Some very good points Paul. Especially about the print-worthy images. Ansel Adams said that 12 great images per year is a good results; wildlife photographer David Yarrow says if he gets 4-6 printable images per field visit, he is doing well. People seem to confuse quantity with quality.
Paul, I really enjoy these video's!! I consider myself a travel photographer and I shoot color, but I take many portraits aswell. So I get a lot of inspiration from your channel. I do consider to attend one of your workshops, in London next year.
Setting goals for any endeavour can be very difficult to do successfully, but having something that keeps you moving forward and stretching and learning, is so important. I'm currently in the phase of a million ideas and possible goals swimming around my head regarding photography, so this is a well timed reminder to spend some time refining my own goals and ideas. Your workshops look great - will defiitely be signing up for later 2024 or 2025.
Hi Paul, for me my goal is to take beautiful photographs or at least that I think are beautiful first of all for me, and that these photographs give me the satisfaction of looking at them and looking at them again and maintaining this pleasure for so long that I can say they deserve to be printed and maybe hung on the wall, then the dream would be to collect them in a book, one day. In the meantime we keep shooting. 😊
I know it’s cliche to say that you should measure success by things you can control, not external things like awards, but a cliche is just a truth people have said too many times; it’s still true. Your photos and your philosophy captivates me. Keep on keeping on.
@@paulreidphotography I’m a writer and editor who’s won a few minor awards and I can’t deny it’s tremendously gratifying. I’ve also been around long enough to have been inside the machine and seen how the sausage is made, and it ain’t always pretty. I’m not sure if that makes me jaded or cynical, but there it is.
@@paulreidphotography once I get my holiday spends saved, it’s the first treat to myself I’m getting. I was very happy to see you do your workshops in Glasgow and Edinburgh nice and handy for me down in S.W Scotland.
Hey Paul, amazing images and emotions captured. I have just signed up and saw the pre-order promotion for the new course. As I mostly shoot film, my biggest challenge where I am presently is almost no access to film dev studios for BW films. Do you cover it in the course somehow? I am now thinking of developing films on my own. If you could share of the link would be great. Cheers!
@@paulreidphotographybrilliant thank you 🙏🏼 I‘m also wondering about the street portraits from the perspective of those of us who live in Europe where the rules about publishing photographs you take are much stricter than in the UK. I’m in Austria and it can be a nightmare. I don’t know if I’m going to have to resort to carrying a model release form around with me to be safe, but I wonder if you have any tips about easing the way, so that people are not so worried in the first place.
I wanna do it but I feel like my looks from having a stupid past will just make people suspicious of me. Been out of trouble for 20 years but tattoos make people skeptical of you. More so when it’s obvious I was an idiot when I was younger. Old gang tattoos on my face don’t scream you can trust me with you’re photos.
Looking like that might work in your favour though with certain individuals probably the opposite. Start taking street in a busy area and slowly try and find your safe comfortable method and as your confidence picks up then try different types.
Most people won’t have a clue what the tattoos mean. If you have samples of your photography on a card or something it helps. Just say “I take portraits of people” show them the card and say this is what I do. That takes the why out of everything.
I know this is totally different, but is it tho? I'm a trans girl pre hrt, I like to dress pretty fem and I try to make myself look as fem or androgynous as possible, my body sadly doesn't quite work with me on it. So in the beginning when I approached strangers on the street I felt like people might not have the most cordial reaction. Life taught me that it was just a dumb fear of mine. I just approach people with kindness and that's what I always receive! In fact, I've never received any negative response, and I've been doing this for a lil over a year. It's definitely not your appearance that will dictate how the interaction goes, if you ooze kindness, that's what you'll get! That's my experience at least!
To be a successful photographer, you need to fully immerse yourself in photography, not split your focus between being a photographer and a TH-cam content creator. It’s essential to dedicate 100% of your attention to capturing the perfect shot and refining your craft. Unfortunately, it seems like there are fewer photographers today who are truly committed to their art, and more people blending photography with video content for attention. This is just my opinion, but real growth comes from focusing on your photography, not chasing trends.
Matching the light in the scuba helmet with the Killers shirt is a pro move! 👌
Some very good points Paul. Especially about the print-worthy images. Ansel Adams said that 12 great images per year is a good results; wildlife photographer David Yarrow says if he gets 4-6 printable images per field visit, he is doing well. People seem to confuse quantity with quality.
They all add up over the years!!
Paul, I really enjoy these video's!! I consider myself a travel photographer and I shoot color, but I take many portraits aswell. So I get a lot of inspiration from your channel. I do consider to attend one of your workshops, in London next year.
@@sander5086 thanks so much! This means a lot to me!!!
