Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 54 minutes ago

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See my photography here:
nicklongphotography.com

00:00 - Start
01:12 - What is Focus Peaking?
02:40 - Manual Focus with Still Photography
03:55 - Manual Focus with Fast-Action Photography
06:16 - Do Mirrorless Cameras Flip the Script on Manual Focus?
07:35 - Conclusion
08:03 - Secrets Revealed: Rainy Car Scene

Special thanks to Brady Bessette's YouTube channel for advice on how how to film a rainy car scene.

Video Equipment:
Mic: Tonor TC20 XLR
Camera: Nikon Z50 + Nikkor 12-24 DX & Iphone 11 + Beast Cam
Lighting: Clamp Lights with 300W Daylight LED Bulb & 100W color change LED Bulb (Teal), Amazon Basics light stands, and white bedsheet from Target as diffusion material
Video Capture: OBS Studio with HDMI Capture Card
Video editing: DaVinci Resolve 18