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: BenQ SW321C 4k monitor reviewKeith looks at the BenQ 32 inch SW321C monitor. The 4k UHD display is aimed at the photographic market, giving 99% Adobe98 and 95% DCI-P3. It has a wide range of inputs and features hardware calibration. (19m)
• Video: Epson XP-15000 reviewKeith Cooper looks at the Epson XP-15000 A3+ (13" width) printer for making colour and B&W photo prints at up to 13" width. With double sided printing for plain paper documents and envelopes it has a paper tray for plain paper. (13m 40s)
• Video: Rogeti 360 Panoramic HeadKeith looks at the Rogeti 360 Panoramic Head. A light weight (~760g) panoramic photography tripod head for multi-shot pano photography. Shown with a fisheye lens and using a TSE Frame to fit Canon TS-E 17/24/50mm lenses (11m)
• Video: Canon PRO-200 printer review overviewReview overview of the Canon PRO-200 A3+ (13") dye based ink printer by Keith Cooper. Successor to the PRO-100. Looking at the main features of the printer (14 mins)
• 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: Review of the Epson P900 printerKeith Cooper looks at the Epson P900 17 inch (A2) printer. The video overview discusses the main printer features for sheet and roll paper printing (21 mins)
• Video: Keith’s kit – Peli 1535 Air CaseVideo: Peli 1535 Air Case review and what it's used for. One of Keith's commercial photography equipment choice videos (3 mins)

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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

• Video: What makes a better printerVideo: Keith looks at what features make for a better printer and why many of them are nowhere near as important as some people think. More inks, grey inks - what matters (15m 12s)
• Video: Canon G550 panoramic printsKeith looks at making panoramic prints with the Canon G550 (inc G650, G620). Using custom paper sizes up to 1.2 metres (4 feet) long (12m 03s)
• Video: Canon G550 setupKeith looks at initial Canon Pixma G550 setup. Installing inks for the printer, connection to computer and head alignment. Printer setup is the same for the G650 (G620 in USA) (22m)
• Video: Why some papers just print badlyKeith looks at why some papers print badly with some printers and why no matter what settings you use, they will just never ever work very well (7m 41s)
• Video: Epson ET-8550 choosing paperKeith tests looks at choosing paper for the Epson ET-8550 13"/A3+ printer. Making the best use of test packs and paper samples (9m 43s)
• Video: Epson ET-8550 and selling printsKeith looks at whether the ET-8550 and its prints are good enough to sell and what different factors you need to consider if looking to sell your work (12m 45s)
• Video: Epson ET-8550 printing on filmKeith tests printing on clear transparency film (160um thickness) with the Epson EcoTank ET-8550 printer. Printing for digital negatives and positives/transparencies (12m 12s)

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Tilt/shift lenses – tutorials and reviews

• 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: 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 review: Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom ShiftVideo review: Laowa 12-24 shift lens. 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift lens Designed for mirrorless Sony E / Nikon Z / Canon RF / L Mount / Fuji X / EF-M How to use a shift lens and why you use them.
• Video: Understanding lens tiltVideos: Six videos looking at understanding lens tilt, both close-up and far. Why tilting a lens changes the focus of a lens and how to get that focus where you want it
• Video: Move or zoom – composition with shift lensesVideos: Move or zoom? Composition with shift lenses at different focal lengths Do you move or do you zoom? Keith looks at shift lens photo composition at different focal lengths. Although shot using shift lenses, the observations apply whatever lens you are using.
• Video: Looking at the Laowa 20mm shift lensKeith Cooper reviews the new Laowa 20mm shift lens. The Zero-D f/4 lens offers +-11mm of shift. Canon EF/RF, Nikon F/Z, Sony E, L, Pentax K, Fuji G mounts (26m)
• Video: Tilt Shift lens use webinarAn edited, expanded and updated recording of Keith Cooper's tilt shift lens use webinar from 2022. Includes more photos and diagrams illustrating different aspects of lens use. How to use tilt shift lenses (51m)

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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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