Photography Videos

Tutorials, reviews and comment by Keith Cooper

Keith produces short videos to supplement and expand articles and reviews on the Northlight Images site.

Our aim is to create videos for all new articles and reviews on the site, as well as create one to supplement and update some of our existing articles. This page showcases a few specific videos.

See some of the other specialist index pages listed to the right, and the drop down ‘categories’ menu at the far right. Keith is always happy to answer questions about anything on the site – it’s often where he gets inspiration for all our articles.

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See it all! Complete Index All of Keith’s videos

There is an index page covering every one of Keith’s 800+ YouTube videos.
It is organised by topic

More specialist index pages

• Articles and Reviews
• Camera and printer rumours
• Digital Black and White
• Colour Management
• Printing and paper
• All about using tilt and shift
• The business side of photography
• Tutorial and ‘How to’ articles
• Photography book reviews
• Keith’s ‘gear list’ for his work

For even more detail, check the category listings and search box at the right of the page

Selected recent videos

These are videos embedded in articles/reviews.

For a full index of all videos on YouTube, there is a categorised index page here:

Index: All of Keith’s 800+ YT videos

• Video: Brightin Star 9mm f/5.6 reviewVideo review and tutorial: Brightin Star 9mm f/5.6 full frame manual lens mirrorless ultra wide full frame lens. How to shoot with super wide angle
• Video: Brightin Star 12mm f/2.8 reviewVideo: Brightin Star 12mm f/2.8 manual focus ultra wide lens for mirrorless full frame cameras. Available in E/RF/Z/L mounts. Tested on an EOS R5. It's cheap, but is it a bargain?
• Review: New Laowa 17mm tilt shift lens f/4 [MF and FF]Venus Lens has announced a new tilt/shift lens. Laowa 35mm TS f/2.8 tilt shift 0.5x macro. Designed for mirrorless Canon RF, Nikon Z, L, Sony E also Fuji G & Hasselblad XCD
• Video: Neewer panel light NL-660 portable LED light kitVideo: Neewer LED panel light NL-660 Adjustable lighting panel. Battery or mains power, 3200K~5600K dual light kit with lighting stands and cases for each lighting panel
• Video: TTArtisan 17mm tilt shift reviewVideo review:Video: TTArtisan 17mm tilt shift review: 100MP medium format GFX100S and mirrorless full frame. Economic tilt/shift lens but are there issues limiting its use?
• Video: Laowa 8-15mm fisheyeVideo review: Looking at how I use fisheye lenses and Medium format: 100MP medium format GFX100S and Laowa 8-15mm fisheye. How to use a zoom fisheye lens and how it works on the 102MP medium format Fujifilm GFX100S
• Review: Sirui C60X LED lightLighting review and video: Sirui C60X portable LED lamp 2500K-6500K Wireless control via Bluetooth. Internal Lithium battery USB-C charging

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Reviews

• Video/review: iFootage AnglerfishReview Video: iFootage Anglerfish 130W LED Daytime Lighting. LED Lighting with high CRI. CCT from 2700K to 6500K. Colour accuracy testing and performance notes
• Zike Z666 SSD Enclosure reviewReview and Video: Zike USB4/Thunderbolt Z666 SSD Enclosure review. Tested with NVMe M.2 Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB SSD module on a MacBook Pro and Mac Studio
• Video: Medium format fisheyeVideo review: Looking at how I use fisheye lenses and how the Canon EF8-15mm F4L works on the 102MP medium format Fujifilm GFX100S. Different ways of processing images and why fisheye lenses can be so useful.
• Video: LightColor Meter [Datacolor]Video: Datacolor LightColor Meter measures light and colour temperature for light sources, outdoor light, tungsten, LED, HMI, fluorescent, strobes
• Video: Calibrite Profiler 2Video: Calibrite Profiler 2 - adds free camera profiling functions . Single and dual illuminant for DNG
• Video: UPERFECT UMax 22 Touch monitor reviewVideo: UPERFECT UMax 22 Touch external monitor review. 22 inch QHD resolution HDMI with Dual USB-C inputs. Tested as a portable external monitor for my MacBook Pro
• Video: Neewer LED panel – NL-192AIVideo: Neewer LED panel - NL-192AI Adjustable lighting panel. 8000mAh Battery, 15V power supply, 3200K~5600K CRI95+ 600Lux Includes testing of light quality, actual vs measured colour temperature

