This week I want to talk about a better way to use your AutoFocus on your camera. By default you already know that pressing your shutter button halfway down is how you get your AF lock. The problem is, if you release your shutter, your camera then needs to reacquire focus when you press the button down again. There is an easier way to get your focus and keep it and that method is called Back Button Focus. Back Button Focus is when you program your camera in the menu to use a button on the back of the body to achieve focus instead of the shutter button. The advantage of this is you don’t lose your previous focus lock when you release the shutter button and then have to reacquire it again to take your next shot. Canon was the first camera builder to add BBF to their bodies back in 1989 and every camera has had it since that time. To set up BBF on your Canon camera, go into the menu and look for “Metering Start/Meter+AF Start, which I know sounds confusing but that is the option you want. Most photographers that use BBF like myself will us the AF Lock button on the back of the camera. I switched to BBF about a year ago and I personally would not go back to using the shutter button and most pros will tell you the same. On a Nikon it’s a bit more straight forward in the menu but varies from model to model, but you want to use the AE-L, AF-L button on the back for your BBF, yeah that button that you never use. Now that you know how to set up and use Back Button Focus, give it a try I think once you get used to it you will like it better than using the shutter button. Also be sure to join the Liam Photography Podcast Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/liamphotographypodcast/ You can reach the show by call or text @ 470-294-8191 to leave a comment or request a topic or guest for the show. Additionally you can email the show @ liam@liamphotographypodcast.com and find the show notes at http://www.liamphotographypodcast.com. You can find my work @ https://www.liamphotography.net on and follow me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @liamphotoatl. If you like abandoned buildings and history, you can find my project @ http://www.forgottenpiecesofgeorgia.com. and http://www.forgottenpiecesofpennsylvania.com. Please also stop by my Youtube channels Liam Photography Forgotten Pieces of Georgia Project Forgotten Pieces of Pennsylvania Project ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akwfcKmSzZ4

In this video I find a nice cluster of buildings along SR41 in Gordon County, Georgia! Please Subscribe and click the bell icon to be notified when new videos are posted. Also be sure to stop by http://www.forgottenpiecesofgeorgia.com and click Subscribe to get emails when new content is filmed and when each book volume goes on sale. You can also visit the Forgotten Pieces of Georgia Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/forgottenpiecesofgeorgia/ Additionally, you can Subscribe to the Liam Photography Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google or any other Pod catcher you use as I do episodes on the project. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wukzmr_ocvs

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/LiamPhotography?sub_confirmation=1 12Pro /12 Pro Max /13Pro /13 Pro Max: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLC5WY4R 14Pro /14 Pro Max: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN1GT9W3 If you want the best tool for growing your Youtube Channel check out TubeBuddy! https://www.tubebuddy.com/ApertureAssassin Also check out my Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liam-photography-podcast/id1448440635 Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/liamphotoatl Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/liamphotoatl/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/LiamPhotoATL ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaKq-QDYdbU

In this episode, Canon announces development on the 1Dx3 & Canon RF lens preorders. Samyang announces an AF version of their 14mm F/2.8 for RF mount. Nikon is having a fall sale & Sigma lenses are on sale at Adorama. The Contest has 16 days left before the winner is chosen. My EOS R gets damaged and I am giving up ALL 3 of my Canon DSLRs to go to Fuji GFX 50R Mirrorless Medium Format. Canon Announces 1Dx3 Development https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-officially-announces-the-development-of-the-eos-1d-x-mark-iii/ Pre-order newest Canon RF lenses at Adorama https://www.canonrumors.com/preorder-all-of-the-new-canon-gear-now/ Samyang to release AF version of their 14mm F/2.8 RF lens https://www.canonrumors.com/samyang-to-release-an-af-14mm-f-2-8-for-the-rf-mount/ Adorama gift cards for Sony GM lens buyers in U.S. https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/ Nikon's Fall Savings https://nikonrumors.com/2019/10/24/new-nikon-instant-savings-in-the-us-fall-sales-event-ends-in-4-days.aspx/ Sigma lens sale at Adorama https://www.adorama.com/g/sigma-art-lens-sale?utm_source=rflaid63773 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV10AhE0w9A