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This week on the channel +315K views this week
Life Through Optics' green Alfa comes with a lifetime promise
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In short
On YouTube, Life Through Optics has 235,000 subscribers and 89,036,966 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 349,503 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Best camera settings for car photography (Use these settings on your next shoot)", with 307,911 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 4,392 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 92 of 104 in category "Art, crafts, magic and photography".
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
235,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 1,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,000 in the last 30 days
total views
89,036,966
▲ 349,503 in the last 7 days
▲ 746,385 in the last 30 days
▲ 746,385 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
45,042
on a typical day: 35,181
Videos on the channel
835
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
5 days ago
November 6, 2026
Views per subscriber
378
a new short video usually gets 8,668 views
Next milestone
250,000 subscribers
15,000 subscribers to go
YouTube: What happened lately
November 8, 2026 2.1x the video's usual pace Best camera settings for car photography (Use the… The video ran that day at 43,651 views a day, 2.1 times its usual pace (21,008).
This week on the channel +77K views this week
Film meets action cameras on Life Through Optics' photography shelf
The existing lineup ranges from DJI POV filming to motorsport photography with a 1979 Olympus OM-2N.
The video drawing the most views now
Best camera settings for car photography (Use these settings on your next shoot)
- Video published
- October 29, 2026
- Video views so far
- 307,911
- Video views, pace per day
- 32,824
- Views on its first day
- 21,024
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Art, crafts, magic and photography | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 4,392 of 5,393 | 92 of 104 |
| By views gained this week | 3,703 of 5,274 | 59 of 103 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,192 of 5,043 | 75 of 95 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Art, crafts, magic and photography
Views gained this week in the category Art, crafts, magic and photography
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 234,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 235,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 88,300,063 views → November 11, 2026: 89,036,966 views · average: 25,410 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 33.1 in the category: 17.4
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.5 in the category: 0.3
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 3,242 views
- short vs long
- 15 short (up to 3 minutes), 0 long
average views per short video: 31,030
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 I've Waited 7 Years For This - Driving My Dream Car! (Alfa … | March 13, 2024 | 17:36 | 551,625 |
 How To Instantly Take Better Car Photos On Your Phone (And … | April 11, 2023 | 19:40 | 166,392 |
 POV Car Photography With Sony a6700 + Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 - … | January 6, 2025 | 27:54 | 73,711 |
 I bought my dream car (2025 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio) | May 6, 2026 | 28:30 | 58,688 |
 All The Gear That I Use As A Full-Time Photographer/Content… | December 21, 2024 | 21:51 | 58,021 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Police Called To A Car Meet - POV Mitsubishi Evo Photoshoot… | May 4, 2023 | 0:37 | 8,140,634 |
 Holding My Camera Over The Edge For The Shot ⚠️ POV Car Pho… | July 17, 2023 | 0:39 | 6,316,023 |
 A Steam Train And A GT-R - POV Car Photography (Sony a6400 … | August 23, 2023 | 0:22 | 5,313,276 |
 Image Composition Tips To Improve Your Photos (Photography … | March 22, 2024 | 0:54 | 4,494,236 |
 Car Photography Hack To Improve Your Photos (Sony a6400 + S… | September 4, 2023 | 0:23 | 4,461,411 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video surgingBest camera settings for car photography (Use the… The video ran that day at 43,651 views a day, 2.1 times its usual pace (21,008).
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +315K views this week
Life Through Optics' green Alfa comes with a lifetime promise
The Giulia Quadrifoglio ownership Short joins a Porsche photoshoot and a guide to posting consistently.
This week on the channel +77K views this week
Film meets action cameras on Life Through Optics' photography shelf
The existing lineup ranges from DJI POV filming to motorsport photography with a 1979 Olympus OM-2N.