Derek Fahsbender's Intro to Photography Part 4: Focus & Motion

03/10/2026

Let's "focus" for Part 4. Derek goes over how important focus is for telling a story from your image. Learn about your camera's different focus modes, and what to consider when capturing motion.

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 3:00 - Focus modes
  • 3:53 - Manual focus
  • 13:56 - Single autofocus
  • 21:32 - Continuous
  • 29:16 - Focus tools on your camera
  • 37:28 - Autofocus miscellaneous
  • 47:17 - Motion
  • 49:26 - The reciprocal rule
  • 1:05:01 - Focus for effects
  • 1:18:07 - Photographing motion
  • 1:44:27 - Storytelling through focus and motion