to the Stabilization section (0:43)

Tripod Tips (2:34)

Monopod Tips (1:19)

Other types of stabilization (1:32)

Tips for better handheld photography (3:21)

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (1:37)

Section Intro (1:36)

What is Long Exposure Photography (1:04)

Gear You Need for Long Exposures (5:48)

Camera Settings for Long Exposures (7:18)

How to Set Shutter Speed (4:39)

How to Shoot Long Exposure Photos with an iPhone (0:54)

Live Demonstration of Long Exposure Photography Part 1 (3:58)

Live Demonstration of Long Exposure Photography Part 2 (2:34)

Editing Long Exposure in Lightroom 1 (4:07)

Editing Long Exposure in Lightroom 2 (4:36)

Introduction to the Modern Photography section (0:38)

Detailed look at a smart phone & our favorite apps (2:36)

Live Demonstration – iPhone vs. DSLR (1:50)

Using our favorite iPhone app (3:30)

How to take better pictures with your smartphone (5:54)

Tips for composing better square images & Instagram success! (6:17)

Practice – Take your best smart phone photo! (0:54)

Making money with your smartphone images

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:43)

Introduction to the Purchasing a Camera section (0:35)

How to purchase a camera – what’s your goal? (1:55)

How to build your complete camera kit (2:37)

Where should you buy a camera? (2:18)

What’s in our camera bag? (5:36)

Memory Cards (2:13)

Lenses & Filters (3:03)

Batteries & Chargers (1:39)

Stabilization – Tripods, Monopods, Gorillapods (2:11)

Flashes & Lighting (2:57)

Camera Cases & Bags (2:36)

Practice: Put together your camera kit! (2:00)

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:39)

Introduction to the Lens section (0:46)

What is focal length? (2:05)

What standard lenses should you have? (2:14)

Depth of Field – Revisited (4:11)

What are our favorite lenses? (5:19)

Fisheye lenses (1:19)

Tilt shift (aka swing shift) lenses (1:35)

Tilt-Shift Video Example

Polarizing, ND, and UV filters (3:19)

Polarizing Filter: Visualized

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:43)

Introduction to the Photo Editing section (1:02)

What is photo editing, and why do we do it? (2:38)

What programs do we like for editing? (4:46)

How to get a free trial of Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop (1:17)

Importing and Organization in Lightroom (3:54)

Rating photographs – what is our process? (5:39)

Practice – Import & rate your photos! (0:49)

Adjusting exposure (9:22)

Adjusting color temperature (white balance) (3:37)

Cropping (6:35)

Sharpening (7:02)

Adjusting Saturation & Vibrance in Lightroom (3:45)

Brightness & contrast (4:37)

Vignettes & blurs (3:17)

Exporting & saving (9:58)

Practice – Improve your photos in Lightroom! (1:12)

Getting Rid of Blemishes in Lightroom (2:32)

Hue, Saturation, Luminance controls in Lightroom (5:09)

Adjustment Brush (5:43)

Editing a RAW Photo in Photoshop (4:35)

Editing a JPEG Photo in Photoshop (6:35)

Stitching together a panorama in Photoshop (4:49)

Get Rid of Blemishes in Photoshop – No more zits! (2:25)

How to Composite Images in Photoshop (13:35)

Importing & Organization in iPhoto (3:18)

Quick Fixes in iPhoto – How to quickly make your photos look amazing! (2:48)

Using the Effects Tab in iPhoto (2:57)

Advanced Photo Adjustments in iPhoto (5:32)

Exporting/Saving Photos from iPhoto (3:09)

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (1:13)

Introduction to the Making Money with Photography section (1:03)

What jobs can you do with photography? (2:48)

Branding yourself (3:52)

Tips for branding yourself (3:59)

Tell everyone, everywhere (2:50)

Sharing your photographs – our favorite sites (5:58)

Creating a website/portfolio (5:46)

What you need to put in a website (6:52)

What should you charge as a photographer? (6:44)

Finding freelance photography work (8:10)

Unique ways to dive into photography (4:06)

Landing a full-time photography job (3:32)

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (1:16)

Introduction to the Sell Your Photographs section (1:22)

Best stock photo sites for making money online (4:21)

How one guy made $15,000 in one day on Instagram (2:52)

Selling your own photography (3:46)

Understanding licensing (3:06)

How to license your photos (3:46)

Fair Use photographs (3:34)

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:54)

Who is the instructor (Will Carnahan)? (1:19)

Why should you become a wedding photographer? (2:29)

5 Tips for Being a Better Wedding photographer (3:02)

Overview of what to shoot at a wedding (11:53)

Introduction to the Camera Anatomy & Settings section (0:56)

Practice: Play with your buttons! (0:44)

Detailed look at a Canon DSLR (10:38)

The Camera Menu – Let’s go through it together – Canon (2:07)

Changing Image Quality – Canon (3:19)

Picture Styles on a Canon (1:34)

Image Review on a Canon (2:06)

Formatting a memory card – Canon (1:01)

Practice – Choose your settings! (0:42)

Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:47)

Detailed look at a Nikon DSLR (13:57)

The Nikon Info Button (2:29)

The Camera Menu – Let’s go through it together – Nikon (2:07)

Changing Image Quality on a Nikon (1:38)

Image Review on a Nikon (1:53)

Formatting Your Camera on a Nikon (1:40)

Intro to Sony Camera (0:32)

Detailed Look at Sony Mirrorless Camera (3:40)

Learn the Menu of a Sony Camera (4:07)

Shooting with a Sony Camera (4:29)

How to Format a Memory Card on a Sony Camera (0:43)

Sony A7S ii vs. A7R ii (12:01)

Fuji X-T1 Overview (7:56)

Thank you & please leave a review! (1:03)