5 UNEXPECTED Photography Tips, Advice & Opinions..

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I love my photography. I've only been doing it for approximately 12 months & I was putting my photos on Facebook- Tik Tok - Instagram, etc, wanting likes and confirmation . Now, I'm doing it for me

The very first point you made really struck a chord with me. I've struggled with this 'Niche' thing, but then I realised just what you were saying in the video, and came to the conclusion I don't even need a niche! Now I just enjoy photographing whatever I want to!

New subscriber here. I've been a hobbiest photographer now for about 12 years and I've watched all the big names YouTube videos on composition and lighting and everything else that's needed and after all this time, you would think that I'm amazing at photography. I'm actually very crap at it but I still love taking those shots. Your simple advice on this video is refreshing and makes me want to go out and shoot some more. Keep the videos coming.

I'M IN THE SAME BOAT, I JUST LOVE TAKING PICTURES OF EVERYTHING. LANDSCAPE, MACRO, WILDLIFE, PORTRAIT

Absolutely love the image at 12:00 😍🍂🍁 but not as much as the lil dog running past in the background at 8:40

11:18 absolutely gorgeous shot those colours are mad

Editing is crucial. It is where you execute your vision. Taking the picture is composition and exposure etc. Editing is tonality, colour interpretation, artistic intent and many other things the best automatic convertion process in the world can never do because the camera and computer can't read your mind. I only edit the shots I intend to show. Maybe 5% of the keepers. But I edit. I agree 100%. This also touches on some peoples snob assessment of certain brands. Any modern camera is pretty damn good. Shoot RAW!

Hey! Just wanna say that I've been watching your videos and sincerely see your channel with an enormous potential to grow! Love your vibe and the photos!

Focus on composition and have fun. Those are my 2 biggest things I do when taking photos. I do edit and I have fun with that as well. I believe that what you are feeling at the time of photographing to image and editing will stand out in the final image. I like how basically the advice here was don’t be pretentious. I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you. Your tips and your advice has been most useful. I also enjoyed the encounter you have with other photographers.

You popped up on my feed so I watched your video. We’ll done and perfect points! I do know a very successful photographer who does great work who doesn’t edit his images. He says the trick is to NOT use Adobe programs or any program to open your image files except the camera manufacture editing and viewing software. For instance if you shoot Nikon use the Nikon software to open and view the files and then save a printing file from their. I have never tried his technique because I enjoy editing and seeing what the file really has to give. I am also an old guy who use to work in custom darkrooms and appreciate the skill it takes to make an image really come to life. Great video and great images!

Thanks for sharing your experience with great comments....I am only a hobbyist & just love taking pics of whatever interests me...love getting out & walking around finding compositions to take...I don't do any post processing other than making a photo darker or lighter on my computer... great video... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊

Your point about the "sooc flex" is so spot on. I blame instagram and modern smartphones. Easy access to filters made lots of people think they now knew how good photos were made and they thought it was as easy as that. You see the flex all over social media. We've all got to learn but this one's a quick way to show you don't know as much as you are pretending to.

You've told the essential. At the end, I think that the question is what's photography for you? Finding your own path? Then don't be afraid to break the rules, find out what you want to express, whatever other people think. Being part of a community? Then it's OK, embrace its rules and you'll find a support. In any case, good photographs can emerge. A good photograph for you.

The “rules” (like thirds) can be helpful to beginning photographers, either in giving them simple ways to think about composition or reminders of how the camera works. But It’s sort of like my mother’s advice about child rearing, “Read all the books, then toss them out and do what you think best.” It took me quite awhile to develop the confidence to see the fact that my approach to photography differs substantially from most of the “pros” as a plus, not a defect. It would have helped if I had discovered an encouraging video like yours sooner! It’s still good to see it now! Many thanks.

0:25 Sweet video angle. Would have made a great snap- 5:39 nice - 6:13 nailed it- 6:52 great backdrop 10:18 another nice shot 11:18 All the thinking and processing payed off! Great shot 12:00 Favorite! All those fall colors. #1 with a bullet! 12:23 love the leading line

Great images, Brother! I love the paths, bridges, gates, etc. That's some wonderful advice and thanks for the mention. Keep up the great work!

Photography for me is just the, I never specialized it any type of photography, I photographed everything of interest. Some people say you should dedicate most of your time in one type of photography so you could excel at it, 15 years ago I bought my first DSLR, for my early teens to the age of 5o I used a film camera and never felt connected to it, I took photos of travel, fishing trips, snow skiing etc. Kodak processed my prints and most of the time they were 5x7 with an occasional 8x10. During this period you could say that my photos were straight out of camera and to say that I was disappointed is putting it mildly. My first DSLR was a 6mp Pentax K100D super, it was a blazing 3 FPS. At this time I was learning how to use a computer, a digital camera and to make things a little more interesting, making my own prints. So because their was so much better to learn I set up my camera to use the highest quality jpeg files set at the most nuteral settings, because I was photographing so many different subjects in different places and time of day I felt that learning camera settings would be a priority along with composition, lighting, exposure and so on. I settled on shooting in aperture priority mode because aperture settings were the first consideration that I and depending upon the subject and the depth of field I was looking for, next consideration was ISO, again based on the subject and lighting and if I was using a tripod or handheld, I set the ISO to give me a desired shutter speed, white balance was set according to the type of light I was shooting in and lastly exposure compensation was set as required. I typically use center weighted metering. As far as post processing goes I always kept it very basic, even though I was using jpeg files I still did some post processing, I look at photography like baking a cake, you can eat the cake without frosting but a cake is not complete without it and to me post processing is like frosting on the cake. Now some people bark at post processing but shooting in different situations and lighting it's impossible to get the best file for printing with out some. Some people would say that jpeg files and not good enough for prints unless they are small, well I have prints over 22 x 14 inches matted and framed with a variety of cameras that are beautiful. Over the years using this approach I ended up photographing events for over a 5 year span,,I photographed Memorial day events, weddings, baptisms, birthdays, portraits and family photos.

New subscriber to your channel here. Watched about 10 video's today and got to say I think you're up there with James Popsys and Roman Fox in terms of your videos, approach and your photography. Keep going! I reckon you will be hitting the 'YouTube big time' sooner or later. I'm going to enjoy going through the rest of your video's and checking out the photo's more on instagram 👍🏻