How to Get Past What's Holding You Back in Photography
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I wanted to share with you today really 6 tips that have really worked for me over the years and helped me build my creative skills and become a better portrait photographer
if you’ve ever had a client come to you on set and ask you to try something new and out of your normal comfort zone, and it scared the hell out of you, then these 6 steps will help you bring down your stress levels on set, get through that creative challenge to the other side and then do your best work.
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It’ll also help you sort of realize your creative vision and your dreams and do the work that you want to create and not just struggle, which is something that a lot of us do when we start out doing portrait photography. I’m also going to ask everyone to share in the comments, how they have gotten through these challenges, and how this might then help out you as well,. So please share your experience in the comments.
The first thing that I want to talk about today which I think is a big hurdle for new photographers when they’re exploring portrait photography, is understanding exposure. Not knowing how shutter speed can affect the shot when it comes to freezing action or how you might choose to have light in the scene of creep into your flash photos in environmental portraits or understanding how you might want to eliminate ambient light all together in order to freeze a dancer is really important. Another thing you will need to know is how ISO affects your pictures and how hight you go up. The other thing to realize is how the aperture that you choose affects the depth of field...
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:22 - Understanding Exposure
03:44 - Post Production
05:57 - Lights over Camera
07:10 - Make Sellable Work
08:18 - Imput power doesn’t matter
09:57 - Play it safe
11:28 - Today’s Takeaway - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
one of the things that improved my work was learning how to light from your videos.... its very important. onece you get that, everyother thing would look good.... thanks alot for this video sir
Thanks Simon and thanks for sharing! 🙏🏼😊🙏🏼😊
Great presentation, so much to absorb! In 2019 my daughter asked me to do some product & model(friends) photog of her jewelry designs. I started with a Nikon D3500, LED daylight bulbs and metal reflectors from Homedepot, I had no clue what WB was then. I continued with the LED lights and added modifiers and a painted insulation foam-board background (wht, blk) and learned about WB. Now I’m using a refurbished Nikon D7500 with a 35 y/o 35-70mm Nikkor lens (from my film days), speed-lights, new modifiers and a Savage white background. I post process in Darktable (another learning curve) and glad that I’ve gained so much in the past 4 years but I definitely need to shoot more frequently.
Hi Luis, You just reminded me my first video lights were DIY and consisted of 4 or 5 100-watt CFLs that I would dig up in an umbrella and I would augment that with a high light and kicker from the Home Depot reflectors! Wow that brings back memories and I am sure the more you shoot the more you will grow - so keep it up!
very wise advice for sure from a seasoned pro!!!
Thanks Brett! I hope it was helpful.
Muchas gracias.
De nada!
I’m a casual photographer. I enjoy having a camera out on the street with me, capturing places that mean something to me and people doing what they’re doing. What really helped me, was about three or four years ago, younger friends were taking up film photography with ancient cameras that were either totally manual, or manual focus with aperture priority exposure meters. I’m of the age where that’s how I started photography as a teen, because there was nothing else. I didn’t buy a film camera (I still had a few) instead I bought a used Leica M, which is manual focus and aperture priority exposure. I found that using it made me really think about what I was doing with every photo I made, instead of just pushing the button and expecting a computer to do everything like we use our cell phone cameras. This was so much fun, not only was a thinking about light and composition, but I took the camera out every time I left the house. That combination was the best thing ever to start learning a developing skills once again.
That sounds fantastic. I had to look up the camera to figure out why it wouldn’t have shutter priority 🤦🏻♂️ and that should have been obvious knowing how those old lenses work. That camera is really sexy and it makes me want to buy one for vacations!
I kind of felt the same way a few years ago when I tested a hasselblad rangefinder. The contrast AF was so slow that I just used mf and focus peaking and it really made me feel more present and responsible for the outcome.
I think it helps to have ash awareness first and then have a list off things you want to work on. More than anything being able to work on one new thing in every shoot from that list over time has guaranteed growth. It feels slow day to day but I see improvement in quality and consistency every single year.
Hmmm that's a very good strategy too.
Thank you for the video John. Hope you are well.
I have asked questions on photography groups and forums recently to test what folk know. There are huge holes in the fundamentals for a fair few.
All of what we do built from the foundations and fundamentals.
This issue is compounded by popular TH-cam channels and professionals delivering incorrect information.. the people being informed do not know this. Case in point the miss conception of diffusion and light softness... many seem to forget you need to change the size of source relative to subject to increase softness. Diffusion spread highlights and reduces specularity. You reduce contrast by adding diffusion until you change the size of the source .. then you make it softer and reduce contrast.
Also please folks ignore settings for the most part, unless they provide it all. ( lights, modifiers, camera, lens, settings, DISTANCE.. DISTANCE is huge) Next time you speak to a photographer you like or follow ask about the the why and thought process. You will learn more.
Thanks Rick! It's nice to hear from you. I hope it didn't come across this way, but what are the power settings is probably the most annoying FAQ I get. But I know they don't know any better.
@@JohnGress I get why they ask, hell I even fought against including camera setting on BTS posts in groups for a while as they only tell part of what is going on. I now include them and as much info as I can.
What does not help is the amount of incorrect information on TH-cam about some of this stuff. I get people wanting to pay it back and help others.. that's great but if the info is wrong they are just perpetuating the cycle.
I must get some of your videos posted in my FB group, solid solid info with a ton of tips to pick out. Thank you.
Among other things, I like to make mood boards, lighting diagrams, shot lists for my must-have shots, and schedule for the session(s). Basically I try to be as prepared as possible in terms of the logistics of a session so I can focus on all the creative stuff!
That’s a good way to set yourself up for success!
I shot Pre wedding photos but I don't know what need to make them okay when I show them what I SHOT.
at 5:25, are the antique looking lights lamps or strobes? They're creating that light behind her?
I think they are contributing to the lighting in this image. Sometimes I will put a flash near them but off camera to actually light the images.
@@JohnGress I love the way they look in photos. Thanks!
Quality over quantity is huge for me. I rather capture 15 amazing shots then 50 soso shots. 2) I work hard to get as much as I can correct.. composition, pose, lighting during the session .It is a game changer !! im not having to spend hrs trying to correct and manipulate mistakes. Instead I spend few minutes on each making minor adjustments!
Amen to all of that!
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Thanks!