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Colour management

• Video/review: iFootage AnglerfishReview Video: iFootage Anglerfish 130W LED Daytime Lighting. LED Lighting with high CRI. CCT from 2700K to 6500K. Colour accuracy testing and performance notes
• Video: LightColor Meter [Datacolor]Video: Datacolor LightColor Meter measures light and colour temperature for light sources, outdoor light, tungsten, LED, HMI, fluorescent, strobes
• Video: Calibrite Profiler 2Video: Calibrite Profiler 2 - adds free camera profiling functions . Single and dual illuminant for DNG
• Video: UPERFECT UMax 22 Touch monitor reviewVideo: UPERFECT UMax 22 Touch external monitor review. 22 inch QHD resolution HDMI with Dual USB-C inputs. Tested as a portable external monitor for my MacBook Pro
• Video: Neewer LED panel – NL-192AIVideo: Neewer LED panel - NL-192AI Adjustable lighting panel. 8000mAh Battery, 15V power supply, 3200K~5600K CRI95+ 600Lux Includes testing of light quality, actual vs measured colour temperature
• Video: Neewer LED panel – NL-116AIVideo and review: Neewer LED panel - NL-116AI Adjustable lighting panel. 4000mAh Battery, USB Type C Ports, 3200K~5600K CRI95+ 600Lux Includes testing of light evenness and actual vs measured colour temperature

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Printing

• Towards a better printerTowards a better printer - what features and capabilities are needed in new printers. What features need improvement and what's still missing?
• Video: What is the best photo printerWhat is the best photo printer? I'm often asked about printer and print quality, but unless you know what it is you actually want the printer for, then it's difficult to answer. Some of the ways I decide what's good about a printer I'm reviewing
• Hahnemuhle natural line papersVideo and notes: Hahnemuhle natural line papers. The four tested are based on bamboo, hemp, agave and sugar cane fibres. Fine Art printing colour and B&W
• Video: Fixing unwanted colour tints in black and white photo printsVideo: Fixing unwanted colour tints in black and white photo prints. How to adjust the B&W printing mode for Epson and Canon printers. Removing green/brown/magenta casts seen in prints under some lighting
• Video: Limited edition printsVideo: Limited edition prints of your work - are they really worth making and are they even relevant to the print market you are in? Who wants to buy them?
• Video: Selling prints from your archiveVideo: Selling prints from your archive? Seems a good way to make some money... You've lots of photos and a good printer. Just how difficult could it be
• Video: colour space choice for screen and printVideo: colour space choice for screen and print. Editing and printing images - what colours can you show and what can you print

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Tilt/shift lenses – tutorials and reviews

• Video: lens tilt used close upLens tilt basics: Keith Cooper looks at how lens tilt works with close-up photography - using tilt to place your plane of focus. Example uses the Canon TS-E17mm F4.5L tilt shift lens( 9m 45s)
• Video: tilt/shift lens basics – sideways tilt (swing)Lens tilt basics: Keith Cooper looks at sideways lens tilt (or swing) to run the plane of focus along a wall, whilst looking along the wall. Example uses the Canon TS-E24mm F3.5 tilt shift lens( 6m30s)
• Video: Laowa 15mm shift lens reviewReview of the Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D shift lens, with examples of how the lens can be used. Includes a brief comparison with the Canon TS-E17 tilt/shift lens(14m 40s)
• Video: tilt/shift lens basics – horizontally shifted imagesKeith Cooper looks at using horizontal (left/right) shift of the lens to offset the camera viewpoint and control aspects of apparent image geometry and perspective (9 mins)
• Video: tilt/shift lens basics – diagonally shifted imagesKeith Cooper looks at using a diagonal shift of the lens to offset the camera viewpoint and control aspects of apparent image geometry and perspective (7 mins)
• Video: tilt/shift lens basics – stitching shifted imagesKeith Cooper looks at stitching pairs of shifted images taken with a tilt shift lens, to give a larger higher megapixel image with wider coverage (3m 50s)
• Video: Tilt shift lens basics – vertical lens shiftKeith Cooper looks at basic vertical (up/down) lens shift with a tilt/shift lens, to correct converging vertical lines when looking upwards (3m 30s)

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The business side of photography

• Video: Limited edition printsVideo: Limited edition prints of your work - are they really worth making and are they even relevant to the print market you are in? Who wants to buy them?
• Video: working as an architectural photographerVideo: working as an architectural photographer - Is it a job for you? Looking at the business and photography aspects of being a professional architectural photographer
• Video: Selling prints from your archiveVideo: Selling prints from your archive? Seems a good way to make some money... You've lots of photos and a good printer. Just how difficult could it be
• Video: The print quality triangleVideo: The print quality triangle - Are you looking for a cheaper high quality printer for photos/art? What factors limit your choice and how do you decide what matters
• Video: Sell your fine art printsVideo Keith looks at what you need to consider if you want to sell your fine art prints into the 'fine art' market. Could your hobby become a business? (7m 40s)
• Video: So, do you need a large printerVideo: Do you need a large printer. Some of the things to consider before getting a large format printer - it's about far more than bigger sheets of paper (21 mins)
• Video: Showing prints at galleriesVideo: Keith looks at showing prints at galleries and what you need to know and ask about if you want to exhibit and maybe sell your own photos at galleries (19m 08s)

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