Setting goals for any endeavour can be very difficult to do successfully, but having something that keeps you moving forward and stretching and learning, is so important. I'm currently in the phase of a million ideas and possible goals swimming around my head regarding photography, so this is a well timed reminder to spend some time refining my own goals and ideas.
Your workshops look great - will defiitely be signing up for later 2024 or 2025.
Thanks so much for watching!!! Maybe just try to refine one idea and implement it! I will do the same. I’ve got a million too!
Hi Paul, for me my goal is to take beautiful photographs or at least that I think are beautiful first of all for me, and that these photographs give me the satisfaction of looking at them and looking at them again and maintaining this pleasure for so long that I can say they deserve to be printed and maybe hung on the wall, then the dream would be to collect them in a book, one day.
In the meantime we keep shooting. 😊
That’s an excellent goal to have! You soon realise what photographs you care about when you are deciding what to print
I know it’s cliche to say that you should measure success by things you can control, not external things like awards, but a cliche is just a truth people have said too many times; it’s still true. Your photos and your philosophy captivates me. Keep on keeping on.
That’s true! And in all honesty I don’t expect to win awards. I still enter into them just in case. Thanks so much for watching.
@@paulreidphotography I’m a writer and editor who’s won a few minor awards and I can’t deny it’s tremendously gratifying. I’ve also been around long enough to have been inside the machine and seen how the sausage is made, and it ain’t always pretty. I’m not sure if that makes me jaded or cynical, but there it is.
Your photographing strangers workshops look amazing. I shall defiantly be doing one.
@@robertlamont2611 amazing! I love them!
@@paulreidphotography once I get my holiday spends saved, it’s the first treat to myself I’m getting.
I was very happy to see you do your workshops in Glasgow and Edinburgh nice and handy for me down in S.W Scotland.
Paul, I had a fabulous day in Edinburgh and would highly recommend this workshop to anyone interested street portraits. Thanks again John 📸
It would be nice if you put the full date of the workshops on the month list e.g London 2025.
@@another8470 sorry that’s not on there. You can see all the date on my website for 2025
Hey Paul, amazing images and emotions captured. I have just signed up and saw the pre-order promotion for the new course. As I mostly shoot film, my biggest challenge where I am presently is almost no access to film dev studios for BW films. Do you cover it in the course somehow? I am now thinking of developing films on my own. If you could share of the link would be great. Cheers!
Just go over to the members website. There’s a little point of view video with me developing a film.
wish I could zone focus that well. Trying to shoot more film
Really is all about practice. 24, 28 and 35mm lenses are pretty good for zone focussing.
Paul, is the zone focusing skill on the online course? I’m already booked on and can’t wait 🤩
@@alexfrederickson1540 it certainly is part of the online course. I explain it in a very easy way.
@@paulreidphotographybrilliant thank you 🙏🏼 I‘m also wondering about the street portraits from the perspective of those of us who live in Europe where the rules about publishing photographs you take are much stricter than in the UK. I’m in Austria and it can be a nightmare. I don’t know if I’m going to have to resort to carrying a model release form around with me to be safe, but I wonder if you have any tips about easing the way, so that people are not so worried in the first place.
I wanna do it but I feel like my looks from having a stupid past will just make people suspicious of me. Been out of trouble for 20 years but tattoos make people skeptical of you. More so when it’s obvious I was an idiot when I was younger. Old gang tattoos on my face don’t scream you can trust me with you’re photos.
You’d be surprised what people will overlook if your portfolio is packed with stellar photos. Be confident, friend.
@@StoicJasonthank you 👍
Looking like that might work in your favour though with certain individuals probably the opposite. Start taking street in a busy area and slowly try and find your safe comfortable method and as your confidence picks up then try different types.
Most people won’t have a clue what the tattoos mean. If you have samples of your photography on a card or something it helps. Just say “I take portraits of people” show them the card and say this is what I do. That takes the why out of everything.
I know this is totally different, but is it tho?
I'm a trans girl pre hrt, I like to dress pretty fem and I try to make myself look as fem or androgynous as possible, my body sadly doesn't quite work with me on it. So in the beginning when I approached strangers on the street I felt like people might not have the most cordial reaction. Life taught me that it was just a dumb fear of mine. I just approach people with kindness and that's what I always receive! In fact, I've never received any negative response, and I've been doing this for a lil over a year.
It's definitely not your appearance that will dictate how the interaction goes, if you ooze kindness, that's what you'll get! That's my experience at least!
To be a successful photographer, you need to fully immerse yourself in photography, not split your focus between being a photographer and a TH-cam content creator. It’s essential to dedicate 100% of your attention to capturing the perfect shot and refining your craft. Unfortunately, it seems like there are fewer photographers today who are truly committed to their art, and more people blending photography with video content for attention. This is just my opinion, but real growth comes from focusing on your photography, not chasing trends.
Very true! Which is why there’s no frills with my TH-cam channel videos